RFQ_Arc Melter Amended 4-27-2020.pdf

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Request for Quotation Number 1333ND20QNB640103

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN

ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (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 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) 2020-05 effective 3-30-2020.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. Line Item 0001 is being procured as a 100% set aside for small business.

The non-manufacturer rule applies to this procurement. In accordance with the non-manufacturer rule, both the manufacturer and the distributor must be a small business. Any concern submitting a quotation in its own name, that proposes to furnish an end product it did not manufacturer (a “nonmanufacturer”), is a small business if it has no more than 500 employees.

The mission of the Thermodynamics and Kinetics Group (TKG) of the Material Measurement Laboratory’s Materials Science & Engineering Division (MSED) is to resolve the outstanding challenges in materials microstructure/property prediction and control. The goal is to develop measurement science and data that provide significant value to industry. The group's research ranges over a wide scope of materials phenomenon employing a variety of experimental, theoretical and computational techniques.

An essential measurement capability for the TKG is to measure thermodynamic and kinetic properties of metallic systems: phase diagram boundaries, heat capacities, molar volume changes and diffusivities. Recent work has included industrial alloys that operate at high-temperatures or have high oxygen sensitivities: e.g., Co- and Ni-based superalloys, Ti- and Zr-based alloys, refractory high entropy alloys, and rare earth-based alloys. To measure required properties, it is essential to prepare pure and uniform alloys. An arc melt furnace, that includes chilled water vacuum suction casting system, can be operated under the following conditions:

While the system is vacuumed, the vacuum pressure of the chamber shall be at least 1.0 x 10 - 5 mbar (1.0 x 10 - 3 Pa) within 4 h and the leakage rate shall be less than 5.0 x 10 - 4 (mbar-l)/s (5.0 x 10-5 Pa-m3/s).

• The arc melter chamber (Section 2), sample melting system (Section 3), and vacuum suction casting system (Section 4) shall be chilled by a circulating coolant.

• The standard configuration of arc melter shall be a chilled water vacuum suction casting system.

Responsible quoters shall provide a quotation for the following line items. All equipment must be new.

Used or remanufactured equipment shall not be considered for award.

LINE ITEM 0001: QTY 1 EACH, ARC MELTER with a Chilled Water Vacuum Suction Casting meeting all of the required specifications:

The arc melter shall be free from oxygen and carbon and shall produce homogeneous metallic alloys that have a uniform shape of buttons, rods, and slabs depending on the solidification conditions. The equipment shall meet the following minimum technical requirements.

I. SPECIFICATIONS

1. General Description

1.1 A modular based arc melter system that is on wheels. Overall dimensions must be less than H2035 mm x D1270 mm x W2800 mm to fit into the room.

1.2 The arc melter chamber (see section 2), the sample melting system (see section 3), the chilled water vacuum suction casting system (see section 4) and the high vacuum system (see section 6) shall be integrated as one module.

1.3 The standard configuration of arc melting system shall be the chilled water vacuum suction casting.

1.4 All processes shall be performed under a negative pressure under the backfilled inert argon gas atmosphere.

1.5 The melting samples shall be flipped over without opening the chamber.

1.6 An extra 2-liter volume of high vacuum tank shall be attached to the arc melter chamber using the 70 mm CF flange, and this external vacuum tank shall have another 70 mm CF flange port to connect an external residual gas analyzer.

1.7 The arc melter shall be integrated by a chilled water-cooling system.

1.8 All equipment must be new. Used or remanufactured equipment shall not be accepted

(including parts and consumables).

1.9 The Contractor shall provide complete user and service manual for the equipment.

2 Arc Melt Chamber

2.1 The chamber shall be between 250 - 450 mm in diameter and 30 - 80 liters in volume and shall be installed on a movable cabinet (the minimum dimensions: 1600 mm (W) x 900 mm (D) x 950 mm (H)).

