RFQ NB672020-25-00129 RF Power Amplifier (6-18 GHz).pdf

NB672020-25-00129 RF Power Amplifier (6-18 GHz)

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

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; QUOTATIONS

ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED.

THE EVALUATION PROCEDURES OF FAR PART 13.106- 2 SHALL BE UTILIZED FOR

THIS PROCUREMENT. THE SOLICITATION SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE

FORMAL SOURCE SELECTION PROCEDURES DESCRIBED IN FAR PART 15.

Solicitation number NB672020-25-00129 is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation request for quote (RFQ) conducted under FAR 12.6 and 13.106. Procedures from FAR 15 will not be used. Please acknowledge receipt of this RFQ.

This RFQ, incorporated provisions, and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024-07. The associated NAICS 335999 - All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing has a small business size standard of 600 employees. This combined synopsis/solicitation is a 100% Total Small Business set-aside.

Defense Priorities and Allocations Systems (DPAS) and assigned rating is not applicable to this request for quote (RFQ).

Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing, via email, to the Contracting Officer, Clifford Nicholson at clifford.nicholson@nist.gov and Daniel Kent at daniel.kent@nist.gov.

Questions should be received no later than five (5) 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, the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract.

The solicitation will close on the date and time specified herein this SAM.gov posting. All quotations shall be delivered electronically by the specified close date and time to Clifford Nicholson, Contract Officer, at clifford.nicholson@nist.gov, and Daniel Kent, Contracting Officer, at daniel.kent@nist.gov.

For information regarding this solicitation, contact the Contracting Officer at clifford.nicholson@nist.gov or via phone at 303-497-5185.

Attached is the REQUIREMENTS/SPECIFICATIONS document describing the requirements for solicitation NB672020-25-00129 for the following line-item number(s) (CLINs) to include description of item(s), quantities, and units of measure (including any applicable option(s)).

All offerors shall provide a firm fixed price (FFP) quotation for the following line items: (All equipment must be new. Used, refurbished, prototype, or remanufactured will not be considered for award).

mailto:clifford.nicholson@nist.gov mailto:daniel.kent@nist.gov mailto:clifford.nicholson@nist.gov

Item Number

Supplies/Services Description Quantity Unit of Issue

Unit Price Amount

0001 Linear Power RF Amplifier Solid State 6-18 GHz

This shall be provided in accordance with the Specifications Document attached herein.

1 EA $ $

Total Value: $ $

A Description of the requirements for the items to be acquired are in the attached Requirements/Specifications document.

Date(s) and place(s) of delivery, acceptance, and FOB point are provided in this RFQ.

Inspection and Acceptance

In addition to the inspection and acceptance terms articulated in 52.212-4, the Government reserves the right to perform such performance tests and evaluations as defined below to verify specified system performance. Such tests and evaluations, if performed, shall be conducted within the environment that the system is to be operated. The Contractor has the right to be present during the tests and evaluations, if performed, at the Contractor’s expense.

Inspection and acceptance shall occur within seven (7) days after receipt of the amplifier at NIST.

A visual inspection of the Linear Power RF Amplifier Solid State will be performed by the NIST Subject Matter Expert (SME) to identify surface defects or any form of indication that the items were damaged during transport to NIST. The Government shall have sole discretion to require repair or replacement of damaged and/or nonconforming supplies at no cost to the Government. The Government at any time prior to acceptance shall reject any of the portion of the Linear Power RF Amplifier Solid State due to defects and/or nonconformance. The vendor is responsible for latent defects discovered any time after final inspection.

The place of acceptance shall be:

NIST: Shipping/Receiving 325 Broadway

Boulder, CO 80305

Ownership (title) of the Linear Power RF Amplifier Solid State (as specified above) shall transfer to NIST upon acceptance.

Delivery

Delivery shall be FOB DESTINATION and shall occur within the vendor’s standard commercial lead time. FOB Destination means: The contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt and acceptance of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the purchase order; and pay all charges to the specified point of delivery.

