W911QX-17-T-0163_Combination_Synopsis-Solicitation.pdf

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COMBO SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

1. Class Code: 66

2. NAICS Code: 334516

3. Subject: Scanning electron microscope with an energy-dispersive x-ray spectrometer

4. Solicitation Number: W911QX-17-T-0163

5. Set-Aside Code: N/A

6. Response Date: 30 June 2017, by 11:59AM EST

7. Place of Delivery/Performance:

U.S. Army Research Laboratory Aberdeen Proving Ground Aberdeen, MD 21005 USA

8.

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) The solicitation number is W911QX-17-T-0163. This acquisition is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005- 95, dated 13 January 2017.

(iv) The associated NAICS code is 334516. The small business size standard is 1,000 Employees.

(v) The following is a list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable):

CLIN 0001 – 1 Each: Turn-key scanning electron microscope with an energy-dispersive x-ray spectrometer meeting the Salient Characteristics below, including documentation, installation, training and warranty.

(vi) Description of requirements:

Salient Characteristics

The Contractor shall provide one (1) turn-key scanning electron microscope with an energy-dispersive x-ray spectrometer for high-resolution imaging and compositional analysis of material surfaces and microstructures.

The system shall meet or exceed the following requirements:

1. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

System shall be capable of Secondary-Electron (SE), Backscattered Electron (BSE), and mixed-mode imaging with image sizes up to 2048 x 2048 pixels or better o System resolution shall be 10 nanometers (nm) or less o Live magnification shall range from 10x or less to 60000x or more o System shall be capable of SE, BSE, and mixed-mode imaging in high and low vacuum modes

System shall be capable of reducing/mitigating sample charge-up.

System shall include the appropriate vacuum pumps to operate in high and low vacuum operating modes; mode can be set either manually or through the system software’s user interface

System stage shall have an accuracy of 1 micrometer (µm) or better, with travel in:

o X-direction = 55 millimeters (mm) or higher o Y-direction = 55 mm or higher o Z-direction = 15 mm or higher o Rotation = 0° 360°; accuracy of 1.0° or better o Tilt = -15° +45°; accuracy of 1.0° or better

System stage shall be capable of handling samples 100 mm or larger in diameter, and 30 mm or taller in height.

System shall include a computer and monitor(s) with microscope and vacuum control software pre-installed.

o Computer shall meet or exceed the following requirements:

Windows 7 Pro (64-bit) or higher One (1) or more processors, with four (4) or more cores

a. Base frequency: 3.3 Gigahertz (GHz) or higher

b. Turbo frequency: 3.9 GHz or higher

c. Cache: 6 megabytes (MB) or higher

32 gigabytes (GB) or higher Random Access Memory (RAM) 500 GB or higher boot drive 1 terabyte (TB) or higher storage drive 4 GB or higher video card Multimedia card reader DVD-R/W optical drive, with appropriate software pre-installed for creating CDs and DVDs Standard US English (QWERTY) keyboard and optical mouse One (1) or more 27 in or larger high-definition monitor(s);

monitor(s) shall be ENERGY STAR certified o Software shall be able to control the vacuum system, adjust/set microscope functions/parameter, control stage movements, and acquire/analyze/save/export images

Vacuum mode shall have the capability to be set to high or low pressure

Microscope functions/parameters shall have the capability to be adjusted for optimal image quality

a. Software shall have manual and automatic controls for focusing, stigmation, contrast, brightness, and beam shift

Software shall have controls for stage movement, if applicable Image annotations shall be customizable

a. Data display shall include micron marker with value, date/time, imaging mode, and chamber conditions

b. Image metrology shall include multi-point length, angular, diameter, and area measurements.

Images shall be exportable to standard image formats: Bitmap Picture (BMP), Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPG), Tagged Image File Format (TIFF), and Portable Network Graphics (PNG)

2. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS)

System shall include a high-speed, high-resolution silicon drift x-ray detector and high-resolution digital multi-channel analyzer o System shall be Liquid Nitrogen (LN2)-free o Energy resolution shall be 150 electronvolts (eV) or better o System shall be capable of collecting spectra in both high and low vacuum modes, with either the SE or BSE detectors in place.

