Combined_Synopsis_Solicitation_1.pdf

Solicitation Number: 140R8125Q0048

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Template eFile – C05 (04/2023)

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION TEMPLATE (FAR 12.603)

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 140R8125Q0048 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-01. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. They may be accessed in full text at the following websites: https:/www.acquisition.gov/far/ and https://www.acquisition.gov/diar. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 with an associated small business size standard of 1,000.

CLIN Description Qty Unit of

Measure Unit Price

Total Price

00010 Unsaturated Triaxial Automated Shear System Brand: Global Digital Systems, Limited Model: GDS-TAS (unsaturated) Brand________________________ Model:_______________________

1 Each

00020 Stress-Dependent Soil-Water Characteristic Curve Measurement System Brand: Global Digital Systems, Limited Model: GDS-SDSWCC Brand________________________ Model:_______________________

1 Each

00030 Shipping 1 AU

Total price shall be inclusive of all applicable fees and taxes. The required delivery date is 09/30/2025. Inspection and acceptance will be performed by the Government at destination. F.O.B. Destination at:

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Bureau of Reclamation-DO Building 67, Entrance E3, Room 165 6th Avenue & Kipling Street Denver Federal Center Denver CO 80225-0007

The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. Addendum to 52.212-1 substitutes the term “quote” where the term “offer” appears in the provision.

Offeror must provide quote on company letterhead with contact information which documents all salient characteristics of the products being offered. Quote must state that whether the items are compatible with hardware and software from Global Digital Systems, Limited. Quotes must also state whether the items are “plug and play” compatible with hardware and software from Global Digital Systems, Limited.

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52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

(FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

Federal Acquisition Regulation: https://www.acquisition.gov/far

Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation: https://www.acquisition.gov/diar

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DIAR 1452.215-71 USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PROPOSAL INFORMATION --

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (APR 1984)

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The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. The specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of that provision is as follows: Lowest Price

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This requirement is “Brand Name or Equal”. Quotes will first be evaluated by the technical point of contact to determine if the quote is equal to what is listed in the salient characteristics (See Attachment 1). Quotes which are found to be equal to the salient characteristics will be considered for award.

52.211-6 BRAND NAME OR EQUAL (AUG 1999)

The provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, must be completed and be active online at http://www.sam.gov. Prospective contractor is advised to ensure that the NAICS code identified for this procurement is contained in its online representations and certifications in the System for Award Management registry.

The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition along with an addenda that includes the following clauses applicable to this procurement:

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DOI-AAAP-0028 ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT

REQUIREMENTS-INVOICEPROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP) (FEB 2021)

Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP). 'Payment request' means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov. Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice:

The hard copy of the invoice must be attached in IPP. Failure to attach the invoice will result in rejection of your submission.

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRBSTL) within 3 - 5business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or phone(866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

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The following select clauses at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, apply to this acquisition:

52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or

Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (Dec 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub.

L. 115-91).

52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (NOV 2021)

52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L.

115-232).

52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar

2023) ( 31U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801).

52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 ( 19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023) (41 U.S.C. 4712) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun

2020)(Pub. L. 109-282) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (JUN 2023) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors

Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Nov 2021) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Feb 2024) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) 2.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Feb 2024) (15

U.S.C.632(a)(2)).

52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) (E.O.11755).

52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (FEB 2024)

(E.O.13126).

52.222-20 Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment Exceeding $15,000

(JUN 2020)

52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O.11246).

52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793).

52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and

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E.O.13627).

52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (May 2022). (Executive Order 12989).

(Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial products or commercial services as prescribed in 22.1803.)

52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Oct 2022) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management

(Oct2018)(31 U.S.C. 3332).

52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act

(Dec2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) ( 22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O13627).

52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification (May 2022) (E.O. 12989).

52.223-23 Sustainable Products and Services (MAY 2024) 52.225-5 Trade Agreements (NOV 2023) 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (FEB 2021) 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (MAY

2024) 52.240-1 Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by

American Security Drone Act-Covered Foreign Entities (Nov 2024) (Sections 1821-1826, Pub. L.118-31,41 U.S.C. 3901 note prec.).

Written, signed quote on company letterhead with contact information are due no later than Friday, January 10th at 12pm Eastern Time by email to mswift@usbr.gov. For information regarding this RFQ, please contact Megan Swift at mswift@usbr.gov.

Attachment: Salient Characteristics

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Attachment 1: Salient Characteristics

Requirement 1: Procure and deliver quantity one (1) GDS Brand TAS - Unsaturated Triaxial Automated Shear System, with the following components and salient characteristics:

1) 50 kN load capacity electro-mechanical, two column computer-controlled load frame with a keypad and display for stand-alone operation, displacement and load control functionality, velocity range of 0.00001 to 89.99999 mm/minute and adequate vertical and horizontal clearances and stroke to enable triaxial testing with the cell and other components described below.

2) Triaxial cell for test specimens up to 100 mm with maximum working pressure of 2 MPa, 25 mm stainless steel ram, hard anodized metal components, acrylic cell wall, with pass-thru ports with valves and all other required sensors, brackets, cabling, tubing, connectors and other accessories to enable unsaturated testing.

