1333ND23QNB680538.docx

Vibrometer / 1333ND23QNB680538

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 SEPARATE WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THE SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.

The solicitation number is 1333ND23QNB680538 and this solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-04 dated June 2, 2023.

1352.215-72 INQUIRIES (APR 2010)

Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to both the Contract Specialist Joni Laster at joni.laster@nist.gov and the Contracting Officer Forest Crumpler at forest.crumpler@nist.gov. Questions should be received no later than five (5) calendar days after the issuance date of this solicitation. All responses to the questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract.

(End of Provision)

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1000 employees.

This acquisition is being solicited as a total small business set aside.

BACKGROUND:

The NIST Mass and Force Group needs to procure Single-pointe heterodyne laser vibrometer for several non-contact vibration measurements in our calibration methods development: (1) measurement of sub-nanometer amplitude vibrations at single frequencies within the range 10 Hz – 20 kHz; (2) measurements of low-amplitude single frequency vibrations at frequencies in the frequency range 1 Hz – 100 kHz; (3) assorted broadband and single-frequency vibration measurements up to several MHz. For these measurements we require a single-point heterodyne laser vibrometer.

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS:

The following documents and forms are hereby provided as attachments. The purpose of these attachments is for reference and to provide specification requirements to the Contractor for quotation purposes only.

Attachment #1: NIST Requirements

All offerors shall provide a firm-fixed-price quotation for the following line item(s):

FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INSTRUCTIONS

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Quotation Preparation Instructions

System for Award Management (SAM) Registration

In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, the awardee must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) prior to award. Refusal to register shall forfeit award.

Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (OCT 2022)(DEVIATION DEC 2022), with its offer. The offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site accessed through http://www.sam.gov/portal. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (u) of this provision.

DUE DATE FOR QUOTATIONS

Offerors shall submit their electronic quotations, via email, so that NIST receives them not later than August 24, 2023 @ 12pm EST. E-mail quotations shall be submitted directly to the Contract Specialist at joni.laster@nist.gov and the Contracting Officer at forest.crumpler@nist.gov

Please reference the RFQ number in the subject line of email communications. Offerors quotations shall not be deemed received by the Government until the quotation is entered in the e-mail inbox set forth above.

Quotations:

Technical Quotation (Vol. I) Price Quotation (Vol. II), Terms and Conditions (Vol. III)

Incomplete quotations may be considered non-responsive and removed from further consideration. Quotations shall be clearly and concisely written as well as being neat, indexed (cross-indexed as appropriate) and logically assembled. All pages of each part shall be appropriately numbered and identified with the name of the offeror, the date, and the solicitation number.

Volume I - Technical Quotation:

The offeror shall submit an electronic technical quotation, via email. The technical quotation shall address the following:

Minimum Requirements:

The offeror must submit a technical description or product literature for the product it is proposing, which clearly identifies the manufacturer, and clearly demonstrates its proposed product meets or exceeds each minimum requirement described in the required specifications, by providing a citation to the relevant section of its technical description or product literature and if applicable, evidence that the Offeror is authorized by the original product manufacturer to provide the item(s) in the quotation shall be included.

The offeror must not simply state they will meet or exceed the requirement; evidence must be provided.

Volume II – Past Performance The offeror shall provide past performance information regarding relevant contracts over the past three (3) years with Federal, state, or local governments, or commercial customers. A list of references, preferably at least 3, if available, to whom the same or similar equipment has been provided. The list of references shall include, at a minimum: 1. The name of the reference contact person and the company or organization; 2. The telephone number and email address of the reference contact person; 3. The contract or grant number, the amount of the contract and the address and the telephone number of the Contracting Officer if applicable; the date of delivery or the date services were completed and a description of the equipment sold to each reference. If the offeror has no relevant past performance, it may include a statement to that effect in its quotation. The government reserves the right to consider data obtained from sources other than those described by the offeror in its quotation.

Volume III – Ease of Use:

Offerors shall submit a narrative, with any accompanying data to reinforce the narrative, on the general ease of use involved in the vibrometer being offered. Specifically, this section should include information on the following topics:

· Software interface: Please describe the software controlling this vibrometer and its use. Discuss the number of operations required to run the system and to perform the various collection and/or analytical functions available. Discuss reporting and other data exportation functions and how they operate.

· Hardware and portability: Please describe the system in regard to physical dimensions of the primary system and any separate components required for full operation, as well as the number/type of connections required. As this system is intended to be used/shared between different NIST labs, portability and easy/quick connect/disconnect capability is highly desired. Please describe the process and steps involved in connection and disconnection, as well as the effort required by NIST staff to move the equipment between labs.

