Maintenance and Monitoring for FOSS Instruments
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 12805B25Q0025
- Agency
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Plains Area
Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery, Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Manhattan, Kansas 66502, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) is seeking a small business contractor to provide preventative maintenance and monitoring services for three FOSS Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) instruments located at the Grain Quality and Structure Research facility in Manhattan, Kansas. Specifically, the contract covers maintenance for two FOSS NIRS DS2500 and one FOSS Infratec NOVA instrument, requiring both on-site and remote maintenance services, monthly performance reporting, calibration monitoring, and technical support. The solicitation, numbered 1205B25Q0025, is being evaluated using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology that will consider technical acceptance, past performance, and price. Potential offerors must have an active SAM.gov registration, complete required representations and certifications, and submit their quotations electronically to Amber Sampson by December 17, 2024 at 5:00 PM Mountain Time. Contractors must demonstrate advanced knowledge of FOSS instrumentation and be an authorized vendor to work on these proprietary instruments.
This procurement is 100% set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 811210, with a size standard of $34 million. The contract will be awarded as a firm fixed-price purchase order with a base year and potential for four option years. While specific award value is not explicitly stated, the contract will cover comprehensive maintenance services for the NIR instruments at the USDA ARS facility located at 1515 College Avenue in Manhattan, Kansas. The wage determination document indicates that service contract workers will be compensated according to established federal wage rates, with minimum hourly rates ranging from approximately $12.90 to $17.20 depending on the contract's effective date. Offerors must provide documentation proving their technical capability, manufacturer authorization, and past performance. The place of performance is specifically the Hard Winter Wheat Quality Lab in Manhattan, Kansas, where contractors will need to obtain USDA building access approval to perform the required maintenance and monitoring services.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
Amend to extend closing date to December 17, 2024 at 1700 MT.
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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial item 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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 1205B25Q0025 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document incorporates those provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-07. The associated NAICS Code is 811210 and the Small Business Size Standard is $34M.
The USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Plains Area, PA Grain Quality and Structure Research require purchase of Preventative Maintenance for two FOSS NIRS DS2500 and one FOSS Infratec NOVA. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order.
The requirements are further detail in the attached Requirements Document.
The DELIVERY ADDRESS is:
PA GRAIN QUALITY AND STRUCTURE RESE
1515 COLLEGE AVENUE
MANHATTAN KS 66502
DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN QUOTE: In order to be considered for award, Offerors shall respond by:
1) Reference the attached RFQ submission document section
2) Have an Active SAM.gov registration and complete the Representations in FAR 52.204-24; the Representation and Certification section should also be completed electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov.
Any amendment and documents related to this procurement will be available electronically at the Government Point of Entry (sam.gov).
FAR clauses 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3, 52.212-4 and 52.212-5 (and any addenda to those clauses) are included in the attached clauses and provisions document. Additionally, other contract requirements and terms/conditions can be located in the same document.
The Government anticipates award of a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote conforms to the specifications that will be the most advantageous to the Government in accordance with FAR 13.106-2 considering three major areas: technical acceptance, past performance and price. Quotes will be evaluated by performing a comparative evaluation in
accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3) to determine which quote meets the lowest price technically acceptable evaluation methodology.
All sources wishing to quote shall furnish a quotation by 12:00 p.m. Mountain Time, on or before December 10, 2024. Quotations are to be sent via email to Amber Sampson at amber.sampson@usda.gov.
Failure to provide the required information in the requested format may result in quotes not being considered for award.
Attached Provisions/Clauses apply to this RFQ and any subsequent award.
Update #1 ·
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial item 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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 1205B25Q0025 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document incorporates those provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-07. The associated NAICS Code is 811210 and the Small Business Size Standard is $34M.
The USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Plains Area, PA Grain Quality and Structure Research require purchase of Preventative Maintenance for two FOSS NIRS DS2500 and one FOSS Infratec NOVA. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order.
The requirements are further detail in the attached Requirements Document.
The DELIVERY ADDRESS is:
PA GRAIN QUALITY AND STRUCTURE RESE
1515 COLLEGE AVENUE
MANHATTAN KS 66502
DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN QUOTE: In order to be considered for award, Offerors shall respond by:
1) Reference the attached RFQ submission document section
2) Have an Active SAM.gov registration and complete the Representations in FAR 52.204-24; the Representation and Certification section should also be completed electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov.
Any amendment and documents related to this procurement will be available electronically at the Government Point of Entry (sam.gov).
FAR clauses 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3, 52.212-4 and 52.212-5 (and any addenda to those clauses) are included in the attached clauses and provisions document. Additionally, other contract requirements and terms/conditions can be located in the same document.
The Government anticipates award of a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote conforms to the specifications that will be the most advantageous to the Government in accordance with FAR 13.106-2 considering three major areas: technical acceptance, past performance and price. Quotes will be evaluated by performing a comparative evaluation in
accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3) to determine which quote meets the lowest price technically acceptable evaluation methodology.
All sources wishing to quote shall furnish a quotation by 12:00 p.m. Mountain Time, on or before December 10, 2024. Quotations are to be sent via email to Amber Sampson at amber.sampson@usda.gov.
Failure to provide the required information in the requested format may result in quotes not being considered for award.
Attached Provisions/Clauses apply to this RFQ and any subsequent award.
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