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1.0 NOTES TO QUOTERS

1.0.1 Submit quotes to (Name) at (Email) by the time specified in the solicitation.

A COMPLETE QUOTE MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

Cover page or Standard Form (SF) 1449. Reference the solicitation number and include company name, address, point of contact information, and Unique Entity Identifier (SAM.gov).

Acknowledgement of amendments to this solicitation

Completed Pricing Schedule (page 2). Provide a unit price for each line item as specified in the Pricing Schedule. Alternate Pricing Schedules will not be considered.

Representations and Certifications.

Quoters must complete annual representations and certifications online in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) in accordance with FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Products and Commercial Services. If paragraph (b)(2) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required.

1.0.2 Quoters must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov) no later than the solicitation response date.

1.0.3 All questions must be submitted in writing to (Name) in writing at (Email). Submit questions no later than 2 business days prior to the response deadline to ensure adequate time is available to respond and amend the solicitation if necessary. Telephone inquiries will not be honored.

1.0.4 A prospective contractor may be requested to provide additional information to assist the Government in making a responsibility determination (FAR Subpart 9.1).

1.0.5 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an agency of the Federal Government and is tax exempt (Tax ID # 41-069271).

Project BioRad Automatic Droplet Generator service contract

General Information

1.0 Scope of Work

A maintenance plan is required for the continued operation of the Bio-Rad Automatic Droplet Generator located at the S&T PITL. This system consists of the following components:

• Automatic Droplet Generator (S/N 773BR3872)

2.0 Background

Provide a general description of the requirement, describing the acquisition history (if applicable), the current environment, and the vision of the future of the requirement. If information technology is a factor, provide pertinent technical facts.

Insert Background Here

Contractor Requirements

3.0 Technical Requirements / Tasks

The maintenance plan must include the following items:

• One on-site visit by an authorized BioRad technician to recertify the instrument to ensure proper functioning before regular service contract can be executed.

• Full on-site support where the service technician will travel to the office where the equipment is located (PITL)

• Unlimited repair of the system inclusive of travel, parts, and labor

• Coverage of the Automatic Droplet Reader referenced above

• One preventative maintenance visit per year

The technician performing the service must be authorized by the manufacturer of the equipment to perform such service.

4.0 Government Furnished

List any government-furnished support, data, property or facilities. Describe government responsibility for reviewing and approving reports and final products generated under the contract. If the contractor will require access to government facilities, identify the facility location and specific area. Identify any federal holidays or other times when access may be restricted.

Insert Government Furnished Here

Authorized technicians will be granted access to PITL during regular hours to perform the required maintenance tasks.

5.0 Deliverables / Schedule

All written deliverables shall be phrased in layperson language.

Where a written milestone deliverable is required draft format, indicate a completion time for review of the draft formatted deliverable, e.g. within ___ calendar days from date of receipt. The agency shall also indicate the number of business days the contractor has to deliver the final deliverable from date of receipt of the government’s comments.

To the maximum extent possible, state requirements in terms of (a) functions to be performed; (b) performance required; or

(c) essential physical characteristics. Define in terms that encourage Offerors to supply commercial items, or, to the extent that commercial items suitable to meet the agency’s need are not available, non-developmental items. Allow the contractor to devise and propose one or more solutions to satisfy the requirements.

Sample Text - Tasks and Associated Deliverables: Timely submission of deliverables is essential to successful completing this requirement. Schedules for deliverables are specified in Exhibit B. All deliverables shall be prepared and submitted according to format, content, and schedule described in the SOW. All “hard copy” deliverables will be submitted on recycled content paper and printed double-sided.

Sample Text - Reporting Requirements: The contractor is required to provide written progress reports {insert frequency, e.g. monthly} for the period {specify contract period or project duration}. The original and {specify number} copies are required. The progress report shall cover all work completed during the specified period and shall present the work to be accomplished during the subsequent period. This report shall also identify any problems that arose and a statement explaining how the problem was resolved. This report shall also identify any problems that have arisen but have not been completely resolved and provide an explanation.

Example 1

Key Deliverables Item No. Deliverable Objective Due 1 Proposed Project Plan Defining the responsibilities, timeline, risks and milestones of contract objectives. Ref. Subtask 4.1.3 No later than five (5) business days after contract award

2 Weekly Status Report Report documenting tasks & issues weekly. Ref Task 5.1

Weekly, every Friday, by 3:00 PM EDST until the contract expires

Example 2

Key Deliverables Item No.

