COMBINED SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION.pdf

Request for Quotation Number 1333ND24QNB640681

Combined Synopsis Solicitation

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN

ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR

EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT

CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A

WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED.

This solicitation is a Request for Quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05 effective May 22, 2024.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This acquisition is being procured using full and open competition. Simplified acquisition procedures will be utilized.

Responsible quoters shall provide a quotation for the following line items.

This is a BRAND NAME ONLY REQUIREMENT. The Government will only consider for award the make and model of equipment identified in the statement of work. No substitutions are allowable. Reference the statement of work for the brand name justification.

LINE ITEM 0001 – Quantity 1 LOT –The Contractor shall provide an Agilent GC-MS system in accordance with the statement of work.

LINE ITEM 0002 – Quantity 1 Job – FOB DESTINATION DELIVERY.

The Contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt and acceptance of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the purchase order; and pay all charges to the specified point of delivery.

LINE ITEM 0003 – Quantity 1 JOB – Installation in accordance with the statement of work.

LINE ITEM 0004 – Quantity 1 JOB – Training in accordance with the statement of work.

LINE ITEM 0005 – Quantity 1 YR – Warranty in accordance with the statement of work.

PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Partial payments will be authorized. The Government will negotiate a payment schedule with the successful quoter.

Quoters are invited to propose a payment schedule after noting all of the following:

-All payments must be deliverable based;

-The Government cannot pay more than 15% of the total amount of the award, upon acceptance of the award, or as a “deposit”;

-A significant percentage of the total amount of the award will be held until successful completion of delivery, installation, training, and demonstration of all specifications.

A proper invoice will be approved for payment if all deliverables required to be submitted, within the billing period, have been delivered. The invoice will not be approved for payment if deliverables have not been submitted or have been rejected by the Government.

EVALUATION CRITERIA AND BASIS FOR AWARD

The Government intends to award a purchase order on a technically acceptable/low price basis.

Technically acceptable means:

-The Contractor has quoted all required equipment and services required; AND

-The Contractor does not take exception to any terms of the required equipment or services.

Price

Price shall be evaluated for all quoters whose quotations are determined to be technically acceptable. Price will be evaluated to determine that the total price is consistent with the technical portion of the quotation, and that the quoted price is a fair and reasonable overall price to the Government.

REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS

-For the purpose of determining whether or not the quotation is technically acceptable, the quotation must include product documentation for all quoted equipment. The documentation must clearly identify the manufacturer, make and model of all quoted equipment, all equipment requirements, and address all solicitation line items;

-The price quotation shall include a firm fixed price for each line item;

-Country of origin for the quoted equipment;

-The Standard Form 1449, must be executed fully a n d s u b m i t t e d w i t h t h e q u o t a t i o n . T h e S t a n d a r d

F o r m 1 4 4 9 c a n b e a c c e s s e d a t a c q u i s i t i o n . g o v , F e d e r a l A c q u i s i t i o n R e g u l a t i o n , S u b p a r t

53.212 Acquisition of commercial products and commercial services SF 1449;

-Acceptance Period - The acceptance period shall not be less than 120 days.

-Concurrence with all terms and conditions of the solicitation. The Contractor shall state in their quotation that they accept all terms and conditions of the solicitation without change, modification, deletion or addition.

Exceptions must be clearly documented and proposed changes discussed.

-The Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) for the quoter’s active System for Award Management (SAM) registration.

Quoters must have an active registration at the SAM.Gov website in order for their quotation to be considered for award;

-If the quoter’s representations and certifications do not reflect the NAICS code governing this solicitation, quoters must submit documentation of their business size in accordance with the small business size standard associated with the NAICS code governing this solicitation.

https://www.gsa.gov/forms-library/solicitationcontractorder-commercial-items

-Signature Authority - The person signing the Standard Form 1449 must have the authority to commit the quoter to all of the provisions and clauses of the solicitation, fully recognizing that the Government has the right, by terms of the solicitation, to make an award without discussions.

DUE DATE FOR QUOTATIONS

E-mail quotations are required. All quotations must be submitted via e-mail to Carol A. Wood, Contract

Specialist at Carol.wood@Nist.gov. FAX quotations will not be accepted.

Submission must be received not later than 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time on September 10, 2024. A quotation shall be considered received when it is received in the electronic inbox of Carol Wood not later than the date and time identified herein.

Questions: All questions regarding this notice must be submitted via e-mail to carol.wood@nist.gov not later than September 5, 2024, at 3:30 PM Eastern Time.

PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES

The full text of a Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision or clause may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Department of Commerce Acquisition Regulations (CAR) provisions and clauses that are applicable to this solicitation are identified in the document titled Provisions and

Clauses.

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