Revised RFQ NB643080-25-01731 8.13.25.docx

X-Ray Diffractometer /NB6430080-25-01731

(I) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial 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; proposals are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is being issued using simplified acquisition procedures for certain commercial items under the authority of FAR 13.5.

(II) The solicitation number is NB6430080-25-01731 and this solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This acquisition is being solicited as unrestricted.

(III) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-05 dated August 7, 2025.

(IV) The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 – Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees

(V) All offerors shall provide a firm-fixed-price quotation for the following line item(s):

(VI) The requirements for the line items to be acquired above are in the attached Requirements and Specifications document (Attachment 1).

(VII) Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance and FOB point are required in accordance with the attached Requirements and Specifications document (Attachment 1).

(VIII) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAR 2023), applies to this acquisition. Addenda to this provision is as follows:

DUE DATE FOR QUOTATIONS

Offerors shall submit their electronic quotations, via email, so that NIST receives them not later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time on 5-SEP-2025. E-mail quotations shall be submitted directly to the Contracting Officer at angela.hitt@nist.gov.

Please reference the RFQ number in the subject line of email communications. Offerors quotations shall not be deemed received by the Government until the quotation is entered in the e-mail inbox set forth above.

PRE-QUOTE INQUIRIES (CAR 1352.215-72):

Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to the Contracting Officer Angela Hitt at angela.hitt@nist.gov. Questions should be received no later than 10 calendar days after the issuance date of this solicitation. All responses to the 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 responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract.

QUOTATION PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:

All quotations shall conform to solicitation provisions/clauses and be prepared in accordance with this section. The quotation shall be clearly and concisely written as well as be neat, indexed (cross-indexed as appropriate) and logically assembled. Note: The term “indexed” refers to a table of contents that lists sections and page numbers. In the event that the Offeror is unable to create an indexed quotation, an alternative approach such as a Table of Contents shall suffice. All pages of the quotation shall be appropriately numbered. A cover letter may be included in addition to Volumes I-IV discussed below.

In preparing the quotation, each volume shall stand on its own. For each given evaluation factor the Government will only evaluate the information provided in the corresponding section of the quotation. The Offeror’s quotation shall be clearly divided into the following distinct volumes:

Volume I – Technical Quotation Volume II – Experience Volume III- Past Performance Volume IV– Price Quotation Volume V – Terms and Conditions

Volume I - Technical Quotation:

The offeror shall submit one (1) copy of their technical quotation, electronically, via E-mail to the Contract Specialist identified above. The technical quotation shall address the following:

Technical Capability:

The quoter shall submit technical approach and capability documentation which may include a narrative, charts, graphs, tables, drawings, product / service literature, and as applicable, demonstrated authority to provide the necessary items and perform the required services identified in the requirements and specifications document (Attachment 1). The documentation shall clearly describe, in sufficient detail, the vendor's authority, proposed items, resources and methods to successfully fulfill the requirements including specifications, performance capability requirements, delivery schedules, warranties, and all service requirements. The submission shall clearly identify each line item above. The submission must demonstrate that the proposed system meets or exceeds each minimum requirement described within the attached statement of work document (Attachment 1) by providing a citation between the requirements and specifications paragraph and the relevant section of the technical description or product literature. The offeror must not simply state they will meet or exceed the requirement; evidence must be provided. If applicable, evidence that the offeror is authorized by the manufacturer to provide the item(s) in the quotation shall be included. Quoters shall provide sufficient information for the Government to determine its level of confidence in the ability of the quoter to perform the requirements and specifications (Attachment 1).

