M11-126.SCO.DR.doc

SOLICITATION NO. M11-126

SECTION I - SOLICITATION

INTRODUCTION

GOVERNMENT RELATIONSHIP: This contract is awarded by SAIC-Frederick, Inc. under prime contract with the National Cancer Institute at Frederick. The provisions and clauses contained herein are influenced by and reflect the relationship of the parties in that contract which was awarded and is administered under the provision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). There is no privity of contract between the Seller and the Government.

A.

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICING

A.1

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES

Purchase of Plasmid Sel. Xtra Chromat. Resin (ALL ONE LOT NUMBER) A.2.

TYPE OF CONTRACT

This is a firm fixed price contract for which the price is not subject to any adjustment on the basis of the contractor’s cost experience in performing the contract.

A.3

PRICE/COSTS

Plasmid Sel. Xtra Chromat. Resin Cat# 28-4024-04 (ALL THE SAME LOT #)

**PLEASE INDICATE LOT NUMBER ________________

_____% Discount

_____% Prompt Payment Discount Terms

Quote Number: ____________________

GSA/VA# - _______________________

Freight Costs - ______________ (Actual _________ Not to Exceed___________)

B.

SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

1.

The contractor shall provide the product specified herein. A single lot is required under this procurement.

2.

The catalog number listed is GE Healthcare. (mfg.)

3.

Offerors are requested to quote on the items as listed. Proposals for equivalent or alternate products will be considered non-responsive.

C.

CONTRACT TERMS/LOGISTICS

C1.

Pricing 1.

FSS pricing. SAIC-Frederick, Inc. is eligible for Federal Supply Schedule pricing. If the items offered are on FSS, the contract number must be cited and a copy of the GSA or VA schedule must accompany the offer. If items are not offered on FSS, current price list must be submitted with this solicitation.

2.

F.O.B. All offers must be F.O.B. destination, and freight may be paid or prepaid and add. F.O.B. (Free on board) is defined as the buyer does not take ownership of the goods until delivered at the SAIC-Frederick, Inc. dock.

C2.

Additional Charges/Fees

1.

Any shipping charges must be identified and listed on the response for evaluation.

2.

Offeror must state any and all fees that could be applicable to any contract awarded from this solicitation such as dry ice, hazardous material fee, etc. Payment of these charges will not be made unless they are stated in the proposal as individual line items for each charge.

3.

Offers which contain administrative fees, processing fees, expediting fees, or insurance fees shall be considered non-responsive.

C3.

Offers

1.

Offers must be signed, dated, and received at the place and time required in Block 8 of form SF 1449-10.

2.

Offers must be compliant with all solicitation requirements in order to be eligible for an award.

3.

Offers must return the proposal with the solicitation number (see Block 5 of form SF 1449-10) clearly visible on the submission, such as e-mail or fax subject line. SAIC-Frederick, Inc. is not responsible for the handling of any offers not returned in this manner.

C4.

Award

1.

Award of any order as a result of this solicitation will be made on an all or none basis.

2.

Award of this solicitation may be made without discussion.

3.

Award of any order as a result of this solicitation will not be made to any supplier with evident deficient past performance as documented in the SAIC-Frederick, Inc. vendor file.

D. DELIVERY/PERFORMANCE/INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

D1. Delivery and Acceptance:

1.

Delivery shall not be made on any of the below listed holidays:

New Year’s Day

Labor Day

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Veterans Day

Presidents Day

Columbus Day

Memorial Day

Thanksgiving Day

Independence Day

Christmas Day

Delivery shall be scheduled for the following work day.

2.

All items must be packaged and shipped in accordance with applicable federal regulations and must be marked with SAIC-Frederick, Inc’s appropriate purchase order number.

3. Initial inspection upon receipt at SAIC-Frederick, Inc. shall be confined to obvious external damage to shipment containers. SAIC-Frederick, Inc. accepts no responsibility for concealed damages.

D2.

Special Delivery Requirements 1.

All delivery order packages, packing slips and invoices must be clearly marked with the appropriate purchase order number. A packing slip must be inside or attached to each box. Boxes without packing slips may be refused.

2. The external packaging label(s) shall indicate the SAIC-Frederick, Inc. purchase order number to allow payment according to the credit terms. Failure to provide the required purchase order number will cause delay of payment and will automatically relegate the credit terms to net 60.

3. The contractor is responsible for the delivery of each item quantity and shall make every effort to deliver the exact quantity ordered. Should any quantities in excess of the allowed quantity be received, the SAIC-Frederick Inc. has the option to either retain or return the excess quantities. Return of over shipped items will be at the contractor’s risk and expense. Retained items will be paid for by the SAIC-Frederick, Inc. at the contract unit price.

E. EVALUATION

1. SAIC-Frederick, Inc. will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible contractor whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used as the basis of award:

1.

Vendor Past Performance

2.

Acceptability of Product/Service

3.

Price

F.

PROPOSAL ELEMENTS

1. Offeror shall submit a complete proposal that contains the following elements:

Complete Solicitation, include ALL pages

Form SF 1449-10 with signature and requisite blocks completed

Terms and Conditions

G.

ADMINISTRATION

G1.

Invoices 1.

SAIC-Frederick, Inc. shall pay the Contractor, upon submission of proper invoices or vouchers, the prices stipulated in this contract for services rendered and accepted, less any deductions provided in this contract.

2. Proper Invoice. A proper invoice includes, but is not limited to, the invoice date, contract name, contract/purchase order number, description of items or services and corresponding unit and extended total pricing, remittance address, and a contact name to be notified in the event of a defective invoice.

3.

EFT. All payments by SAIC-Frederick, Inc. under this contract shall be made by electronic funds transfer.

4 Submittal. All invoices will be sent to the address listed in Block 15 of form SF 1449-10.

5. Freight: Freight charges must be added as a separate line item on the invoice.

6. Packing Charges. Charges for chemicals requiring special packing for viability or to meet the Department of Transportation regulations may be invoiced separately provided notification of such charges is stated when order is placed or acknowledged.

G2.

Special Administrative Requirements 1.

Offeror must self-certify in the Central Contractor Registration, https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/default.aspx, to be eligible for an award.

2. Offeror will complete the representations and certifications in ORCA, https://orca.bpn.gov, to be eligible for an award.

3. Administrative Information.

1.

Payment Terms:

2.

Contact name:

3.

Contact phone number:

4.

Contact facsimile number:

5.

Contact e-mail address:

4. Terms and Conditions. The SAIC-Frederick, Inc(s Terms and Conditions cited in section 24b of form SF-1449-10, must be signed, dated and returned with the proposal.

5. Questions. Questions concerning this subcontract shall be directed in writing to the person listed in Block 7 of form SF-1449-10.

SECTION II - CONTINUATION OF BLOCK 24: CONTRACT CLAUSES AND ADDENDUMS

THE FOLLOWING CLAUSES ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCES:

52.212.5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders ( Commercial Items (JUN 2009)

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (JUN 2003)

52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (JUN 2003)

52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (JAN 2011)

52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (JAN 2011)

52.219-16, Liquidated Damages - Subcontracting Plan (JAN 1999)

52.219-22, Small Disadvantaged Business Status (OCT 1999)

52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (DEC 2007)

52.223-16, IEEE 1680 Standard for the Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products (DEC 2007) (E.O. 13423)

52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (OCT 1995)

52.232-34, Payments by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than Central Contractor Registration (MAY 1999)

52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned US-Flag Commercial Vessels (FEB 2006)