Open solicitation

Added: Feb 11, 2016 10:52 am Modified: Jan 09, 2017 3:20 pmTrack Changes

This is an open solicitation notice for Basic Ordering Agreements (BOAs) for Machining of Parts for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)/Center for Neutron Research (NCNR). This requirement is set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 332999.

NIST intends to compete future orders among the existing BOAs (including any BOAs awarded as a result of this notice) on a lowest price, technically acceptable basis. Orders will be firm-fixed-price. During the base award period beginning March 26, 2015 through March 25, 2016, there were 7 BOA holders. The BOAs include option years which, if exercised, may extend them through March 25, 2020. The BOAs described above were competed via a small business set-aside and awarded on a competitive basis in March 2015. The solicitation, all associated documentation, and amendments were posted to www.fedbizopps.gov under solicitation number SB1341-14-RP-0024.

Interested parties with the capability to provide Machining of Parts may respond to this notice with a written statement of capability. This capability statement shall identify the business size/designation (e.g. small, small disadvantaged, minority owned, 8(a), other than small, etc. utilizing NAICS code 332999) with sufficient information that demonstrates its ability to fulfill the above requirements.

The capability statement should provide the following information:

1. The company name, address, phone number, and email address(es) for point(s) of contact.

2. A detailed description of machining services performed by your company as a prime contractor or subcontractor within the past 10 years. Include contract/order number, period of performance, and total dollar amount of the contract/order and customer point(s) of contact (name, phone number, email address).

3. The size of your company in terms of total current number of employees under NAICS code 332999. If your company is a subsidiary of another company, list the total revenue and number of employees for the parent organization and all subsidiaries. Please indicate if your company is an 8(a) concern, a HUBZone small business concern or a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business under this NAICS code.

4. The company's DUN S number. Also please indicate whether the company is
currently registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database (www.ccr.gov). CCR registration is mandatory to receive an award of any government contractual vehicle.

Responses shall not exceed 15 pages and shall include the subject line "Machining of Parts BOA". Mere expressions of interest without providing the above requested details will not be considered a valid response to this notice.

The statement of capability will be reviewed by the NIST Technical Team to determine if it provides the requested details above, as well as sufficiently detailed description of machining capabilities similar in scope and complexity to the types of machining described in this statement.

The statement of capability may be followed by a Request for Proposal package which will require the interested party's complete proposal in accordance with the requirements of the solicitation. The party shall be permitted 45 days to respond to the request for proposal. The RFP would reflect all of the requirements of SB1341-14-RP-0024 updated with clauses and provisions in effect on the date the Government issues the RFP to a prospective Contractor.

NIST will evaluate the Contractor's proposal in accordance with the evaluation criteria included in the solicitation. Parties determined capable of performing the required work may be issued a Basic Ordering Agreement and would have the opportunity to compete for future orders. This notice shall remain open continuously throughout the period of performance of the original Basic Ordering Agreements. This notice will be amended on a bi-annual basis, in order to provide specific notice of the number of solicitations for BOA orders issued within that period, and to update the cumulative award amount. In no event will the cumulative orders placed under the BOAs exceed $4,000,000.00.

Added: Jan 09, 2017 3:16 pm Effective December 31, 2016, the cumulative total of all orders placed under all Basic Ordering Agreements is $242,624.00; Between September 26, 2011 and December 30, 2016 twenty-one (21) solicitations have been issued.

There are currently a total of six (6) companies with active machining of parts BOAs.

Added: Feb 11, 2016 10:52 am This is an open solicitation notice for Basic Ordering Agreements (BOAs) for Machining of Parts for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)/Center for Neutron Research (NCNR). This requirement is set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 332999.

NIST intends to compete future orders among the existing BOAs (including any BOAs awarded as a result of this notice) on a lowest price, technically acceptable basis. Orders will be firm-fixed-price. At this time, there are 7 BOA holders for the period beginning March 26, 2015 through March 25, 2016. The BOAs include option years which, if exercised, may extend them through March 25, 2020.  The BOAs described above were competed via a small business set-aside and awarded on a competitive basis in March 2015. The solicitation, all associated documentation, and amendments were posted to www.fedbizopps.gov under solicitation number SB1341-14-RP-0024.

Interested parties with the capability to provide Machining of Parts may respond to this notice with a written statement of capability. This capability statement shall identify the business size/designation (e.g. small, small disadvantaged, minority owned, 8(a), other than small, etc. utilizing NAICS code 332999) with sufficient information that demonstrates its ability to fulfill the above requirements.

The capability statement should provide the following information:

1. The company name, address, phone number, and email address(es) for point(s) of contact.

2. A detailed description of weldment services performed by your company as a prime contractor or subcontractor within the past 10 years. Include contract/order number, period of performance, and total dollar amount of the contract/order and customer point(s) of contact (name, phone number, email address).

3. The size of your company in terms of total current number of employees under NAICS code 332999. If your company is a subsidiary of another company, list the total revenue and number of employees for the parent organization and all subsidiaries. Please indicate if your company is an 8(a) concern, a HUBZone small business concern or a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business under this NAICS code.

4. The company's DUN S number. Also please indicate whether the company is
currently registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database (www.ccr.gov). CCR registration is mandatory to receive an award of any government contractual vehicle.

Responses shall not exceed 15 pages and shall include the subject line "Machining of Parts BOA". Mere expressions of interest without providing the above requested details will not be considered a valid response to this notice.

The statement of capability will be reviewed by the NIST Technical Team to determine if they provide the requested details above, as well as sufficiently detailed description of weldment capabilities similar in scope and complexity to the types of weldments described in this statement.

The statement of capability may be followed by a Request for Proposal package which will require the interested party's complete proposal in accordance with the requirements of the solicitation. The party shall be permitted 45 days to respond to the request for proposal. The RFP would reflect all of the requirements of SB1341-14-RP-0024 updated with clauses and provisions in effect on the date the Government issues the RFP to a prospective Contractor.

NIST will evaluate the Contractor's proposal in accordance with the evaluation criteria included in the solicitation. Parties determined capable of performing the required work may be issued a Basic Ordering Agreement and would have the opportunity to compete for future orders. This notice shall remain open continuously throughout the period of performance of the original Basic Ordering Agreements. This notice will be amended on a bi-annual, in order to provide specific notice of the number of solicitations for BOA orders issued within that period, and to update the cumulative award amount. In no event will the cumulative orders placed under the BOAs exceed $4,000,000.00.