SB1341-16-RQ-0497_-_COMBINED_SYNOPSIS_SOLICITATION_-Digitizers.pdf

RFQ NUMBER SB1341-16-RQ-0497

Digitizer Cards

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-

STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR

COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY

SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A SEPARATE WRITTEN

SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THE SOLICITATION IS BEING

ISSUED USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES UNDER THE AUTHORITY

OF FAR PART 13.

This solicitation is a request for quotation. The solicitation document incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005- 88, effective June 15, 2016.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334515 with a small business size of 750 employees.

This requirement is unrestricted and all interested offerors may submit a quotation.

1352.215-72 INQUIRIES (APR 2010)

Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to forest.crumpler@nist.gov. Questions should be received no later than 5 calendar days after the issuance date of this solicitation. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation.

Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. The backup point of contact is Patrick Staines at Patrick.Staines@nist.gov.

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) enables science and industry by providing essential measurement methods, instrumentation, and standards to support all phases of nanotechnology development, from discovery to production. This purchase is necessary to create user facilities for collaborative research within the CNST.

This acquisition is for two (2) fast multichannel digitizer cards with high bit depth.

The Contractor shall provide a Firm Fixed Price quotation for the following Contract Line Items (CLIN):

(CLIN) Contract Line Item 0001 – a quantity of Two (2) fast, high bit depth digitizer cards with high-end FPGA and drivers for DMA data streaming to RAM, to include all delivery. The cards should have the following minimum characteristics.

mailto:forest.crumpler@nist.gov mailto:Patrick.Staines@nist.gov

- Not less than 2 voltage input channels.

- One or more inputs configurable as trigger-in.

- Highest sampling rate no less than 200 MS/s with input 3 dB Bandwidth no less than 100 MHz.

- Sampling rates selectable from 100 KS/s or less to the highest sampling rate.

- Digitizer resolution of no less than 14 bits.

- DC coupled 50 Ohm inputs with full scale voltage range of no less than +/- 1 V and no more than +/-5 V.

- Signal to noise ratio (SNR) larger than 65 dB for from 1 MHz to 100 MHz.

- External triggering capability with pre- and post-trigger data acquisition.

- Ability to stream data directly into the computer memory (RAM) to acquire continuous time traces for all channels simultaneously, with length limited only by the amount of RAM available, up to at least 64 GB of RAM.

- 1 GS (1 billion samples) on-board memory or sufficient on-board memory allowing meeting specification 9 during possible operating system interruptions to

DMA.

- Not less than two user-defined digital I/O ports (in addition to and separate from the trigger input port) directly connected to the user programmable FPGA.

- User-programmable high capacity FPGA to apply custom, real time data processing, meeting the following specifications:

a. A sustained throughput rate greater or equal to the maximum sample rate, see specification 1 for DSP operations.

b. 80 or more dedicated DSP blocks or slices capable of:

i. Multiplying two pairs of 36 bit or numbers, i.e. 160 36 bit x 36 bit multipliers or better

ii. Functioning as high precision multiplier adders for eight or more pairs of

18 bit numbers, i.e. 640 18 bit x 18 bit multipliers, or better

c. FPGA is directly connected to the input ADCs, such that very low latency feedback can be established using digital IO from

(CLIN) Contract Line Item 0002 - All hardware that may be required to power, connect and operate two boards

a. for synchronous, simultaneous acquisition of 4 channels of data with a single windows PC.

b. For asynchronous operation in two different setups using two different PCs acquiring 2 synchronous channels each. Setups should be able to operate in separate locations, therefore sharing power and chassis is not acceptable.

(CLIN) Contract Line Item 0003 - Hardware and software development kit required for FPGA processor programming.

(CLIN) Contract Line Item 0004 - Software development kit containing software components necessary to develop C/C++, Matlab and Labview codes, operable under Windows, with basic examples.

Delivery:

Delivery should be FOB DESTINATION (Gaithersburg, MD). The contractor is responsible for ensuring all associated deliverables are received no later than 6 months after award of the contract.