o System shall be capable of detecting elements ranging from boron (Z =

5) or below to californium (Z = 98) or higher

EDS system software:

o Shall be fully integrated with the SEM software for microscope and stage control o Shall be capable of standardless quantitative analysis with multi-point, line, and area analyses o Shall be capable of collecting high-resolution (2048 x 2048 pixels or higher) spectral imaging (AKA hypermapping) Shall be capable of collecting ten (10) or more elemental maps simultaneously Shall be capable of overlaying up to three (3) elemental maps to generate a composite elemental map o Shall be capable of auto and manual peak identification o Spectra shall be exportable to American Standard Code for Information

Interchange (ASCII) as well as spreadsheet-compatible formats o Elemental maps shall be exportable to standard image formats: BMP, JPG, TIFF, and PNG

3. Documentation, Installation, ,and Training

The system shall include two (2) hard-copies and one (1) soft-copy of all equipment manuals.

The Contractor shall provide on-site set-up and installation at the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen, Maryland.

The Contractor shall provide training for up to ten (10) ARL staff members for two

(2) days at a location and time in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan area designated by the Government Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) after contract award.

4. Warranty

The Contractor shall provide technical support and software upgrades for three

(3) years or longer.

The Contractor shall provide two (2) or more spare filaments and two (2) or more spare apertures, if applicable.

The Contractor shall provide a full warranty of the SEM system for three (3) years, beginning on the first day after post-installation acceptance by the

Government TPOC.

The warranty shall include the following:

o An annual preventative maintenance visit;

o The replacement of all defective parts at no additional cost to the

Government;

o A response time of 48 hours form the time the Government contacts the

Contractor with a request for service to diagnose and propose a plan to repair the SEM-EDS system.

(vii) Delivery is required within 45 days After Contract Award (ACA). Delivery shall be made to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen MD.

Acceptance shall be performed at Destination. The FOB point is Destination.

(viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this provision: None.

(ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items is applicable to this acquisition. The specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of that provision are as follows:

Evaluation Criteria - Supplies (Tradeoff)

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical, Past Performance and Price.

The Technical element of the evaluation will first be a determination as to whether the proposed product meets the performance characteristics and specifications in the solicitation. Those offers that meet or exceed the stated performance characteristics and specifications will then be evaluated in terms of technical aspects above the minimum requirements and of those aspects not addressed in the solicitation performance characteristics and specifications that would be most beneficial to the Government. In particular, the Government is willing to trade-off on price for offerors that exceed the following performance characteristics/specifications and/or delivery time:

Motorized stage

Larger sample size

Higher live magnification

The Technical element of the evaluation shall be based solely on information furnished by the vendor. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, which is not identified in the proposal. To ensure sufficient information is available, vendors must furnish as part of their proposal all descriptive material (such as cuts, illustrations, drawings, or other information) necessary for the Government to determine whether the product meets or exceeds the performance characteristics and specifications of the requirement. If the offeror proposes to modify a product so as to conform to the requirement of this solicitation, the offeror shall include a clear description of such proposed modifications and clearly mark any descriptive materials to show modifications.

Past performance will be evaluated based on information provided by the offeror as to actual sales of the proposed product to industry or Government agencies. Past performance will consider the ability of the offeror to meet technical specifications, delivery schedules (with warranty fulfillment and maintenance reputation included as applicable). Offerors shall include 3 records of sales from the previous 24 months. Offerors shall identify a point of contact for each sale by providing a name and telephone number.

Price will be evaluated based on the total proposed price, including options, (if any).

Technical and past performance are of equal importance and when combined are significantly more important than price. The Government reserves the right to award to other than the lowest price and to award without discussions.

(x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 (with its Alternate I), Offeror Representations with its offer.

(xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this clause: None.

(xii) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items and the selected clauses listed in DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and Contract Clauses for the Acquisition of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR/DFARS clauses cited in this clause are applicable:

52.203-3 GRATUITIES (APR 1984)

52.203-6 – RESTRICTIONS ON SUBCONTRACTOR SALES TO THE

GOVERNMENT (SEP 2006)

52.204-10 – REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER

SUBCONTRACT AWARDS (JUL 2013)

52.209-6 – PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT’ INTEREST WHEN

SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED,

OR PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT (AUG 2013)

52.219-4 – NOTICE OF PRICE EVALUATION PREFERENCE FOR

HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (OCT 2014)

52.219-8 – UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (MAY 2014)

52.219-28 – POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

REREPRESENTATION (JUL 2013)

52.222-3 – CONVICT LABOR (JUN 2003)

52.222-19 – CHILD LABOR--COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES AND

REMEDIES (JAN 2014)

