Wire Bonder

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 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 (paper copy) will not be issued. Further, offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation.

Solicitation FA875118Q0514 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-99 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Change Notice (DCN) 20180629. See http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ for the full text of all provisions and clauses incorporated by reference herein.

This procurement is solicited as a total small business set-aside. For reference, the NAICS code is 334413 and small business size standard is 1250 employees.

The contractor shall provide the items detailed below on a BRAND NAME ONLY, Firm Fixed Price basis, including the cost of shipping FOB Destination. Brand Name only will be accepted. (Attachment 1)

CLIN 0001
QTY: 1 each
Description: Fully automatic wire bonder and test/inspection unit with the following configuration and options:
- Basic Machine 56XX, QTY 1, with the following options:
X & Y Motor Driven Table
Z-Axis 60 mm Travel
Working Area 100 x 115 mm
Resolution 0.25 μm, Repeatability ± 5μm @ 3 Sigma
All Axes Programmable from 0.2 ..10 mm/s
Speed up to 20 wires / min.
Dual Core PC, 4 GB RAM
Ethernet, Printer Connection,
SB Optional, 4 Port USB Hub
Windows 7 Operating System (Manual Included)

- Bondhead Wedge-Wedge 5630 incl. incident light, QTY 1, with the following options:
For Wedge Bonding
CCD camera for Adjustpoint and Bond point equipment
purpose crosshair in the screen
17.5um to 75um of wire diameter
360 deg rotary Bondhead with slipring
2" wire reels
Transducer 60 or 100 kHz

- Software Wedge-Wedge, QTY 1

- LED-Ringlight for 5630/32/50, QTY 1

- Motorized Wire Spool 5630/32, QTY 1

- Bondhead Ball -Wedge 5610, QTY 1, with the following options:
Wire Diameter 17.5 ... 50μm
Electronic Flame-Off (Neg-EFO)
F & S US-Transducer 60/100 KHz
Incl. Camera & Incident Light

- Software Ballbonding, QTY 1

- LED Ringlight only for 5610, QTY 1

- Additional Power LED Spotlight for 5600C/10/30/32/50, QTY 1

- Goose Neck LED-Light, QTY 1

- Temperature Controller for Manual Workholder, QTY 1

- Substrate Holder 4x4" Heated, 250°C, QTY 1
with vacuum and mechanical clamping

- Digital US- Generator UUG 50, QTY 1

- Wedge/Wire AL 25 or 30um, QTY 1

- Capillary/Wire 25um Tool - UTS-38HG-AZM-1/16-16mm, QTY 1

- 19" LED Monitor, QTY 1

- Microscope Leica S6, QTY 1

- Software Pattern Recognition Unit for 5XXX incl. Dongel, QTY 1

- Software Deformation Limit Control for 5X10/30/32/50, QTY 1

- Universal-Park System, QTY 1

- Precision Mechanic Tool KIT, QTY 1

- Dynamometric Screwdriver, QTY 1

CLIN 0002
QTY: 1 each
Description: On-site installation of 56XX unit, QTY 1

Offerors shall provide at least the same warranty terms, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public in customary commercial practice.

The required delivery date is 6 Weeks after receipt of order (ARO). All deliveries shall be made in accordance with FAR 52.247-34 FOB Destination. The place of delivery, acceptance and FOB destination point is Rome, NY.

The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

Addenda to the following paragraphs of 52.212-1 are:

(b) Written quotes are due at or before 3PM, (Eastern Time) 04 SEPTEMBER 2018 Submit to: AFRL/RIKO, Attn: Richard Childres, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514 or by facsimile to: 315-330-2555 or by email to richard.childres@us.af.mil. Offerors are encouraged to submit their quotes using the SF 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items.

(b)(4) Submit a technical description of the items being offered.

(b)(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(b)(12) Include a statement verifying that your firm is capable of conforming to the requirements of DFARS clause 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation. A IUID Label is required.

(g) Contract award. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(k) SAM. Offerors must be registered in the SAM database to receive a contract award. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database within 3 days after receiving notification from the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror.

The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items applies. In addition to the information within Paragraph (a), the following factors shall be used to evaluate offers and are weighted equally.

(i) technical capability of the items offered to meet the Government requirement;
(ii) price;

All evaluation factors, when combined, are of equal importance. Award will be made to the lowest priced, technically capable Offeror.