Volume II – Experience:

1. Experience: The offeror shall submit a minimum of one (1) and a maximum of three (3) projects that are of similar size, scope, and complexity to this requirement that best demonstrate their company’s experience meeting the requirements and specifications (Attachment 1). Each project shouldl be submitted utilizing the attached Experience Project Data Sheet (Attachment 3). For all submitted projects, the description of the project shall clearly describe the recency and relevancy to the project requirements of this RFQ. For instances in which the primary contractor will be using sub-contractor(s) for a portion of the requirement, this portion of requirement should include documentation of the sub-contractor(s)’ prior experience in the form of relevant projects. For instances in which the prime contractor submitting the quotation will sub-contract 25% or more of the requirement (by dollar value) to an individual subcontractor, the prime offeror shall submit a minimum of one (1) and a maximum of three (3) experience submittal for that sub-contractor in addition to the prime contractor’s experience submittal(s).

1. A relevant contract is defined as one similar in size, scope and complexity to the RFQ.

2. Projects submitted must be performed within the past three (3) years of the date of issuance of this RFQ to be considered recent.

3. The offeror shall submit Experience and may utilize the Experience Data Sheet (Attachment 3) for a minimum of one (1) and a maximum of three (3) projects where the offeror had experience within the three years preceding the RFQ closing date that was relevant to the Requirements and Specification document. Individual blocks on this form may be expanded.

4. The Offeror shall provide a description and relevance to solicitation requirements including dollar value; ability to meet the desired technical exceedance and minimum specifications in the offered past performance.

Volume III-Past Performance:

Past Performance: Past Performance is defined as how well a vendor has performed in meeting recent and relevant requirements in terms of scope, size, and complexity.

Provide the following information for a minimum of three companies/organizations/clients which the offer has provided recent and similar items for:

1. Contract number.

2. Product Number or Service provided.

3. Description and relevance to solicitation requirements including dollar value; Ability to meet the desired technical exceedance and minimum specifications in the offered past performance.

4. Period of Performance – indicate by month and year the state and completion (or “ongoing”) dates for the contract.

5. Reference Contact – If a non-Government contract, identify the name and address of the client with current telephone number and email address of a point of contact of the client responsible for the contract.

6. Contracting Office – If a government contract (Federal or state), identify the Contracting Officer (CO), and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), and their names, current telephone numbers and email addresses.

7. Problems Encountered – include information regarding information regarding any problems encountered on the projects described above and corrective actions taken to resolve those problems.

The offeror shall provide past performance information regarding relevant projects over the past three (3) years with Federal, state, or local government, or commercial customers. If the offeror intends to subcontract with another firm(s) for part of this requirement, that firm’s past performance information shall also be provided. If the offeror has no relevant past performance, in may include a statement to that effect in its quotation. The government reserves the right to consider data obtained from sources other those described by the offeror in its quotation. The offeror shall provide a past performance for a minimum of one (1) and a maximum of three (3) relevant projects identified for Factor II-Experience through either the submission of a completed Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment 4) submission or in the form of a Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) report.

1. If no CPARS is available, the Offeror shall use the attached Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ).

2. The Offer shall provide completed PPQs with their quote. PPQs shall be completed and signed by the client/customer identified for the project.

3. If the Offer is unable to obtain a completed RRQ from a client for a project(s) before the quotation closing date, the Offeror should compete and submit with the quotation the first page of the PPQ, which will provide the contract and client information for the respective project(s). The Government may reasonably attempt to contact the client noted for the project(s) to obtain the PPQ information. However, Offerors should follow up with clients/references to help ensure timely submission of questionnaires.

4. If the offer requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government’s point of contact at angela.hitt@nist.gov using the following email subject line “PPQ-X-Ray Diffractometer, NB6430080-25-01731.

Volume IV - Price Quotation:

The offeror shall submit one (1) copy of their entire quotation, electronically, via E-mail to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer identified above. The pricing quotation shall be separate from any other portion of the quotation. The offeror shall propose a firm-fixed-price quotation for each CLIN to include all shipping costs (FOB Destination). Price quotations shall remain valid for a period of 90 days from the date quotations are due.