2.2 The range of capability of sample per charge shall be 2 - 500 g of Nickel.

2.3 The melting system shall heat the sample up to the minimum temperature of 3500 ºC.

2.4 The chamber pressure shall be readable during melting process.

2.5 The vacuum pressure of the chamber shall be at least 1.0 x 10 - 5 mbar (1.0 x 10- 3 Pa) within 4 h and the leakage rate shall be less than 5.0 x 10 - 4 (mbar-l)/s (5.0 x 10-5 Pa-m3/s).

2.6 A pneumatic high vacuum gate valve shall be installed on the chamber between the high vacuum system.

2.7 The arc melter chamber shall be constructed of stainless steel.

2.8 The arc melter chamber shall contain at least four ports;

a viewport (minimum diameter 80 mm) to observe melting process in situ;

an extra viewport (minimum diameter 50 mm) for an external monitoring device;

an illumination port to light up the inside of chamber; and an extra port (70 mm CF) to attach 2-liter volume of high vacuum tank.

2.9 The vacuum suction casting system and the conventional arc melting system shall be switchable by one person within 3 hours.

2.10 A safety interlock system shall be operated via the pneumatic high vacuum gate valve.

2.11 The chamber shall be cleanable, in its entirety, to prevent cross contaminations.

3 Electrode holder System

3.1 The W electrode holder shall be movable horizontally by the minimum diameter of 120 mm and vertically by the minimum length of 50 mm.

3.2 The electrode holder shall be compatible with diameter 9.5 mm and length 120 - 140 mm W electrode.

3.3 The W electrode holder shall be integrated by the chilled water-cooling system.

3.4 The melting system shall have capability of igniting arc and the electrode holder system shall be covered and isolated externally by insulating materials.

4 Conventional Arc Melter and Chilled Water Vacuum Suction Casting Systems

4.1 The chilled water vacuum suction casting shall be the standard configuration.

4.2 The chilled water vacuum suction casting system and the conventional arc melting system shall be switchable and one person shall be able to switch them.

4.3 The Cu hearths of the conventional arc melter and vacuum suction casting systems shall include various shapes and capacities of crucibles. (see Section 9 and Schematic 1 and 2)

4.4 The conventional arc melter and vacuum suction casting systems shall be integrated with the chilled water-cooling system.

4.5 The vacuum pressure of the chamber shall be at least 1.0 x 10 - 5 mbar (1.0 x 10 - 3 Pa) within 4 h and the leakage rate shall be less than 5.0 x 10 - 4 (mbar-l)/s (5.0 x 10-5 Pa-m3/s) under the installation of the chilled water vacuum suction casting system.

4.6 Based on Fe-0.25Ni by mass fraction, the minimum cooling rate of the chilled water vacuum suction casting system shall be 2000 K/s and 50 K/s at the 100 µm depth from the surface and at the axis, respectively, where 30 mm longitudinal distance from the top of rod.

5 Power Generator

5.1 The power generator shall be capable of melting the maximum sample mass (500 g of

Nickel per charge)

5.2 The power generator shall heat the sample up to the minimum temperature of 3500 ºC.

5.3 The minimum capacity of power generator shall be 800 ampere and the intensity of arc shall be adjustable by varying electric current continuously while melting process.

5.4 The generator shall have a safety system to prevent a low cooling water flow and/or a high chamber temperature.

6 High Vacuum System

6.1 The high vacuum system shall be equipped by a turbomolecular pump, a dry scroll pump, pump controllers, vacuum valves, vacuum pressure gages, pressure gage controllers and readouts, and vacuum lines.

6.2 The high vacuum system shall satisfy that the vacuum pressure of the chamber shall be at least 1.0 x 10 - 5 mbar (1.0 x 10 - 3 Pa) within 4 h and the leakage rate shall be less than 5.0 x 10 - 4 (mbar-l)/s (5.0 x 10-5 Pa-m3/s).

6.3 The vacuum lines shall be constructed by a roughing-line (between the scroll pump and the chamber), a fore-line (between the scroll pump and the turbomolecular pump), and a high vacuum line (between the turbomolecular pump and the arc melter chamber).

