Combination Synopsis-Solicitation for Commercial Purchases (Under SAT) (3).docx

1. Solicitation Number: W911QX-21-Q-0072

2. Title: SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE FOR: N/A, Full and Open Competition

3. Classification Code: __6640_______

4. NAICS Code: ___334516_________

5. Response Date: Seven (7) days after solicitation posting. .

6. Description: One (1) complete for ball-on-cylinder lubricity evaluator (BOCLE) scuffing load ball-on-cylinder lubricity evaluator (SLBOCLE) system including all associated accessories and specimen.

7. Disclaimer: 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.

This acquisition is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular _ 2021-05__.

For purposes of this acquisition, the associated NAICS code is _334516______. The small business size standard is ____1,000 employees________.

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

CLIN 0001: One (1) complete ball-on-cylinder lubricity evaluator (BOCLE) / scuffing load ball-on-cylinder lubricity evaluator (SLBOCLE) system including all associated accessories and specimen.

Specifications/Requirement:

The vendor shall provide an instrument for ball-on-cylinder lubricity evaluator (BOCLE) scuffing load ball-on-cylinder lubricity evaluator (SLBOCLE). The instrument shall meet the following requirements:

· Standards:

· The instrument shall be compliant with and able to run ASTM D-5001 and ASTM D-6078 tests.

· Design and dimensions:

· The instrument shall be able to fit within a space (LxWxH) of 60 cm x 60 cm x 50 cm

· Force and Speed:

· The instrument shall be able to apply a normal force (load) to the specimen in discrete increments of 1 Newtons in the range of 5 to 50 Newtons (eg. 20, 21, 22).

· The instrument shall have a force transducer capable of measuring a normal force of at least 50 Newtons

· The instrument shall have a load cell capable of measuring the friction force (perpendicular to the normal force)

· The instrument shall allow rotation speeds of up to 525 rotations per minute (RPM) with accuracy of 0.5 RPM

· Specimens

· The instrument shall allow for a fixed spherical ball specimen to be loaded against the outer circumference of a rotating cylindrical ring specimen.

· The instrument shall allow for a ball specimen with 12.7 mm diameter

· The instrument shall allow for a ring specimen with 49.10 to 49.25 mm outer diameter and 13.00 to 13.11 mm thickness.

· The instrument shall come with the following specimens

· 20 ring specimens meeting the requirements for ASTM D5001

· 20 ring specimens meeting the requirements for ASTM D6078

· 200 ball specimens meeting the requirements for ASTM D6078

· Test Chamber and Fuel Bath

· There shall be a liquid bath for the specimens which can accommodate 50 mL of fuel

· The ambient temperature of the test chamber shall be able to be controlled through heating/cooling between 5 and 35 ˚C

· The fuel temperature shall be controlled to be 25±1 ˚C

· Spare Parts

· The instrument shall come with 1 spare part for the following if applicable

· Ring Adapter

· Ring Clamp

· Temperature Probe

· The instruments shall come with a data logging system.

· The data logging system shall record data for the load cells (lateral and vertical), speed, friction, temperature, and any other sensors data being acquired.

· Recorded data shall be able to be exported to an open, non-proprietary file type (e.g. csv, txt)

· The vendor shall travel to the end-user facility in Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD to install the instrument, provide the users with training, and provide a user manual in either hard copy, digital copy, or both.

· The equipment shall come with a minimum 1 year (12 month) warranty.

Delivery: Delivery is required by 30 days after contract award. Delivery shall be made to 6375 Johnson Road, Bldg 321 Aberdeen Proving Ground MD 21005. Acceptance shall be performed at 6375 Johnson Road, Bldg 321 Aberdeen Proving Ground MD 21005. The FOB point is destination.

Clauses:

I. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this provision:

In addition to the requirements set for the in FAR 52.212-1, all offers responding to this solicitation must provide their business size in relation to the NAICS code contained in this solicitation and shall identify any socioeconomic categories to which they belong.

