Stereomicroscopes (Hilo, HI)

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

i. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the procedures contained in FAR Part 12.6, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, 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.

ii. The solicitation number is 12905B22Q0142 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

iii. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2022-06 Effective May 26, 2022 found at www. https://www.acquisition.gov/

iv. This solicitation is issued as Total Small Business set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 334516 the small business size standard is 1,000.

v. List CLINS, item descriptions, quantities and units of measure:

Item   Supplies/Services   Qty    Unit of Issue      Unit Price      Total Price

1        SZX10 Microscope      2            EA                         $     -                $         -

2        SZX16 Microscope      1            EA                         $     -                $         -  

vi. Description/Statement of Work/Specification:

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Pacific West Area (PWA), Daniel K. Inouye (DKI) U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center (PBARC) located at Hilo, HI has a requirement for Olympus brand stereo microscopes, or equivalent, as described in the below specifications.

Detailed specifications and salient characteristics (brand name or equal):

Olympus SZX10 ( Quantity 2)
- Stereomicroscope
- Galilean design w/parallel light paths
- Zoom Range: 0.63 – 6.3x
- Zoom Ratio: 10:1
- fine/coarse focusing unit, 1x plan Apochromat objective
- 30-degree binocular head
- Dual position nosepiece
- Quad position LED transmitted illumination base with 1 cartridge: brightfield
standard contrast cartridge
- Compact light guide (gooseneck) illuminator

Olympus SZX16 ( Quantity 1)
- Stereomicroscope
- Galilean design w/parallel light paths
- Zoom Range: 0.63 – 11.5x
- Zoom Ratio: 16.4:1
- Built-in aperture diaphragm; 14 dis-engageable zoom mag click stops; zoom
control on both sides of body
- fine/coarse focusing unit, 1x plan Apochromat objective
- An ergonomic tilting trinocular head to mount a camera
- Dual position nosepiece
- Quad position LED transmitted illumination base with 4 cartridges: brightfield
high contrast cartridge, brightfield standard contrast cartridge, Oblique
standard contrast cartridge, oblique high contrast cartridge
- Compact light guide (gooseneck) illuminator

vii. Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance:

Delivery by: 10/28/2022

Delivery to:
USDA-ARS Pacific West Area (PWA)
Daniel K. Inouye (DKI) U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center (PBARC)
c/o Angelita Acebes-Doria
64 Nowelo Street
Hilo, HI 96720

This requirement shall be FOB Destination.

viii. FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for the submission requirements.

ix. Evaluation:
For the evaluation criteria, please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions.

x. Offerors are required to complete in full FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror
Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with their offer online at SAM: www.sam.gov. An offeror must state in their offer if they completed FAR 52.212-3 online and that is it up-to-date and valid. See the attached RFQ terms and conditions for
more requirements.

xi. FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for its Addendum.

xii. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, is incorporated and applies to this acquisition.

Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions that are applicable to the acquisition.

xiii. There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions (such as contract financing arrangements or warranty requirements) determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices.

xiv. Date, time and place offers are due.
Offers are due by August 19, 2022 at 5pm Pacific Time

Submit offers to the following e-mail address(es), by the offer due date and time: spencer.hamilton@usda.gov

Include the Solicitation and Project Name in the email subject line for easier email management.

xv. Any and all questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to Spencer Hamilton, spencer.hamilton@usda.gov, no later than August 12, 2022 at 5pm Pacific Time.