Combined Synopsis-Sol 1333ND26QNB640548.docx

Maintenance/Repair of NIST owned AB Sciex Equipment} (1333ND26QNB640548)

(I) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(II) Solicitation number [1333ND26QNB640548] is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This acquisition is set aside for small business concerns.

(III) This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at Revolutionary FAR Overhaul | Acquisition.GOV and as otherwise noted in the attached provisions and clauses.

(IV) The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is {811210} with a small business size standard of {34M}.

(V) All quoters shall provide a firm-fixed-price quotation for the following line item(s). Quoters may propose an alternative structure that is consistent with their standard commercial practice, if applicable:

TOTAL:

(VI) The requirements for the line items to be acquired above are in the attached Statement of Work.

Attachment #1: Statement of Work Attachment #2: Applicable Provisions and Clauses

(VII) Date(s) and place(s) of performance and acceptance are required in accordance with the attached Statement of Work.

(VIII) Quoters/Contractors must possess an ACTIVE registration in the System for Award Management system, www.SAM.gov, when submitting a quotation and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. The Contracting Officer shall confirm that quoters have an “active” registration at the www.sam.gov website upon receipt of a quotation. If the SAM.gov registration is not active, the quotation will not be considered for award.

(IX) The provision at RFO 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEVIATION Jan 2026), applies to this acquisition. See Addendum to RFO 52.212-1 below.

DUE DATE FOR QUOTATIONS

Quoters shall submit their quotations via email so that they are received at the following email addresses: donald.graham@nist.gov by no later than 12:00PM Eastern Time, 8/31/2026.

Please reference the RFQ number in the subject line of all email communications. Quotations shall not be deemed received by the Government until the quotation is received at the e-mail addresses set forth above.

INQUIRIES:

Quoters must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to both the Contract Specialist Donald.graham@nist.gov and, if a separate Contracting Officer is identified, the Contracting Officer, Donald.Graham@nist.gov. Questions should be received at those email addresses no later than 8/26/2026. Contracting Officer responses to timely submitted 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 be deemed as the Government’s formal response and govern performance of the contract.

QUOTATION PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Addendum to RFO 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEVIATION Jan 2026):

This addendum replaces paragraph (a) in provision 52.212-1.

(a) Submission of quotations. Submit signed and dated quotations to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. As a minimum, offers shall include—

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The name, address, telephone number of the quoter;

(3) The quoter’s Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and, if applicable, Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator;

(4) Information necessary to evaluate the factors contained in the evaluation factors for award as described in the solicitation;

(5) Responses to provisions that require quoter completion of information, representations, and certifications (other than those collected via the System for Award Management (SAM)); and

(6) A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and any solicitation amendments.

Amended to RFO 52.212-2 Evaluation- Commercial Products and Commercial Services

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD:

(a) Evaluation factors. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quotation conforming to the solicitation that will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate quotations:

1) Technical: Evaluate technical based on how well the quoted services meet the Government’s requirement.

(2) Past performance: Past performance information from a wide variety of sources both inside and outside the Government will be considered. This may include reviewing performance information reported to the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System, as well as other sources of information. Contracting officers may consider an offeror’s experience as a subcontractor.

(3) Price. The quoted prices will be evaluated for consistency with the technical portion of the quotation, and to ensure the quoted price is a fair and reasonable price for the Government.

The Government intends to award a single firm-fixed-price] purchase order (PO) from this solicitation utilizing simplified procedures in accordance with RFO part 12.

(b) Options: The Government will evaluate quotations for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that a quotation is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. The evaluation of options does not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

Quotation submittal requirements:

Quotations shall include the following:

1. Technical Quotation containing:

a) Detailed documentation, which clearly demonstrates how all tasks of the attached SOW document will be met. The contractor may include any other information that is deemed necessary.

b) Quoter’s ability to meet the required deliverable schedule.

2. Past Performance:

The quoter shall submit information for up to three (3) recent and relevant contracts or orders performed within the past three (3) years that demonstrate the Offeror’s experience providing maintenance, repair, calibration, preventive maintenance, or related technical support for scientific, laboratory, analytical, measurement, or other specialized technical equipment similar to the equipment identified in this RFQ.

For each contract or order submitted, the Offeror shall provide the following information:

1. Contract/order number and title;

2. Customer/organization name;

3. Contract/order period of performance;

4. Approximate contract/order value;

5. Description of the equipment maintained or serviced, including manufacturer and model, when available;

6. Description of the maintenance, repair, calibration, troubleshooting, or technical support services performed;

7. Explanation of the similarity of the equipment and services to the requirements of this RFQ;

8. Name, title, telephone number, and email address of a customer point of contact familiar with the Offeror’s performance; and

9. A brief description of the Offeror’s performance, including the quality, timeliness, responsiveness, and successful resolution of equipment maintenance or service issues.

If the Offeror does not have relevant past performance, the Offeror shall state “No Relevant Past Performance.” An Offeror’s lack of past performance will not, by itself, be evaluated negatively.

The Government may contact the references provided by the Offeror to obtain additional information concerning the Offeror’s performance.

3. Price Quotation: A Firm Fixed Price, FOB Destination quotation in accordance with the Statement of Work. Please include a cover page with the following information:

a) The solicitation number 1333ND26QNB640548

b) The name, address, and telephone number of the Quoter.

c) Unique Entity ID# for the SAM registration.

d) The price quotation shall price out the base and option line items separately and include a total firm-fixed price for the requirement.

e) Any applicable discount terms.

f) A statement that the Contractor agrees to all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. 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 quote 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.

g) A statement that the quotation is valid for a minimum of 90 days from the response deadline of this solicitation.