Volume IV - Price Quotation:

The offeror shall provide a firm-fixed price, F.O.B. Destination or equal INCOTERMS Delivered Duties Paid (DDP) price quotation. Price quotations shall remain valid for a period of 90 days from the date quotations are due. Contractor shall state express warranty coverage (if applicable).

Volume V – Terms and Conditions Provisions

Offerors shall provide a completed copy of all provisions listed below:

1. 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror (Aug 2020)

2. 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)

3. 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services - Representation (Oct 2020)

4. 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations-Representation (Nov 2015)

5. 52.225-2, Buy American-Supplies Certificate (Oct 2022)

6. 52.225-18, Place Of Manufacture (Aug 2018)

Acceptance of Terms and Conditions (Addendum to FAR 52.212-1(b) (11)):

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 quotation 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.

Note: This procurement is not being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC). If an Offeror submits a quotation based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the proposed 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.

NAICS Code If the Offeror’s representations and certifications do not reflect the NAICS code governing this solicitation, Offerors must submit documentation that they are a small business under the NAICS code governing this solicitation.

(End of provision)

Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services applies to this procurement. The evaluation criteria included in paragraph (a) of the provision are as follows:

EVALUATION CRITERIA

The Government intends to award a single purchase order (PO) from this solicitation utilizing simplified acquisitions procedures in accordance with FAR part 13. The Government reserves the right not to award a PO and to make an award without discussions based solely upon initial quotes.

Evaluation Factors Award shall be made to the Offeror whose quotation offers the best value to the Government. The Government will evaluate quotations based on the following evaluation criteria:

Factor 1 -Technical Capability Factor 2 – Past Performance Factor 3 – Ease of Use Factor 4 - Price

Technical capability will be rated on a ‘Go/No Go” basis. Offers that do not clearly demonstrate the capability to meet all stated minimum specifications will not be evaluated further. Of the offers found to meet the technical specifications, the combination of Ease of Use and Past Performance will be of greater importance than Price.

An Offeror's failure to address any factor may be considered indicative of the Offeror's lack of understanding of the Government's requirements and may result in the offer being determined unacceptable.

Technical Capability:

No prototypes, demonstration models, used or refurbished instruments will be considered. Evaluation of technical capability shall be based on the information provided in the quotation. NIST will evaluate whether the offeror has demonstrated that its proposed equipment meets or exceeds all minimum requirements.

Quotations that do not demonstrate the proposed equipment meets all requirements will not be considered further for award. If an offerors technical description and/or product literature does not indicate whether its proposed equipment meets a certain minimum requirement, NIST will determine that it does not meet the requirements.

Past Performance:

The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s past performance information to determine its relevance to the current requirements and the extent to which it demonstrates that the Offeror has successfully completed relevant contracts in the past three years. The Government will assign a neutral rating to Offerors with no relevant past performance information within the past three (3) years or for which past performance information was reasonably unavailable. The Government may also obtain past performance information from sources other than those provided by the Offeror in its quotation to complete its evaluation of this factor.

Ease of Use:

Evaluation of this factor will be based on how the system offered allows for easy use by various NIST personnel, as well as the ability to easily move the system between labs. Specifically, the Ease of Use will be determined as follows:

· Software Interface: A system that provides an intuitive design and operation, with minimal steps required between functions, including data gathering, analysis and reporting, will be given the highest rating in this category.

· Hardware and Portability: A system that allow for easy movement between labs, ideally by one person and that requires fewer set-up time, components, and connections, will be given the highest rating in this category. System and all components required should not weigh more than 15 Kg.

Price: The proposed price will be evaluated. The evaluation will determine whether the proposed prices are reasonable in relation to the solicitation requirements. Prices must be entirely compatible with the technical portion of the quotation.

(End of provision)

PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES:

The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference.

All FAR provisions and clauses may be viewed at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far All CAR provisions and clauses may be viewed at https://www.acquisition.gov/car

PROVISIONS

FAR 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements – Representation (JAN 2017) FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (OCT 2018) FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020) FAR 52.204-20 Predecessor Of Offeror (AUG 2020) FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (NOV 2021) FAR 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-Representation.(NOV 2015) FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (NOV 2021) FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEC 2022) FAR 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran – Representation and Certifications (JUN 2020) FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference FAR 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions

FULL TEXT FAR PROVISIONS

Additionally, the following full-text provisions are required to be completed and returned with the solicitation response:

FAR 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror (August 2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision-- Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means--

1. An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or government entity; or

2. An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to entities located outside the United States and its outlying areas that the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code.

Highest-level owner means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest-level owner.

Immediate owner means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: Ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

(b) The Offeror represents that it [--] has or [--] does not have an immediate owner. If the Offeror has more than one immediate owner (such as a joint venture), then the Offeror shall respond to paragraph (c) and if applicable, paragraph (d) of this provision for each participant in the joint venture.

(c) If the Offeror indicates has in paragraph (b) of this provision, enter the following information:

Immediate owner CAGE code:

Immediate owner legal name:

(Do not use a doing business as name) Is the immediate owner owned or controlled by another entity?:

[--] Yes or [--] No.

(d) If the Offeror indicates yes in paragraph (c) of this provision, indicating that the immediate owner is owned or controlled by another entity, then enter the following information:

Highest-level owner CAGE code:

Highest-level owner legal name:

(Do not use a doing business as name)

(End of provision)

52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT.

REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021) The Offeror shall not complete the representation at paragraph (d)(1) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument" in paragraph (c)(1) in the provision at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation, or in paragraph (v)(2)(i) of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products or Commercial Services. The Offeror shall not complete the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services" in paragraph (c)(2) of the provision at 52.204-26, or in paragraph (v)(2)(ii) of the provision at 52.212-3.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Backhaul, covered telecommunications equipment or services, critical technology, interconnection arrangements, reasonable inquiry, roaming, and substantial or essential component have the meanings provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Prohibition.

(1) Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to—

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(2) Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2020, from entering into a contract or extending or renewing a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. This prohibition applies to the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to—

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) ( https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services".

(d) Representation. The Offeror represents that—

(1) It □ will, □ will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract or other contractual instrument resulting from this solicitation. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(1) of this section if the Offeror responds "will" in paragraph (d)(1) of this section; and

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry, for purposes of this representation, the Offeror represents that— It □ does, □ does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(2) of this section if the Offeror responds "does" in paragraph (d)(2) of this section.

(e) Disclosures.

(1) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "will" in the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment—

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services—

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the Product Service Code (PSC) of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(2) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "does" in the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment—

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services—

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the PSC of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(End of provision)

52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (October 2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, "covered telecommunications equipment or services" and "reasonable inquiry" have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.(b) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) ( https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services".

(c)(1) Representation. The Offeror represents that it □ does, □ does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument.

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry for purposes of this representation, the offeror represents that it □ does, □ does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services.

(End of provision)

FAR 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-Representation (November 2015)

(a) Definitions. Inverted domestic corporation and subsidiary have the meaning given in the clause of this contract entitled Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (52.209-10).

(b) Government agencies are not permitted to use appropriated (or otherwise made available) funds for contracts with either an inverted domestic corporation, or a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation, unless the exception at 9.108-2(b) applies or the requirement is waived in accordance with the procedures at 9.108-4.

(c) Representation. The Offeror represents that--

1. It [ ] is, [ ] is not an inverted domestic corporation; and

2. It [ ] is, [ ] is not a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation.

(End of provision)

52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law (FEB 2016)

a) As required by sections 744 and 745 of Division E of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), and similar provisions, if contained in subsequent appropriations acts, the Government will not enter into a contract with any corporation that–

(1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or

(2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) The Offeror represents that–

(1) It is □ is not □ a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability; and

(2) It is □ is not □ a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.

(End of provision) FAR 52.225-2, Buy American Certificate (Oct 2022)

BUY AMERICAN CERTIFICATE (OCT 2022)

(A)

(1) THE OFFEROR CERTIFIES THAT EACH END PRODUCT, EXCEPT THOSE LISTED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS PROVISION, IS A DOMESTIC END PRODUCT AND THAT EACH DOMESTIC END PRODUCT LISTED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS PROVISION CONTAINS A CRITICAL COMPONENT.

(2) THE OFFEROR SHALL LIST AS FOREIGN END PRODUCTS THOSE END PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES THAT DO NOT QUALIFY AS DOMESTIC END PRODUCTS. FOR THOSE FOREIGN END PRODUCTS THAT DO NOT CONSIST WHOLLY OR PREDOMINANTLY OF IRON OR STEEL OR A COMBINATION OF BOTH, THE OFFEROR SHALL ALSO INDICATE WHETHER THESE FOREIGN END PRODUCTS EXCEED 55 PERCENT DOMESTIC CONTENT, EXCEPT FOR THOSE THAT ARE COTS ITEMS. IF THE PERCENTAGE OF THE DOMESTIC CONTENT IS UNKNOWN, SELECT “NO”.

