RFQ_N6227120Q1071.docx

RFQ Number: N6227120Q1071 Description: High Speed Infrared Camera

Solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ).

This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for one brand name FLIR x6800sc high speed infrared camera OR EQUIVALENT and is prepared in accordance with the information in FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2005-87-1 and DFARS Publication Notice 20160325. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html.

The NAICS code is 334513, with a small business size standard of 750 employees. This is a full and open competition for FLIR Commercial Systems, Inc. OR EQUIVALENT products. Minimum Requirements for an equivalent system are provided below.

Minimal Technical Requirements:

The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Rocket Propulsion Laboratory Rotation Detonation Engine (RDE) project requires the ability to observe and quantify the combustion of hydrocarbon fuels using a high frame rate infrared camera. This can view and filter various wavelengths to isolate respective species (CO2, CO, C2H4) during the combustion.

1. High frame rate infrared camera

2. Infrared (1.5 – 5.0 μm) camera

3. Frame rate 500+ Hz at full frame (640x512), Record time Greater than 45 seconds

4. Resolution 640x512 (25 μm Pixel Pitch)

5. Lens 50mm f/2.5 (HDC Bayonet)

6. Interfaces with FLIR ResearchIR Max software (to include third party software Matlab)

Submission Deadline:

This announcement will close at 01:00 PM PST on 04/13/2020 All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. Quotes shall be submitted prior to the submission deadline to the NPS Contracting POC.

Vendor Questions:

Vendor questions shall be submitted by e-mail to the NPS Contracting POC listed.

NPS Contracting POC:

Evaluation: Best Value

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Factor 1 – Minimum Technical Requirements

Factor 2 - Cost/Price

The Government anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed Price single contract, resulting from this solicitation.

Award will be made based on the best value proposal meeting the technical acceptability standards for Factor 1.

Introduction: This section outlines the criteria the Government will use in evaluating the offeror’s technical capabilities and proposals for one brand name FLIR x6800sc high speed infrared camera OR EQUIVALENT. The Government will compare each offeror’s technical capabilities and proposal elements against the predetermined evaluation criteria related to the Government’s requirement defined herein. This is a competitive source selection that will be conducted in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 215.

The Government intends to make award based on initial quotes. Purchase order will be made to the contractor submitting the quote determined to best meet the needs of the Government after consideration of all the evaluation factors.

Evaluation: The Government will evaluate all quotes received against Technical and Cost/Price proposals. Technical proposals will be evaluated on a best value basis. The Cost/Price Factor will not be given a rating, or scored, however, this factor will be evaluated for reasonableness and cost realism (if required) by offerors. Minimum Technical Requirements are significantly more important the Price.

Basis of Award.

(a) To arrive at a source selection decision, the Source Selection Official shall select the offeror whose proposal offers the best value to the Government IAW established criteria. This shall be a best value trade-off with Minimum Technical Requirements (Factor 1) significantly more important than price. Each offeror will be assigned a rating of Outstanding, Good, Acceptable, Marginal, Unacceptable for Factor 1. If an offeror is given an unacceptable rating for Factor 1, the overall technical capability rating will be deemed unacceptable. Award will not be made to any offeror that does not have an acceptable or better technical capability rating. Under best value trade-off evaluation procedures, the Government may award a contract to other than the lowest price.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, e-mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

System for Award Management:

System for Award Management (SAM). Quoters must be registered in the SAM database to be considered for award. Registration is free and can be completed on-line at http://www.sam.gov/. All quotes shall include price(s), FOB point, a point of contact, name and phone number, business size, and payment terms. Each response must clearly indicate the capability of the quoter to meet all specifications and requirements.

