Notice of Award of Brand Name Purchase of a DASbox Mini Bioreactor System with Supporting Software and Accessories

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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.

This simplified acquisition will be competed as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-78.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Environmental Laboratory at Vicksburg, MS has a requirement for the following Brand Name item:

Purchase of a DASbox Mini Bioreactor System with Supporting Software and Accessories

Potential vendors may access the following attachments below:
Attachment 01 (Description of Requirement)
Attachment 02 (Quote Submission Form)

Delivery will be FOB Destination to the following location:

3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg, MS  39180

The North American Industry Classification System Code for this procurement is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees.

Brand Name Justification
Because the Environmental Laboratory requires a 4-fold system with up to twenty-four parallel operating bioreactors with volumes ranging from 60-250mL, the DASbox Mini Bioreactor System is the only instrument that can meet these requirements.

In accordance with the attached Description of Requirement (Attachment 01), an award for this acquisition will be provided to the vendor whose quote is the Lowest Priced of those determined to be Technically Qualified.

FAR 52.212-2 - Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999)
(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:
1) Technical - Providing items that at least meet the minimum specifications as defined in Attachment 01
2) Price

The vendor must submit the following so the Government can evaluate the offeror's technical acceptability:

1) Sufficient information to determine that the specifications of the item are in accordance with the Description of Requirement as defined in (Attachment 01)
2) Must include a completed Quote Submission Form (Attachment 02).

The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at www.farsite.hill.af.mil.

The following provisions apply to this acquisition:
52.204-99 System for Award Management Registration (DEVIATION)
52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items
52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items
52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items

The following clauses apply to this acquisition:
252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights
252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product
252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports
252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments
252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications

Additionally, the following clauses/provisions located within FAR 52.212- 5 apply to this acquisition:
52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards
52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interests when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment
52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside
52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation
52.222-3 Convict Labor
52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation With Authorities And Remedies
52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities
52-222-26 Equal Opportunity
52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities
52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons
52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving
52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration

Quotes are due 03 August 2017 not later than 2:00 p.m. Central Time by email to Jody.Criss@usace.army.mil.