Offerors are required to complete representations and certifications found in the provisions at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. For your convenience all referenced certifications are attached to this solicitation (Attachment No. 2).

The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

The following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition:

52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards
52.209-6, Protecting the Governments Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment
52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside
52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Re-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
52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases
52.232-33, Payment By Electronic Funds Transfer-System For Award Management

The following additional FAR and FAR Supplement provisions and clauses also apply:

52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting
52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance
52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications
52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems
52.204-22, Alternative Line Item Proposal
52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors
52.247-34, FOB Destination
252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support
252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation
Para. (c)(1)(i): N/A
Para. (c)(1)(ii): N/A
Para. (c)(1)(iii): N/A
Para. (c)(1)(iv): N/A
Para. (f)(2)(iii): N/A
252.213-7000, Notice to Prospective Suppliers on the Use of Past Performance Information Retrieval System-Statistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations
252.225-7000, Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate
252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program
252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium
252.225-7000, Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate
252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program
252.225-7031, Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel
252.227-7015, Technical Data--Commercial Items
252.227-7037, Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data
252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports
252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions
252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments
252.239-7017, Notice Of Supply Chain Risk
252.239-7018, Supply Chain Risk
252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items
252.246-7008, Source of Electronic Parts
252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea - Basic
252.247-7024, Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea

5352.201-9101, Ombudsman is hereby incorporated into this solicitation. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Lisette K. LeDuc, , 1864 4th Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7130 COM: 937-904-4407, email: Lisette.leduc@us.af.mil. Alternate Ombudsman, Kimberly L. Yoder, 1864 4th Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7130 COM: 937-904-4407, email: kimberly.yoder@us.af.mil

5352.223-9001, Health and Safety on Government Installations
5352.242-9000 Contractor Access to Air Force Installations

The following additional terms and conditions apply:

Note that the clause at 252.232-7003 is included in this solicitation. DoD requires all payment requests (with a few exceptions) to be submitted and processed electronically. All vendors/contractors must familiarize themselves with this clause and DFAR 232.7003 for specific procedures. The DoD preferred electronic form for transmission is Wide Area Workflow - Receipt and Acceptance (see website - https://wawf.eb.mil). Wide Area Workflow Training may be accessed online at http://www.wawftraining.com. Please confirm in your proposal that your company is able to submit electronic invoices as set forth in the clause.

Note that the clause at 252.211-7003 is included in this solicitation. Agency specific guidance is provided below:

CLIN 0001 above requires UII/UID Labels.

UII/ UID component data elements should be marked on an item using two dimensional data matrix symbology that complies with ISO/IEC International Standard 16022, Information technology - International symbology specification - Data matrix; Error Checking and Correction 200 (ECC200) data matrix specification.

(A)LABEL:
If using Construct 1: Encode the two dimensional data matrix with CAGE CODE (Enterprise ID) and Serial #.
If using Construct 2: Encode the two dimensional data matrix with CAGE CODE, Serial #, and Part/Lot/Batch #.

Any costs associated in complying with these terms should be included as part of the firm fixed priced offer herein.

The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) DO-C9

All responsible organizations may submit a quote, which shall be considered.

**REGARDING ACCESS TO AIR FORCE FACILITIES AND GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY NETWORKS

(a) Contractor employees requiring access to USAF bases, AFRL facilities, and/or access to U.S.
Government Information Technology (IT) networks in connection with the work on this contract must be
U.S. citizens. For the purpose of base and network access, possession of a permanent resident card
("Green Card") does not equate to U.S. citizenship. This requirement does not apply to foreign nationals approved by the U.S. Department of Defense or U.S. State Department under international personnel exchange agreements with foreign governments. Any waivers to this requirement must be granted in writing by the Contracting Officer prior to providing access. The above requirements are in addition to any other contract requirements related to obtaining a Common Access Card (CAC).

(b) For purposes of paragraph (a) above, if an IT network/system does not require AFRL to endorse a contractor's application to said network/system in order to gain access, the organization operating the IT network/system is responsible for controlling access to its system. If an IT network/system requires an
U.S. Government sponsor to endorse the application in order for access to the IT network/system; AFRL will only endorse the following types of applications; consistent with the requirements above: (1) Contractor employees who are U.S. citizens performing work under this contract/order; or (2) Contractor employees who are non-U.S. citizens and who have been granted a waiver.

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