Combination Synopsis-Solicitation for Commercial Purchases_20Q0178.pdf

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COMBO SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

1. Class Code: R

2. NAICS Code: 811219

3. Subject: SOLE SOURCE – Annual maintenance services for the Government-owned Echo 525 acoustic wave liquid transfer system.

4. Solicitation Number: W911QX20Q0178

5. Set-Aside Code: N/A

6. Response Date: 09/01/2020

7. Place of Delivery/Performance:

U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) – South University of Texas at Austin

110 Inner Campus Dr, Austin, TX 78705 United States

8.

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

INTENT TO SOLICIT ONLY ONE SOURCE

The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government is soliciting and negotiating with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). The name of the company the Government intends to award a contract to is Beckman Coulter, Inc. located at 250 S Kraemer Blvd, Brea, CA, 92821-6232 (CAGE: 80740). This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government will consider all proposals received prior to the closing date and time of this solicitation.

(ii) The solicitation number is W911QX20Q0178. This acquisition is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020- 08 effective 13 August 2020.

(iv) The associated NAICS code is 811219. The small business size standard is $22,000,000.00.

(v) The following is a list of contract line item number(s) (CLIN) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable):

CLIN 0001: One (1) Annual Maintenance Services (Base Effort), Job (Firm Fixed Price (FFP))

CLIN 0002 (Not Seperately Priced): One (1) Job (Base Effort), Contractor Manpower Reporting with Cost for Providing Accounting for Contract Services Requirement - Enterprise-Wide Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (CMRA), has been added to the contract, and contractor is required to provide data on contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) for performance of this contract. The cost, if any, for providing this data shall be entered into the space provided at this CLIN. If no direct cost is associated with providing the data, enter “No Cost.” Instructions, including the Contractor and Subcontractor User Guides, are available at the CMRA (Contractor Manpower Reporting Application) website at:

https://cmra.army.mil. For further assistance, email the CMRA Help Desk at contractormanpower@hqda.army.mil (FFP)

CLIN 0003 (Not Seperately Priced): One (1) Job (Base Effort), Data (FFP)

CLIN 0004 (Option Year 1): One (1) Annual Maintenance Services, Job (FFP)

CLIN 0005 (Option Year 1) (Not Seperately Priced): One (1) Job, Contractor Manpower Reporting with Cost for Providing Accounting for Contract Services Requirement - Enterprise-Wide Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (CMRA), has been added to the contract, and contractor is required to provide data on contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) for performance of this contract. The cost, if any, for providing this data shall be entered into the space provided at this CLIN. If no direct cost is associated with providing the data, enter “No Cost.” Instructions, including the Contractor and Subcontractor User Guides, are available at the CMRA (Contractor Manpower Reporting Application) website at:

https://cmra.army.mil. For further assistance, email the CMRA Help Desk at contractormanpower@hqda.army.mil (FFP)

CLIN 0006 (Option Year 1) (Not Seperately Priced): One (1) Job, Data (FFP)

CLIN 0007 (Option Year 2): One (1) Annual Maintenance Services, Job (FFP)

CLIN 0008 (Option Year 2) (Not Seperately Priced): One (1) Job, Contractor Manpower Reporting with Cost for Providing Accounting for Contract Services

Requirement - Enterprise-Wide Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (CMRA), has been added to the contract, and contractor is required to provide data on contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) for performance of this contract. The cost, if any, for providing this data shall be entered into the space provided at this CLIN. If no direct cost is associated with providing the data, enter “No Cost.” Instructions, including the Contractor and Subcontractor User Guides, are available at the CMRA (Contractor Manpower Reporting Application) website at:

https://cmra.army.mil. For further assistance, email the CMRA Help Desk at contractormanpower@hqda.army.mil (FFP)

CLIN 0009 (Option Year 2) (Not Seperately Priced): One (1) Job, Data (FFP)

(vi) Description of requirements: See attached Performance Work Statement (PWS)

(vii) Delivery is required by 30 days after contract award (ACA).

Delivery shall be made to Austin, TX 78705. Acceptance shall be performed at Austin, TX 78705. The FOB point is Destination.

(viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial DEVIATION 2018-O0018, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this provision: NONE

(ix) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 (with its Alternate I), Offeror Representations with its offer.

(x) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this clause: NONE.