(3) THE OFFEROR SHALL SEPARATELY LIST THE LINE ITEM NUMBERS OF DOMESTIC END PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN A CRITICAL COMPONENT (SEE FAR 25.105).

(B) FOREIGN END PRODUCTS:

(4) THE TERMS “COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE OFF-THE-SHELF (COTS) ITEM,” “CRITICAL COMPONENT,” "DOMESTIC END PRODUCT," "END PRODUCT," AND "FOREIGN END PRODUCT" ARE DEFINED IN THE CLAUSE OF THIS SOLICITATION ENTITLED "BUY AMERICAN-SUPPLIES."

[LIST AS NECESSARY]

(C) DOMESTIC END PRODUCTS CONTAINING A CRITICAL COMPONENT:

LINE ITEM NO. ___

[LIST AS NECESSARY]

(D) THE GOVERNMENT WILL EVALUATE OFFERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF PART 25 OF THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.

(END OF PROVISION)

FAR 52.225-18 Place of Manufacture (August 2018)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision— “Manufactured end product” means any end product in Federal Supply Classes (FSC) 1000-9999, except—

(1) FPSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

(2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;

(5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

(6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

(7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

(8) PSC 9610, Ores;

(9) PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

“Place of manufacture” means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

(b) For statistical purposes only, the offeror shall indicate whether the place of manufacture of the end products it expects to provide in response to this solicitation is predominantly- [ ] (1) In the United States (Check this box if the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured in the United States exceeds the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured outside the United States); or [ ] (2) Outside the United States.

(End of provision)

FULL TEXT CAR PROVISIONS:

CAR 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: Forest Crumpler, 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:

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

(End of clause)

CAR 1352.233-71 GAO and Court Of Federal Claims Protests (APR 2010)

(a) A protest may be filed with either the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or the Court of Federal Claims unless an agency protest has been filed.

(b) A complete copy of all GAO or Court of Federal Claims protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon (i) the Contracting Officer, and (ii) the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel, within one day of filing a protest with either GAO or the Court of Federal Claims.

(c) 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

(End of clause)

CLAUSES

FAR 52.202-1 Definitions (JUN 2020) FAR 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (MAY 2011) FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018) FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020) FAR 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (DEC 2014) FAR 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information System (NOV 2021) FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEC 2022) FAR 52.225-8 Duty-Free Entry (OCT 2010) FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (JUN 2013) FAR 52.247-35 F.O.B. Destination, Within Consignee`s Premises (APR 1984)

FULL TEXT FAR CLAUSES

FAR 52.212-5 - Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (MAR 2023)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Aug 2019) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

(5) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023)

(6) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(7) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805note).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Nov 2021) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program representation (Mar 2023) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2).

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

52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Dec 2022) (E.O. 13126).

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

52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O. 11246).

52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793).

52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (June 2020) (E.O. 13513).

52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Oct 2022) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (FEB 2021).

52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer— System for Award Management (Oct 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

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CAR PROVISIONS & CLAUSES FULL TEXT CAN BE ACCESSED AT:

http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title48/48cfrv5_02.tpl

CAR 1352.201-70, Contracting Officer's Authority (APR 2010) CAR 1352.209-72, Restrictions Against Disclosure (APR 20210) CAR 1352.209-73, Compliance with the Laws (APR 2010) CAR 1352.209-74 Organizational Conflict of Interest (APR 2010)

CAR 1352.246-70 Place of Acceptance (APR 2010)

(a) The Contracting Officer or the duly authorized representative will accept supplies and services to be provided under this contract.

(b) The place of acceptance will be:

100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD. 20899-0001.

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NIST LOCAL CLAUSES

NIST LOCAL-53 Contract Performance During Changes in NIST Operating Status 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.

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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;

(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.

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NIST LOCAL-56 INVOICING PROCESSING PLATFORM-ALTERNATE I (DEC 2022)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS

FOR EXISTING CONTRACT ACTIONS INVOICING PROCESSING PLATFORMALTERNATE I (DEC 2022)

Upon written notice from the contracting officer the following supersedes all other instructions for the submission of payment requests. Accordingly, following written notice payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP).

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable payment request or invoicing instructions, Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is https://www.ipp.gov.

Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice: SEE NIST LOCAL-54 for documentation requirements.

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register, access, and use IPP for submitting payment requests. If not already enrolled, the Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email within three to five business days of the addition of the contract award to IPP. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email:

IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting payment requests, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation. Contact the contracting officer for more information on submitting a waiver request.