6.4 The roughing-line and fore-line shall be isolated by individual bellow vacuum valves and the high vacuum line shall be isolated by a pneumatic vacuum gate valve and these vacuum valves shall be connected by the ConFlat flange.

6.5 The control switch of the pneumatic high vacuum gate valve shall be integrated at the front of system with a display whether the gate valve is open or closed.

6.6 A pressure gage with a range of 1 x 103 mbar – 1 x 10-7 mbar shall be installed on the chamber and a pressure gage with a range of 1 x 103 mbar - 1 x 10-5 mbar shall be installed on the fore-line between the fore-line valve and the scroll pump.

7 Chilled Water Recirculating System

7.1 The chilled water recirculating system shall maintain the coolant (water) temperature at or below 20 ºC.

7.2 The minimum flow rate of chilled water recirculating system shall be 50 l/m.

7.3 The chilled water recirculating system shall be movable (on wheels).

7.4 The chilled water recirculating system shall be workable continuously including the chilled water vacuum suction casting system.

7.5 The flow rate of arc melter chamber, electrode holding system, Cu hearth, and vacuum suction casting system shall be controllable individually.

7.6 The control unit of the flow rate shall be near the arc melter control system.

7.7 The heat dissipation of chilled water recirculating system shall be a water-cooling type.

(House supplying chilled water: 13 ºC and 4.8 bar)

8 Arc Melter Control System

8.1 The variables controlling factors, the chamber pressure, the vacuum line pressures, the status (volt and current) of power generator, the coolant temperature, shall be readable by displayers.

8.2 The control system shall be located at the front of sample melting system cabinet.

9 Cu Hearths (see schematic 1 & 2) and Vacuum Casting Molds

9.1 Cu hearth for the conventional arc melt 1 each

9.2 Cu hearth for the chilled water vacuum suction casting 1 each

9.3 Cu vacuum suction casting mold: D 5 mm and L 150 mm 1 each

10 Spare Parts and Consumables

10.1 Sets of gaskets (O-rings and Cu gaskets) 5 sets

10.2 W electrode set 10 sets

10.3 Eye protection window of the view port (D 80 mm) 3 each

10.4 Eye protection window of the extra view port (D 50 mm) 3 each

10.5 Illumination window 3 each

Delivery/Installation

A service engineer, provided by the Contractor, shall deliver and install the Arc melter system at the NIST site in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Installation shall include, at a minimum, uncrating/unpacking of all equipment, set-up and hook-up of all equipment, start-up, demonstration of specifications, and removal of all trash. The Contractor shall melt at least three alloys to demonstrate the equipment meets specifications. Installation shall be coordinated with the NIST Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) that will be identified at the time of award.

Training The Contractor shall schedule and facilitate training, onsite at NIST Gaithersburg, Maryland, within 30 days after delivery. Training shall provide, at a minimum, a demonstration of specifications, all equipment functions, equipment operation including cleaning process the chamber system and switching the Cu hearth to change casting mode, troubleshooting, and routine maintenance procedures.

Training shall be coordinated with the NIST TPOC that will be identified at the time of award.

II. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Base Period (Line Item 0001). Arc melter system shall be delivered no later than 270 days after date of award.

III. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The Arc melter system shall be delivered to Building 231 Room B110 at the NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland campus during normal business hours. Normal business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with the exception of Federal holidays or other official closures.

IV. DELIVERABLES

Description Quantity Due Date

Arc melter system One (1) No later than 270 days after date of award

User and service manual One set (1) No later than 270 days after date of award, sent to the TPOC via hard copy and email

Installation and training Once No later than 300 days after date of award

V. WARRANTY

The contractor shall provide, at a minimum, a one-year warranty for the equipment. The warranty shall cover all parts, labor and travel costs.

The warranty shall commence upon acceptance by NIST which will occur after delivery, installation and training.

ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Final acceptance by the Government shall be granted after confirmation that the equipment meets all requirements of the statement of work, including installation and training. The warranty shall not commence until final acceptance has been granted by the Government. Should any deficiencies be noted prior to final acceptance, the Contractor will be notified and provided the opportunity to correct all deficiencies, at their expense, in accordance with the commercial terms and conditions of the contract.

The contractor shall be paid in one lump sum payment upon submission of a proper invoice, and upon submission by the Contractor and acceptance by the Government, of the required arc melter system.

Partial payments shall not be authorized.

EVALUATION CRITERIA AND BASIS FOR AWARD

Award shall be made to the offeror whose proposal offers the best value to the Government. Best value means the Government will select the most advantageous offer – price and other factors considered and possibly make the award to other than the lowest price. The Government will evaluate information based on the following criteria:

Technical Capability Price

Evaluation of Technical Capability will be based on the requirements of the specifications and information provided in the proposal. Offerors should provide a detailed explanation or product brochure, drawings, etc. with their proposal that clearly explains how it will meet the specifications.

Under the Technical Capability factor, stronger consideration will be given for:

1. A lower vacuum pressure of arc melter chamber than 2x10-6 mbar within 12 h and a smaller leakage rate than 2x10-5 (mbar-l)/s. (Refer to the Statement of Requirements Section 2.4)

2. Based on Fe-0.25Ni by mass fraction, a faster cooling rate than 3000 K/s and 100 K/s at the 100 µm depth from the surface and at the axis, respectively, where 30 mm longitudinal distance from the top of rod and a better uniform distribution of average and standard deviations of cooling rate. (Refer to the Statement of Requirements Section 4.6)

Price will be evaluated to determine that the total price is consistent with the technical portion of the quotation and is a fair and reasonable overall price to the Government.

REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS

All quoters shall submit the following within their quotation:

1) A firm-fixed price, FOB Destination price quotation, which addresses all line items;

2) One electronic copy 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 meets or exceeds the required specifications stated herein. It is the responsibility of the quoter to ensure that all specifications are clearly documented;

3) If product literature does not address any given specification, a discussion of how the Contractor will meet or exceed that required specifications. Modifications to the quoted system must be discussed;

4) For the purpose of the Statement of Requirements Section 4.6, Offerors shall submit one (1) as-cast ingot prepared by the water chilled vacuum suction casting mold to evaluate the cooling rate.

1. The composition of ingot alloy shall be Fe - 0.25 Ni (by mass fraction).

2. The rod dimension shall be 50 mm in diameter and 150 mm in length excluding a residual molten metal.

NOTE: Evaluation Method

1. The submitted ingot shall be cross sectioned by 30 mm distance from the top of rod.

(Overall six cross sections shall be tested.)

2. The 100 µm depth from the surface and axial microstructures of each cross section shall be tested as a function of the rod distance.

3. The efficiency of vacuum suction casting system shall be evaluated by a distribution of averages and standard deviations of cooling rate.

The ingot will be evaluated microscopically therefore destroyed and not returned;

5) Details of the proposed warranty;

6) The timeline for delivery;

7) This is an Open-Market Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for equipment, as defined herein. The

Government intends to award a Purchase Order resulting from this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation that will include the terms and conditions that are set forth herein. In order to facilitate the award process, ALL quotes shall include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows:

a. The quoter shall state “The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition.”

OR

b. The quoter 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:”

Quoter’s shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)

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 quoter 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 offeror’s FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation;

7) The Dun and Bradstreet Number (DUNS number) for the quoter’s active System for Award

Management (SAM) registration. Quoters must have an active registration at www.SAM.Gov to submit a quote;

8) The country of manufacturer for the quoted equipment;

http://www.sam.gov/

9) Quoters shall include a completed copy of the provision, “Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law (Class Deviation) (March 2015)” with their quotation. Incorporated, herein, in full text;

10) If the Contractor qualifies as a nonmanufacturer, provide confirmation that they are a small business under a 500 employee size standard.