The contractor shall deliver all Line Items (in accordance with the specifications document) to:

The National Institute of Standards and Technology 325 Broadway Boulder, CO 80305

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

Quotation Submission Requirements:

1). Price Quotation:

The offeror shall submit one (1) original copy of the completed price quotation electronically to clifford.nicholson@nist.gov and daniel.kent@nist.gov. Pricing quotation shall be separate from any other portion of the quotation. The offeror shall provide a firm-fixed-price for each CLIN, FOB Destination is required, and a total price for the sum of all line items.

The Government has the right to require a price breakdown if needed to evaluate price fairness, reasonableness. In addition, the offeror’s price quotation shall also identify any requested payment schedule terms. All payment schedule terms shall be directly tied to contract deliverables and/or major contract milestones.

Price quotations shall remain valid for a period of 90 days from the date quotations are due.

2). Technical Quotation:

The technical quotation shall address the following:

Technical Capability: The offeror shall submit capability and capability documentation, which may include a narrative, charts, graphs, tables, drawings, product/service literature, and demonstrated authority to provide the necessary items identified in the Specifications document. The Technical Capability is defined as the offeror’s proposed solution(s) to successfully fulfill the contract requirements, that include the RF Power Amplifier with required attributes and specifications as included in the attached Specifications document. The documentation shall clearly state, in sufficient detail, the offeror’s authority, quotation items, resources, and methods to successfully fulfill the requirements, including tasks, performance capability requirements, delivery schedules, and all service requirements per the Request for Quotation (RFQ). The contractor must not simply state they will meet the requirement;

evidence must be provided.

3). Schedule/Delivery:

The offeror shall submit document(s) that clearly and unambiguously confirms schedule/delivery of items by required schedule/delivery dates; or propose alternate schedule/delivery dates. The schedule shall identify expected dates of delivery to NIST-Boulder identified in the Specifications document.

4). Warranty:

The quoter shall submit document(s) that clearly and unambiguously state Warranty coverage and duration.

5). Acceptance of RFQ terms and conditions:

This solicitation is a100% Total Small Business set-aside for equipment as defined herein. The Government intends to award a Purchase Order as a result of this solicitation that will include the clauses set forth herein. The quotation should include one of the following statements:

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

OR

“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)

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 quoted 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.

4). The Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number for the quoter’s active System for Award Management (SAM) registration. Quoters must have an active registration at www.SAM.Gov to receive an award.

5). Quoters shall include a completed copy of the below provisions, “Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law (Class Deviation) (March 2015)” and “Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate” with their quotation.

All Offerors shall submit their quotations on letterhead to the email address stated herein by the date and time specified herein. All quotations shall contain, at a minimum, the information detailed below. If a quotation is missing any of the elements listed below, the quotation may be deemed unacceptable and may not be evaluated further.

http://www.sam.gov/

Quoters shall clearly demonstrate their ability to meet the technical requirements and deliverable schedule as outlined in this solicitation. The quotation shall include shipping and conveyance costs to arrival at NIST-Boulder, located at 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305. However, NIST reserves the right to ship under NIST-provided account.

The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021), applies to this acquisition. For this Best Value procurement, NIST will evaluate quotations as follows:

The Government intends to evaluate quotations and issue a firm-fixed-price contract based on the initial quotations received, utilizing simplified acquisition procedures of FAR Part 13. The Government will evaluate quotations utilizing the procedures of FAR 13.106-2 Evaluation of quotations. The Government reserves the right to request revised quotations from, or negotiate final purchase order terms with, one or more, but not all, offerors if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all quotations if such action is in the public interest and issue a contract to other than the offeror with the lowest priced quotation.

The award will be made to the offeror whose quotation represents the best value to the Government. The Government may award to other than the lowest priced offeror or the highest technically rated offeror utilizing trade-offs. The importance of price in the evaluation will increase with the degree of equality among quotations of the non-price factors. The non-price factors: Technical Capability, Schedule/Delivery, and Warranty, when combined, are approximately equal to price. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations:

The following factors shall be used to evaluate the quotation:

1. Technical capability of the item(s) offered to meet the Government requirement.

2. Schedule/Delivery

3. Warranty

4. Price will be evaluated for reasonableness. The Government will not conduct price realism as a part of price evaluation.

