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COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION 1333ND18QNB640299

Ultrahigh Pressure Liquid Chromatograph Tandem Quadrupole Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometer

(UHPLC-QTOF MS)

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services 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 separate written solicitation document will not be issued. This solicitation is being issued under the authority of FAR Part 13.5 Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

This solicitation is a Request for Quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-99, dated July 16, 2018.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 with a small business size standard of 1,000 Employees. This acquisition is being procured as a Total Small Business Set Aside. 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 1,000 employees. This acquisition is being procured 100% set aside for small business.

THIS IS A BRAND NAME ONLY REQUIREMENT. QUOTERS MUST PROVDE THE

REQUIRED BRAND NAME PRODUCT. The brand name justification follows.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Materials Measurement Science Division requires A Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatograph (UHPLC, used for analyte separation) coupled to a hybrid quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer (QTOF, for analyte detection and identification) equipped with a heated electrospray (HESI) ionization source in accordance with the attached Statement of Work.

Responsible quoters shall provide pricing for all of the following line items. Only new instruments will be considered for award.

CONTRACT

LINE ITEMS

(CLINS)

DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT

OF

ISSUE

UNIT

PRICE

TOTAL

AMOUNT

0001 (BRAND

NAME)

The Contractor shall provide one (1) Agilent UHPLC-QTOF MS in accordance with the Statement of Work to include a warranty.

1 EACH

0002 The Contractor shall provide installation and training for the item provided in CLIN 0001 in accordance with the Statement of Work.

1 EACH

(OPTION)

The Contractor shall provide twelve

(12) months maintenance for the UHPLC-QTOF MS described in CLIN 0001 in accordance with the Statement of Work

1 EACH

(OPTION)

The Contractor shall provide twelve

(12) months maintenance following

EACH

CLIN 0003 for the UHPLC-QTOF MS described in CLIN 0001 in accordance with the Statement of Work

(OPTION)

The Contractor shall provide twelve

(12) months maintenance following CLIN 0004 for the UHPLC-QTOF MS described in CLIN 0001 in accordance with the Statement of Work

1 EACH

EVALUATION CRITERIA AND BASIS FOR AWARD

The Government intends to award a firm fixed priced purchase order resulting from this solicitation, to the responsible Contractor whose quotation, conforming to the solicitation, is the lowest price, technically acceptable quotation.

Technically acceptable means:

1. Contractor has the capability and resources to deliver Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) 0001 and a warranty as required by NIST;

2. The Contractor has the capability and resources necessary to install and provide demonstration for the CLIN

0001 system;

3. The Contractor has the capability to provide OPTION CLINs 0003 – 0005 for (12) twelve-month manufacturer’s maintenance on CLIN 0001.

4. Quoter is compliant with all requirements of the solicitation.

Price will be evaluated to determine that the quoted price includes all technical requirements and is an overall fair and reasonable price to include all option pricing.

NIST intends to evaluate quotes and issue a contract based on the initial quotes received. Therefore, the Contractor's initial quote should contain the Contractor's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions and/or request clarification if it is determined to be in the Government’s best interest to do so.

CONTRACTOR INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF QUOTATIONS

Quotations shall include the following required submissions:

REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS

For evaluation of Technical Acceptability, quoters must submit all of the following:

1. An original and one copy of an FOB Destination price quotation which addresses all Line Items;

2. One (1) original of technical description and/or product literature. Quoters shall include the manufacturer, make and model of the product, manufacturer sales literature or other product literature which CLEARLY DOCUMENTS that the offered product is the required brand name product and meets the minimum specifications stated herein. It is the responsibility of the quoter to ensure that all requirements are clearly documented;

3. A description of the proposed warranty;

4. A description of the process that will be undertaken by the Contractor to install CLIN 0001;

5. A description of the Contractor’s ability to meet the maintenance requirements in CLIN 003 through 0005.

6. A completed version of the solicitation provisions. Reference the attached provisions/clauses document.

Provisions in blue highlight must be completed. The Government will refer to the quoter’s active SAM.Gov registration to review other applicable provisions;

7. Contractors shall provide a DUNS # for their active System for Award Management (SAM) registration. The Contractor must have an active registration at www.SAM.Gov to receive an award;

8. If the Contractor's representations and certifications in SAM.gov 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 meet the small business size standard of a non-manufacturer;

9. Please note that this procurement IS NOT being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC). If a contractor submits a quotation based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the quoted price. However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant Purchase Order, not the terms and conditions of the contractor's FSS or GWAC contract; and

10. Quotations must assert compliance with the terms and conditions of the solicitation, without change, alternation, modification or deletion.

DUE DATE FOR QUOTATIONS

All quotations must be submitted, via e-mail, to Tracy Bisson, Contract Specialist at tracy.bisson@nist.gov Submission must be received not later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 10, 2018. A quotation shall be considered received when it is received in the electronic inbox of Tracy Bisson not later than the date and time identified herein.

All questions regarding this notice must be submitted via e-mail to tracy.bisson@nist.gov by 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 6, 2018

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. JOFOC