RFQ 1333ND26QNB130392-Cont.docx

REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) NO. 1333ND26QNB130392

1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a quote is being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued.

1. The RFQ number is 1333ND26QNB130392.

1. The document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2026-01 dated March 13, 2026 and the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO), supplemented by the Department of Commerce Acquisition Policy.

1. The associated NAICS code is 519219 _Libraries and Archives. The small business standard is $21 million. This RFQ is unrestricted.

1. The offeror shall provide a firm fixed-priced quotation for the following:

09/30/2026

POP: 09/30/27 – 09/29/2028

09/30/2027

POP: 09/30/2028 thru 09/29/2029

09/30/2028

1. The requirements for the line items to be acquired above are in the attached Statement of Work document.

Attachment 1- STATEMENT OF WORK – Flow Imaging Microscopy Instrument Attachment 2- Applicable Provisions and Clauses

1. Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance and FOB point are required in accordance with the attached Statement of Work document.

1. You must possess an ACTIVE registration in the System for Award Management system, www.SAM.gov, when submitting a quotation and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. The Contracting Officer shall confirm that quoters have an “active” registration at the www.sam.gov website upon receipt of the quotation. If the SAM.gov registration is not active, the quotation will not be considered for award.

1. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEVATION Jan 2026), applies to this acquisition. Addenda to this provision is provided in the Attachment B:

1. Basis of Award:

The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) task order resulting from this solicitation that will include the terms and conditions that are set forth herein to the responsible offeror whose quotation is conforming to the solicitation, results in the best value to the Government, non-price and price factors considered. NIST reserves the right to make award to other than the lowest-priced offeror or to the offeror ranked highest technically, if it determines that to do so would result in the best value to the Government.

The Government intends to make a single award and reserves the right to make no award as a result of this solicitation.

Non-price factors are listed in descending order of importance demonstration, technical capabilities of the web platform and data output and reports. The non-price factors, when combined, are significantly more important than price.

An offeror’s failure to quote a price for base period and option period may be considered indicative of the offerors lack of understanding of the Government’s requirements and may result in the offer being determined unacceptable.

An offers failure to quote all of the part numbers listed above may be considered indicative of the offerors lack of understanding of the Government’s requirements and may result in the offer being determined unacceptable.

The Government does not intend to enter discussion and may award a task order on the basis of initial offers received, without discussions. Therefore, each initial quotation shall contain the offeror’s best terms. Nonetheless, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if it is in the best interest of the Government.

1. Evaluation Criteria: NIST will evaluate quotations, based on the information submitted in support of the following factors:

Factor 1 – Demonstration Present and demonstrate your scientific-technology web platform. Please include the subject area coverage. Demonstrate specific subject topics: 1) Radiopharmaceuticals. (market data on specific procedure types (SPECT and PET) and specific isotopes (RA-223, Lu-177, and Y-90.) 2) Forensics (market data on Human Identification.) The market reports generated during the demonstration be submitted within one (1) hour after the demonstration ends.

Demonstrate advanced search features for locating market reports and other information. Is your product full-text searchable?

Are the reports narrative, data, or both? Please show and describe the sections of a typical report.

What data is included? Current and future year projections? Monetary values? Product quantities?

Factor 2 - Technical Capabilities of the Web Platform Describe the quality of the sources used to develop your market research reports.

What is your method for finding sources?

What is the ratio of primary sources to secondary sources?

How do you reference your sources?

Describe how your company utilizes AI to generate your data/reports. Please specify the type of AI (generative, agentic, etc.) and how AI is added to or incorporated in your product (data and reports).

Describe the geographic coverage of your product (i.e. global, U.S., other country specific, etc.).

Factor 3 - Reports The Government requirement is for unlimited downloads and sharing of reports to internal NIST staff. Describe your company’s policy for market research reports. Do you have monthly or annual download limits for your market research reports? Do download limits apply per user? Any other download or sharing limits?

What is your report delivery mechanism? How quickly are requested reports delivered? What is the update frequency for your data/reports? Are updates on schedule?

