Synopsis Solicitation - HT942726QE016.pdf

HT942726QE016

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION:

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation number HT9427-26-Q-E016 is issued as a BRAND NAME Request for Quotation (RFQ) for a Hamilton NGS STAR Automated Liquid Handling Workstation.

This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

POINT OF CONTACT (POC):

Questions regarding this Solicitation shall be directed to the point of contact for this requirement, Ms.

Katherine DeManss, Contract Specialist, at: katherine.j.demanss.civ@health.mil. No phone inquiries will be honored.

QUOTATION DUE DATE:

The quotation is due no later than 15 SEP 2026, by 12:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST).

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION:

Quotations shall be electronically submitted via email to the POC above. Your submission should be ONE PDF File. Any Brochures or product specifications should be combined with the pricing information into one readable PDF File. Please note that the firewall utilized by the Government contracting office does not authorize or accept zip files.

CONTRACT LINE ITEMS:

CLIN 0001: NGS STAR Automated Liquid Handling Workstation, Quantity = 1.

Unit of Measure – Each. (To include Shipping and/or Freight Charges)

Total Price: $__________ http://www.acquisition.gov/ mailto:katherine.j.demanss.civ@health.mil

Supplies or Services & Prices or Costs Additional Information/Notes

Item Supplies / Services Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount

Phillips NGS STAR to include the following:

NGS STAR (New), 8/96 AL ISWAP

MPH EXT HOUSING, LEFT, STAR-2

Waste Chute, MPH, Left-Side Front CO-RE Grip 1mL Waste Block, NEW STAR Table w/ Shelf and Doors System Controller, WIN11 Ergotron Monitor Keyboard Arm Ergotron Arm Mounting Bracket, Standard Tables Cable Extension Kit, Ergotron Monitor Arm NGS STAR MOA ARW Hardware Kit

(STAR-2)

NGS ARW Hardware Kit

INHECO 96 ODTC LEFT

Driver, ODTC Venus ABI Plate Adapter Magnum FLX Enhanced Universal Mag Plate - no springs Driver, ODTC Venus

HHS2 3.0 FLAT BOTTOM

Control Box - HHS/HHC DeckWatch Monitoring Kit DeckWatch Connect Kit 50 L CO-RE II Conductive Filter Tips 300 L CO-RE II Conductive Filter Tips 1000 L CO-RE II Conductive Filter Tips Hamilton PCR ComfortLid 60 mL Reagent Reservoir Self-Standing with Barcode Clear waste bags that fit the white plastic waste Inside Delivery 4 Person Installation, STAR Method Programming and Operator Training Method Programming and Operator Training FVK II Independent Channels Consumable Kit 1 FVK II MPH-96 Consumable Kit 4 FVK II Solutions Shipping and Handling

Product Service Code: 6630 Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

Unit

Description/Specifications/Statement of Work

Defense Centers for Public Health - Aberdeen (DCPH-A) Emerging Biological Threats and Microbiological Analysis laboratory requires the purchase, delivery, installation, method programming, operator training and twelve

(12) month warranty of one (1) Hamilton NGS STAR automated liquid handling workstation per the Minimum Essential Characteristics (MECs)

NOMENCLATURE:Automated Library Preparation for Next Generation Sequencing

Minimum Essential Characteristics

- Automated library preparation for nextgeneration sequencing

- Must include validated pre-programed protocols for Illumina Viral Surveillance Panel version 2 and Qiagen QIAseq xHYB Viral and Bacterial Library Kit

- Be able to process up to 96 samples at a time.

- Must include eight (8) independent pipetting channels capable of asymmetric spacing (span-8) to perform liquid transfers from varied tube geometries to microplates Ability to minimize hazardous waste generation through segregated sample and solvent waste streams.

- Must utilize locked-in-place tip coupling(equivalent to Hamilton CO-RE II technology) to prevent tip misalignment, drop-offs, or spatial distortion during high-force lateral movements. The system must support conductive liquid level detection (cLLD) to detect liquid boundaries in low-volume wastewater samples dynamically.