II. Evaluation Criteria - The specific evaluation criteria to be used are as follows:

In accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3), comparative evaluation procedures will be utilized. Comparative evaluation is the comparison of all offers received in response to this solicitation against each other. An item-by-item comparison of each offer to one another will be performed to determine which offer provides the most benefit to the Government. Award will be made to the offer that is most advantageous to the Government. The Government may award to the lowest priced offeror that meets the Government’s minimum requirements; however, the Government reserves the right to award to a higher priced offeror exceeding the minimum requirements if it is most advantageous to the Government. In order to be considered for award, an offer must meet the Government’s minimum technical requirement contained in this solicitation. The below evaluation factors will be utilized during evaluation (in no order of relative importance):

Price Technical Capabilities/Specification Past Performance

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

IV. 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____________________.

V. The clause at 52.212-5, 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:

52.204-10, REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER SUBCONTRACT AWARDS

52.209-6, PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT’ INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT 52.219-4, NOTICE OF PRICE EVALUATION PREFERENCE FOR HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS

52.219-28, POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION

52.222-3, CONVICT LABOR

52.222-19, CHILD LABOR--COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES AND REMEDIES

52.222-21, PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES

52.222-26, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

52.222-36, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES

52.222-50, COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

52.223-18, ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING

52.225-13, RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES

52.232-33, PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER—CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION

52.232-36, PAYMENT BY THIRD PARTY

DFARS:

252.203-7005, REPRESENTATION RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS

252.204-7015, DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO LITIGATION SUPPORT CONTRACTORS

252.204-7016, COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES—REPRESENTATION 252.204-7017, PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITON OF COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES—REPRESENTATION 252.204-7018, PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES 252.213-7000, NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE SUPPLIERS ON USE OF PAST PEFORMANCE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM—STATISTICAL REPORTING IN PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS

252.223-7008, PROHIBITION OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM

252.225-7000, BUY AMERICAN STATUTE—BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE

252.225-7001, BUY AMERICAN ACT AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM

252.225-7972, PROHIBITION ON THE PROCUREMENT OF FOREIGN-MADE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (DEVIATION 2020-O0015) 252.225-7974, REPRESENTATION REGARDING BUSINESS OPERATIONS WITH THE MADURO REGIME (DEVIATION 2020-O0005)

252.232-7010, LEVIES ON CONTRACT PAYMENTS

252.244-7000, SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

252.246-7004, SAFETY OF FACILITIES, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND EQUIPMENT FOR MILITARY OPERATIONS

252.247-7023, TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA

VI. 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:

52.204-7, SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT

52.204-13, SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE

52.204-16, COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING

52.204-18, COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE

52.204-24, REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT 52.204-25, PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT

52.204-26, COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-REPRESENTATION

52.232-40, PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS

52.252-1, SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.252-2, CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

DFARS:

252.203-7000, REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS

252.204-7000, DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

252.232-7003, ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND RECEIVING REPORTS

252.232-7006, WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

252.211-7003, ITEM IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION

LOCAL CLAUSES:

ACC - APG POINT OF CONTACT

TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT

TYPE OF CONTRACT

GOVERNMENT INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

TAX EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE (ARL)

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

RECEIVING ROOM – APG

EXCEPTIONS IN PROPOSAL

SUPERVISION OF EMPLOYEES

WORK HOURS

IDENTIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES

USE OF GOV’T FACILITIES

AWARD OF CONTRACT

ADELPHI CONTR. DIVISION URL

FOREIGN NATIONALS PERFORMING

PAYMENT TERMS

AT-OPSEC REQUIREMENTS

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

VIII. The following notes apply to this announcement: Offers are due seven (7) Business Days After Posting by 11:59 AM EST, at orlando.r.hernandez.civ@mail.mil, and copy aiden.b.witt.ctr@mail.mil on all correspondence.

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