A07-Attach_0_Synop_Solicit_18Q0179_FINAL.docx

W81XWH18Q0179

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION INSTRUCTIONS

1. Issue Date: 6/6/2018 Close Date: 6/22/2018 10:00 AM EST

2. Requiring Activity: US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) for the US Army Public Health Center (APHC).

3. Description of Requirement:

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The Government intends to purchase on a firm fixed-price basis and to solicit and negotiate the proposed purchase order under the authority of FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13.5. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541380 with a small business size standard of $15,000,000.00. This acquisition is being procured using full and open competition procedures. Offers submitted by small and other than small business concerns will be considered.

4. Request for Quotes (RFQ) NO: W81XWH18Q0179 This combined synopsis/solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-98, 31 May 2018.

The objective of this RFQ is to issue a Purchase Order to provide industrial hygiene sample analysis. As part of the APHC mission, the Lab Sciences (LS) Directorate performs Industrial Hygiene Sample Analysis in support of the Army operating environments and military bases to ensure the safety and security of all who work there. The LS Directorate currently analyzes industrial hygiene and occupational samples for various parameters in support of the APHC mission. However, the LS does not have the analytical capability and/or capacity to perform all industrial hygiene analyses required, including analyses from various worldwide locations and from natural or man-made disaster locations. The Contractor shall perform analyses on Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health samples and provide the various compounds in each sample. Review the attached Performance Work Statement (Attachment 1) for further details regarding objectives and tasks.

SOLICITATION CLOSING DATE: All quotes/offers must be received by 6/22/2018 10:00 AM EST. Note: that you must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) system to be considered for an award. Registration is free and can be completed online. Above registrations can be completed through SAM @ www.sam.gov. The System for Award Management is a free web site that consolidates the capabilities you used to find in CCR/Fed Reg, ORCA, and EPLS.

Offers shall be prepared in accordance with FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors as outlined on pages 13-17 of this solicitation.

Schedule:

Industrial Hygiene Sample Analysis

FFP

Non-personal services to provide analytical services to conduct both routine and emergency incident response industrial hygiene sample analysis for US Army Medical Command facilities throughout the world. USAPHC’s routine sample analysis needs will be dictated by the contract schedule of services. Reference the Schedule of Services and the Performance Work Statement.

FOB: Destination

PSC CD: Q301

NET AMT

Contractor Manpower Reporting

FFP

Price associated with the input of the Accounting for Contract Services information in the website operated and maintained by the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs). See the "Contractor Manpower Reporting" paragraph in the PWS for this requirement for specific reporting information.

NET AMT

FFP

Option Period 1: Non-personal services to provide analytical services to conduct both routine and emergency incident response industrial hygiene sample analysis for US Army Medical Command facilities throughout the world. USAPHC’s routine sample analysis needs will be dictated by the contract schedule of services. Reference the Schedule of Services and the Performance Work Statement.

NET AMT

FFP

Option Period 1: Price associated with the input of the Accounting for Contract Services information in the website operated and maintained by the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs). See the "Contractor Manpower Reporting" paragraph in the PWS for this requirement for specific reporting information.

NET AMT

FFP

Option Period 2: Non-personal services to provide analytical services to conduct both routine and emergency incident response industrial hygiene sample analysis for US Army Medical Command facilities throughout the world. USAPHC’s routine sample analysis needs will be dictated by the contract schedule of services. Reference the Schedule of Services and the Performance Work Statement.

NET AMT

FFP

Option Period 2: Price associated with the input of the Accounting for Contract Services information in the website operated and maintained by the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs). See the "Contractor Manpower Reporting" paragraph in the PWS for this requirement for specific reporting information.

NET AMT

FFP

Non-personal services to provide analytical services to conduct both routine and emergency incident response industrial hygiene sample analysis for US Army Medical Command facilities throughout the world. USAPHC’s routine sample analysis needs will be dictated by the contract schedule of services. Reference the Schedule of Services and the Performance Work Statement.

NET AMT

FFP

Option Period 3: Price associated with the input of the Accounting for Contract Services information in the website operated and maintained by the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs). See the "Contractor Manpower Reporting" paragraph in the PWS for this requirement for specific reporting information.