Factor 1 - Minimum Technical Requirements Must meet these requirements to be eligible for award:

1. High frame rate infrared camera

2. Infrared (1.5 – 5.0 μm) camera

3. Frame rate 500+ Hz at full frame (640x512), Record time Greater than 45 seconds

4. Resolution 640x512 (25 μm Pixel Pitch)

5. Lens 50mm f/2.5 (HDC Bayonet)

6. Interfaces with FLIR ResearchIR Max software (to include third party software Matlab)

Factor 2 – Cost/Price Price proposals shall be firm fixed price and in accordance with CLIN structure provided below. Provide one price proposal, without alternate price arrangements, with sufficient information to allow for a detailed evaluation. Price quotations shall be firm fixed price and in accordance with CLIN structure provided below. NPS requests responses from offerors for the following:

FLIR X6800sc InSb (1.5 - 5.0µm), 640x512, f/2.5, 5 02Hz, w/ResearchIR Max

50mm lens (1.0-5.0µm), f/2.5 (HDC Bayonet)

X-Series Filter Wheel Blank Filter Holder (ID=40, for custom cal)

Shipping Address: F.o.b. Destination Naval Postgraduate School Warehouse Attn: Dausen KFS 87730 1988 Lake Del Monte Drive Bldg 349 Monterey, CA 93943

The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and will be incorporated into any resultant purchase order.

The following DFARS provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference. If the offeror has completed any of the following provisions listed in this paragraph electronically as part of its annual representations and certifications at https://www.acquisition.gov, the offeror they are to indicated in the submitted quote, there is no need to complete these provisions again for a this solicitation.

52.211-6 BRAND NAME OR EQUAL (AUG 1999)

(a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as “brand name or equal,” the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government’s needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that “equal” products must meet are specified in the solicitation.

(b) To be considered for award, offers of “equal” products, including “equal” products of the brand name manufacturer, must-

(1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation;

(2) Clearly identify the item by-

(i) Brand name, if any; and

(ii) Make or model number;

(3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and

(4) Clearly describe any modifications the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modifications.

(c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate “equal” products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer.

(d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an “equal” product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation.

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52.247-34 F.O.B. DESTINATION (NOV 1991)

(a) The term “f.o.b. destination,” as used in this clause, means-

(1) Free of expense to the Government, on board the carrier’s conveyance, at a specified delivery point where the consignee’s facility (plant, warehouse, store, lot, or other location to which shipment can be made) is located; and

(2) Supplies shall be delivered to the destination consignee’s wharf (if destination is a port city and supplies are for export), warehouse unloading platform, or receiving dock, at the expense of the Contractor. The Government shall not be liable for any delivery, storage, demurrage, accessorial, or other charges involved before the actual delivery (or “constructive placement” as defined in carrier tariffs) of the supplies to the destination, unless such charges are caused by an act or order of the Government acting in its contractual capacity. If rail carrier is used, supplies shall be delivered to the specified unloading platform of the consignee. If motor carrier (including “piggyback”) is used, supplies shall be delivered to truck tailgate at the unloading platform of the consignee, except when the supplies delivered meet the requirements of Item568 of the National Motor Freight Classification for “heavy or bulky freight.” When supplies meeting the requirements of the referenced Item568 are delivered, unloading (including movement to the tailgate) shall be performed by the consignee, with assistance from the truck driver, if requested. If the contractor uses rail carrier or freight forwarded for less than carload shipments, the contractor shall ensure that the carrier will furnish tailgate delivery, when required, if transfer to truck is required to complete delivery to consignee.

(b) The Contractor shall- (1)

(i) Pack and mark the shipment to comply with contract specifications; or

(ii) In the absence of specifications, prepare the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements;

(2) Prepare and distribute commercial bills of lading;

(3) Deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the contract;

(4) Be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the contract;

(5) Furnish a delivery schedule and designate the mode of delivering carrier; and

(6) Pay and bear all charges to the specified point of delivery.

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SUPTXT243-9400 (1-92) AUTHORIZED CHANGES ONLY BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER (JAN 1992)

a. Except as specified in paragraph (b) below, no order, statement, or conduct of Government personnel who visit the Contractor's facilities or in any other manner communicates with Contractor personnel during the performance of this contract shall constitute a change under the "Changes" clause of this contract.

b. The Contractor shall not comply with any order, direction or request of Government personnel unless it is issued in writing and signed by the Contracting Officer, or is pursuant to specific authority otherwise included as a part of this contract.

c. The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to approve changes in any of the requirements of this contract and notwithstanding provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely the Contracting Officer's. In the event the contractor effects any change at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract price to cover any increase in charges incurred as a result thereof. The address and telephone number of the Contracting Officer is:

TBD

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