CAR 1352.215-73 INQUIRIES (APR 2010):

Quoters must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing electronically to Mr. Rene Edwards, Contract Specialist, at rene.edwards@nist.gov. Questions must be received by or before July 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET. 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.

Quotation Due Date Quotations shall be submitted via email to rene.edwards@nist.gov so that they are received by or before July 31, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET. To be considered for award, the Quoter must be an “active” registrant in the U.S. System for Award Management (SAM) at time of solicitation close.

(End of Provision)

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1, QUOTATION PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Instructions for Quotation

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-III 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 – Business and Terms and Conditions Volume II - Technical Quotation Volume III – Price Quotation

The Quoter’s quotation shall be submitted electronically via email to robert.singman@nist.gov and shall consist of three volumes as detailed below. Each quotation volume shall include the Quoter’s name, UEI number, and CAGE code in the cover page, header/footer, or other easily identified location. The Contracting Officer intends to award a purchase order without discussions, but reserves the right to enter into discussions if in the best interest of the Government.

Quotations shall conform to the instructions identified herein, and the evaluation factor submittal requirements. Furthermore, quotations shall consist of one attachment per part. Significant deviation may result in the possible exclusion of such quotation from further consideration or may be reflected in the overall evaluation of the quotation.

Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of this RFQ may result in the Quoter's quotation being removed from consideration for award. The quotation must include page numbers and be clearly and concisely written. Submission of quotations in response to this RFQ assumes the Quoter agrees to all terms and conditions unless specifically excepted in quoter's quotation.

To aid in evaluation, the quotation shall be clearly and concisely written as well as being neat, indexed (cross-indexed as appropriate) and be assembled according to the provisions in this section. All pages of each part shall be appropriately numbered and identified with the name of the Quoter, the date, and the solicitation number (1333ND26QNB130392).

The quotation shall be typed, with one inch margins, using a fixed font (Times New Roman preferred), a minimum 12 point type (or equivalent), unreduced in size, on 8-1/2" by 11" paper, not exceeding 10 pages, single sided, exclusive of Volume I and III, resumes, representations and certifications, past performance references, and other administrative documentation such as a one-page cover page and table of contents or list of tables/figures. Actual tables/graphics/figures are included in the page limit. Any pages more than 10 will be disregarded and will not be included in the quotation evaluation. If the Quoter uses a different format (font size, margin, etc.), the government reserves the right to adjust the proposal to fit the parameters of the format as stated in the RFP, and if this results in the proposal exceeding the page limitations in any one area, the government will not consider those excess pages.

OVERALL ARRANGEMENT OF QUOTATION:

VOLUME 1: BUSINESS AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

(A) Volume I must include required representations, certifications, and acknowledgments of amendments; identification of technical data to be withheld; and any other administrative information.

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and its amendments have resulted in an increasing number of requests from outside the Government for copies of quoter qualifications and quotations submitted to Federal agencies. If an quoter's submissions contain information that they believe should be withheld from such requestors under FOIA on the grounds that they contain "trade secrets and commercial or financial information" [5 USC§552(b)(4)], the quoter shall mark its submissions in the following manner:

The following notice should be placed on the title page: "Some parts of this document, as identified on individual pages, are considered by the submitter to be privileged or confidential trade secrets or commercial or financial information not subject to mandatory disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Material considered privileged or confidential on such grounds is contained on page(s) "

Each individual item considered privileged or confidential under FOIA should be marked with the following notice: "The data or information is considered confidential or privileged, and is not subject to mandatory disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.”

(B) Format and Content. Volume I shall include the following:

i. The solicitation number (1333ND26QNB130392);

ii. The name, address, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers of the Quoter;

iii. Names, titles, and telephone numbers of persons authorized to negotiate on the Quoter's behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation;

iv. Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the quotation. Quotations signed by an agent shall be accompanied by evidence of that agent's authority, unless that evidence has been previously furnished to the issuing office;

v. Any other business or administrative information that the Quoter wishes to include in its quotation.

vi. The SAM Number for the quoters active registration at the System for Award Management, (www.SAM.Gov) website. Quoters must have an active registration at www.SAM.gov to be considered for award.