NET AMT

FFP

Option Period 4: Non-personal services to provide analytical services to conduct both routine and emergency incident response industrial hygiene sample analysis for US Army Medical Command facilities throughout the world. USAPHC’s routine sample analysis needs will be dictated by the contract schedule of services. Reference the Schedule of Services and the Performance Work Statement.

NET AMT

FFP

Price associated with the input of the Accounting for Contract Services information in the website operated and maintained by the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs). See the "Contractor Manpower Reporting" paragraph in the PWS for this requirement for specific reporting information.

NET AMT

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

DELIVERY INFORMATION

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PUBILIC HEALTH CENTER

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ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD 21010

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CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror (JUL 2016)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means--

(1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or government entity; or

(2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to entities located outside the United States and its outlying areas that the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code.

Predecessor means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.

Successor means an entity that has replaced a predecessor by acquiring the assets and carrying out the affairs of the predecessor under a new name (often through acquisition or merger). The term “successor” does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name. The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may vary, depending on State law and specific circumstances.

(b) The Offeror represents that it [____] is or [____] is not a successor to a predecessor that held a Federal contract or grant within the last three years.

(c) If the Offeror has indicated “is” in paragraph (b) of this provision, enter the following information for all predecessors that held a Federal contract or grant within the last three years (if more than one predecessor, list in reverse chronological order):

Predecessor CAGE code: ____ (or mark “Unknown”).

Predecessor legal name: ____.

(Do not use a “doing business as” name).

(End of provision)

52.209-5 CERTIFICATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2015)

(a)(1) The Offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that-

(i) The Offeror and/or any of its Principals-

(A) Are ( ) are not ( ) presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency;

(B) Have ( ) have not ( ), within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or local) contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property (if offeror checks “have”, the offeror shall also see 52.209-7, if included in this solicitation); and

(C) Are ( ) are not ( ) presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity with, commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (a)(1)(i)(B) of this provision.; and

(D) Have , have not , within a three-year period preceding this offer, been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds $3,500 for which the liability remains unsatisfied.

(1) Federal taxes are considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply:

(i) The tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administrative or judicial challenge. In the case of a judicial challenge to the liability, the liability is not finally determined until all judicial appeal rights have been exhausted.

(ii) The taxpayer is delinquent in making payment. A taxpayer is delinquent if the taxpayer has failed to pay the tax liability when full payment was due and required. A taxpayer is not delinquent in cases where enforced collection action is precluded.

(2) Examples. (i) The taxpayer has received a statutory notice of deficiency, under I.R.C. Sec. 6212, which entitles the taxpayer to seek Tax Court review of a proposed tax deficiency. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek Tax Court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(ii) The IRS has filed a notice of Federal tax lien with respect to an assessed tax liability, and the taxpayer has been issued a notice under I.R.C. Sec. 6320 entitling the taxpayer to request a hearing with the IRS Office of Appeals contesting the lien filing, and to further appeal to the Tax Court if the IRS determines to sustain the lien filing. In the course of the hearing, the taxpayer is entitled to contest the underlying tax liability because the taxpayer has had no prior opportunity to contest the liability. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek tax court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(iii) The taxpayer has entered into an installment agreement pursuant to I.R.C. Sec. 6159. The taxpayer is making timely payments and is in full compliance with the agreement terms. The taxpayer is not delinquent because the taxpayer is not currently required to make full payment.

(iv) The taxpayer has filed for bankruptcy protection. The taxpayer is not delinquent because enforced collection action is stayed under 11 U.S.C. 362 (the Bankruptcy Code).

(ii) The Offeror has ( ) has not ( ), within a three-year period preceding this offer, had one or more contracts terminated for default by any Federal agency.

(2) Principal, for the purposes of this certification, means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).

(b) The Offeror shall provide immediate written notice to the Contracting Officer if, at any time prior to contract award, the Offeror learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.

(c) A certification that any of the items in paragraph (a) of this provision exists will not necessarily result in withholding of an award under this solicitation. However, the certification will be considered in connection with a determination of the Offeror's responsibility. Failure of the Offeror to furnish a certification or provide such additional information as requested by the Contracting Officer may render the Offeror nonresponsible.

(d) Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render, in good faith, the certification required by paragraph (a) of this provision. The knowledge and information of an Offeror is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.