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 to:

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Building 216 Rm A127 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899

Express Warranty:

The contractor shall offer an industry standard warranty or, at a minimum, warrant the items for a period of at least one year. The warranty must include unlimited telephone/e-mail support for questions regarding operation. All costs including parts, labor, travel, and other expenses necessary to repair the system will be borne solely by the contractor at no additional cost to the U.S. Government during the warranty period.

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 operated. The Contractor has the right to be present during the tests and evaluations, if performed, at the Contractors expense.

The following performance measurements are required:

Functional testing will be conducted by the Government upon receipt. Payment is conditional on the product meeting the specifications.

Due Date for Quotations

Offerors shall submit their quotations so that NIST receives them not later than 3:30 p.m.

Eastern Time on July 29, 2016. FAX quotations shall not be accepted. E- mail quotations shall be accepted at forest.crumpler@nist.gov. Offeror’s quotations shall not be deemed received by the Government until the quotation is entered into the e-mail address inbox set forth above.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Quotation Preparation Instructions

1.) Technical Quotation:

The offeror shall submit an original and one copy of the technical quotation. If the quotation is submitted electronically, additional copies are not required. The technical quotation shall address the following:

Technical Capability:

The offeror shall submit a technical description or product literature for the system it is proposing, which clearly identifies each requirement listed above. The offeror must demonstrate that its proposed system meets or exceeds each minimum requirement described above by providing a citation to the relevant section of its technical description or product literature. The contractor must not simply state they will meet the requirement; evidence must be provided. If applicable, evidence that the Offeror is authorized by the original provider to provide the item(s) in the quotation should be included.

2.) Price Quotation:

The offeror shall submit an original and one copy of the completed priced schedule quotation. If the quotation is submitted electronically, additional copies are not required. The pricing quotation shall be separate from any other portion of the quotation. The offeror shall propose a firm fixed-price, FOB Destination for each CLIN. Contractor shall state warranty coverage. Price quotations shall remain valid for a period of 90 days from the date quotations are due.

This is an Open-Market Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for the equipment identified above.

The Government intends to award a Purchase Order as a result of this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation that will include the terms and conditions that are set forth herein. In order to facilitate the award process, ALL quotes shall include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows:

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

OR

b. The offeror shall state “The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:”

Offeror shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)

Please note that 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;

The Dun and Bradstreet Number (DUNS 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;

Quoters shall include a completed copy of the attached provision, “Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law (Class Deviation) (March 2015)” with their quotation.

Country of Origin of Manufacturing

QUOTATION EVALUATION

Evaluation Factors

The Government may award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quotation, conforming to the solicitation, results in a technically acceptable quotation and is lowest priced.

The following will be used to evaluate quotations:

Technical Capability Price

1. Technical Capability: No prototypes, demonstration models, used or refurbished instruments will be considered. Evaluation of technical capability shall be based on the information provided in the quotation. NIST will evaluate whether the offeror has demonstrated that its proposed equipment meets or exceeds all minimum requirements. Quotations that do not demonstrate the proposed equipment meets all requirements will not be considered further for award. If an offerors technical description and/or product literature does not indicate whether its proposed equipment meets a certain minimum requirement, and/or the offeror does not submit the test measurements/data from a real device, NIST will determine that it does not meet the requirements.

2. For the purpose of evaluation of Price: The Government will evaluate price for reasonableness.

A firm-fixed price, F.O.B. Destination price quotation for equipment in the Statement of Work.

The price shall include all work required by the Statement of Work.

PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES:

Provisions:

Offerors shall complete annual representations and certifications on-line at www.sam.gov in http://www.sam.gov/ accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items.

If paragraph (j) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required.

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference

This contract incorporates one or more 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. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/.

52.204-7 – System for Award Management 52.212-1 – Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items 52.212-3 – Offerors Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items 52.204-16 – Commercial & Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-17 – Ownership or Control of Offeror 52.204-18 – Commercial & Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-19 – Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications 52.219-1 - Small Business Program Representation 52.225-1 – Buy American - Supplies

52.225-2 - Buy American Certificate:

As prescribed in 25.1101(a)(2), insert the following provision:

(a) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (b) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that for other than COTS items, the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States. The offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (2) of the definition of “domestic end product.” The terms “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “component,” “domestic end product,” “end product,” “foreign end product,” and “United States” are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Supplies.”

