Service Contract Agreement for Bio-Rad Droplet Digital PCR Instruments

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL

ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A SEPARATE WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED.  THE SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR PARTS 12 AND 13.

This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024-05, effective May 22, 2024.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 811210, with a small business size standard of $34M. This solicitation is being issued using full and open competition.

Quoters must possess an ACTIVE registration in the System for Award Management system, www.SAM.gov, when submitting a quotation and shall continue to be registered until the time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. The Contracting Officer will confirm that quoters have an “active” registration at the www.sam.gov website upon receipt of the quotation. If the SAM.Gov registration is not active, the quotation will not be considered for award.

The objective of this solicitation is to establish a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order based on the specifications described in the attached Statement of Work.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

Responsible quoters shall provide a quotation for the following Contract Line Items (CLINs) in accordance with the specifications outlined in the attached Statement of Work. Please reference the attached SOW for full details on the below line item:

CONTRACT LINE ITEMS:

• Line Item 0001: (Quantity 1 Each) Bio-Rad service agreement, in accordance with the SOW.

EVALUATION CRITERIA & BASIS FOR AWARD:

The Government intends to award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Contractor whose quotation, conforming to the solicitation, provides the lowest priced, technically acceptable quote.

Technically acceptable means that the Contractor provides service that meets the minimum requirements in the Statement of Work.

Price will be evaluated for all quoters whose quotations are determined technically acceptable. Price will be evaluated to determine that the total price is consistent with the technical portion of the quotation and is a fair and reasonable overall price to the Government.

The Contracting Officer may, if necessary, request revised quotation(s) prior to award.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Completed Solicitation Provisions

A completed version of all required solicitation provisions (see attached provisions/clauses document – required submissions highlighted in blue). 

Due Date for Quotations and Questions

All quotations must be submitted via e-mail to Rudolph Spencer, Contract Specialist, at rudolph.spencer@nist.gov with a carbon copy to Donald Graham, Contracting Officer, at donald.graham@nist.gov. Submissions must be received no later than 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on August 27, 2024. FAX quotations will not be accepted.  Quoters must reference the RFQ number in the subject line of the e-mail submission.   Quotes shall not be deemed received by the Government until the quotation has entered the e-mail inbox of the individual(s) set forth above.

Questions: All questions regarding this notice must be submitted via e-mail to rudolph.spencer@nist.gov with a carbon copy to Donald Graham, Contracting Officer, at donald.graham@nist.gov, no later than 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on August 22, 2024.

Quotation Preparation Instructions

Each quotation shall consist of two (2) separate electronic files: (1) Technical Quotation and (2) Pricing Quotation.

Technical Quotation- Shall include the following:

(1) Quoters shall provide documentation that demonstrates the quoted product’s ability to meet or exceed the service requirements in accordance with the requirements document.

Price Quotation:

(1) All Quoters shall submit a firm fixed price quotation for the contract line items. The quotation must include a unit price and total amount for each line item and the aggregate price for all contract line items.

(2) The price quotation shall include a cover page with the following information:

1. 1. 1. The solicitation number 1333ND24QNB640601;
      2. The name and address of the Quoter;
      3. The name, phone number, and email address of the Quoter’s point of contact;
      4. Unique Entity Identifier # for Quoter’s active SAM.Gov registration.
      5. Any applicable discount terms.
      6. A statement that the Contractor agrees to all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. If the Contractor objects to any of the terms and conditions contained in this solicitation, the Contractor shall state, “The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:” [Contractor shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)].  It is the Contractor's sole responsibility to identify in their quote any exceptions to the terms and conditions of the solicitation. 
      7. A statement that the quotation is valid for a minimum of 60 days from the response deadline of this solicitation.

Please note that this procurement IS NOT being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC).  If a contractor submits a quotation based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the quoted price.  However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant Purchase Order, not the terms and conditions of the contractor’s FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation.

PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES:

The clauses and provisions applicable to this solicitation can be found under Applicable Clauses & Provisions. The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov/far.  The full text of a CAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at https://farsite.hill.af.mil or http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/acquistion_management/policy/.

ATTACHMENTS:

The following attachments apply to this solicitation:

1. The Statement of Work

2. Applicable Clauses & Provisions