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COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION 1333ND20QNB640266

Nano Liquid Chromatography (LC) Instrument and Nano Ion Sources 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) 2020-05, effective 03/30/2020.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This acquisition is a Full and Open competition.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Material Measurement Laboratory (MML), Biomolecular Measurement Division (BMD) is responsible for the development of chemical databases to accomplish NIST’s mission to carry out collection, compilation, critical evaluation, publication and sale of standard reference data in accordance with Public Law 90-396. 90th Congress, H.R. 6279, July 11, 1968.

To further mission requirements, the division needs to obtain a Nano LC and Nano Ion Sources, that will enable data acquisition to continue once the current Nano LC reaches its maximum usable lifetime; and/or in the event of a Nano Ion Source failure on either of the two orbitrap mass spectrometers.

DELIVERY

The instrument must be delivered within 30 days of the date of award. Items shall be shipped F.O.B Destination to:

The National Institute of Standards & Technology 100 Bureau Drive Building 301 Gaithersburg, MD 20899

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 AND BASIS FOR AWARD

The Government intends to award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Contractor whose quotation, conforming to the solicitation, is the lowest price, technically acceptable quotation.

Technically acceptable means that the Contractor provides a system that meets the specifications within the Statement of Requirements document, and the requirements of all Line Items. If a Contractor does not indicate how its proposed instrument meets a certain minimum requirement, NIST will determine that it does not.

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

NIST intends to evaluate quotes and issue a contract based on the initial quotes received. Therefore, the Contractor’s initial quote should contain the Contractor’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. NIST reserves the right to request revised quotes from, or negotiate final contract terms with, one or more, but not all, Contractors if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary.

REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS

All Contractors shall submit the following:

1. For the purpose of Technical Acceptability: Documentation that confirms the Contractor is capable of providing the LC Instrument and Ion Sources specified in the statement of requirements. Contractors shall include a copy of the quoted systems manufacturer’s specifications.

2. Contractors shall provide pricing for the following line items. All equipment must be new. Used or remanufactured equipment will not be considered for award.

Line Item 0001: One (1) Nano LC Instrument, meeting all specifications in accordance with the Statement of Requirements, inclusive of F.O.B destination shipping, installation, and warranty. $__________________total firm-fixed price.

Line Item 0002: Two (2) Nano Ion Sources, meeting all specifications in accordance with the Statement of Requirements, inclusive of F.O.B destination shipping, installation, and warranty. $__________________total firm-fixed price.

FAR 52.217-9 OPTIONAL LINE ITEMS for Maintenance Services

Line Item 0003: OPTION I - Preventative Maintenance inclusive of all parts, consumables, labor, and travel, in accordance with the Statement of Requirements. $__________________total firm-fixed price.

Line Item 0004: OPTION II - Preventative Maintenance inclusive of all parts, consumables, labor, and travel, in accordance with the Statement of Requirements. $__________________total firm-fixed price.

Line Item 0005: OPTION III - Preventative Maintenance inclusive of all parts, consumables, labor, and travel, in accordance with the Statement of Requirements. $__________________total firm-fixed price.

Line Item 0006: OPTION IV - Preventative Maintenance inclusive of all parts, consumables, labor, and travel, in accordance with the Statement of Requirements. $__________________total firm-fixed price.

1. Any award resulting from this solicitation will contain the following statement: “The Government’s terms and conditions, identified herein, shall be the prevailing terms and conditions governing this award. In the event of a conflict between the Government’s and contractor’s terms and conditions, the Government’s terms and conditions take precedence.” If the Contractor objects to any of the terms and conditions contained in this solicitation, the contractor 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:” [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 award as prevailing.

2. Contractors shall provide an active DUNS# for the System for Management (SAM) registration.

3. If the Contractors representations and certifications in beta.sam.gov do not reflect the NAICS code governing this solicitation, the Contractor must submit documentation that they are a small business under the NAICS code governing this solicitation.

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

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

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 Thursday May 7, 2020. 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 submission of Quotes. 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 the attachment Applicable Clauses & Provisions. The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at https://farsite.hill.af.mil or www.acquisition.gov/far.

ATTACHMENTS:

The following attachments apply to this solicitation:

1. The Statement of Requirements

2. Applicable Provisions and Clauses