Technical Capability Basis of Evaluation:

Evaluation of this factor is a subjective evaluation of the offeror’s demonstrated resources, capability, and methods to meet all requirements. The offeror’s submittals will be evaluated in terms of demonstrated understanding of the requirements and demonstrated capability to meet or exceed the requirements. This may include the authority to provide the required items and provide the required services, and the capability and method to successfully meet all the requirements, including but not limited to items, services requirements, delivery schedule, etc.

Schedule/Delivery Basis of Evaluation:

ctor will be evaluated to determine whether the offeror understands the schedule/delivery requirements and whether the offeror is capable of meeting the required schedule/delivery per the request for quotation.

The Government may assess an earlier schedule/delivery as more favorable and added value to the Government.

Warranty Basis of Evaluation:

This factor will be evaluated to determine whether the offeror understands the warranty requirements and whether the offeror is capable of meeting the required warranty coverage per the request for quotation.

The Government may assess additional or extended warranty coverage as more favorable and added value to the Government.

Price Basis of Evaluation:

The price(s) quoted in response to the solicitation will be evaluated for reasonableness. The Government will not conduct price realism as a part of price evaluation.

Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (May 2024), 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. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v) of this provision.

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

The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2024), applies to this acquisition and the following additional FAR clauses cited are applicable to the acquisition:

52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights 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 Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment.

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation 52.222-3, Convict Labor 52.222-19, Child Labor – Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.223-23, Sustainable Products and Services.

52.225-1 Buy American-Supplies 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.226-8, Contractor Policy 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.

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

Additional Contract Requirements:

All communications and documents must include the RFQ # NB672020-25-00129 and Subject Title:

Linear Power Solid State RF Amplifier

The quotations shall include the following information:

• Information enough to demonstrate you can meet or exceed the requirements in the Specifications document.

• Firm fixed price quote.

• If item(s) are manufactured outside the United States, provide the country of origin / manufacture in the quote.

• Payment Terms: Net 30.

• Quoter/Offeror is to specify expected lead time after receipt of purchase order

• FOB Destination including shipping cost for delivery to:

• Ship To: NIST

325 Broadway Boulder, CO 80305

• Delivery point of contact will be provided upon award. (NIST reserves the right to ship using the NIST Account).

• Company SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). In order to be eligible for this award, the offeror must have and maintain an active registration at the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov and have completed Representations and Certifications therein for the specified NAICS code or submit separate Representations and Certifications if the specified NAICS code is not listed in their SAM registration.

• Inspection: Inspection and Acceptance is expected to take up to seven (7) days.

52.204-29 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Representation and Disclosures.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, Covered article, FASCSA order, Intelligence community, National security system, Reasonable inquiry, Sensitive compartmented information, Sensitive compartmented information system, and Source have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.

(b) Prohibition. Contractors are prohibited from providing or using as part of the performance of the contract any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the prohibition is set out in an applicable Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) order, as described in paragraph (b)(1) of FAR 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.

(c) Procedures.

(1) The Offeror shall search for the phrase “FASCSA order” in the System for Award Management (SAM)( https://www.sam.gov) for any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if there is an applicable FASCSA order described in paragraph (b)(1) of FAR 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.

(2) The Offeror shall review the solicitation for any FASCSA orders that are not in SAM, but are effective and do apply to the solicitation and resultant contract (see FAR 4.2303(c)(2)).

http://www.sam.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_30 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_30 https://www.sam.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_30 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-4#FAR_4_2303

(3) FASCSA orders issued after the date of solicitation do not apply unless added by an amendment to the solicitation.

(d) Representation. By submission of this offer, the offeror represents that it has conducted a reasonable inquiry, and that the offeror does not propose to provide or use in response to this solicitation any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is prohibited by an applicable FASCSA order in effect on the date the solicitation was issued, except as waived by the solicitation, or as disclosed in paragraph (e).

(e) Disclosures. The purpose for this disclosure is so the Government may decide whether to issue a waiver.

For any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is subject to an applicable FASCSA order, and the Offeror is unable to represent compliance, then the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(1) Name of the product or service provided to the Government;

(2) Name of the covered article or source subject to a FASCSA order;

(3) If applicable, name of the vendor, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied the covered article or the product or service to the Offeror;

(4) Brand;

(5) Model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number);

(6) Item description;

(7) Reason why the applicable covered article or the product or service is being provided or used;

(f) Executive agency review of disclosures. The contracting officer will review disclosures provided in paragraph (e) to determine if any waiver may be sought. A contracting officer may choose not to pursue a waiver for covered articles or sources otherwise subject to a FASCSA order and may instead make an award to an offeror that does not require a waiver.

(End of provision)

52.225-2 Buy American Certificate.

Buy American Certificate (Oct 2022)

(a)

(1) The Offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (b) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (c) of this provision contains a critical component.

(2) The Offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products. For those foreign end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select “no”.

(3) The Offeror shall separately list the line item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component (see FAR 25.105).

(4) The terms “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “critical component,” "domestic end product," "end product," and "foreign end product" are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Supplies."

(b)Foreign End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin Exceeds 55% domestic content (yes/no)

(b)[List as necessary]

(c) Domestic end products containing a critical component:

Line Item No. ___

[List as necessary]

(d) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of part 25 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(End of provision)

FAR 52.247-34, FOB Destination 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 Item 568 of the National Motor Freight Classification for "heavy or bulky freight." When supplies meeting the requirements of the referenced Item 568 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. (End of Clause)

52.247-48 FOB Destination-Evidence of Shipment

(a) If this contract is awarded on a free on board (f.o.b.) destination basis, the Contractor-

(1) SHALL NOT SUBMIT AN INVOICE FOR PAYMENT UNTIL THE SUPPLIES COVERED

BY THE INVOICE HAVE BEEN SHIPPED TO THE DESTINATION; and

(2) Shall retain, and make available to the Government for review as necessary, the following evidence of shipment documentation for a period of 3 years after final payment under the contract:

(i) If transportation is accomplished by common carrier, a signed copy of the commercial bill of lading for the supplies covered by the Contractor’s invoice, indicating the carrier’s intent to ship the supplies to the destination specified in the contract.

(ii) If transportation is accomplished by parcel post, a copy of the certificate of mailing.

(iii) If transportation is accomplished by other than common carrier or parcel post, a copy of the delivery document showing receipt at the destination specified in the contract.

(b) The Contractor is not required to submit evidence of shipment documentation with its invoice.

(End of clause)

FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference:

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The quoter is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the quoter and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the quoter may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): at http://acquisition.gov/

FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting FAR 52.204-20, Predecessor of Offeror FAR 52.225-18, Place of Manufacture CAR 1352.233-70, Agency Protests CAR 1352.233-71, GAO and Court of Federal Claims Protests

FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference:

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): at https://www.acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html

FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance FAR 52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications CAR 1352.201-70, Contracting Officer’s Authority CAR 1352.209-73, Compliance with the Laws CAR 1352.209-74, Organizational Conflict of Interest

CAR 1352.246-70, Place of Acceptance http://acquisition.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html

(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:

DOC-NIST

325 Broadway Boulder, CO 80305-3328

NIST LOCAL-39 MARKING/PACKING INSTRUCTIONS

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.

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.

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

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 required 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 operation 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 operation 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 http://www.nist.gov/ https://www.nist.gov/campus-status

In the event of a lapse in appropriation, 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 Office 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 if a COR is not appointed.

Contractors with active supply or service contracts that are fully funded at the time of 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 incur 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.

NIST LOCAL-54, Electronic Billing Instructions Instructions: use in all awards that require electronic submission of invoices.

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.

NIST LOCAL-56 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 http://www.nist.gov/ http://www.opm.gov/ mailto:INVOICE@NIST.GOV 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: Any support documents referenced in the invoice.

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.

ATTACHMENTS:

Attachment A: Specifications https://www.ipp.gov/