Also included in the triaxial cell shall be:

a. 50 mm, 70mm, and 100mm top caps and bottom pedestals with high air entry discs, and any other components required, to enable testing under saturated and unsaturated conditions with suctions up to 500 kPa

b. 50 mm top caps and bottom pedestals with high air entry discs, and any other components required, to enable testing under unsaturated conditions with suctions up to 1,500 kPa

c. Pore pressure transducer with 2 MPa capacity and 0.1% full range output accuracy, and all required fittings and connections for integration into triaxial cell system

d. Atmospheric pressure transducer with 750 to 1,250 mbar absolute range, and all required fittings and connections for integration into triaxial cell system

e. Water submersible, external pressure insensitive, temperature compensates (10 to 50 degrees C) internal (to the cell) load cells with capacities of 10 kN, 25 kN, and 50 kN with 1% full scale output accuracy, including all required connectors to allow integration into the triaxial cell

3) Quantity two (2) computer-controlled water pressure/volume controllers with 2 MPa pressure range, 200 cc volume capacity, 0.25% full scale output accuracy on volume, 0.15% full scale output accuracy on pressure, volume change measured and displayed to 0.001 cc, pressure regulated and displaced to 1 kPa, to include a digital keypad and displace for manual control and all required components to allow for integration into triaxial cell to enable unsaturated triaxial testing

4) Quantity one (1) computer-controlled air pressure/volume controllers with 2 MPa pressure range, 1,000 cc volume capacity, 0.25% full scale output accuracy on volume, 0.15% full scale output accuracy on pressure, volume change measured and displayed to 0.0001 cc, pressure regulated and displaced to 0.1 kPa, to include a digital keypad and displace for manual control and all required components to allow for integration into triaxial cell to enable unsaturated triaxial testing

5) All required data acquisition (24-bit), software, and firmware to enable unsaturated triaxial testing

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6) All equipment shall be powered by standard 110 V, 60Hz, AC electrical power.

No external hydraulic or pneumatic power sources shall be required.

7) All necessary installation components, tools, and accessories, to include 50mm, 70mm, and 100mm specimen preparation accessories shall be provided.

8) All equipment, including all hardware and software, shall be immediately plug and play compatible with existing Reclamation laboratory equipment manufactured by Global Digital Systems, Limited, including cyclic triaxial test system, cyclic direct simple shear test systems, and constant volume ring shear test system.

9) Testing system shall be delivered to the Denver Federal Center, Building 56.

Trained professionals from the equipment manufacturer shall be present on-site to install and commission both systems to verify functionality and compatibility with existing GDS Brand equipment.

Requirement 2: Procure and deliver quantity one (1) GDS Brand Stress-Dependent Soil- Water Characteristic Curve Measurement System, with the following components and salient characteristics:

1) 10 kN load capacity electro-mechanical, computer-controlled load frame with a keypad and display for stand-alone operation, displacement accuracy of 0.2% or full scale output, displacement resolution of 0.0001 mm and adequate vertical and horizontal clearances and stroke to enable stress-dependent soil water characteristic curve (SD-SWCC) testing with the cell and other components described below.

2) Constant Rate of Strain (CRS) consolidation cell, manufactured from stainless steel, with maximum water pressure of 3 MPa, maximum air pressure of 2 MPa, with pass-thru ports with valves and all other required sensors, brackets, cabling, tubing, connectors and other accessories to enable SD-SWCC testing with 63.5 mm diameter and 22 mm tall soil specimens at suctions up to 1,500 kPa. Also included in the CRS sell shall be:

a. 10 kN capacity, water submersible, external pressure insensitive, temperature compensated (10 to 50 degrees C) internal (to the cell) load cell with 1% full scale output accuracy, including all required connectors to allow integration into the CRS cell

3) Quantity one (1) computer-controlled water pressure/volume controller with 2 MPa pressure range, 200 cc volume capacity, 0.25% full scale output accuracy on volume, 0.15% full scale output accuracy on pressure, volume change measured and displayed to 0.001 cc, pressure regulated and displaced to 1 kPa, to include a digital keypad and displace for manual control and all required components to allow for integration into CRS cell to enable SD-SWCC testing

4) Quantity one (1) computer-controlled air pressure/volume controllers with 2 MPa pressure range, 1,000 cc volume capacity, 0.25% full scale output accuracy on volume, 0.15% full scale output accuracy on pressure, volume change measured and displayed to 0.0001 cc, pressure regulated and displaced to 0.1 kPa, to include a digital keypad and displace for manual control and all required components to allow for integration into CRS cell to enable SD-SWCC testing

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5) All required data acquisition (24-bit), software, and firmware to enable unsaturated triaxial testing

6) Pore pressure transducer with 2 MPa capacity and 0.1% full range output accuracy, and all required fittings and connections for integration into CRS cell system

7) All required data acquisition (24-bit), software, and firmware to enable unsaturated triaxial testing

8) All equipment shall be powered by standard 110 V, 60Hz, AC electrical power.

No external hydraulic or pneumatic power sources shall be required.

9) All necessary installation components, tools, and accessories, to include 63.5mm specimen preparation accessories shall be provided.

10) All equipment, including all hardware and software, shall be immediately plug and play compatible with existing Reclamation laboratory equipment manufactured by Global Digital Systems, Limited, including cyclic triaxial test system, cyclic direct simple shear test systems, and constant volume ring shear test system.

11) Testing system shall be delivered to the Denver Federal Center, Building 56.

Trained professionals from the equipment manufacturer shall be present on-site to install and commission both systems to verify functionality and compatibility with existing GDS Brand equipment.