If the quoters representations and certifications do not reflect the NAICS code governing this solicitation, quoters must submit documentation of their business size under the NAICS code governing this solicitation.

vii. Acceptance Period - The acceptance period by the Quoter shall not be less than 120 days

VOLUME II: TECHNICAL QUOTATION (SHALL NOT EXCEED 10 SINGLE SIDE PAGES):

GENERAL:

(A) Volume II must consist of the Quoter’s response to the technical and management aspects of the acquisition as well as past performance. It shall indicate your organization's capabilities and the means that the Quoter intends to use to satisfy the requirements of the Statement of Work (SOW), of this solicitation.

It will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria contained below, identified as Evaluation Criteria, of the solicitation and it shall be specific and complete in every detail. The quotation must be practical and be prepared simply and economically, providing straightforward, concise delineation of what it is you will do to satisfy the requirements of the Statement of Work.

The quotation shall not merely offer to perform the work in accordance with the Statement of Work but shall outline the approach proposed as specifically as practicable. A quotation that includes a mere repetition of the SOW, may not be considered further for award.

So that Volume II may be evaluated strictly on the merit of the material submitted, no cost/price information is to be included in Volume II.

(B) Format. Volume II shall include:

i. Table of Contents;

ii. List of Tables and Figures;

iii. Technical Discussion. The technical discussion section should be the major portion of Volume II. Each factor must be labeled as specified below and be its own attachment under each part. Quoters shall confine information pertaining to each part to its appropriate part.

FACTOR 1: VIDEO PRESENTATION - DEMONSTRATION:

Each quoter shall prepare a web presentation – demonstration of their Market Research Database. The presentation shall be a live demonstration of no more than one hour broken up as 30 minutes for the demonstration and 30 minutes questions and answers. The demonstration shall cover the technical requirements that are called out in the Statement of Work.

The Government will provide the Quoter with a time slot for their presentation within one week of the solicitation closing. The Government is planning presentations to take place on the second week of August, starting August 10th. The Quoter will be responsible to provide the Government with their webinar link two days after being notified of their time slot.

The Government will assess its level of confidence that the offering contractor will successfully perform all requirements in regard to the video presentation – demonstration;

Failure to provide a video presentation – demonstration shall be considered an unresponsive quotation and cannot be awarded the contract.

FACTOR 2: TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES OF THE WEB PLATFORM

Evaluation of technical approach shall be based on the information provided in the quotation. The Government will assess its level of confidence that the offering contractor will successfully perform all requirements in regards to the technical approach;

FACTOR 3: REPORTS:

The Government requirement is for unlimited downloads and sharing of reports to internal NIST staff.

VOLUME III - PRICE QUOTATION:

PRICE RESPONSE

This volume shall contain the Quoter’s price response/quotation in read-only Microsoft Excel format or in searchable PDF format. All figures must be rounded to the nearest hundredth.

Quotations shall be submitted on a firm fixed price basis in accordance with the CLIN structure identified in Section II: Schedule of this solicitation. The quoter shall provide a breakdown of the proposed labor categories to be used, estimated hours per labor category, and total price per CLIN.

(End of Provision)

52.212-2 EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (JAN 2026) DEVIATION

EVALUATION FACTORS – BASIS FOR AWARD:

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 12. The Government reserves the right not to award a PO and to make an award without discussions based solely upon initial quotes.

Award shall be made to the offeror whose quotation offers the best value to the Government price and other factors considered. The Government will evaluate quotations based on the following evaluation criteria: 1) Video Presentation – Demonstration, 2) Technical Capabilities of the Web Platform, 3) Reports and 3) Price. Video Presentation – Demonstration s paramount then Technical Capabilities of the Web Platform and then Reports. All the non-price factors, when combined, are more importance than price. Price may become the deciding factor if two or more vendors are rated the same. The Government reserves the right to make an award to other than the lowest priced offeror or to the offeror with the highest technical score if the Contracting Officer determines that to do so would result in the best value to the Government.

Factor 1 – Demonstration

Factor 2 - Technical Capabilities of the Web Platform

Factor 3 - Reports The offeror shall demonstrate the following:

Factor 3 - Price: The Government will evaluate price for reasonableness.

(End of provision)