Solicitation.docx

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION 1333ND23QNB640251

Compute Nodes 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. This solicitation is being issued under the authority of FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

This solicitation is a Request for Quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-02, effective 03/16/2023.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334111 – Electronic Computer Manufacturing with a Small Business size standard of 1,250 employees. This acquisition will be competed as a Total Small Business Set-Aside.

The Chemical Informatics Group of the Material Measurements Laboratory Chemical Science Division develops and applies theory and simulation at various length and time scales to calculate a wide variety of chemical and physical properties of gas, liquid, and solid molecular systems. The Group establishes the accuracy of computational methods by compiling comparisons to measured values. It develops new algorithms for chemical informatics, data analysis, and molecular simulation, as well as new standards for the management, validation, and dissemination of computational and experimental data. The group requests compute nodes to augment a Linux Cluster Computer to continue mission requirements.

DELIVERY

The computer cluster nodes must be delivered within 60 days of award date. The items shall be shipped F.O.B Destination to:

The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) Building 301, Loading Dock

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 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.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

The Government intends to award a purchaser order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Quoter whose quotation, conforming to the solicitation is the lowest priced, technically acceptable quotation.

Technically acceptable means that the Contractor provides computer systems, meeting the specifications in the requirements document, and the requirements of the line item(s). If a Contractor does not indicate how its proposed systems meet certain requirements, NIST will determine it does not.

Price will be evaluated to determine the total price is consistent with the technical portion of the quotation and is a fair and reasonable overall price to the Government.

REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS

Contractors shall submit the following:

1. For the purpose of evaluation Technical Capability – Documentation including system requirements that confirms the Contractor has demonstrated the ability to deliver the requirements of the Computer Cluster Node Systems.

2. All equipment must be new. Used or remanufactured equipment will not be considered for award. Contractors shall provide a Firm-Fixed Price quotation for the following line items:

Line Item 0001, Firm-Fixed Price: Delivery of 16 Computer Cluster Nodes, meeting all specifications in accordance with the requirements document, inclusive of F.O.B destination shipping and three (3) year Warranty $__________________total firm-fixed price.

Line Item ooo2, Firm-Fixed Price: Delivery of one (1) spreadsheet list MAC addresses & mapping to chassis. $__________________total firm-fixed price.

Separately Price Option Line Item

3. A complete version of all required solicitation provisions (see attached provisions/clauses document – required submissions highlighted in blue).

4. If the Contractor objects to any of the terms and conditions contained in this solicitation, the contract shall state, “The terms and conditions in this solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following.” [Contractor shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)].

It is the sole responsibility of the Contractor to identify in their quote any exceptions to the terms and conditions of the solicitation. If the Contractor does not include such a statement, the submission of a quotation in response to this solicitation will be regarded as the Contractor’s acceptance of the Government’s terms and conditions for inclusion into the resultant purchase order.

5. Quoters shall provide an active Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) for the System for Award Management (SAM) registration. Quoters must have an active registration at www.SAM.gov to submit a quotation.

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 a contractor 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 contractor’s FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation;

DUE DATE FOR QUOTATIONS

E-mail quotations are required. All quotations must be submitted via e-mail to Tish Walker, Contract Specialist at latish.walker@nist.gov Submission must be received not later than 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday May 10, 2023. A quotation shall be considered received when it is received in the electronic inbox of Tish Walker, not later than the date and time identified herein.

All questions regarding this notice must be submitted via e-mail to latish.walker@nist.gov one week prior to the expiration of the solicitation. Questions submitted after this date may not be addressed by the Government prior to the quotation submission deadline.

PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES:

The clauses and provisions applicable to this solicitation can be found under Applicable Clauses & Provisions. The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov/far. The full text of a CAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/acquistion_management/policy/

ATTACHMENTS:

The following attachments apply to this solicitation:

1. Specifications Document

2. Applicable Clauses & Provisions