(xi) The clause at 52.212-5 (AUG 2020), Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items and the selected clauses listed in DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and Contract Clauses for the Acquisition of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR/DFARS clauses cited in this clause are applicable:

FAR

52.204-10, REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER

SUBCONTRACT AWARDS (OCT 2018)

52.209-6, PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT’S INTEREST WHEN

SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR

PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT (OCT 2015)

52.219-28, POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

REREPRESENTATION (JUL 2013)

52.222-3, CONVICT LABOR (JUN 2003)

52.222-21, PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES (APR 2015)

52.222-26, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (SEP 2016)

52.222-36, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUL

2014)

52.222-50, COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (JAN 2019)

52.223-18, ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT

MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING (AUG 2011)

52.225-13, RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES (JUN 2008)

52.232-33, PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER—CENTRAL

CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (OCT 2018)

52.232-36, PAYMENT BY THIRD PARTY (MAY 2014)

DFARS

252.203-7005, REPRESENTATION RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF

FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (NOV 2011)

252.204-7004, DOD ANTITERRORISM AWARENESS TRAINING FOR

CONTRACTORS (FEB 2019)

252.204-7008, COMPLIANCE WITH SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE

INFORMATION CONTROLS (OCT 2016)

252.204-7015, DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO LITIGATION SUPPORT

CONTRACTORS (MAY 2016)

252.204-7016, COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT

OR SERVICES—REPRESENTATION (DEC 2019)

252.204-7017, PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITON OF COVERED DEFENSE

TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES—REPRESENTATION

(DEC 2019)

252.204-7018, PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF COVERED DEFENSE

TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES (DEC 2019)

252.225-7974, REPRESENTATION REGARDING BUSINESS OPERATIONS

WITH THE MADURO REGIME (DEVIATION 2020-O0005) (FEB 2020)

252.227-7015, TECHNICAL DATA—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (FEB 2014)

252.223-7008, PROHIBITION OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (JUN 2013)

252.225-7000, BUY AMERICAN STATUTE—BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

PROGRAM CERTIFICATE (NOV 2014)

252.232-7010, LEVIES ON CONTRACT PAYMENTS (DEC 2006)

252.237-7010, PROHIBITION ON INTERROGATION OF DETAINEES BY

CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL (JUN 2013)

252.244-7000, SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUN 2013)

252.246-7003, NOTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES (JUN 2013)

252.246-7008, SOURCES OF ELECTRONIC PARTS (MAY 2018)

252.247-7023, TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA (FEB 2019)

(xii) The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions apply (full text of all FAR/DFARS clauses that contain fill-in information, as well as all local clauses, can be found in the attached Provisions and Clauses Full-Text document):

FAR/DFAR CLAUSES

52.204-7, SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2018)

52.204-13, SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (OCT

2018)

52.204-16, COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING

(JUL 2016)

52.204-18, COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE

MAINTENANCE (JUL 2016)

52.232-40, PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS

SUBCONTRACTORS (DEC 2013)

252.203-7000, REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF

FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (SEP 2011)

252.204-7000, DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION (OCT 2016)

252.204-7012, SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION AND

CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING (OCT 2016)

252.232-7003, ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND

RECEIVING (JUN 2012)

FAR/DFARS FILL-IN CLAUSES

52.204-24, REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR

EQUIPMENT (AUG 2020)

52.204-26, COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-

REPRESENTATION (DEC 2019)

52.252-1, PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

52.252-2, CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

252.232-7006, WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (DEC

2016)

LOCAL CLAUSES

ACC – APG POINT OF CONTACT

TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT

INTENT TO SOLICIT ONLY ONE SOURCE

TYPE OF CONTRACT

CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING

NON-PERSONAL SERVICES

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A

GOVERNMENT INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

CMRA CLIN INSTRUCTIONS

DD FORM 1423 - CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS LIST

TAX EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE (ARL)

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

SUPERVISION OF EMPLOYEES

WORK HOURS

GOV’T-CONTRACTOR RELATIONSHIPS

ADELPHI CONTR. DIVISION URL

PAYMENT TERMS

PAYMENT OFFICE (BANKCARD)

EXCEPTIONS IN PROPOSAL

AWARD OF CONTRACT

FOREIGN NATIONALS PERFORMING

TEMPORARY DELAY ON INSTALLATION ACCESS

(xiii) This acquisition is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) as N/A.

(xiv) The following notes apply to this announcement:

The Government is contemplating a Commercial, Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract type for this requirement under the FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). In accordance with FAR 32.003, contract financing cannot be provided for this acquisition.

(xv) Offers are due on 01 September 2020, by 11:59 AM EST, to walker.t.hare.civ@mail.mil and ariel.m.amey.civ@mail.mil

(xvi) For information regarding this solicitation, please contact walker.t.hare.civ@mail.mil, Phone: 301-394-1088.

Contracting Officer:

8/24/2020

X Ariel M. Amey

Contracting Officer (KO) Signed by: AMEY.ARIEL.M.1469952971