Volume V - Terms and Conditions

Offerors shall provide a completed copy of all provisions listed below:

1. FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (OCT 2022)

2. FAR 52.225-6 Trade Agreement Certification

3. FAR 52.225-18, Place of Manufacture

Acceptance of Terms and Conditions (Addendum to FAR 52.212-1(b) (11)):

If the contractor objects to any of the terms and conditions contained in this solicitation, the contractor 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:" [Contractor shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)]. It is the sole responsibility of the contractor to identify in their quotation any exceptions to the terms and conditions of the solicitation. If the contractor does not include such a statement, the submission of a quotation in response to this solicitation will be regarded as the Contractor's acceptance of the Government's terms and conditions for inclusion into the resultant purchase order (PO).

Note: 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 quotation based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the proposed price. However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant purchase order, not the terms and conditions of the Offeror's FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation.

NAICS Code If the Offeror’s representations and certifications do not reflect the NAICS code governing this solicitation, Offerors must submit documentation that they are a small business under the NAICS code governing this solicitation.

(End of provision FAR 52.212-1)

(IX) Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services applies to this procurement. The evaluation criteria included in paragraph (a) of the provision are as follows:

EVALUATION CRITERIA

The Government intends to award a single firm fixed price purchase order (PO) from this solicitation utilizing simplified acquisitions procedures in accordance with FAR part 13.5. The Government reserves the right not to award a PO and to make an award without exchanges based solely upon initial quotes. Contractors are strongly encouraged to submit their best technical solutions and price in response to this RFQ.

Basis for Award:

The Government will award a firm fixed price purchase order resulting from this solicitation once the Contractor is verified as responsible and the quotation conforming to the solicitation is found most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Government will evaluate quotations based on the following evaluation criteria factors: 1) Technical Capability, 2) Experience 3) Past Performance, and 4) Price. Technical Capability, Experience, and Past Performance are more important than price. As non-price factors become more equal among offerors, price may become the determining factor.

An Offeror's failure to address any factor may be considered indicative of the Offeror's lack of understanding of the Government's requirements and may result in the offer being determined unacceptable.

Once the government determines the apparent successful quoter, the government reserves the right to communicate with only that contractor to address any remaining issues, if necessary, and finalize a purchase order with that apparent successful quoter. These issues may include technical and price. If the parties cannot successfully address any remaining issues, as determined pertinent at the sole discretion of the Contracting Officer, the government reserves the right to communicate with the next best-suited contractor based on the original analysis and address any remaining issues.

Evaluation Factors:

Factor 1- Technical Capability:

This procurement is for commercial items. Therefore, prototypes or demonstration models will not be accepted. Additionally, used or refurbished instruments will not be considered. Evaluation of technical capability shall be limited to the information provided in the quotation and will reflect the Government’s assessed level of confidence that the quoter will successfully perform the requirement.

Evaluation of this factor is a subjective evaluation of the vendor's demonstrated resources, capability, and methods to meet all requirements. This may include the authority to provide the required items (i.e. authorized dealer/seller/reseller), authority to provide maintenance and repair services, and the capability and method to successfully meet all the requirements in the requirements and specifications document. Quotations that do not demonstrate that the proposed equipment meets or exceeds all requirements will not be considered further for award. If an offeror’s technical description and/or product literature does not indicate whether its proposed equipment meets a certain minimum requirement, NIST will determine that it does not meet the requirement.

Schematic drawing of proposed solution required. Stronger consideration will be given to the quotes that exceed the following specifications:

From specifications section 1.3. X-ray optics shall enable transmission and capillary measurements, incorporate computer controlled divergent slit and anti-scatter slit assemblies (incident and receiving), as well as collimators, beam stops, and equivalent capabilities for reducing parasitic background scattering on both incident and detector sides.

Stronger preference shall be given to instruments with their optics additionally featuring Johansson monochromator Ag Ka1 radiation with step-motor computer-controlled adjustments.

From specifications section 1.6, the instrument must be configuration with a sample changer for capillaries.

Stronger preference will be given to solutions which include a sample changer for at least 5 capillaries permitting the capillary spinning during measurements. Additionally, stronger preference will be given to solutions that integrate control of the same changer in the instrument software.

