NB193000-21-00939 - Attachment I - Combined Synopsis Solicitation 061621 Final .pdf

Attachment I – Combined Synopsis/Solicitation – NB193000-21-00939

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; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A

WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED.

This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2019-01.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is

333120 – Construction Machinery Manufacturing. The small business size standard in number of employees is 750. This acquisition is set aside for small businesses. Simplified acquisition procedures will be utilized.

Background Information

The Contractor shall provide all labor, material, tools, management, travel and equipment necessary for

Supply a new backhoe loader with extendable dipper stick capable of digging up to 19’6” inches deep.

The backhoe loader should be four-wheel drive, have an extendable dipper stick, and loader bucket with

1.3 cubic yard capacity on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) campus, 100

Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.

APPLICABLE ATTACHMENTS:

Attached to this solicitation is the following:

▪ Attachment I - Combine Synopsis Solicitation

▪ Attachment II - Applicable Provisions and Clauses

▪ Attachment III - Evaluation Criteria

▪ Attachment IV - Statement of Work

1352.215-73 INQUIRIES (APR 2010):

Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing electronically to michael.wigfall@nist.gov . Questions must be received no later than 7 calendar days after the issuance date of this solicitation. Any responses to 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 question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. (End of Provision).

CONTRACT LINE ITEM STRUCTURE:

CLIN 0001: Base – Provide a backhoe loader with extendable dipper stick in accordance with the specifications per the statement of work.

CLIN 0002: Service Plan per statement of work

CLIN 0003: Additional Operator Training per statement of work

CLIN 0004: Warranty per statement of work

OPTIONAL CLIN:

CLIN 0005: Extended Warranty mailto:michael.wigfall@nist.gov

REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS

All offerors shall submit the following:

1. For evaluation of Technical Capability:

Please see Attachment III – Evaluation Criteria

2. For evaluation of price:

Please see Attachment III – Evaluation Criteria

3. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation to procure backhoe with an extendable dipper stick.

The Government intends to award one (1) firm fixed price contract as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation that will include the terms and conditions that are set forth herein. To facilitate the award process, ALL quotes shall include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows:

a. The offeror shall state “The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition.”

OR

b. The offeror 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.”

Offeror shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)

Please note that this procurement IS NOT being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply

Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC). If an offeror submits a quote based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the quoted price. However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant contract, not the terms and conditions of the offeror’s FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation.

4. The DUNS # for the offeror’s active System for Award Management (SAM) registration.

Offerors shall have an active registration at www.SAM.Gov to be considered for award.

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFIS):

Due Date for RFI’s: By 06/22/2021 NLT 10:00am noon via email to Patrick.murphy@nist.gov and michael.wigfall@nist.gov .

Government RFI Response Date: By 06/24/2021 NLT 10:00am

DUE DATE FOR QUOTATIONS:

E-mail quotes are required. All quotes must be submitted, via e-mail, to Michael Wigfall at michael.wigfall@nist.gov . Quotes shall be sent in two (2) volumes. Volume 1 shall be

Technical Factors and Volume 2 shall be Price. Facsimile quotations will NOT be accepted.

Submission must be received not later than 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on June 28, 2021. An e-mail quote shall be considered received when it is received in Sandra Smith electronic inbox.

http://www.sam.gov/ mailto:Patrick.murphy@nist.gov

EVALUATION CRITERIA AND BASIS FOR AWARD

The Government intends to award one (1) firm fixed price contract order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, is the lowest price technically acceptable proposal.

See Attachment III for Evaluation Criteria.

Price will be evaluated for reasonableness.