Enclosure 2 ANL-70 Request for Quotation.doc

ANL-70 (February 22, 2013)

UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC

OPERATOR OF

ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY

BLDG. 201 OCF, 9700 S. Cass Ave., Lemont, IL 60439

(CONTRACT NO. DE-AC02-06CH11357)

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

NOTICE:

1. The right is reserved to accept or reject quotations on each item separately unless your quotation states otherwise.

2. The right is reserved to accept minor deviations from specifications herein listed or referenced.

3. Firm prices are requested. If other than firm prices are quoted, conditions of escalation are to be stated.

4. If material is packaged in returnable containers the amount of deposit, if any, is to be stated together with instructions for returning.

5. Terms and Conditions referenced below will apply to any resulting Purchase Order.

THE ENCLOSED BOOKLET OF Argonne Representations and Certifications is included as part of this request and must be completed, signed, and returned with your quotation.

Please furnish a firm fixed-priced proposal in U.S. Dollars, Incoterms 2020 DAP to Lemont, Illinois. The request is in accordance with the Argonne Applicable Documentation (see below), of this Request for Proposal (RFP) and on the “Instructions to Offeror’s dated June 7, 2024 (READ FIRST), all attached to and hereby made a part of this RFP.

****This RFP USES BEST VALUE METHODOLOGY*****

Quality Assurance Level C: See Attached Specification Document (Statement of Work)

Any resulting Purchase Order will be subject to the Argonne Terms and Conditions attached hereto and made part of hereof and will be exempt from Illinois Occupation and Use Taxes and from Manufacturers and Retailers Excise Taxes.

We quote you F.O.B. Destination. Shipment can be made in weeks from receipt of order. Country of Origin: _______________

NAICS:

*If Shipment will not be made via FedEX, UPS, or USPS, Please provide estimate of weight and volume _________________________________________ cft

COMPLETE AND RETURN ONE COPY

PLEASE MARK “NO BID” IF YOU CANNOT QUOTE

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

Mechanical Pump for Liquid Sodium Service

*Pricing shall be firm fixed price and remain the same after award **Delivery schedule shall be fixed and shall not exceed the dates proposed versus dates on the award

Country of Origin should be consistent with the definition stated in FAR 52.225-I for Buy American-Supplies, in which "the cost of its components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds 60 percent of the cost of all its components, except that the percentage will be 65 percent for items delivered in calendar years 2024 through 2028 and 75 percent for items delivered starting in calendar year 2029. Components of foreign origin of the same class or kind as those that the agency determines are not mined, produced, or manufactured in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality are treated as domestic. Components of unknown origin are treated as foreign."

Shipping Prices: $_____________(propose based on actual shipment quantities and proposed dates) Lead Time: _________________ weeks

PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Instructions to Offerors, dated June 07, 2024 – READ THIS FIRST (Filename: “Enclosure 1 Instructions to Offerors_G4-135011”)

PART I – TECHNICAL PROPOSAL (Include):

**********DO NOT INCLUDE PRICE INFORMATION IN PART I***********

1. Evaluation Criteria – OFFEROR TO RESPOND TO EACH EVALUATION CRITERIA AS FOLLOWS:

(Filename: “ Enclosure 3 Evaluation Criteria”)

a. Title Page (Including: Tech Proposal, Offeror’s Name, RFP Number, date)

b. Table of Contents

c. Personnel List

d. Criteria 1 –Technical Evaluation Criteria (Read requirements and respond)

e. Criteria 2 – Quality Assurance (Read requirements and respond)

f. Criteria 3 – Past Performance (Read requirements and respond)

PART II – BUSINESS PROPOSAL (Include):

1. Warranty (requirements is 12 months after final acceptance at ANL) – OFFEROR TO PROVIDE WARRANTY INFORMATION INCLUDING WHAT IS COVERED AND WHAT THE WARRANTY PERIOD IS

2. Pre-Award Information and Representations and Certifications, ANL-70B, dated 04/12/2022 (COMPLETE AND RETURN)

3. Quote to include pricing in accordance with Table above, and Delivery Schedule – REQUIRED

4. Any Exceptions to Terms and Conditions/ Special Clauses (ANL will negotiate if proposal data is stamped with “proprietary” or “confidential”)

a. Our technical evaluation team has signed confidentiality certificates which protects your information to be held privately within ANL unless DOE requested an audit of the file.

5. Foreign Vendors to provide Harmonized Tariff Number:__________

TERMS AND CONDITIONS, SPECIAL CLAUSES, AND TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS

Applicable Documentation:

The following applicable documentation is attached hereto and made a part hereof:

1. Appendix “A” Argonne Terms and Conditions for Commercial Items and Services, ANL-71-COM, dated 2/13/2023 (REVIEW)

2. Enclosure 3: Evaluation Criteria, dated 06/06/2024 (REVIEW)

3. Enclosure 4: Specification Document, dated 06/06/2024 (REVIEW AND PROVIDE PROOF OF TECHNICAL CAPABILITY)

4. Pre-Award Information and Representations and Certifications, ANL-70B, dated 04/12/2022 (SIGN AND RETURN)

5. Addendum and Acknowledgement No. 001, dated 06/07/2024 (SIGN AND RETURN)

6. Drawing- G1462XD-1 REV00

7. Drawing- G1462XD-1 REV00

Value Engineering Clause:

Vendor will be requested to provide price savings/value engineering proposals for implementation during design through production scope. These value engineering proposals shall be submitted in a written report. This report shall describe the value of engineering recommendation, details of recommended changes, and estimated project price savings as well as anticipated prices of Laboratory’s implementation of the proposal. Following Laboratory review of the report, negotiations on the price savings sharing will be initiated if necessary. The decision to accept or reject all of part of any proposal is a unilateral decision made solely at the discretion of the Laboratory. The price savings sharing arrangement will be issued based on the following criteria:

1. Any price savings anticipated to exceed $5,000 will be reviewed for price savings sharing with vendor; and

2. A sharing ratio of 20% to Offeror and 80% to ANL is expected to be issued upon approval in a unilateral agreement based on the price savings amount; and

3. Support within the report for expected price savings sharing will be required to be issued in detailed “bottoms up” price savings format for evaluation by the Laboratory as factual savings. These savings shall be fixed for up to 45 days after initiation of savings.

Global Impacts As supply chain issues and the COVID-19 pandemic continue to have global impact, it is important that Offerors provide achievable delivery schedules in response to this Request for Proposal (RFP). ANL expects a committed component delivery schedule based on all external issues to ensure products are delivered with highest quality and within the delivery dates established by the Offeror for this RFP. Offerors shall assess the potential delivery impacts, including supply change issues and sub-tier subcontractor delivery commitments, prior to issuance of delivery due dates/schedules for this RFP. Offeror shall provide any subcontractor dependencies that could create an impact on meeting the delivery due dates. Upon award, the Offeror should provide ANL with secured delivery dates from supplies at all tiers under this subcontract.

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