19Q0033_Commercial_Solicitation.docx

N6893619Q0033

Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

FOR YOUR INFORMATION:

The following addresses and points of contact are provided:

Name: Patrick Popescu Phone: (760) 939- 1132

DSN: 437- 1132

Email address: patrick.popescu@navy.mil

U.S. Postal Service Mailing Address:

COMMANDER

CODE 254230D (P. POPESCU – 760-939-1132)

NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV

1 Administration Circle, MAIL STOP 1303

CHINA LAKE, CA 93555-6108

Direct Delivery Address (UPS, FedEx, etc.):

COMMANDER

CODE 254230D (P. POPESCU)

NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV

BLDG 02334, MAIL STOP 1303

CHINA LAKE, CA 93555-6108

CONTRACTING OFFICER:

Name: Agapito Santana Phone: (760) 939-2866

DSN: 437-2866

Email address: agapito.santana@navy.mil

U.S. Postal Service Mailing Address:

COMMANDER

CODE 254130D (A. SANTANA – 760-939-2866)

NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV

1 Administration Circle, MAIL STOP 1303

CHINA LAKE, CA 93555-6108

Direct Delivery Address

COMMANDER

CODE 254130D (A. SANTANA – 760-939-2866

NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV

BLDG 02334, MAIL STOP 1303

CHINA LAKE, CA 93555-6108

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

Automated Reaction Calorimeter

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To be provided in accordance with the Statement of Work, Section C.

NOTE: The requirements in DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation, are applicable for this line item. The contractor shall provide DoD unique identification or a DoD recognized unique identification equivalent.

FOB: Destination

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Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

STATEMENT OF WORK

STATEMENT OF WORK

Large Scale Calorimeter 25 October 2018

1.0 BACKGROUND

The Energetic Materials Research and Processing department of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) requires an update to the current chemical pilot plant in order to improve process safety and increase the scope of NAWCWD’s capabilities to produce fine chemicals and explosives. The laboratory update will provide NAWCWD with the capability to safely support the warfighter by making energetic chemicals as needed. This includes the ability to transition research discoveries from material readiness level 1 through material readiness level 8/9.

1.1 Scope

This requirement is for modern reaction calorimeters which are used by industry to both improve process efficiency and process safety. These devices are routinely used by industry to map chemical kinetics. This is done to both improve process yields and safety. The same devices map heat flow in chemical reactions. While this data is useful for improving chemical processes, it is vital for calculating safety margins. The proposed solution will provide reaction calorimetry capability at the sub-pilot scale.

2.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

System Engineering Plan: Chemical Pilot Plant Modernization CIP FY2019, Revision A, 12 September 2018.

3.0 REQUIREMENTS

The contractor shall provide an automated reaction calorimeter, meeting all the requirements and specifications detailed in the following sections. The system shall be compatible with certain equipment previously purchased by NAWCWD, as specified in the following sections; that equipment includes a Mettler-Toledo (MT) Focused Beam Reflectance Measurement Probe (FBRM) and a MT ParticleView Microscope (PVM) probe.

3.1 Automated Reactor

The contractor shall provide, as part of the automated reaction calorimeter system, an automated batch chemical reactor. This reactor shall be of a design and configuration to react reagents, and provide heat transfer to process fluid.

3.1.1 Capacity

The reactor shall have a nominal volume of 18 L. The reactor shall also include an agitator and motor.

3.1.2 Materials of Construction

The materials of construction for wetted surfaces should be compatible with reagents and solvents common to the direct nitration of polyols; including but not limited to: concentrated sulfuric acid, concentrated nitric acid, white fuming nitric acid, and oleum.

The materials of construction for all other non-wetted surfaces should be reasonable and prudent to the intent and scope of this SOW, and in keeping with industry standards.

3.1.3 Operating Conditions and Boundaries

The process side of the reactor system shall be capable of full and unhindered operation within a reaction mixture temperature range of -5°C to 120°C, at ambient pressure.

3.1.4 Reaction Calorimetry

The system shall be capable of deriving from measurement the heat of reaction, in both adiabatic and isothermal modes.

3.1.5 Instrumentation

The reactor shall be configured for and capable of measuring the temperature and pH of the reactant mixture. The reactor vessel shall be capable of physically integrating the MT FBRM and PVM probes.