Likewise, stronger preference will be given to solutions offering an optional sample stage(s) enabling variable-temperature measurements of a pair-distribution function. The temperature range of interest is between 85 K and 1773 K.

From specifications section 1.4, the detector should be 1D with equal or greater than 40 % efficiency for silver radiation, single photon counting capability, a dynamic range greater than 10,000,000 cps, pixel size less than 60 microns, readout time less than 100 microseconds, and the ability for energy discrimination against fluorescence.

Stronger preference will be given to solutions that provided detector efficiency to silver radiation greater than >80 % and minimum two-theta coverage of 15 degrees at a fixed detector position.

Quoter should provide details of timelines and delivery of final product in quote.

Quoter shall specify if their incident-beam optics includes a Johansson monochromator. If no Johansson monochromator is available, the quote should specify the residual Kalpha2 fraction.

Quoter shall specify the capacity of the capillary sample changer, the acceptable capillary diameter range, the ability of the sample changer to enable spinning of the capillary during measurements, and the ability to control the sample changer using the instrument software. Quoter shall include options for variable-temperature pair-distribution functional measurements, including the capillary diameter range.

Quoter should specify the detector efficiency for silver radiation and the minimum two-theta coverage at a fixed detector position.

Factor 2- Experience:

This factor involves assessing the vendor’s experience in similar scope, size, and complexity on recent and relevant projects to evaluate the vendor's capability to successfully meet the requirements of the request for quotation. Experience as a prime contractor will be considered more relevant than experience as a sub-contractor and may receive a higher level of confidence rating.

Evaluation of this factor is a subjective evaluation of the vendor’s provided experience working with similar requirements to assess the capability of the vendor to successfully meet the requirements of this request for quotation. The Government is more interested in the quality and similarity of the experience examples than the quantity of examples. The vendor shall include the name and contact information of a reference that can substantiate the example and results. The information shall be sufficiently detailed so that the evaluators can determine whether the example(s) demonstrate the contractor’s experience. The Government will review a maximum of three (3) experience project data submittals in the order of submittal (in addition to a maximum of 3 submittals for each sub-contractor). Any projects submitted beyond three (3) for each of the prime contractors and each subcontractor will not be considered. Experience Project Data Sheet (Attachment 3) for these submissions should l be used. .

The Government will evaluate the Offeror's experience information and, if appropriate, its proposed subcontractors' experience to determine its recency and relevancecy to the current requirement and the extent to which it (a) demonstrates that the offeror has successfully completed relevant projects in the past three (3) years.

Factor 3- Past Performance:

The basis of evaluation is a subjective evaluation of how well the Vendor performed on recent and relevant projects regarding the RFQ requirement. This factor will be evaluated on a Confidence Rating basis as follows; receiving a past performance evaluation rating of ‘Very Good’ or better would be rated as higher confidence, receiving a past performance evaluation rating of ‘Satisfactory’ would be rated as some confidence, and receiving a past performance rating of ‘Marginal’ or less would be rated as low confidence. Offerors lacking relevant past performance history will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably in past performance and will receive a Neutral rating. If no recent/relevant performance record is available or the Offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror will receive a neutral rating. Past performance submittals are limited to a maximum of three (3), this includes any subcontractor work. Projects in excess of three (3) will not be considered.

In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the CPARS, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) using all CAGE / UEI numbers of vendors. The Government reserves the right to contact any other source of information that may have knowledge or information on a vendor’s relevant past performance history. The Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment 4) is available for past performance submittals.

Evaluation Rating The evaluation of the non-price factor (Factors 1) may be done holistically with a rating scale of "high confidence," "some confidence," and "low confidence," representing the Government’s confidence that the Quoter is technically capable.

Confidence Ratings:

All quotes shall be evaluated in accordance with the factors and criteria established above.

All quotes shall be evaluated by the Department in accordance with the factors and criteria established above.

Factor 4 - Price: The proposed price will be evaluated. The evaluation will determine whether the proposed prices are reasonable in relation to the solicitation requirements. A price realism analysis will not be conducted. Prices must be proportionate with the technical portion of the quotation.

(End of provision 52.212-2)

(X) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEC 2022), with its offer. The offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site accessed through http://www.sam.gov/portal. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (u) of this provision.

(XI) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2023), applies to this acquisition.

(XIII) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (JAN 2025) (Deviations FEB 2025), applies to this acquisition and the following additional FAR clauses cited are applicable to the acquisition:

52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government--Alternate I 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest when Subcontracting with Contractor’s Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (DEVIATION DEC 2022) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation 52.222-3, Convict Labor 52.222-19, Child Labor – Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.225-5, Trade Agreements 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.226-8, Encourage Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer 52.240-1, Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by American Security Drone Act-Covered Foreign Entities 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels 52.247-69, Reporting Requirement for U.S.-Flag Air Carries Regarding Training to Prevent Human Trafficking

(XIIV) The following additional contract requirement(s) and additional terms and conditions are necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices:

PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES:

The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are hereby incorporated by reference.

All FAR clauses may be viewed at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far All Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR) clauses may be viewed at https://www.acquisition.gov/car

PROVISIONS

FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) at the time of quotation submission and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any resultant contract. Refusal to register shall forfeit award.

FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting FAR 52.204-22, Alternative Line-Item Proposal FAR 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment FAR 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services – Representation FAR 52.209-7, Information Regarding Responsibility Matters FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (OCT 2022) (DEVIATION DEC 2022) FAR 52.225-6, Trade Agreements Certificate FAR 52.225-18, Place of Manufacture FAR 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging In Certain Activities Or Transactions Relating To Iran-Representation And Certifications FAR 52.229-11, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements—Notice and Representation.

FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference FAR 52.252-5, Authorized Deviations in Provisions

(End of provision)

CLAUSES:

FAR 52.203-12, Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance FAR 52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems FAR 52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations FAR 52.247-34, FOB Destination FAR 52.247-48, F.O.B. Destination – Evidence of Shipment FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference FAR 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses CAR 1352.201-70, Contracting Officer’s Authority CAR 1352.201-72, Contracting Officer’s Representative CAR 1352.209-72 Restrictions Against Disclosure CAR 1352.209-73, Compliance with the Laws CAR 1352.209-74, Organizational Conflict of Interest CAR 1352.233-70, Agency Protests CAR 1352.233-71, GAO and Court of Federal Claims Protests (End of clause)

CAR 1352.246-70 PLACE OF ACCEPTANCE (APR 2010)

(a) The Contracting Officer or the duly authorized representative will accept supplies and services to be provided under this contract.

(b) The place of acceptance will be:

Building 301 Shipping and Receiving 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001 (End of clause)

NIST LOCAL-39 MARKING/PACKING INSTRUCTIONS

(1) If the total contract/order includes multiple quantities of the same or like item(s), segregated as separate CLIN/Item numbers, deliverables shall be packed accordingly. Each individual Package / container in the shipment shall include deliverables on a per-CLIN or Item basis.

(2) For each shipment made under this contract/order, the Contractor shall furnish itemized packing list(s), enumerating the specific contents of each shipping container and what specific individual components constitute a full and complete "unit" for each bid item. The packing list shall include the brief description of each item found in the Schedule. If more than one container is required for each unit, each container should be marked accordingly, e.g., "Box 1 of 2," "Box 2 of 2," and the boxes, where feasible, should be taped or shrink-wrapped together as an issuable unit.

(3) The contract number AND CONTRACT LINE-ITEM NUMBER (CLIN) OR ORDER ITEM NUMBER shall be placed on the exterior of all containers.

(End of clause)

NIST LOCAL-53 CONTRACT PERFORMANCE DURING CHANGES IN NIST OPERATING STATUS

All contractors performing work on active contracts at the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) campuses and/or working in NIST workspaces should go to the www.nist.gov website and under the “About NIST” tab, click on “Visit”. This site includes information about campus access and security information, identification requirements, parking information, and more.

Contractor personnel are quired to check the appropriate campus operating status and personnel requirements at https://www.nist.gov/campus-status daily prior to arriving on site. All personnel must adhere to the requirements set forth in the operating status.

Unless otherwise stated in the contract terms and conditions, normal days of business operations are Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. However, throughout the contract period of performance, there may be circumstances beyond the control of NIST that will impact normal days of business operations such as inclement weather, power outages, etc. In circumstances such as these, the contractor must call the appropriate NIST campus status line to verify the operating status:

Gaithersburg Campus Operating Status Line:

(301) 975-8000

(800) 437-4385 x8000 (toll free)

Boulder Campus Operating Status Line:

(303) 497-4000

(303) 497-3000 option 2

In the event of a lapse in appropriates, access to Government facilities and resources, including equipment and systems, will be limited to excepted personnel for both Federal employees and contractor personnel. If performance of the contract is onsite and/or requires Government interaction, unless the contractor has been, or is notified that it is required to work under an excepted status, the contractor must stop work. The work stoppage shall remain in effect until the lapse is resolved and notification is provided via the NIST website at www.nist.gov (banner on front page) and/or the NIST operating status line(s). Additionally, contractors are encouraged to monitor public broadcasts or the Officer of Personnel Management’s website at www.opm.gov for the Federal Government operating status.

NIST will provide notification to all contractors that are determined to have excepted status. All excepted contractors are required to continue performance and communicate with the appointed Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for further guidance, or NIST Contracting Officer is a COR is not appointed.

Contractors with active supply or service contracts that are fully funded at the time of the contract award and do not require access to Government facilities, resources, or active administration by Government personnel in a manner that would not cause the Government to include additional obligations during the lapse in appropriation may continue performance.

Please note that in all circumstances that impact operations on the NIST campuses, contractors are expected to follow all direction and guidance provided by NIST authorities.

(End of clause)

NIST LOCAL-54 ELECTRONIC BILLING INSTRUCTIONS

NIST requires that Invoice/Voucher submissions are sent electronically via email to INVOICE@NIST.GOV.

Each Invoice or Voucher submitted shall include the following:

(1) Contract number.

(2) Contractor name and address.

(3) Unique entity identifier (see www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers).

(4) Date of invoice.

(5) Invoice number.

(6) Amount of invoice and cumulative amount invoiced to-date.

(7) Contract Line-Item Number (CLIN).

(8) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and extended price of supplies/services delivered.

(9) Prompt payment discount terms, if offered; and

(10) Any other information or documentation required by the contract.

(End of clause)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS FOR EXISTING CONTRACT ACTIONS INVOICING PROCESSING PLATFORM-ALTERNATE I (DEC 2022)

Upon written notice from the contracting officer the following supersedes all other instructions for the submission of payment requests. Accordingly, following written notice 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 payment request or invoicing instructions, Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract 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: SEE NIST LOCAL-54 for documentation requirements.

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register, access, and use IPP for submitting payment requests. If not already enrolled, the Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email within three to five business days of the addition of the contract award to IPP. 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 payment requests, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation. Contact the contracting officer for more information on submitting a waiver request.

(End of clause)

(XIV) Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is NOT applicable.

(XV) All quotations shall be delivered electronically by the specified close date and time in paragraph VIII above to Angela Hitt, Contracting Officer, at angla.hitt@nist.gov.

(XVI) For information regarding this solicitation, contact the Contracting Officer, Angela Hitt at angela.hitt@nist.gov.

Attachments:

Attachment 1- Requirements and Specifications Attachment 2-Provisions for Completion Attachment 3- Experience Project Data Sheet Attachment 4-Past Performance Questionnaire Attachment 5- Question and Answer