DUE DATE FOR QUOTATIONS

All quotations must be submitted via e-mail to Don Graham, Contract Specialist, at Donald.Graham@nist.gov. FAX quotations will not be accepted.

One (1) as-cast ingot must be submitted to the following address:

National Institute of Standards and Technology 100 Bureau Drive Building 301, Shipping & Receiving Gaithersburg, MD 20899

Submission must be received not later than 11:00 AM Eastern Time on May 18, 2020. A quotation shall be considered received when it is received in the electronic inbox of Don Graham. The as-cast ingot shall be considered received when the package is signed for at the above address not later than the date and time identified herein.

Questions: All questions regarding this notice must be submitted via e-mail to Donald.Graham@nist.gov not later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 6 May, 2020.

PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES

The full text of a Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision or clause may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

The following FAR provisions apply to this acquisition:

52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.203-18, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements--Representation 52.204-7, System for Award Management 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror 52.204-20, Predecessor of Offerors 52.204-22, Alternative Line Item Proposal 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations—Representation 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items mailto:Donald.Graham@nist.gov mailto:Donald.Graham@nist.gov http://www.acquisition.gov/

52.212-3, Offeror’s Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representation 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals— Representation 52.225-2, Buy American Certificate 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Sanctioned Activities Relating to Iran 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference

In accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items, quoters must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at www.SAM.Gov. If paragraph (j) of the provision applies, a written submission is required.

The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition:

52.203-12, Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items, including sub-paragraphs: (checked clauses are applicable to this solicitation)

XX (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

__ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509)).

__ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (June 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

XX (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2018) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (5) [Reserved].

__ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section

743 of Div. C).

__ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts

(Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

XX (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors

Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

(Oct 2018) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/52_200_206.html#wp1137622 http://uscode.house.gov/ http://uscode.house.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/52_200_206.html#wp1141983 http://uscode.house.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/52_200_206.html#wp1144881 https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/52_200_206.html#wp1141649 http://uscode.house.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/52_200_206.html#wp1151163 https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/52_200_206.html#wp1151299 https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/52_207_211.html#wp1140926 https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/52_207_211.html#wp1145644

__ (10) [Reserved].

__ (11)(i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C.

657a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011) of 52.219-3.

__ (12)(i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (OCT 2014) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (JAN 2011) of 52.219-4.

__ (13) [Reserved] XX (14)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011).

(iii) Alternate II (Nov 2011).

__ (15)(i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.

(16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

__ (17)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Aug 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.219-9.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (iv) Alternate III (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (v) Alternate IV (Aug 2018) of 52.219-9.

XX (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

(19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

__ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C.

637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

__ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Nov

2011) (15 U.S.C. 657 f).

XX (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C.

632(a)(2)).

__ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically

Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small

Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C.

637(m)).

XX52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

XX (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

XX (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2018) (E.O.

13126).

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XX (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

XX (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) (E.O. 11246).

XX (29) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

XX (30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

XX (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (FEB 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec

2010) (E.O. 13496).

XX (33)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and

E.O. 13627).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (OCT 2015). (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

__ (35)(i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (36) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (37) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (38)(i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Imaging Equipment (JUN 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2015) of 52.223-13.

__ (39)(i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Televisions (JUN 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-14.

__ (40) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (DEC 2007) (42 U.S.C.

8259b).

__ (41)(i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products (OCT

2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

XX (42) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG

2011) (E.O. 13513).

__ (43) 52.223-20, Aerosols (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (44) 52.223-21, Foams (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

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__ (45) (i) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C 552a).

XX (46) 52.225-1, Buy American—Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

___ (47)(i) 52.225-3, Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41

U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112- 41, 112-42, and 112-43.

___ (ii) Alternate I (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

__ (iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

__ (iv) Alternate III (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

__ (48) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Aug 2018) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

XX (49) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

__ (50) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008;

10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

__ (51) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (52) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov

2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (53) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C.

4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

__ (54) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Jan 2017) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10

U.S.C. 2307(f)).

XX (55) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management

(Oct 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (56) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award

Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (57) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (58) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

__ (59) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(13)).

__ (60)(i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006)

(46 U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.

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52.233-1, Disputes 52.247-34, FOB Destination 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference

The following U.S. Department of Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR) provisions and clauses apply to this procurement. The full text of a CAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. Reference Supplemental Regulations, U.S. Department of Commerce.

1352.201-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S AUTHORITY

1352.209-73 COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS

1352.209-74 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST

1352.233-71 GAO AND COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS PROTESTS

1352.233-70 AGENCY PROTESTS (APR 2010)

(a) An agency protest may be filed with either: (1) the contracting officer, or (2) at a level above the contracting officer, with the appropriate agency Protest Decision Authority. See 64 Fed. Reg. 16,651 (April 6, 1999)

(b) Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer shall be sent to the following address:

NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION

ATTN: DONALD GRAHAM, CONTRACTING OFFICER

100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899

(c) Agency protests filed with the agency Protest Decision Authority shall be sent to the following address: NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION

ATTN: HEAD OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICE (HCO)

100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640

Gaithersburg, MD 20899

(d) A complete copy of all agency protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel within one day of filing a protest with either the Contracting Officer or the Protest Decision Authority.

(e) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows:

U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893 Herbert C. Hoover Building 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20230.

FAX: (202) 482-5858

1352.246-70 PLACE OF ACCEPTANCE: NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899

NIST LOCAL-53 CONTRACT PERFORMANCE DURING CHANGES IN NIST OPERATING

STATUS

http://www.acquisition.gov/

Unless otherwise stated in the contract terms and conditions, normal days of business operation are Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. However, throughout the contract period of performance, there may be circumstances beyond the control of the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), that will impact normal days of business operation, such as inclement weather, power outages, etc. In circumstances such as these, the Contractor must call the appropriate NIST campus status line to verify the operating status:

Gaithersburg Campus Operating Status Line:

(301) 975-8000

(800) 437-4385 x8000 (toll free)

Boulder Campus Operating Status Line:

(303) 497-4000

During a lapse in appropriation, access to Government facilities and resources, including equipment and systems, will be limited to excepted personnel for both Federal employees and Contractor personnel. If performance of the contract is onsite and/or requires Government interaction, unless you have been, or are notified that you are to work under an excepted status, you will automatically enter a temporary work stoppage. The work stoppage shall remain in effect until the lapse is resolved and notification is provided via the NIST website at https://www.nist.gov/ and/or the NIST operating status lines. Additionally, contractors are encouraged to monitor public broadcasts or the Office of Personnel Management’s website at www.opm.gov for the Federal Government operating status.

NIST will provide notification to all contractors that are determined to have excepted status. All excepted contractors are required to continue performance and communicate with the appointed Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for further guidance, or NIST Contracting Officer if a COR is not appointed.

Contractors with supply or service contracts that are fully funded at the time of contract award and do not require access to Government facilities, resources, or active administration by Government personnel in a manner that would cause the government to incur additional obligations during the lapse in appropriation may continue performance.

(End of clause)

NIST LOCAL-54 ELECTRONIC BILLING INSTRUCTIONS

NIST requires that Invoice/Voucher submissions are sent electronically via email to INVOICE@NIST.GOV. Each Invoice or Voucher submitted shall include the following:

(1) Contract number;

(2) Contractor name and address;

(3) Unique entity identifier (see www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers);

(4) Date of invoice;

(5) Invoice number;

(6) Amount of invoice and cumulative amount invoiced to-date;

https://www.nist.gov/ http://www.opm.gov/ mailto:INVOICE@NIST.GOV http://www.sam.gov/

(7) Contract Line Item Number (CLIN);

(8) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and extended price of supplies/services delivered;

(9) Prompt payment discount terms, if offered; and

(10) Any other information or documentation required by the contract.