B08 - Combination Synopsis-Solicitation for Commercial Purchases.docx

COMBO SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

1. Class Code: 66

2. NAICS Code: 334515

3. Subject: Vacuum Operated Semi-Auto Wafer Prober

4. Solicitation Number: W911QX-20-Q-0014

5. Set-Aside Code: 100% Small-Buisness Set Aside

6. Response Date: Five (5) days after date of posting

7. Place of Delivery/Performance:

U.S. Army Research Laboratory 2800 Powder Mill Road Adelphi, Maryland 20783-1138 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-20-Q-0014. This acquisition is issued as an request for quotation (RFQ).

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-04.

(iv) This acquisition is set-aside for Small Buisness. The associated NAICS code is 334515. 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):

CLIN0001 – One (1) Vacuum Operated Semi-Auto Wafer Prober to include shipping FOB desintation.

(vi) Description of requirements:

The Government requires the purchase of one (1) each Vacuum Operated Semi-Auto Wafer prober in accordance with the following Salient Characteristics:

a. Vacuum chamber with view port centrally located above chuck.

b. Vacuum pump port and vacuum gauge port.

c. Electrical feedthroughs for motors, and electrical connection to the chuck

d. >=25 coaxial feedthroughs for probe card cabling, and 25 coaxial cables to connect to the probe card.

e. Pressurized air feedthroughs and internal piping for chuck, baseplate and probe card holder cooling

f. Rated for vacuum of better than or equal to 10^-7 torr when cryopumped

g. Gas port with vent for venting

h. Gate valve between turbo pump and the chamber

i. Overpressure pop-off-valve

j. Vacuum-compatible motorized XY chuck capable of probing >= 150 milimeters (mm) wafer and motion sufficient to move the chuck during backe-out from under the probe card to under the cooled portion of probe card holder, <= 3 mircrometer (µm) resolution, <=+/-6.5 µm repeatability

k. Vacuum-compatible motorized >=12 mm Z chuck motion, <=1 µm resolution, <= +/-2 µm repeatability resolution

l. Vacuum-compatible motorized >= +/-10° Θ (azimuth) rotational motion

m. Communication interface: RS-232

n. Probe card adapter with manual planarization adjustment

o. Active probe card built with Govt provided electrical circuity (integrated circuits, passives, and voltage and current values)

p. Triaxial thermal chuck system for ambient to +400 °C heating, thermal chuck for holding >= 150 mm wafers with set of clamps

q. Cryogenic trap in-line with turbomolecular pump

r. Digital microscope with >= 90X magnification and connected control interface with flat screen monitor

s. Vibration dampening feet

t. Ebara roughing pump

u. 350 liters/second turbo pump with process chamber connection of DN 100 ISO-K or larger

v. >= one (1) year manufacturing warranty

(vii) Delivery is required by four (4) months after contract award (ACA). Delivery shall be made to U.S. Army Research Laboratory, 2800 Powder Mill Road Adelphi, Maryland 20783-1138. Acceptance shall be performed at U.S. Army Research Laboratory, 2800 Powder Mill Road Adelphi, Maryland 20783-1138. The FOB point is Destination.

(viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial DEVIATION 2018-O0018, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this provision: N/A

(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 – Comparative Evaluation

In accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3), comparative evaluation procedures will be utilized. Comparative evaluation is the comparison of all offers received in response to this solicitation against each other. An item-by-item comparison of each offer to one another will be performed to determine which offer provides the most benefit to the Government. Award will be made to the offer that is most advantageous to the Government. The Government may award to the lowest priced offeror that meets the Government’s minimum requirements; however, the Government reserves the right to award to a higher priced offeror exceeding the minimum requirements if it is most advantageous to the Government. In order to be considered for award, an offer must meet the Government’s minimum technical requirement contained in this solicitation. The below evaluation factors will be utilized during evaluation (in no order of relative importance):

Price Technical Capabilities/Specification Past Performance

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

(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 N/A.