- Must accurately and reproducibly pipet volumes ranging from to using aerosol-barrier, conductive filter tips(, , and ).

- Must feature an integrated, automated 96-wellthermal cycler (equivalent to the Inheco 96 ODTC Left) to perform automated on-deck PCR amplification.

- Must feature high-performance active cooling modules capable of chilling master mixes, reagents, and samples at a temperature range of 4 degrees C to 70 degrees C.

- Must feature a high-performance, universal magnetic plate optimized for bead-based clean-up and extraction protocols.

- Brand must be Hamilton NGS STAR due to the pre-existing automated NGS library preparation methods and protocols on the current STAR System which are already standardized and validated.

Requirements Defense Centers for Public Health - Aberdeen (DCPH-A) Emerging Biological Threats and Microbiological Analysis laboratory requires a NGS STAR Automated Liquid Handling Workstation for analysis of rainwater samples in support of mission critical population-level biothreat surveillance.

Packaging and Marking

Inspection and Acceptance Overall Contract Inspection/Acceptance Locations

Acceptance Location

Acceptance Destination Instructions: See Contract Terms and Conditions for Inspection and Acceptance criteria.

DoDAAC: HT1240 CountryCode: USA

DEFENSE CENTERS FOR PUB HLTH - MM

8300 RICKETTS POINT ROAD, BLDG E2850

ABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD 21010-5000

UNITED STATES

Deliveries or Performance

Line Item Delivery Schedule Quantity Address and POC Special Handling/Notes

Delivery Requested By 1 Unit Ship To FoB Details

Delivery Date 30 Nov 2026 DoDAAC: HT1240 Government CountryCode: USA Destination

0001 DEFENSE CENTERS FOR PUB HLTH - MM

8300 RICKETTS POINT ROAD, BLDG E2850

ABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD 21010-5000

UNITED STATES

Contract Administration Data

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title

Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. Dec 2018

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions. (Jan 2023)

WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

"Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)" is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

"Document type" means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

"Local processing office (LPO)" is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

"Payment request" and "receiving report" are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall-

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the "Web Based Training" link on the WAWF home page at https:// wawf.eb.mil/

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s):

(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.

(ii) For fixed price line items-

(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer.

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items that require shipment of a deliverable.)

(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer.

(Contracting Officer: Insert either "Invoice 2in1" or the applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items for services.)

(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.

(iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request.

(v) For commercial financing, submit a commercial financing request.

(2) ) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract.

[Note: The Contractor may use a WAWF "combo" document type to create some combinations of invoice and receiving report in one step.]

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table* https://www.sam.gov/ https://wawf.eb.mil/

Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF

Pay Official DoDAAC HQ0490

Issue By DoDAAC HT9427

Admin DoDAAC HT9427

Inspect By DoDAAC HT1420

Ship To Code HT1420

Ship From Code

Mark For Code

Service Approver (DoDAAC)

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC)

Accept at Other DoDAAC

LPO DoDAAC

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC

Other DoDAAC(s)

(*Contracting Officer: Insert applicable DoDAAC information. If multiple ship to/acceptance locations apply, insert "See Schedule" or "Not applicable.")

(**Contracting Officer: If the contract provides for progress payments or performance-based payments, insert the DoDAAC for the contract administration office assigned the functions under FAR 42.302(a)(13).)

(4) Payment request. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

(5) Receiving report. The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F.

(g) WAWF point of contact.

(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact.

Georgia Millward

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable information or "Not applicable.")

(2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed.

(End of clause)

Special Contract Requirements

Contract Clauses FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number

Title Effective

Alternate/ Deviation

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements. Jan 2017 52.204-13 System for Award Management-Maintenance. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

52 209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Feb 2026 Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded. (Deviation 2026-O0038)

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.212-4 Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.222-3 Convict Labor. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Mar 2026 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors. (Deviation 2026-O0040, Revision 1) Apr 2026 52.223-23 Sustainable Products. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving. May 2024 52.229-4 Federal, State, and Local Taxes (State and Local Adjustments). (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.229-12 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management. Oct 2018 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. Mar 2023 52.233-3 Protest after Award. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Apr 2026

Number Title Effective

Alternate/ Deviation

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. Sep 2011 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights. Dec 2022

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting. May 2024

252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services. Jan 2023

252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium. Jan 2023

252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program. Feb 2024

252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors. Mar 2022

252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities. Apr 2022

252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime. Jan 2023

252.225-7060 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Jun 2023

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments. Dec 2006

252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea. Oct 2024

List of Attachments

Representations, Certification, & Other Statements

Alternate/ Variation

Deviation Effective Date

52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. Sep 2024

52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

Alternate/ Variation

Deviation Effective Date

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. Sep 2022

252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime. May 2022

252.225-7059 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region-Representation. Jun 2023

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements-Notice and Representation. (Deviation 2026-O0038) (Feb 2026)

TAX ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PROCUREMENTS-NOTICE AND REPRESENTATION (FEB 2026) (DEVIATION 2026-O0038)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision-

Foreign person means any person other than a United States person.

Specified Federal procurement payment means any payment made pursuant to a contract with a foreign contracting party that is for goods, manufactured or produced, or services provided in a foreign country that is not a party to an international procurement agreement with the United States. For purposes of the prior sentence, a foreign country does not include an outlying area of the United States.

United States person as defined in 26 U.S.C. 7701(a)(30) means

(1) A citizen or resident of the United States;

(2) A domestic partnership;

(3) A domestic corporation;

(4) Any estate (other than a foreign estate, within the meaning of 26 U.S.C. 701(a)(31)); and

(5) Any trust if-

(i) A court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust; and

(ii) One or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust.

(b) Unless exempted, there is a 2 percent tax of the amount of a specified Federal procurement payment on any foreign person receiving such payment. See 26 U.S.C. 5000C and its implementing regulations at 26 CFR 1.5000C-1 through 1.5000C-7.

(c) Exemptions from withholding under this provision are described at 26 CFR 1.5000C-1(d)(5) through (7). The Offeror may claim an exemption from the withholding by using the Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form W-14, Certificate of Foreign Contracting Party Receiving Federal Procurement Payments, available at www.irs.gov/w14. Any exemption claimed and self-certified on the IRS Form W-14 is subject to audit by the IRS. Any disputes regarding the imposition and collection of the 26 U.S.C. 5000C tax are adjudicated by the IRS as the 26 U.S.C. 5000C tax is a tax matter, not a contract issue. The IRS Form W-14 is provided to the acquiring agency rather than to the IRS.

(d) For purposes of withholding under 26 U.S.C. 5000C, the Offeror represents that

(1) It is is not a foreign person; and

(2) If the Offeror indicates "is" in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, then the Offeror represents that-I am claiming on the IRS Form W-14 a full exemption, or partial or no exemption [Offeror must select one] from the excise tax.

(e) If the Offeror represents it is a foreign person in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, then-

(1) The clause at FAR 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements, will be included in any resulting contract; and

(2) The Offeror shall submit with its offer the IRS Form W-14. If the IRS Form W-14 is not submitted with the offer, exemptions will not be applied to any resulting contract and the Government will withhold a full 2 percent of each payment.

(f) If the Offeror selects "is" in paragraph (d)(1) and "partial or no exemption" in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision, the Offeror will be subject to withholding in accordance with the clause at FAR 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements, in any resulting contract.

http://www.irs.gov/w14

(g) A taxpayer may, for a fee, seek advice from the IRS as to the proper tax treatment of a transaction. This is called a private letter ruling. Also, the IRS may publish a revenue ruling, which is an official interpretation by the IRS of the Internal Revenue Code, related statutes, tax treaties, and regulations. A revenue ruling is the conclusion of the IRS on how the law is applied to a specific set of facts. For questions relating to the interpretation of the IRS regulations go to https:// www.irs.gov/help/tax-law-questions.

(End of provision)

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services- Representation.

(May 2021)

PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-REPRESENTATION (MAY 2021)

The Offeror is not required to complete the representation in this provision if the Offeror has represented in the provision at 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, that it "does not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument."

(a) Definitions. "Covered defense telecommunications equipment or services," "covered mission," "critical technology," and "substantial or essential component," as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the 252.204-7018 clause, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services, of this solicitation.

(b) Prohibition. Section 1656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91) prohibits agencies from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system.

(c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov for entities that are excluded when providing any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless a waiver is granted.

(d) Representation. If in its annual representations and certifications in SAM the Offeror has represented in paragraph (c) of the provision at 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, that it "does" provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument, then the Offeror shall complete the following additional representation:

The Offeror represents that it will will not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to DoD in the performance of any award resulting from this solicitation.

(e) Disclosures. If the Offeror has represented in paragraph (d) of this provision that it "will provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services," the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(1) A description of all covered defense telecommunications equipment and services offered (include brand or manufacturer; product, such as model number, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable).

(2) An explanation of the proposed use of covered defense telecommunications equipment and services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition referenced in paragraph (b) of this provision.

(3) For services, the entity providing the covered defense telecommunications services (include entity name, unique entity identifier, and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, if known).

(4) For equipment, the entity that produced or provided the covered defense telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known).

(End of provision) http://www.irs.gov/help/tax-law-questions https://www.sam.gov/

Instructions, Conditions, & Notices to Offerors or Quoters

INSTRUCTIONS TO VENDORS:

52.212-1 Instructions to Vendors--Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (NOV 2025)

(a) 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. As a minimum, offers shall include--

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The name, address, telephone number of the Offeror;

(3) The Vendor's Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and, if applicable, Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator;

4) Information necessary to evaluate the factors contained in the provision at 52.212-2 or as described in the solicitation;

(5) Responses to provisions that require Offeror completion of information, representations, and certifications (other than those collected via the System for Award Management(SAM)); and

(6) A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and any solicitation amendments.

(b) Period for acceptance of offers. The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

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

(1) Vendors are responsible for submitting offers and any modifications or revisions to the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation.

(2) Any offer, modification, or revision received after the time specified for receipt of offers is "late" and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made and the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition. 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) 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.

(4) Vendors may withdraw their offers by written notice to the Government received at any time before award.

(d) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with Vendors. Therefore, the Vendor's initial offer should contain the Vendor's best terms. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions, if 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.

(e) Debriefings. If a Post award Debriefing is given to requesting Vendors, the Government will disclose the following information, if applicable:

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

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

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

(4) A summary of the rationale for award.

(5) For acquisitions of commercial products, the make and model of the product to be delivered by the successful Offeror.

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

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1:

The Government intends to award a Purchase Order resulting from this Solicitation to the responsible Vendor whose offer is the LOWEST PRICE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE (LPTA) Quotation, which represents the best value to the Government. Award shall be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of quotations meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors (i.e. technical conformance to the requirements of the solicitation). Evaluation of price will be based on the Vendor's total price for all line items as delivered to the specified destination. Past Performance is not an evaluation factor for this acquisition in accordance with (IAW) RFO 15.104(b)(3) (i).

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing Industry. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this NAICS code is 1,000Employees.

Technical CAPABILITY:

Page limitation for Technical Capability Information: Five(5) pages. Vendors exceeding the page limitations will have those excess pages unread and not evaluated.

Conformance to Product Description -Vendors shall submit a quotation, including all necessary documentation, for a Hamilton NGS STAR Automated Liquid Handling Workstation. If marketing brochures are submitted, please ensure that it denotes exactly how the product description is met. The Quote shall be presented in a clear and logical order. Statements such as "will comply", "meets the intent of", or "we intend to meet the requirements" and the like, will not suffice for evaluation purposes.

Vendors shall provide sufficient technical documentation such as product literature and/or product specifications as detailed in the Brand Name Product Description Document to allow for a thorough evaluation of the quote. The vendor shall fully explain their ability to meet the requirements above. (See Attachment #1 -Product Description Document).

If an Authorized Distributor, then an Authorized Distributor Letter must accompany the Quotation.

Each proposing Vendor will be evaluated based on whether they conform to the requirement as outlined in the Product Description Document and meet the brand name only requirements per the equipment listing in Attachment #1.

Price:

Vendors shall specify the Total Price for CLIN 0001 in the Solicitation in accordance with Attachment #1 - Product Description Document. Vendors shall be evaluated to ensure fairness, reasonableness, and completeness. The Government anticipates award of a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Purchase Order. Vendors shall submit firm-fixed pricing for the above requirement. Include any applicable discounts or savings to the Government.

The Vendors shall provide a price quotation to include:

1. Line Items to purchase of ONE Hamilton NGS STAR Automated Liquid Handling Workstation which includes shipping/freight. No Separate Line Item will be made to accommodate this cost.

The Vendor's initial quote shall contain the Vendor's best terms from a price and technical standpoint.

The Government intends to evaluate quotations and award an Order without discussions but reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government reserves the right to make no award as a result of this solicitation.

Date

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation. Jan 2017

52.204-7 System for Award Management-Registration. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.214-12 Preparation of Bids. Apr 1984 52.214-18 Preparation of Bids-Construction. Apr 1984

252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System. Mar 2023

Evaluation Factors for Award

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD:

52.212-2 Evaluation--Commercial Products and Commercial Services (FEB 2026) (DEVIATION 2026- O0038)

(a) Evaluation factors. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers:

1. TECHNICAL CAPABILITY

2. PRICE

(b) Options (if applicable). The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. The evaluation of options does not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) Notice of award. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer 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.

ADDENDUM TO FAR52.212-2:

This will be a LPTA procurement. The Government intends to evaluate quotations and award a contract without discussions with Vendors. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. The LPTA process is selected as appropriate for this acquisition because the best value is expected to result from selection of the technically acceptable quotation with the lowest evaluated price.

An overall Technical rating must be at least "ACCEPTABLE" in order to be eligible for award. An "UNACCEPTABLE" rating for any factor, results in the technical quotation being rated "UNACCEPTABLE" unless corrected through discussions. An overall technical rating of "UNACCEPTABLE" makes a quotation ineligible for award.

A Vendor is expected to submit sufficient information in response to the RFQ to allow for the evaluation of their quotation.

Each of the evaluation factors will be rated as follows:

Factor 1 - Technical Capability.

The Government will evaluate the Vendor's capabilities to provide the brand name only Hamilton NGS STAR Automated Liquid Handling Workstation as required per Attachment 1.

Table #1 - Technical Capability: Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings

Rating

Description

Acceptable

Proposal clearly meets the requirements of the RFQ.

Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the requirements of the RFQ.

Factor 2 - Price:

CLIN0001 shall be priced as per Attachment #1.

The Vendor's Price Quotation will be evaluated to determine whether the price is complete, fair and reasonable. The Government's determination that the proposed price is fair and reasonable will be based on price evaluation and analysis using the techniques in RFO 15.404-1, Price Analysis, which provides that comparison of the proposed prices will usually satisfy the requirement for price analysis.

The Vendor will be evaluated for fairness, reasonableness and completeness. The Government will not consider tradeoffs between cost or price and non-cost or non-price factors. The highest technically rated quotation will be selected for award if it offers a fair and reasonable price.

Certified cost or pricing data are not required in accordance with RFO 15.403-2(a).

Fair and Reasonableness - The offeror's Price will be evaluated to determine the degree to which the proposed prices compare to the prices a reasonable prudent person would expect to incur for the same or similar equipment.

Completeness- The offeror's Price Quotation will be examined to ensure that the requirements stated in the Instructions to Vendors for price quotations have been completed and that the equipment being proposed conforms to the Brand Name request.

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 quotation's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are discussions after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

Evaluation Factors for Award