SB1341-09-RQ-0140 v2.doc

SCHEDULE Continued

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Offeror to Complete Blocks 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30

NB812070-9-03211

7.

For Solicitation Information Call:

Delivery for FOB Destination Unless Block is Marked.

12. Discount Terms

NATIONAL INST OF STDS AND TECHNOLOGY

100 BUREAU DRIVE STOP 1640

BUILDING 301 ROOM B125

GAITHERSBURG MD 20899-1640

NATIONAL INST OF STDS AND TECHNOLOGY

BUILDING 301 SHIPPING AND RECEIVING

100 BUREAU DRIVE

GAITHERSBURG MD 20899-0001

NATIONAL INST OF STDS AND TECHNOLOGY

100 BUREAU DRIVE STOP 1640

BUILDING 301 ROOM B125

GAITHERSBURG MD 20899-1640

17a.

Contractor/Offeror

NATIONAL INST OF STDS AND TECHNOLOGY

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE OFFICE

100 BUREAU DRIVE (101/A836) STOP 1621

GAITHERSBURG MD 20899-1640

19.

ITEM NO.

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY

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UNIT

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UNIT PRICE

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AMOUNT

The Contractor shall provide a firm fixed-price quotation, in accordance with the Government's Performance Work Statement (PWS), for the non-personal services incorporated herein.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Contractor's worksite unless at meeting locations stipulated herein

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 04/06/2009 through 10/19/2009

FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY:

LABOR CATEGORY(IES):

1. _______________ @ LABOR RATE* OF $_____________/HR.

2. _______________ @ LABOR RATE* OF $_____________/HR.

* ALL INCLUSIVE / FULLY BURDENED

OR

COMPLETE THE PROPOSED LABOR CATEGORY TABLES WHICH FOLLOW THE PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

OTHER DIRECT COSTS, IF APPLICABLE, MAY BE ITEMIZED HERE:

NTE

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PURCHASE ORDER AWARD, THE CONTRACTOR MUST COMPLETE ON-LINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS ELECTRONICALLY, FOUND AT http://orca.bpn.gov

AND

MUST BE CURRENTLY REGISTERED AT THE GOVERNMENTS CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRY, FOUND AT www.ccr.gov

NIST CANNOT AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER TO A CONTRACTOR THAT IS NOT REGISTERED AT THESE WEBSITES.

DUNS NO.: _________________________

CONTRACTOR MUST INCLUDE EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA (CLAUSE 52.212-2). TWO TECHNICAL FACTORS WILL BE USED IN EVALUATING QUOTATIONS. BOTH TECHNICAL FACTORS ARE DESCRIBED ELSEWHERE HEREIN. KEY PERSONNEL AND PAST PERFORMANCE HAVE MORE WEIGHT THAN PRICE.

NIST RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER TO OTHER THAN THE LOW OFFEROR OR NOT TO MAKE AN AWARD AT ALL IF THAT IS DEEMED TO SERVE ITS BEST INTEREST.

AWARD WILL BE MADE TO THE VENDOR WHOSE OVERALL QUOTATION DEMONSTRATES THE BEST VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING BOTH PRICE AND NON-PRICE FACTORS.

IS THE PROJECTED KEY PERSONNEL OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP?

YES NO

IF NO, VISA STATUS IS: ___________________

AND SUBMIT DOCUMENTATION OF THE VISA / PASSPORT / WORK CARD, ETC.

ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) OR PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) MAY BE DIRECTED BY E-MAIL TO: randy.schroyer@nist.gov

$6,000.00

51. 52.204-7 CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (APR 2008)

2. PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

3. 52.204-9 PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL (SEP 2007)

4. 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2008)

5. 52.223-6 DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (MAY 2001)

6. 52.227-14 RIGHTS IN DATA--GENERAL (DEC 2007)

7. 1352.201-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S AUTHORITY (MAR 2000)

8. 1352.208-70 PRINTING (MAR 2000)

9. 1352.209-71 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST (MAR 2000)

10. 1352.209-72 RESTRICTIONS AGAINST DISCLOSURE (MAR 2000)

11. 1352.209-73 COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS (MAR 2000)

12. 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUN 2008)

13. 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999)

14. 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (FEB 2009)

15. 1352.215-70 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (MAR 2000)

16. 1352.215-73 INQUIRIES (MAR 2000)

17. 1352.216-70 CONTRACT TYPE (MAR 2000)

18. 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

19. 1352.233-70 HARMLESS FROM LIABILITY (MAR 2000)

20. 1352.237-73 KEY PERSONNEL (MAR 2000)

21. 1352.246-70 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE (MAR 2000)

22. 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

23. NIST LOCAL_04 BILLING INSTRUCTIONS

24. NIST LOCAL_36 TRAVEL NOTE

TC "1. 52.204-7 CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (APR 2008)" \f C \l "2"

1. 52.204-7 CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (APR 2008)

(Reference 4.1104)

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2. PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Support for the Completion of ISO 10303-210 (AP210) Standard

1. Introduction

To succeed in the global marketplace, companies in highly competitive fields must be able to form partnerships rapidly. It is becoming less and less viable for a corporation of any size to operate only locally, regionally or even nationally. Business opportunities are global; access is global; competition is global. Increasingly, firms in the aerospace and defense sectors are turning to electronic commerce alternatives such as electronic data interchange and technical data interchange to make these partnerships more efficient. But for many companies wanting to share the complex technical data output of computer-assisted design (CAD) and computer-assisted manufacturing (CAM), much of the promise of technical data interchange remains unrealized. Technical data, a crucial resource of any enterprise, is often captive to the software system in which it was first created.

STandard for the Exchange of Product data (STEP) is internationally recognized and based on a public data model, an open architecture and shareable data, STEP-conformant software tools enable companies to effectively exchange and share product information with their worldwide partners, customers, subcontractors and suppliers, as well as internally. STEP is an international standard, which gives it a distinct advantage over company, industry and national standards. As such, a corporation executing product design can transmit all the information required for manufacturing to branch plants or subcontractors anywhere in the world.

One of the mission objectives of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Infrastructure for Integrated Electronic Design and Manufacturing (IIEDM) is to support electronic data exchange in the printed circuit assembly (PCA) and printed circuit board (PCB) industry. The means of accomplishing electronic data exchange is through the completion of the ISO 10303-210 (AP210) standard. The ISO 10303-210 (AP210) is an application protocol of ISO-10303 (STEP – STandard for the Exchange of Product data) that addresses electronic assembly, interconnect, and packaging design. AP 210 provides a crucial vendor-neutral representation to support a variety of electro-mechanical product development needs such as the exchange of design data and its integration with downstream manufacturing applications. The second edition of AP 210 adopts the new modular STEP architecture designed to promote interoperability with other application protocols such as the second edition of AP 203 and AP 214. As such, AP 210 offers the first standards-based information model capable of comprehensively supporting both electrical and mechanical domain-specific requirements in a unified representation. More information on AP 210 is available at http://www.ap210.org/tiki/tiki-index.php.

2. Scope of Work

The Contractor shall work to ensure the completion of the AP210 E2 standard and see to its acceptance at key standards development organizations.

3. Specific Tasks and Performance Requirements

The Contractor is responsible for maintaining accurate records of project activities. The contractor shall provide all workspace and equipment necessary to complete this effort. The Contractor shall

1. Complete development and documentation for AP210 E2. The Contractor shall ensure that the information in the AP210 E2 standard is accurate and thoroughly discusses STEP on electronic assembly interconnect and packaging design.

2. Represent the NIST’s AP210 interests at Subcommittee (SC) 4 Working Group 3/Working Group 12 meeting in May 2009.

3. Represent NIST’s AP210 interests at PDES Inc. (http://pdesinc.aticorp.org/), spring 2009.

4. Represent NIST’s AP210 interests at PDES Inc., fall 2009.

5. Review and comment on Assembly Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) requirements document.

6. Review Step Enhancement and Discrepancy System (SEDS) discrepancy report 462 (acylic_mapped_representation – failure of an EXPRESS function under certain data samples) and propose solution (to be included in SC4 instance Bugzilla bug tracking system item #2276).

7. Participate in I and I project teleconference meetings every two (2) weeks, in order to identify and resolve any issues encountered, and update NIST on progress made.

4. Minimum Qualifications

The Contractor shall have at least 8 years of experience with ISO-10303 and associated software tools, development of software applications based on ISO-10303, experience in ISO-10303 Part 210 (STEP AP210) edition 1, and a publication record and research experience in the areas of design and manufacture, expertise in applying EXPRESS to complex engineering domains, experience in Electronic Assembly Interconnect and Packaging Design (AP) development, familiarity with ISO 10303-2009:2009 (finite element component) and ISO 10303-203 (mechanical component), extensive working experience with PDES, Inc. (a member supported consortium accelerating the development and implementation of standards to support model-based engineering, manufacturing, and sustainment), and have at a minimum a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.

5. Deliverables and Due Dates

1. Submit documentation for AP210 E2 no later than 60 days after contract award. The Contractor shall include the AP210 Draft International Standard (DIS) ballot comment document.

2. Submit a trip report after the May 2009 SC4 WG3/WG12 meeting. The trip report is due no later than three (3) weeks after the meeting.

3. Submit a trip report after the spring 2009 meeting at PDES, Inc. The trip report is due no later than three (3) weeks after the meeting.

4. Submit a trip report after the fall 2009 meeting at PDES, Inc. The trip report is due no later than three (3) weeks after the meeting.

5. Provide written comments on the Assembly GD&T requirements document, to copies of relevant email traffic. Due no later than 24 weeks after contract award.

6. Provide written comments on SEDS discrepancy report 462 (acylic_mapped_representation), and proposed solution to be updated in SC4 instance of bug tracking Bugzilla item #2276. Due no later than 28 weeks after contract award.

7. Submit written teleconference meeting minutes for the I and I project. Due three (3) calendar days after the completion of the teleconference. The teleconferences occur every two weeks.

All deliverables shall be submitted to the Technical Information Contact (TIC) in Microsoft Word 2007.

Standards for Acceptance of Deliverables: The TIC will provide comments on each deliverable within 10 calendars days from receipt of a given deliverable. The Contractor shall make any needed changes to the deliverables within 10 calendar days from receipt of electronic or written comments from the TIC. The TIC will provide written notification when a deliverable is accepted.

6. Travel

Travel shall be reimbursed in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations. The Contractor shall not exceed $6,000 for travel as specified in this contract.

7. Period of Performance

The period of performance is 28 weeks after contract award.

8. Place of Performance

All work shall be accomplished at the Contractor’s worksite or at meeting locations stipulated in the contract.

9. Government-Furnished Property, Data, and Information

All deliverables generated under this contract remain the property of the Government.

The Government will not provide equipment or space to the Contractor at NIST Gaithersburg, Maryland.

10. Invoices

Under this firm fixed price contract, the Contractor may only submit invoices upon receipt and acceptance by the TIC of each deliverable herein. In order for travel to be reimbursed, the Contractor shall submit invoices and receipts in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulation’s requirements for reimbursement.

11. Exhibits and Attachments: None

PROPOSED LABOR CATEGORIES

Task 1 – Complete Development and Documentation for AP210 E2

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Task 2 – Subcommittee 4 Working Group 3/Working Group 12 Meeting

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2.

Task 3 – PDES, Inc. (Spring)

1.

2.

Task 4 – PDES, Inc. (Fall)

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Task 5 – GD&T Document

1.

2.

Task 6 – SEDS Discrepancy Report 462 Review

1.

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Task 7 – I&I Project Teleconference Meetings

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2.

TC "3. 52.204-9 PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL (SEP 2007)" \f C \l "2"

3. 52.204-9 PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL (SEP 2007)

(Reference 4.1303)

TC "4. 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2008)" \f C \l "2"

4. 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2008)

(Reference 12.301(b)(3))

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5. 52.223-6 DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (MAY 2001)

(Reference 23.505)

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6. 52.227-14 RIGHTS IN DATA--GENERAL (DEC 2007)

(Reference 27.409(a))

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7. 1352.201-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S AUTHORITY (MAR 2000)

The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to make or approve any changes in any of the requirements of this contract and notwithstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely in the Contracting Officer. In the event the Contractor makes any changes 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 terms and conditions, including price.

(End of clause)

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8. 1352.208-70 PRINTING (MAR 2000)

Unless otherwise specified in this contract, the Contractor shall not engage in, or subcontract for, any printing (as that term is defined in Title I of the Government Printing and Binding Regulations in effect on the effective date of this contract) in connection with performing under this contract. Provided, however, that performing a requirement under this contract involving the duplicating of less than 5,000 units of only one page, or less than 25,000 units in the aggregate of multiple pages, such pages are not exceeding a maximum image size of 10 and 3/4 inches by 14 and 1/4 inches, will not be deemed printing.

(End of clause)

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9. 1352.209-71 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST (MAR 2000)

(a) The Contractor warrants that, to the best of the Contractor's knowledge and belief, there are no relevant facts or circumstances which would give rise to an organizational conflict of interest, as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5, or that the Contractor has disclosed all such relevant information.

(b) The Contractor agrees that if an actual or potential organizational conflict of interest is discovered after award, the Contractor will make a full disclosure in writing to the Contracting Officer. This disclosure shall include a description of actions which the Contractor has taken or proposes to take, after consultation with the Contracting Officer, to avoid, mitigate, or neutralize the actual or potential conflict.

(c) Remedies - The Contracting Officer may terminate this contract for convenience, in whole or in part, if it deems such termination necessary to avoid an organizational conflict of interest. If the Contractor was aware of a potential organizational conflict of interest prior to award or discovered an actual or potential conflict after award and did not disclose or misrepresented relevant information to the Contracting Officer, the Government may terminate the contract for default, debar the Contractor for Government contracting, or pursue such other remedies as may be permitted by law or this contract.

(d) The Contractor further agrees to insert provisions which shall conform substantially to the language of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in any subcontract or consultant agreement hereunder.

(End of clause)

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10. 1352.209-72 RESTRICTIONS AGAINST DISCLOSURE (MAR 2000)

a. The Contractor agrees, in the performance of this contract, to keep the information furnished by the Government and designated by the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer's Technical Representative in the strictest confidence. The Contractor also agrees not to publish or otherwise divulge such information in whole or in part, in any manner or form, nor to authorize or permit others to do so, taking such reasonable measures as are necessary to restrict access to such information while in the Contractor's possession, to those employees needing such information to perform the work provided herein, i.e., on a "need to know" basis. The Contractor agrees to immediately notify the Contracting Officer in writing in the event that the Contractor determines or has reason to suspect a breach of this requirement.

b. The Contractor agrees that it will not disclose any information described in Subsection A to any persons or individual unless prior written approval is obtained from the Contracting Officer. The Contractor agrees to insert the substance of this clause in any consultant agreement or subcontract hereunder.

(End of clause)

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11. 1352.209-73 COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS (MAR 2000)

The Contractor shall comply with all applicable laws and rules and regulations having the force of law which deal with or relate to performance hereunder or the employment by the Contractor of the employees.

(End of clause)

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12. 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUN 2008)

(a) "North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard." The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b) "Submission of offers." Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show--

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) "Period for acceptance of offers." The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) "Product samples." When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) "Multiple offers." Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions or commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) "Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers."

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)

(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is "late" and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and--

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers. Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) "Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids)." The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h)" Multiple awards." The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) "Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation."

(1)

(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to--

GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section

Suite 8100

470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW

Washington, DC 20407

Telephone (202) 619-8925

Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(i) ASSIST (http://assist.daps.dla.mil).

(ii) Quick Search (http://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch).

(iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).

(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by--

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (http://assist.daps.dla.mil/wizard);

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) "Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number." (Applies to all offers exceeding $3,000, and offers of $3,000 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation "DUNS" or "DUNS+4" followed by the DUNS or DUNS+4 number that identifies the offeror's name and address. The DUNS+4 is the DUNS number plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned at the discretion of the offeror to establish additional CCR records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see FAR Subpart 32.11) for the same concern. If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. An offeror within the United States may contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling 1-866-705-5711 or via the internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. An offeror located outside the United States must contact the local Dun and Bradstreet office for a DUNS number. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(k) "Central Contractor Registration." Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the CCR database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the internet at http://www.ccr.gov or by calling 1-888-227-2423 or 269-961-5757.

(l) "Debriefing." If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

ADDENDUM

The quotation shall include the letter of transmittal and shall be limited to ten (10) single sided pages. Submit quotations arranged in three sections as follows: Section I - Key Personnel; Section II - Past Performance for relevant experience which describes at least three (3) relevant projects performed in the last three (3) years and quality of performance, providing contact names and telephone nos.; Section II - Price, firm fixed-price for the required technical services

Interested Contractors are invited to review the above Performance Work Statement "Support for the Completion of ISO 10303-210 (AP210) Standard" and provide an electronic response to be received no later than 4:00PM Local Time 03/30/2009 addressed to randy.schroyer@nist.gov. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to confirm NIST's receipt of quotation. Contractors must submit a complete response. Responses that are not substantially complete will be returned. Offers of partial performance shall be rejected. An electronic version in MS Word or Adobe Acrobat is expected and shall be in the form of an e-mail with attachments. A one (1) page letter shall transmit the quotation signed by an individual authorized to commit the organization. Each response shall be on 8-1/2" x 11" paper, in a commercially standard font, not smaller than a size 12 font. Each page in the response shall be separately numbered. A page of paper printed on both sides is considered two (2) pages. Each firm fixed price shall include sufficient data to allow the Government to determine the amount, realism and consistency of the fixed price. Award shall be made to the responsible Contractor that offers best value to the Government. The Government shall not be liable for any costs incurred in response to this request. The Government reserves the right to make a single award, multiple awards, or no award as a result of this RFQ. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to confirm NIST's receipt of quotation.

(End of Provision)

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13. 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999)

(a) The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and non-price factors considered. All evaluation factors other than price are significantly more important than price. Quotations will be evaluated based on the factors listed below in descending order of importance. Together the Key Personnel and Past Performance factors are more important than price. The importance of price in the evaluation will increase with the degree of equality among quotations of the non-price factors. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

1. Key Personnel - Provide resume's of key personnel proposed which demonstrate compliance with the education and knowledge discussed in Section 4 of the PWS

2. Past Performance - Provide information showing relevant work experience demonstrating at least: a) 7-yrs. of experience with ISO-10303 and associated software tools; b) a publication record and research experience in the areas of design and manufacture; c) expertise in applying EXPRESS to complex engineering domains, experience in Electronic Assembly Interconnect and Packaging Design (AP) development; d) development of software applications based on ISO-10303; and, e) extensive working experience with PDES, Inc. (a member supported consortium accelerating the development and implementation of standards to support model-based engineering, manufactuirng, and sustainment)

(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, 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.

(End of Provision)

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14. 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (FEB 2009)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause, which is incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Feb 2009)

(22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).

__________ Alternate I (Aug 2007) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C.7104(g)).

(2) 52.233-3, Protest after Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004)

(Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

__________ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government

(Sep 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995)(41 U.S.C. 253g and

10 U.S.C. 2402).

__________ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Dec

2008) (Pub. L. 110-252, Title VI, Chapter 1 (41 U.S.C. 251 note)). (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__________ (3) 52.219-3, Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside (Jan 1999)

(15 U.S.C. 657a).

__________ (4) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone

Small Business Concerns (July 2005) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer)

(15 U.S.C. 657a).

(5) [Reserved]

(6)

XX (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (June

2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

__________ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-6.

__________ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-6.

(7)

__________ (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June

2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

__________ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.

__________ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.

__________ (8) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (May 2004) (15

U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

(9)

__________ (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Apr 2008)

(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4).

__________ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

__________ (iii) Alternate II (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

__________ (10) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Dec 1996) (15 U.S.C.

637(a)(14)).

__________ (11) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages--Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999)

(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

(12)

__________ (i) 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small

Disadvantaged Business Concerns (Oct 2008) (10 U.S.C. 2323)

(if the offeror elects to waive the adjustment, it shall so indicate in its offer).

__________ (ii) Alternate I (June 2003) of 52.219-23.

__________ (13) 52.219-25, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program-

Disadvantaged Status and Reporting (Apr 2008) (Pub. L.

103-355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323).

__________ (14) 52.219-26, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program-

Incentive Subcontracting (Oct 2000) (Pub. L. 103-355, section

7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323).

__________ (15) 52.219-27, Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small

Business Set-Aside (May 2004) (15 U.S.C. 657 f).

__________ (16) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation

(June 2007) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

XX (17) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

__________ (18) 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and

Remedies (Feb 2008) (E.O. 13126).

XX (19) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999).

XX (20) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2002) (E.O. 11246).

__________ (21) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans

(Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

XX (22) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities

(Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793).

__________ (23) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept

2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

__________ (24) 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of

Union Dues or Fees (Dec 2004) (E.O. 13201).

__________ (25) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Jan 2009).

(Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

(26)

__________ (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material

Content for EPA-Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C.

6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)).

__________ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C.

6962(i)(2)(C)).

__________ (27) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products

(Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

(28)

__________ (i) 52.223-16, IEEE 1680 Standard for the Environmental

Assessment of Personal Computer Products (Dec 2007)

(E.O. 13423).

__________ (ii) Alternate I (Dec 2007) of 52.223-16.

__________ (29) 52.225-1, Buy American Act-Supplies (June 2003)(41 U.S.C.

10a-10d).

(30)

__________ (i) 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli

Trade Act (Aug 2007) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 109-53 and 109-169.

__________ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2004) of 52.225-3.

__________ (iii) Alternate II (Jan 2004) of 52.225-3.

__________ (31) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Nov 2007) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

XX (32) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008)

(E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

__________ (33) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside

(Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__________ (34) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or

Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__________ (35) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items

(Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 255(f), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

__________ (36) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Oct 1995)

(41 U.S.C. 255(f), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

XX (37) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central

Contractor Registration (Oct 2003) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__________ (38) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than

Central Contractor Registration (May 1999) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__________ (39) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 1999)(31 U.S.C. 3332).

__________ (40) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C.

552a).

(41)

__________ (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag

Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and

10 U.S.C. 2631).

__________ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 1984) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

__________ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965 (Nov 2007)

(41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

__________ (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May

1989) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

__________ (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act-

Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (May 1989)

(29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

__________ (4) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act-

Price Adjustment (Feb 2002) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

__________ (5) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract

Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of

Certain Equipment--Requirements (Nov 2007)

(41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

__________ (6) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract

Act to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (Feb 2009)

(41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

__________ (7) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Aug 2007)

(31 U.S.C. 5112(p)(1)).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor's directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e)

(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1)in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause--

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (DEC 2008) (Pub. L. 110-252, Title VI, Chapter 1 (4 1 U.S.C. 251 note)).

(ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (May 2004) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $550,000 ($1,000,000 for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(iii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246).

(iv) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(v) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (June 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(vi) 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees (DEC 2004) (E.O. 13201).

(vii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965 (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

(viii) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Feb 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).

__________ Alternate I (Aug 2007) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).

(ix) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

(x) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (Feb 2009) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

(xi) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Jan 2009).

(xii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241 (b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

(End of Clause)

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15. 1352.215-70 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (MAR 2000)

a. The period of performance of this contract is from 04/06/2009 through 10/19/2009.

(End of clause)

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16. 1352.215-73 INQUIRIES (MAR 2000)

Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to the Contracting Officer. They must be received no later than four calendar days after the date of this solicitation.

(End of clause)

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17. 1352.216-70 CONTRACT TYPE (MAR 2000)

This is a firm fixed-price type contract for non-personal services.

(End of clause)

TC "18. 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)" \f C \l "2"

18. 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within within 60 days of contract expiration

(End of Clause)

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19. 1352.233-70 HARMLESS FROM LIABILITY (MAR 2000)

The Contractor shall hold and save the Government, its officers, agents, and employees harmless from liability of any nature or kind, including costs and expenses to which they may be subject to or on account of any or all suits or damages of any character whatsoever resulting from injuries or damages sustained by any person or persons or property by virtue of performance of this contract, arising or resulting in whole or in part from the fault, negligence, wrongful act or wrongful omission of the contractor, or any subcontractor, their employees, and agents.

(End of clause)

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20. 1352.237-73 KEY PERSONNEL (MAR 2000)

a. The Contractor shall assign to this contract the following Key Personnel:

To be determined at time of award

b. The Contractor shall obtain the consent of the Contracting Officer prior to making Key Personnel substitutions. Replacements for Key Personnel must possess qualifications equal to or exceeding the qualifications of the personnel being replaced specified.

c. Requests for changes shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer at least 15 working days prior to making any permanent substitutions.