Ultrasound with Imaging and Shear Wave Elastography

Added: Jul 13, 2017 3:38 pm *****The purpose of this 2nd Amendment to this RFQ is to incorporate timely-submitted questions and NIST's answers to them.  Vendors shall acknowledge in their quotation that they acknowlege all questions and answers submitted via this 2nd RFQ amendment.*****

Added: Jul 06, 2017 8:14 pm Modified: Jul 11, 2017 12:19 pmTrack Changes *****The purpose of this first RFQ amendment is to add a vendor question submission deadline of 12:00PM EST July 13, 2017 and to extend the quotation submission deadline to 12:00 EST July 18, 2017.  Any questions shall be submitted by 12:00PM EST July 13, 2017 to dennis.bailey@nist.gov.*****

This is a formal request for quotation (RFQ) pursuant to the attached Statement of Work (SOW) for a firm-fixed-price award for one (1) Ultrasound with Imaging and Shear Wave Elastography. This RFQ is issued under the authority of FAR Part 13. The RFQ reference number for this request is SB1341-17-RQ-0763. The NAICS code applicable to this procurement is 334516 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This solicitation is issued as a total small business set-aside.

To be considered for award, the contractor shall submit a quotation by July 18, 2017 AT 12:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time (US), which, at a minimum, shall include the following:

1. A technical quotation containing:

a. Quoter's technical approach to fulfilling each of the specific sections of the SOW; and
b. Proof of quoter's prior experience in providing similar services to customers within the last three (3) years (quoters must provide customer contact information).

2. A firm fixed-price quotation encompassing all requirements set forth in this solicitation and F.O.B. DESTINATION shipping.

3. If the quoter 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:" [Quoter shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)]. It is the sole responsibility of the quoter to identify in their quote any exceptions to the terms and conditions of the solicitation. If the quoter does not include such a statement, the submission of a quotation in response to this solicitation will be regarded as the quoter's acceptance of the Government's terms and conditions for inclusion into the resultant purchase order.

Except as set forth above in this paragraph 3, Contractor's shall not otherwise supply additional or differing commercial or non-commercial terms and conditions with its quotation. The Government's terms and conditions shall prevail and quotations in violation of this paragraph may be deemed non-responsive and not considered further for award.

4. The DUNS number for the quoter's active System for Award Management (SAM) registration, if so registered.

5. A completed version of all required solicitation provisions (see attached "Applicable Provisions and Clauses" - required submissions highlighted in blue). The clauses contained in that document will be incorporated into the resultant purchase order.

Award will be made to the responsible contractor submitting the lowest priced, technically acceptable quotation which complies with the requirements of the solicitation. "Technically Acceptable" means that the quoter has adequately demonstrated its ability to fulfill the requirements of the solicitation within the submission requirements set forth above (including satisfactory completed experience) to the satisfaction of the NIST contracting officer. If a quoter does not indicate how its proposed equipment meets the minimum requirements, NIST will determine that it does not.

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.

Attachments:
1. Statement of Work
2. Applicable Provisions and Clauses

Added: Jul 06, 2017 8:14 pm This is a formal request for quotation (RFQ) pursuant to the attached Statement of Work (SOW) for a firm-fixed-price award for one (1) Ultrasound with Imaging and Shear Wave Elastography. This RFQ is issued under the authority of FAR Part 13. The RFQ reference number for this request is SB1341-17-RQ-0763. The NAICS code applicable to this procurement is 334516 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This solicitation is issued as a total small business set-aside.

To be considered for award, the contractor shall submit a quotation by July 13, 2017 AT 12:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time (US), which, at a minimum, shall include the following:

1. A technical quotation containing:

a. Quoter's technical approach to fulfilling each of the specific sections of the SOW; and
b. Proof of quoter's prior experience in providing similar services to customers within the last three (3) years (quoters must provide customer contact information).

2. A firm fixed-price quotation encompassing all requirements set forth in this solicitation and F.O.B. DESTINATION shipping.

3. If the quoter 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:" [Quoter shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)]. It is the sole responsibility of the quoter to identify in their quote any exceptions to the terms and conditions of the solicitation. If the quoter does not include such a statement, the submission of a quotation in response to this solicitation will be regarded as the quoter's acceptance of the Government's terms and conditions for inclusion into the resultant purchase order.

Except as set forth above in this paragraph 3, Contractor's shall not otherwise supply additional or differing commercial or non-commercial terms and conditions with its quotation. The Government's terms and conditions shall prevail and quotations in violation of this paragraph may be deemed non-responsive and not considered further for award.

4. The DUNS number for the quoter's active System for Award Management (SAM) registration, if so registered.

5. A completed version of all required solicitation provisions (see attached "Applicable Provisions and Clauses" - required submissions highlighted in blue). The clauses contained in that document will be incorporated into the resultant purchase order.

Award will be made to the responsible contractor submitting the lowest priced, technically acceptable quotation which complies with the requirements of the solicitation. "Technically Acceptable" means that the quoter has adequately demonstrated its ability to fulfill the requirements of the solicitation within the submission requirements set forth above (including satisfactory completed experience) to the satisfaction of the NIST contracting officer. If a quoter does not indicate how its proposed equipment meets the minimum requirements, NIST will determine that it does not.

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.

Attachments:
1. Statement of Work
2. Applicable Provisions and Clauses