(b) Foreign End Products:

Line Item No.: Country of Origin:

[List as necessary]

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

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52.203-98, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements—Representation (DEVIATION 2015-02)

Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements—Representation (FEB 2015)

(a) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), Government agencies are not permitted to use funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) under that or any other Act for contracts with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.

(b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this provision does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information.

(c) Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it does not require employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.

(End of provision)

Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law (Class Deviation) (March 2014)

(1) In accordance with Sections 536 and 537 of Division B of Public Law 113-76 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, none of the funds made available by Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 funding may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that-

(a) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government, or

(b) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(2) The Offeror represents that, as of the date of this offer-

(a) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a

Federal law within the preceding 24 months.

(b) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability.

(End of provision)

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items.

As prescribed in 12.301(b)(4), insert the following clause:

[To include the following clauses] X (12)(i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business

Concerns (OCT 2014) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

X (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

X (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

X (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2016)

(E.O. 13126).

X (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

X (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246).

X (33)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter

78 and E.O. 13627).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

X (42) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

(AUG 2011) (E.O. 13513).

X (45) 52.225-1, Buy American—Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

X (48) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

X (54) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

52.232-39 UNENFORCEABILITY OF UNAUTHORIZED OBLIGATIONS (JUN 2013)

(a) Except as stated in paragraph (b) of this clause, when any supply or service acquired under this contract is subject to any End User License Agreement (EULA), Terms of Service (TOS), or similar legal instrument or agreement, that includes any clause requiring the Government to indemnify the Contractor or any person or entity for damages, costs, fees, or any other loss or liability that would create an Anti-Deficiency Act violation (31 U.S.C. 1341), the following shall govern:

(1) Any such clause is unenforceable against the Government.

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(2) Neither the Government nor any Government authorized end user shall be deemed to have agreed to such clause by virtue of it appearing in the EULA, TOS, or similar legal instrument or agreement. If the EULA, TOS, or similar legal instrument or agreement is invoked through an “I agree” click box or other comparable mechanism (e.g., “click-wrap” or “browse-wrap” agreements), execution does not bind the Government or any Government authorized end user to such clause.

(3) Any such clause is deemed to be stricken from the EULA, TOS, or similar legal instrument or agreement.

(b) Paragraph (a) of this clause does not apply to indemnification by the Government that is expressly authorized by statute and specifically authorized under applicable agency regulations and procedures.

(End of clause)

52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENT TO SMALL BUSINESS

SUBCONTRACTORS (DEVIATION)(AUG 2013)

This clause implements the temporary policy provided by OMB Policy Memorandum M-12-16, Providing Prompt Payment to Small business Subcontractors, dated July 11, 2012, and the extension to that policy provided by OMB Policy Memorandum M-13-15, Extension of Policy to Provide Accelerated Payment to Small Business Subcontractors, dated July 11, 2013.

(a) Upon receipt of accelerated payments from the Government, the contractor is required to make accelerated payments to small business subcontractor to the maximum extent practicable after receipt of a proper invoice and all proper documentation from the small business subcontractor.

(b) Include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (b), in all subcontracts with small business concerns.

(c) The acceleration of payments under this clause does not provide any new rights under the Prompt Payment Act.

52.247-35 F.o.b. Destination, Within Consignee’s Premises (Apr 1984)

(a) The term “f.o.b. destination, within consignee’s premises,” as used in this clause, means free of expense to the Government delivered and laid down within the doors of the consignee’s premises, including delivery to specific rooms within a building if so specified.

(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.

52.203-99, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements (DEVIATION 2015-02) (FEB 2015)

a) The Contractor shall not require employees or subcontractors seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign or comply with internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.

b) The contractor shall notify employees that the prohibitions and restrictions of any internal confidentiality agreements covered by this clause are no longer in effect.

c) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this clause does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information.

d) (1) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), use of funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) under that or any other Act may be prohibited, if the Government determines that the Contractor is not in compliance with the provisions of this clause.

(2) The Government may seek any available remedies in the event the Contractor fails to comply with the provisions of this clause. (End of clause)

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998)

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):

www.acquisition.gov

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ACQUISITION REGULATION (CAR) CONTRACT

CLAUSES INCLUDED BY REFERENCE

1352.201-70, Contracting Officer’s Authority (Apr 2010) 1352.209-73, Compliance With the Laws (Apr 2010) 1352.209-74, Organizational conflict of interest (Apr 2010) 1352.246-70, Place of Acceptance (APR 2010)

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

(b) The place of acceptance will be:

The National Institute of Standards and Technology 100 Bureau Drive, Bld 216, Room D111 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640

NIST LOCAL_04 Billing Instructions

(a)The Contractor shall submit an original invoice or voucher in accordance with the payments provisions of this contract to:

1. NIST

Accounts Payable Office http://www.acquisition.gov/

100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1621 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1621 FAX Number: 301-975-8283 Email: invoice@nist.gov

2. Forest Crumpler, Contract Specialist Email: forest.crumpler@nist.gov

(b)Each invoice or voucher submitted shall include the following:

(1)Contract Number.

(2)Contractor Name and Address.

(3)Date of Invoice.

(4)Invoice Number.

(5)Amount of Invoice, and cumulative amount invoiced to-date.

(6)Contract Line Item Number (CLIN).

(7)Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and extendedprice of supplies/services delivered.

(8)Prompt payment discount terms, if offered.

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

(END OF CLAUSE)

NIST LOCAL_47 POINT OF CONTACT/ORDER CONTACT (P/OC)

a. TO BE COMPLETED UPON AWARD is hereby designated as the Point of Contact/Order Contact (P/OC). The P/OC may be changed at any time by the Government without prior notice to the Contractor by a unilateral modification to the Contract. The P/OC is located at:

Phone Number:_____________

b. The responsibilities and limitations of the P/OC are as follows:

(1) The P/OC is responsible for the technical aspects of the project and serves as technical liaison with the Contractor. The P/OC is also responsible for the final inspection and acceptance of all reports, and such other responsibilities as may be specified in the contract.

(2) The P/OC is not authorized to make any commitments or otherwise obligate the Government or authorize any changes which affect the Contract price, terms or conditions. Any Contractor request for changes shall be referred to the Contracting Officer directly or through the P/OC.

No such changes shall be made without the expressed prior authorization of the Contracting Officer (CO). The CO may designate assistant or alternate P/OC(s) to act for the P/OC by naming such assistant/alternate(s) in writing and transmitting a copy of such designation to the Contractor.

(END OF CLAUSE)

1352.233-70 AGENCY PROTESTS (APR 2010)

mailto:invoice@nist.gov

(a) An agency protest may be filed with either: (1) the contracting officer, or (2) at a level above the contracting officer, with the appropriate agency Protest Decision Authority. See 64 Fed. Reg.

16,651 (April 6, 1999)

(b) Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer shall be sent to the following address:

NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION

ATTN: Patrick Staines, CONTRACTING OFFICER 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899

(c) Agency protests filed with the agency Protest Decision Authority shall be sent to the following address:

NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION

ATTN: HEAD OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICE (HCO)

100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899

(d) A complete copy of all agency protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel within one day of filing a protest with either the Contracting Officer or the Protest Decision Authority.

(e) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows:

U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893 Herbert C. Hoover Building 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20230.

FAX: (202) 482-5858

1352.233-71 GAO AND COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS PROTESTS (APR 2010)

(a) A protest may be filed with either the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or the Court of Federal Claims unless an agency protest has been filed.

(b) A complete copy of all GAO or Court of Federal Claims protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon (i) the Contracting Officer, and (ii) the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel, within one day of filing a protest with either GAO or the Court of Federal Claims.

(c) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows:

U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893 Herbert C. Hoover Building 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20230.

FAX: (202) 482-5858

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