Deliverable / Item Title

Description Frequency Reference Delivery Format

Due By

1 Monthly Status Report

Monthly report documenting tasks and issues identified during the month

Once per month

Ref. SOO, Page 3, Section 4.2.1, Functional Tasks

Via email to

COR

The 5th day of each month after contract award

2 Monthly Cumulative BPA Call Order Report

Monthly cumulative of all BPA Calls issued since date of contract award

Once per month

Ref. SOO, Page 6, Section 5.1.3, Call Order Report Details

Via email to

COR

The 10th day of each month after contract award

Insert Deliverables / Schedule Here

6.0 Travel

Identify any travel requirements, locations involved, number of trips (if known), and duration of anticipated travel. Specify responsibility for travel reimbursement, e.g., the contractor or the Government. If the travel will be reimbursed by the Government, discuss the method of reimbursement, e.g., in accordance with Federal/agency travel regulations. State the Government official authorized to approve contractor travel, e.g., the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer Representative.

Insert Travel Here

7.0 Contractor’s Key Personnel

Describe positions which are considered key to successful performance of the contract and the information required to support key personnel qualifications, e.g., experience which correlates to SOW requirements, education, and past performance on similar projects. Specify if resumes are required and provide resume format if appropriate.

Insert Contractor’s Key Personnel Here

8.0 Security Requirements

Specify security requirements that apply to the contract performance. Specify the level of clearances required and identify positions that are applicable.

Insert Security Requirements Here

9.0 Data Rights

If data is to be produced, furnished, acquired, or used in meeting contract requirements, delineate the respective rights and obligations of the government and the contractor regarding the use, production, and disclosure of that data.

Insert Data Rights Here

10.0 Section 508 – Electronic and Information Technology Standards N/A

CONTRACT CLAUSES

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses the may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

NAME TITLE DATE

52.204-13 52.204-18 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and 2023)

52.223-2 2024)

52.232-39 (Jun 2013) 52.232-40 Small Subcontractors 2023)

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

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(a) may 30

(b) shall be considered to include this clause.

(c) under this clause, shall not 4 years.

Part 13.

a Release of Claims be completed by the unilater

PART 4.0 – PROVISIONS

PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

NAME TITLE DATE

52.204-7 2024) 52.204-16 52.212-1 —Commercial Products and Commercial (Sep 2023)

PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

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The shall has products t in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or 52.204-at 52.212-3, -Commercial Products or The shall has

52.204- 52.212-3.

(a) —

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(b) .

(1) (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an component shall be construed to—

(i) Prohibit the head of an or

(ii)

(2) (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an component applies to the shall be construed to—

(i) Prohibit the head of an or

(c) The shall

(d) The represents that—

(1) It will, this shall

(2) represents that—

It does, The shall ) of this

(e)

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(b) The shall

(c) (1) The represents that it does, products

(2) represents that it does,

– Commercial Items – September 2023 is replaced in its entirety by this addendum.

(a) The appear elsewhere in the than on a construction es to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce is 500 employees, or 150 employees for information

- if the —

(3) Is an 8(a), - - -owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-

(b) date/time specified in this solicitation. See Part 1.1

(c)

(d) solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of solicitation, these samples shall

(e) . Quoters

(f) isition. In the case of an ontract.

(h) may in the Schedule, may e specified. The specifies otherwise in the

(i) solicitation.

(1) (i) 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may -

Telephone (202) 619-8925

Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free

(2) may

(i) https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).

(ii) Quick Search ( ).

(3) may Point (DoDSSP) by-

(i)

(ii) - -

(iii) -5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) must preparation, publication, or maintenance.

micro-purchase threshold, and at or below the micro-purchase threshold if the solicitation be Quoter shall enter, in the block with by the that identifies the The Quoter also shall enter its is a four-the Quoter subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Quoter it should for establishment directly to obtain one. The Quoter should

(k)

52.212-3 —Commercial Products and Commercial

The shall has completed the annual has not c

(a) —

52.204-25,

- means a small business

States and who are economically 13 CFR part 127, and the concern is as a women-

(1) nonperformance and for which the worker does not

- immediate owner of the immediate owner of the and the common use of employees.

an under means any end product -9999, (1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10) means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or y is not the place of manufacture.

successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.

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(Pub. L. 110- 174).

can demonstrate—

(3)

(4)

(5)

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(1)

(i)

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(ii) -

(2) small business concern subpart 19.14).

(3) -successor system that is maintained by the

13 CFR part 121 standards in this

, consistent with 13 CFR 124.1001, means a small business

(1) 13 CFR 124.105) by—

(i) and

(2) subsidiary predecessor predecessor successor predecessor may

- means a small business concern—

(1) 38 101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of

- means a concern which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more e or more women

- means a small business concern—

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13 CFR 127.300.

(b) (1)

(2) The submission of this ons currently posted electronically at

52.212-3, -Commercial Products and this this by reference (see

(c) must supplies to be or its the part 19 in accordance with 19.000(b)(1)(ii). Check all that apply.

(1) . The represents as part of its that—

(i) It is,

(ii) It is, 13 CFR 121.103(h) and 13 CFR 125.8(a) and

(2) -represents as part of its that it is, -owned small business concern.

(3) -represents that it is, concern.

(4) . The represents that it is,

(5) The represents that it is, is not a small

13 CFR 124.1001.

(6) -represents that it is, is not a women-owned small business concern.

(7) The represents that it is, is not a 13 CFR 127.506(a) (c).

(8) - The represents that it is, of 13 CFR 127.506(a) is

(9) -a -represents that it is a women-owned business concern.

(10) business may the contract price:____________

(11) represents, as part of its –

(i) It is, is not a small business concern small business concern e residents of 35 percent of its (see

(ii) It is, is not a 13 CFR 126.616(a)

______ small business concern shall status.

(d) -

(1) represents that-

(i) It has, clause of this

(ii) It has,

(2) . The represents that-

(i) It

(41 CFR parts 60-1 and 60-2), or

(ii) It

(e) with respect to this contract, the shall complete and submit, with its to whom payments of reasonable compensa

(f) 52.225-1, -Supplies, is included in this

(1)

(i) The end product end product component.

(ii) The shall end products those end products manufactured in the States end products that do not consist on of both, the shall also indicate whether end products

(iii) The shall separately list the line item numbers end products that contain a component

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Line Item No.

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(3) end products component:

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(4) part 25.

(1) - - 52.225- - -

(i) The end product component.

(ii) The supplies end products end products) or Israeli end products - -

(iii) The shall list those supplies end products (other than those listed in

- shall end products those end products manufactured in the end products. For those end products n of both, the shall end products

The shall list the line item numbers products that contain a component 25.105).

Line Item No. ___ part 25.

(2) - - . If II to the 52.225-3 is included in this supplies are Israeli end products of this — —

Line Item No.

(3) - - . If III to the clause at 52.225-3 is included in this supplies are Korean end products or Israeli end products — —

Korean or Israeli

(4) 52.225-included in this

(i) The

(ii) The shall list as other end products those end products -country end products.

Line Item No.

(iii) part 25.

country end products will consider for award only - end products unless the determines that there are no for such products or that the for such products

(h) and/or any of its principals–

(1) are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared for

(2) -sta

(4) - 9.104-5(a)(2) for which the liability remains

(ii) .

Should lity. This is not a Should make full payment.

(D)

(i) end product

(ii) may end product

(Does not apply unless the is predominantly for the of shall indicate whether the place of manufacture of the end products this is predominantly-

(1) In the end products manufactured in the end products manufactured outside the

(k)

(1) 22.1003-4(c)(1).

The does –

22.1003-

(iii)

(2) 22.1003-4(d)(1). The does -

(i) -

22.1003-

(iii) commercial customers.

(3) –

(i) If the the shall as so

(ii) The may not make an award to the if the

(l) is

(1) must of

(2) The TIN may of the hereunder may

(3) .

TIN: ________________________________.

TIN has been applied for.

(4) .

(5) .

Name and TIN of common parent:

Name ________________________________.

TIN _________________________________.

(m) the

(n) with subsidiary

9.108-2(b) applies or the procedures at 9.108-4.

(2) . The represents that–

(i) It is,

(ii) It is, is not a subsidiary of an

(o)

(1) The shall e- to the Department of State at

(2) may

(iii) 25.703-liates, the property and interests in property of which ons/SDN-

(3) if-

(i) This , 52.212-

(ii) The products end products.

(p) in the

(1) The represents that it has or immediate owner. If the has more than one immediate owner shall

(2) If the

Immediate owner

Immediate owner

Is the immediate owner No.

(3) If the immediate owner

(i) suspension or debarment of the suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the considered suspension or debarment

(2) The represents that–

(i) It is is not

(ii) It is is not

(r) 52.204-16, Commercial

(1) The represents that it is or is not a successor to a predecessor that held a Federal contract

(2) If the for all predecessors one order):

Predecessor

Predecessor ____.

(s)

(t) all

(1) shall be completed if the million in Federal contract awards in the pri

(i) The immediate owner - does, does not publicly and consistently applied criteria, such as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard.

(ii) The immediate owner - does, does not publicly

(iii) -party

(3) If the the shall

(u) (1) -235) and its successor

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(1) The shall

(2) The represents that–

(i) It does, products other contractual instrument.

(ii) does, does not

52.217- (July 1990)

17.206 offers all options options option(s).

52.252-1

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation offeror may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror ion or offeror may solicitation may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

52.252-