Combined_Synopsis_-FEDBIZOPS5_Final.docx

SOLICITATION ORGANIC CHEMICALS NUMBER 1333ND18QNB640043

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 – Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued. This solicitation is being issued using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items.

This solicitation is a Request for Quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-97 effective 1/24/2018. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 325199 with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. The non-manufacturer rule is waived for this procurement. The small business size standard for a quoter that does not itself manufacture the required products, but will resell the product of another manufacturer, is 500 employees. This acquisition is being procured 100% set aside for small business.

The Mass Spectrometry Data Center (MSDC) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) Biomolecular Measurement Division (BMD) is responsible for the development of the NIST, National Institute of Health (NIH), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Mass Spectral Library and Tandem Mass Spectral Database. To carry out this mission, the MSDC has a need to acquire chemicals of organic compounds and various other types of chemicals, including hazardous, industrial and environmental chemicals, pesticides, regular drugs and drugs of abuse and their metabolites, metabolites, poisons, synthetic chemicals.

Quoters shall provide a firm fixed price quote which represents the aggregate value of chemicals for the following line item.

LINE ITEM 0001. The Contractor shall provide chemicals in accordance with the statement of work and Attachment #1, List of Chemicals.

DELIVERY TERMS

Delivery terms shall be FOB Destination.

FOB DESTINATION MEANS: The Contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt and acceptance of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the purchase order; and pay all charges to the specified point of delivery.

EVALUATION CRITERIA AND BASIS FOR AWARD

Award shall be made on a technically acceptable/lowest price basis. Technically acceptable means that the quoter has quoted and shall provide at least 85% of the chemicals identified in Attachment 1.

Price:

The Government will compile a random list of chemicals, selected from the chemicals listed in Attachment 1. The random list shall be comprised of chemicals that all quoters, who have been determined technically acceptable, have provided a price quotation for. The aggregate value of the quoted chemical prices on the random list will be utilized to evaluate price. Award will be made to the quoter with the lowest aggregate price.

The awarded price will be the aggregate value of all chemicals quoted by the successful quoter.

REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS

All Contractors shall submit all of the following:

1. Using the Required Chemicals List spreadsheet (Attachment 1), quoters must submit a firm-fixed-price quotation for all chemicals the quoter shall deliver. Quoters shall identify the total amount for each chemical in the highlighted columns of Attachment 1.

In an event a chemical is no longer available, the Contractor shall:

a. Bold highlight the item in Red

b. Cut from tab labeled “CLIN 0001” and paste into the spreadsheet under the tab labeled “Not Available”

Contractors shall use the Excel spreadsheet provided, and shall not submit pricing in any other format, such as PDF or MS Word.

2. Cover Letter: The Contractor shall submit a cover letter that addresses all of the following:

a. Confirmation that the Contractor shall comply with all requirements of the of the Statement of Work;

b. If the Contractor objects to any of the terms and conditions contained in this solicitation, the Contractor shall state “The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:” [Contractor shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)]. It is the sole responsibility of the Contractor to identify in their quote any exceptions to the terms and conditions of the solicitation. If the Contractor does not include such a statement, the submission of a quotation in response to this solicitation will be regarded as the Contractor’s acceptance of the Government’s terms and conditions for inclusion into the resultant purchase order.

c. The DUNS # for the Contractor’s active System for Award Management (SAM) registration. Contractors must have an active registration at www.SAM.gov to receive an award;

d. If the Contractor’s representations and certifications do not reflect the NAICS code governing this solicitation, Contractors must submit documentation that they are a small business under the NAICS code governing this solicitation or the size standard for a non-manufacturer.

DUE DATE FOR QUOTATIONS

E-mail quotations are required. All quotations must be submitted via e-mail to Rodney Johnson, Contract Specialist at rodney.johnson@nist.gov. FAX quotations shall not be accepted.

Submissions must be received not later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 25, 2018. A quotation shall be considered received when it is received in the electronic inbox of Rodney Johnson not later than the date and time identified herein.

All questions regarding this notice must be submitted via e-mail to rodney.johnson@nist.gov by 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 13, 2018. Questions submitted after this date may not be addressed by the Government prior to the quotation submission deadline.

PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES:

The clauses and provisions applicable to this solicitation can be found under Attachment 2 titled, Applicable Clauses & Provisions. The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at https://farsite.hill.af.mil or www.acquisition.gov/far. The full text of a CAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at https://farsite.hill.af.mil or http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/acquistion_management/policy/.

ATTACHMENTS:

The following attachments apply to this solicitation:

1. Statement of Work

2. Applicable Clauses & Provisions

3. Required Chemicals List spreadsheet (Attachment 1)