52.222-21 - PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES (FEB 1999)

52.222-26 – EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (MAR 2007)

52.222-35 – EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (JUL 2014)

52.222-36 – AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES

(JUL 2014)

52.222-37 – EMPLOYMENT REPORTS ON SPECIAL DISABLED

VETERANS, VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM ERA, AND OTHER ELIGIBLE

VETERANS (JUL 2014)

52.222-40 – NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT (DEC 2010)

52.222-50 – COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (FAR 2015)

52.225-13 – RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES (JUN

2008)

52.223-18 – ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT

MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING (AUG 2011)

52.232-33 – PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER—CENTRAL

CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (JUL 2013)

52.232-36 - PAYMENT BY THIRD PARTY (MAY 2014)

(xiii) The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions apply (full text of all FAR/DFARS clauses that contain fill-in information, as well as all local clauses, can be found in the attached Provisions and Clauses Full-Text document):

FAR:

52.204-16 – COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE

REPORTING (JUL 2015)

52.204-18 – COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE

MAINTENANCE (JUL 2015)

52.232-40 – PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL

BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS

DFARS:

252.203-7000 – REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF

FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (SEP 2011)

252.203-7005, REPRESENTATION RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF

FORMER DOD OFFICIALS

252.204-7000 – DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

252.204-7008 (OCT 2016), COMPLIANCE WITH SAFEGUARDING

COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION CONTROLS

252.204-7011, ALTERNATIVE LINE ITEM STRUCTURE

252.204-7012 – SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION

AND CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING (SEP 2015)

252.204-7015 - DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO LITIGATION

SUPPORT CONTRACTORS (FEB 2014

252.211-7003 - ITEM UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (MAR

2016) (SEE FULL-TEXT ATTACHMENT)

252.213-7000, NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE SUPPLIERS ON USE OF PAST

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM—STATISTICAL

REPORTING IN PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS

252.215-7008 - ONLY ONE OFFER

252.222-7007 - APPLICATION OF LABOR LAWS TO GOVERNMENT

ACQUISITIONS

252.223-7008 - PROHIBITION OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (MAY 2011)

252.225-7000, BUY AMERICAN—BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM

CERTIFICATE

252.225-7001 - BUY AMERICAN ACT AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

PROGRAM (DEC 2012)

252.225-7012 - PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN DOMESTIC COMMODITIES

(DEC 2012)

252.225-7031 - SECONDARY ARAB BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL

252.225-7050 - DISCLOSURE OF OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL BY THE

GOVERNMENT OF A COUNTRY THAT IS A STATE SPONSOR OF

TERRORISM

252.232-7003 – ELECTRONICE SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS

AND RECEIVING REPORTS

252.232-7006 - WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

(MAY 2013) (SEE FULL-TEXT ATTACHMENT)

252.232-7010 - LEVIES ON CONTRACT PAYMENTS (DEC 2006)

252.239-7017 - NOTICE OF SUPPLY CHAIN RISK

252.239-7018 - SUPPLY CHAIN RISK

252.243-7002 - REQUESTS FOR EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT (DEC 2012)

252.244-7000 - SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUN 2013)

252.247-7022 - REPRESENTATION OF EXTENT OF TRANSPORTATION

BY SEA

252.247-7023 - TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA (MAY 2002)

LOCAL PROVISIONS and CLAUSES

ACC - APG POINT OF CONTACT

TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT

TYPE OF CONTRACT

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A

GOV INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

PAYMENT OFFICE (BANKCARD)

TAX EXEMPTION CERT. (ARL)

RECEIVING ROOM – APG

ADELPHI CONTR. DIVISION URL

FOREIGN NATIONALS PERFORMING

PAYMENT TERMS

(xiv) This acquisition is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) as N/A.

(xv) The following notes apply to this announcement: Prices given in bids shall be in U.S. dollars

(xvi) Offers are due on 30 June 2017, by 11:59AM EST, to Allison Murray, Contract Specialist, at allison.s.murray.civ@mail.mil AND Brett Bigbee, Contract Specialist, at brett.e.bigbee.civ@mail.mil.

(xvii) For information regarding this solicitation, please contact Allison Murray, Contract Specialist, via email at allison.s.murray.civ@mail.mil or telephone at 301-394-0754 or Brett Bigbee, Contract Specialist, at brett.e.bigbee.civ@mail.mil or 301-394-3016.

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