(e) The certification in paragraph (a) of this provision is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when making award. If it is later determined that the Offeror knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Government, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract resulting from this solicitation for default.

(End of provision)

52.209-11 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A

FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (FEB 2016)

(a) As required by sections 744 and 745 of Division E of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), and similar provisions, if contained in subsequent appropriations acts, the Government will not enter into a contract with any corporation that--

(1) 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 an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or

(2) 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 an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) The Offeror represents that--

(1) 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; and

(2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.

52.211-11 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES--SUPPLIES, SERVICES, OR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (SEP 2000)

(a) If the Contractor fails to deliver the supplies or perform the services within the time specified in this contract, the Contractor shall, in place of actual damages, pay to the Government liquidated damages of -5% per calendar day of delay to a maximum of 100%.

(b) If the Government terminates this contract in whole or in part under the Default--Fixed-Price Supply and Service clause, the Contractor is liable for liquidated damages accruing until the Government reasonably obtains delivery or performance of similar supplies or services. These liquidated damages are in addition to excess costs of repurchase under the Termination clause.

(c) The Contractor will not be charged with liquidated damages when the delay in delivery or performance is beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor as defined in the Default--Fixed-Price Supply and Service clause in this contract.

(End of clause)

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017)

(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, including alternative line items (provided that the alternative line items are consistent with subpart 4.10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation), or alternative 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 (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).

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

(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 (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);

(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) Unique entity identifier. (Applies to all offers exceeding $3,500, and offers of $3,500 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database.) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation ``Unique Entity Identifier'' followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address. The Offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the Offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one. The Offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

(k) System for Award Management. 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 SAM 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 SAM 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 SAM database accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.

(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 to 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017):

The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) is the sole point of contact for this acquisition for addressing any questions or concerns. The Contract Specialist is the point of contact for this acquisition.

1504B Porter Street Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5014

Proposal Questions: Questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted electronically via e-mail no later than Wednesday, June 13, 2018 by 10:00 a.m. EST to Ms. Beverly R. Michaels, beverly.r.michaels.civ@mail.mil AND Mr. Nathaniel A. Reus, nathaniel.a.reus.civ@mail.mil. No telephone calls will be accepted. Follow-up/additional questions will not be accepted after this date. An amendment to the solicitation will be posted providing the Government’s responses.

Offer Content: The Offeror’s submission shall include two separate parts: a Non-Cost/Price offer and a Cost/Price quote.

Offer DUE DATE is FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018; 10:00 a.m. EST

Volume 1. Non-Cost/Price Offer: The Offeror’s non-cost/price offer shall clearly reflect the offerer’s approach to execute and comply with the Performance Work Statement.

The non-cost/price offer shall include the following:

Factor 1. Technical Approach – The Technical Approach shall be evaluated to ensure the Offeror’s technical approach meets the minimum requirements that demonstrates:

(a) The Offeror must have the ability to perform required tests while meeting turnaround/holding times and possess adequate instrumentation for all compounds on Schedule of Services. The Offeror must demonstrate a clear understanding of the technical requirements in Performance Work Statement (PWS), including facilities, equipment, and personnel, required to fulfill the technical requirements. The Offeror must demonstrate their ability to meet the turn-around-times as identified in the PWS, including sufficient staff and processes.

(b) Laboratory Standards/Qualifications: The Offeror must demonstrate a detailed Quality Assurance Plan/Manual and in accordance with the regulatory guidelines. The Offeror must also include scope(s) of testing and demonstrate proper laboratory accreditation as outlined in the PWs. The Offeror must also provide their most recent Lab Accreditation Audit Report and the laboratory responses and corrective actions taken with their offer. The Offeror must also provide a Limit of Quantitation/Reporting Limit for each parameter in the PWS.

(c) Results of Performance Test/Evaluation Samples: The Offeror must also demonstrate their ability to generate quality data for all methods listed in the Schedule of Services.

(d) All requirements and certifications listed below (section i. – iii. below) must be in place and in good (defined as above industries minimum standard of being operational) working order at time of submission of offer. The Offeror’s Proposed Subcontractor for Laboratory Services, if applicable, will be evaluated on all Technical/Mission Capability Factors in the same way as the Offeror.

i. Instrumentation/Technology (minimum requirements to perform the required testing methods)

a) Gas Chromatographs with various detectors as required for each method

b) High Pressure Liquid Chromatographs

c) Ion Chromatographs

d) Inductively Coupled Plasma

e) Atomic Emission Spectrometers Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometers

f) Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)

g) Microscopes

h) X-Ray Flourescence (XRF)

ii. Laboratory Facilities (minimum requirements):

a) 5000 sq. ft. of laboratory space

b) Adequate electrical service.

c) Reagent water to meet ASTM Type II classification.

d) Class A volumetric glassware for all analyses.

e) Adequate fume hood system to provide safe storage of hazardous materials.

iii. Laboratory Certifications and Qualifications for Industrial Hygiene Sample Analyses The contract laboratory shall be accredited by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) for analyzing industrial hygiene samples for all analysis required in this contract Schedule of Services. Also the contract laboratory shall have demonstrated proficiency in the appropriate fields of testing for two consecutive rounds of AIHA proficiency testing (PT) surveys or internal PT results if an external AIHA PT is not available. If accreditation is lost after the Offeror’s offer is placed and prior to contract award, the KO must be notified within 48 hours. Loss of accreditation may result in a technically unacceptable evaluation of a potential contract laboratory.

(e) In order for the offer to be considered acceptable, the Offeror must be able to coduct all tests and complete all elements of Attachment 7, Pricing Sheet.

Factor 2. Past Performance: Evaluation of Past Performance is the assessment of the Offeror’s capability to provide the service(s) as specified in the solicitation. This determination is based on Offeror’s record of relevant and recent past performance information that pertain the product(s) outlined in the solicitation. The Offeror shall submit no more than two (2) references in performance or awarded during the past three (3) years which are relevant to the efforts required by this solicitation. Offeror shall provide a brief description of contract work and comparability to the proposed effort. Offerors are required to provide a reference point of contact, dollar value of contract and dates of contract performance. It is not sufficient to state that it is similar in magnitude and scope, a rationale must be provided to demonstrate that it is comparable. Projects completed or in progress described in the narrative will be evaluated for scope and degree of support to DOD, other federal agencies, or other comparable international organizations. Offerors shall describe problems encountered in the performance of similar services and describe how the problems was/were resolved.

Volume 2. The Price offer shall include the following:

Address 52.212-1 paragraph (b) (1) – (9) on page 13 of this solicitation.

Factor 3. Price: Offeror shall provide a price offer to meet the firm fixed price nature of the contract and complete Attachment 7 of this synopsis/solicitation and submit with their offer. The Offeror shall provide a statement of the methodology and assumptions used as the basis for the pricing of the effort. The price must be sufficiently detailed to evaluate the fair and reasonableness. All prices shall be rounded to two decimal places. The Offeror shall ensure mathematical computations are correct.

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(a) 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 shall be used to evaluate offers:

Award will be made based on a Lowest Price Technically Accepted (LPTA) process. The Government intends to evaluate the offer and award a contract without discussions with the Offeror, except for clarifications. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary; the Contracting Offer will provide offer revision instructions to the Offeror, as required. Therefore, the Offeror’s initial offer should contain the Offeror’s best terms from a technical and cost/price standpoint. Government evaluators will not assume that the Offeror possesses any capability or knowledge unless it is specified in the offer. The offer shall be subject to evaluation by a team of Government personnel who will evaluate only one offer from the Offeror. Technical acceptability will be determined by evaluating the following non-cost/price factors:

Factor 1. Technical Approach Factor 2. Past Performance Factor 3. Price

Government evaluators will not assume that the Offeror possesses any capability or knowledge unless it is specified in the offer.

After each of the above non-cost/price factors is rated individually, an overall rating will be assigned collectively to these factors. If any of the above non-cost/price evaluation factors receives an individual rating of “Unacceptable”, the collective overall rating will also be “Unacceptable”. Only offers receiving an overall rating of “Acceptable” or higher will be considered for award.

Evaluation Criteria: Each Offeror’s offer will be evaluated using the following criteria. An evaluation for technical acceptability will be made to ensure satisfactory responsiveness to the requirements as set forth in this solicitation. Each non-cost/price factor will be rated “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable” using the following rating standards:

Factor 1 Technical Approach:

Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings

(1) Technical Approach: Technical Approach: The technical approach shall be evaluated that the Offeror’s technical approach meets the minimum requirements that demonstrates:

(a) The Offeror must have the ability to Perform Required Tests While Meeting Turnaround/Holding Times and possess adequate instrumentation for all compounds on Schedule of Services (SOS). The Offeror must demonstrate a clear understanding of the technical requirements in Performance Work Statement (PWS), including facilities, equipment, and personnel, required to fulfill the technical requirements. The Offeror must demonstrate their ability to meet the turn-around-times as identified in the PWS, including sufficient staff and processes.

(b) Laboratory Standards/Qualifications: The Offeror must demonstrate a detailed Quality Assurance Plan/Manual and in accordance with the regulatory guidelines. The Offeror must also include scope(s) of testing and demonstrate proper laboratory accreditation as outlined in the PWs. The Offeror must also provide their most recent Lab Accreditation Audit Report and the laboratory responses and corrective actions taken with their offer. The Offeror must also provide a Limit of Quantitation/Reporting Limit for each parameter in the PWS.

(c) Results of Performance Test/Evaluation Samples: The Offeror must also demonstrate their ability to generate quality data for all methods listed in the Schedule of Services.

(d) All requirements and certifications listed below (section i. – iii. below) must be in place and in good (defined as above industries minimum standard of being operational) working order at time of submission of offer. The Offeror’s Proposed Subcontractor for Laboratory Services, if applicable, will be evaluated on all Technical/Mission Capability Factors in the same way as the Offeror.

i. Instrumentation/Technology (minimum requirements to perform the required testing methods)

i) Gas Chromatographs with various detectors as required for each method

j) High Pressure Liquid Chromatographs

k) Ion Chromatographs

l) Inductively Coupled Plasma

m) Atomic Emission Spectrometers Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometers

n) Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)

o) Microscopes

p) X-Ray Flourescence (XRF)

ii. Laboratory Facilities (minimum requirements):

f) 5000 sq. ft. of laboratory space

g) Adequate electrical service.

h) Reagent water to meet ASTM Type II classification.

i) Class A volumetric glassware for all analyses.

j) Adequate fume hood system to provide safe storage of hazardous materials.

iii. Laboratory Certifications and Qualifications for Industrial Hygiene Sample Analyses The contract laboratory shall be accredited by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) for analyzing industrial hygiene samples for all analysis required in this contract Schedule of Services. Also the contract laboratory shall have demonstrated proficiency in the appropriate fields of testing for two consecutive rounds of AIHA proficiency testing (PT) surveys or internal PT results if an external AIHA PT is not available. If accreditation is lost after the Offeror’s offer is placed and prior to contract award, the Contracting Officer must be notified within 48 hours. Loss of accreditation may result in a technically unacceptable evaluation of a potential contract laboratory.

Factor 2 Past Performance

Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Offeror’s Ratings

(2) Past Performance:

Evaluation of Past Performance is assessment of the Offeror’s capability to provide the product(s) as specified in the solicitation. This determination is based on Offeror’s record of relevant and recent past performance information that pertain the product(s) outlined in the solicitation.

Past performance information may be obtained from any other sources available to the Government, to include, but not limited to, the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases; interviews with Program Managers, Contracting Officers, and the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA).

In the case of an Offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonable assigned Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on at performance. Therefore, the Offeror shall be determined to have an unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable”.

Factor 3 Price: Price will be evaluated separately from non-price and past performance factors. A price analysis will be performed in order to evaluate the fairness and reasonableness of the offer. The offer will be evaluated to ascertain consistency with the level of effort described in the offeror’s technical offer.

The Government will evaluate offers by establishing a Total Evaluated Cost/Price in reviewing the completed Attachment 7 Pricing Sheet which will consist of the total cost/price proposed for all base contract line items, option contract line items, and the amount associated with FAR 52.217-8. The amount evaluated under FAR 52.217-8 will be calculated using the rates proposed for the last option period, prorated six months.

The Government will evaluate each element of Attachment 7, Pricing Sheet. In order for the quote to be considered acceptable, all pricing elements must be completed.

(b) Options. 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. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) 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.

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