(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:

FAR:

52.203-6, RESTRICTIONS ON SUBCONTRACTOR SALES TO THE GOVERNMENT (SEP 2006)

52.204-10, REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER SUBCONTRACT AWARDS (OCT 2018) 52.204-24, REPESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OF EQUIPMENT (DEC 2019) 52.209-6, PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT’ INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT (OCT 2015) 52.219-6 DEVIATION 2019-O0003, NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (NOV 2011)

52.219-8, UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (OCT 2018)

52.219-14, LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING (JAN 2017)

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 (OCT 2019)

52.222-21, PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES (APR 2015)

52.222-26, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (SEP 2016)

52.222-35, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (OCT 2015)

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 (FEB 2016) 52.222-40, NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT (DEC 2010)

52.222-50, COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (JAN 2019)

52.223-18, ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING (AUG 2011)

52.225-13, RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES (JUN 2008)

52.232-33, PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER—CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (OCT 2018)

DFARS:

52.203-3, GRATUITIES (APRIL 1984)

252.203-7000, REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (SEP 2011) 252.203-7005, REPRESENTATION RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (NOV 2011)

252.204-7003, CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL WORK PRODUCT (APRIL 1992)

252.204-7015, DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO LITIGATION SUPPORT CONTRACTORS (MAY 2016) 252.204-7016, COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES—REPRESENTATION (DEC 2019) 252.204-7017, PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITON OF COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES—REPRESENTATION (DEC 2019) 252.204-7018, PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES (DEC 2019) 252.213-7000, NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE SUPPLIERS ON USE OF PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM-STATISTICAL REPORTING IN PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS (JUNE 2015)

252.215-7008, ONLY ONE OFFER (OCT 2013)

252.223-7008, PROHIBITION OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (JUN 2013)

252.225-7000, BUY AMERICAN STATUTE—BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE (NOV 2014)

252.225-7001, BUY AMERICAN ACT AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM (DEC 2017)

252.225-7012, PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN DOMESTIC COMMODITIES (DEC 2017)

252.225-7052 DEVIATION 2020-O0006, RESTRICTION ON THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN MAGNETS AND TUNGSTEN (APR 2019) 252.225-7974 DEVIATION 2020-O0005, REPRESENTATION REGARDING BUISNESS OPERATIONS WITH THE MADURO REGIME 252.232-7003, ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND RECEIVING REPORTS (JUNE 2012)

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

252.243-7002, REQUESTS FOR EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT

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

252.246-7008, SOURCES OF ELECTRONIC PARTS (MAY 2018)

252.247-7023, TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA (FEB 2019)

(xiii) The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions apply:

FAR Clauses:

52.203-19 PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS OR STATEMENTS (JAN 2017)

52.204-7, SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2018)

52.204-13, SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (OCT 2018)

52.204-16, COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING (JUL 2016)

52.204-18, COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE (JUL 2016)

52.219-24, REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (AUG 2019) 52.232-40, PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS (DEC 2013)

DFARS:

252.204-7000, DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION (OCT 2016)

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:

ADELPHI LOCAL CLAUSE LIST OF SPECIAL INSTUCTIONS:

ACC - APG POINT OF CONTACT

TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT

TYPE OF CONTRACT

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A

GOV INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

TAX EXEMPTION CERT. (ARL)

RECEIVING ROOM - ALC

EXCEPTIONS IN PROPOSAL

AWARD OF CONTRACT

ADELPHI CONTR. DIVISION URL

PAYMENT TERMS

52.252-1, SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (Feb 1998)

52.252-2, CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

252.211-7003, ITEM UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION

252.232-7006, WIDE AREA WORKLFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

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

(xv) The following notes apply to this announcement:

In accordance with FAR 32.003, contract financing cannot not be provided for this acquisition.

(xvi) Offers are due five (5) days after the date of posting at Christine Chase, Christine.m.chase10.civ@mail.mil

(xvii) For information regarding this solicitation, please contact Zachary Dowling, Zachary.a.dowling2.ctr@mail.mil

Contracting Officer:

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