3.1.6 Liquid Dosing Pumps

The contractor shall provide a total of two (2) pumps and associated equipment to provide gravimetric dosing of liquids into the reactor. The pumps shall be capable of volumetric flowrates adjustable from 1 mL/min to 100 mL/min The materials of construction for the wetted surfaces of pumps shall have good corrosion resistance characteristics for common organic solvents, common inorganic solvents, common halogenated solvents, strong mineral acids, strong and weak bases, and common organic reagents. Where possible and prudent this might include the use of any one or combination of stainless steel (either 316 or 316L), chemical resistant glass, and fluorinated elastomers. The dosing pump system shall be controllable from the control system detailed in later sections.

3.2 Heater-Chiller Unit

The contractor shall provide a heat exchange fluid heater-chiller unit, designed to support the use of the reaction calorimeter for the intended purpose, described in previous sections.

3.3 Control System

3.3.1 Automation

The control system shall be capable of controlling the dosing pump system, described in previous section; to include the ability to start and stop pumping, and adjust the rate of pumping of each pump independently. The control system shall also be capable of controlling the temperature of the heat exchange fluid in both isothermal and adiabatic modes of calorimetry. The rate of agitation must also be controllable.

3.3.2 Control and Integration of FBRM and PVM Probes

The control system shall be capable of integrating and controlling the Mettler-Toledo FBRM and PVM probes.

3.3.3 Remote Operation

The control system must be capable of being physically separated from the rest of the system, i.e. housed in a control room. The control room will be no more than 100 linear feet from the operational room wherein the rest of the system resides. The control system must integrate with the rest of the system via a physical connection, e.g. fiber optical cable or wire, not through radio communication.

3.4 System Integration

The contract shall provide all appropriate fittings, connectors, adapters, cables, hoses, lines, and anything else necessary for the full assembly and integration of the system components.

3.5 Installation and Training

3.5.1 Installation and Start-Up

The contractor shall provide installation of the equipment at NAWCWD, to include an initial start-up of the system. The contractor shall allow NAWCWD personnel to observe the installation.

3.5.2 Testing and Verification

The contractor shall execute an acceptance test procedure, demonstrating and verifying the ability of the installed system to meet all of the aforementioned requirements. The contractor shall allow NAWCWD personnel to observe the testing and verification, and provide a record of the results.

3.5.3 Training

The contractor shall provide on-site training to NAWCWD personnel in the operation of the system.

3.5.4 Documentation

The contractor shall provide all relevant and pertinent documentation for all hardware and software provided.

4.0 Travel

Travel is required for the purposes of training/installation.

Section E - Inspection and Acceptance

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

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Section F - Deliveries or Performance

DELIVERY INFORMATION

WALTER MERRIMAN

2400 E. PILOT PLANT RD.

RIDGECREST CA 93555

(760) 939-7815 FOB: Destination N68936

Section G - Contract Administration Data

252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2013)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause--

Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC) is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

Document type means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

Local processing office (LPO) is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system is the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall--

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.acquisition.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this Web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/.

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via Web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor must use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract/order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall use the following document type(s).

COMBO

(2) Inspection/acceptance location. The Contractor shall select the following inspection/acceptance location(s) in WAWF, as specified by the contracting officer.

N68936

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table* Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF

(4) Payment request and supporting documentation. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes appropriate contract line item and subline item descriptions of the work performed or supplies delivered, unit price/cost per unit, fee (if applicable), and all relevant back-up documentation, as defined in DFARS Appendix F, (e.g. timesheets) in support of each payment request.

(5) WAWF email notifications. The Contractor shall enter the email address identified below in the “Send Additional Email Notifications” field of WAWF once a document is submitted in the system.

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable email addresses or “Not applicable.”)

(g) WAWF point of contact. (1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact.

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable information or “Not applicable.”)

(2) For technical WAWF help, contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988.

(End of clause)

*To be completed at contract award

Section I - Contract Clauses

52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEVIATION 2018-O0021) (OCT 2018)

(a) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (a) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records—Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(b)(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of any other clauses of this contract, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (b) (1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 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)).

(iii) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(iv) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $700,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(v) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (MAY 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (l) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

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

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

(viii) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(ix) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (July 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(x) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (FEB 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(xi) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(xii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiii)(A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(xiv) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xv) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xvi) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015) (E.O. 12989).

(xvii) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015).

(xviii) 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017) (E.O. 13706).

(xix)(A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (JAN 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(B) Alternate I (JAN 2017) of 52.224-3.

(xx) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xxi) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

(End of clause)

Section K - Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors