SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Andeen-Hagerling Multi-Frequency Capacitance/Loss Bridge, or Equal
- Notice Date
- 3/26/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1640
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- SB1341-10-RQ-0186
- Archive Date
- 4/25/2010
- Point of Contact
- Paula Wilkison, Phone: 301-975-8448, Todd D Hill, Phone: 301-975-8802
- E-Mail Address
-
paula.wilkison@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov
(paula.wilkison@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- 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 WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation is being issued using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-39. *** The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. This acquisition is a 100% small business set-aside. In accordance with the non-manufacturer rule, the manufacturer and distributor of these supplies must be a small business in accordance with the NAICS code identified. For size purposes, there can be only one manufacturer of the end item being acquired. The manufacturer is the concern which, with its own facilities, performs the primary activities in transforming inorganic or organic substances, including the assembly of parts and components, into the end item being acquired. The end item must possess characteristics which, as a result of mechanical, chemical, or human action, it did not possess before the original substances, parts or components were assembled or transformed. The end item may be finished and ready for utilization or consumption, or it may be semifinished as a raw material to be used in further manufacturing. Firms which perform only minimal operations upon the item being procured do not qualify as manufacturers of the end item.*** This is a brand name or equal requirement. Brand name or equal description is intended to be descriptive, but not restrictive and is to indicate the quality and characteristic of products that will be considered satisfactory to meet the agency’s requirement. Line Item 0001: Quantity One (1) Andeen-Hagerling AH2700A (Option C) Multi-Frequency Capacitance/Loss Bridge or EQUIVALENT, meeting or exceeding the following salient characteristics. All equipment must be new. Used or remanufactured equipment will not be considered for award. Salient characteristics: 1.Must have GPIB or digital communication to change instrument state and for data acquisition in a measurement. For the purposes of this solicitation, “changing instrument state” means, for example, changing measurement and excitation parameters or frequency and voltage level of capacitor excitation. 2.Frequency measurement minimum range 50 Hz – 20 kHz; Preference shall be given for a wider range 3.Instrument shall offer capacitive loss measurement capability. Capacitive loss measurement may also be stated as loss angle, loss tangent, or simultaneous capacitance and conductive measurement capability. 4.Accuracy of 20 ppm or better required for a 10 pF air-gap capacitor. Preference shall be given for greater accuracy. 5.NIST traceability: The Contractor must document traceability to NIST realizations of capacitance or capacitance standards by the result of a measurement or the value of a standard whereby the measurement or value of the standard can be related to stated NIST references through an unbroken chain of comparisons all having stated uncertainties. Reference the NIST policy on Traceability at http://ts.nist.gov/Traceability/Policy/nist_traceability_policy-external.cfm. Offeror shall include a statement addressing NIST traceability in the quotation, and include a certificate with the instrument certifying that calibration is traceable to NIST. 6.Self-calibrating; 7. The following accessories shall be included: a.DCOAX/TP-1-BNC test cable; b.Operating and maintenance manual; c.Rack mount kit; 8. System shall include a three-year warranty. Delivery shall be completed in accordance with the Contractor’s commercial schedule. FOB Destination delivery terms are required. FOB Destination means: The contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt and acceptance of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the purchase order; and pay all charges to the specified point of delivery. The contractor shall deliver line item 0001 to NIST, Building 301, Shipping and Receiving, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640. Award shall be made to the quoter whose quote offers the best value to the Government. The Government will evaluate information based on the following evaluation criteria: 1) Technical Capability factor "Meeting or Exceeding the Salient Characteristics," 2) Past Performance and 3) Price. Technical capability and past performance, when combined, shall be approximately equal in importance to price. If Technical Capability and Past Performance are equivalent, price shall be the determining factor. Under the technical capability factor, stronger consideration will be given to a quoted system that includes the following: wider frequency measurement range, as described in specification 2, and greater accuracy, as described in specification 4. Technical Capability: Evaluation of Technical Capability will be based on the information provided in the quotation. Documentation submitted with the quotation shall be evaluated to determine whether or not the proposed equipment meets or exceeds the required salient characteristics. Past Performance: Past Performance will be evaluated to determine the overall quality of the product & service provided and the Contractor’s history of meeting delivery schedules for prior deliverables. Evaluation of Past Performance shall be based on the references provided and/or the quoters recent and relevant procurement history with NIST or its’ affiliates. *** The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. *** *** The following provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items; 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal*** *** Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at http://orca.bpn.gov in accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. If paragraph (j) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required. ******The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 1.52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items; 2.52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items including subparagraphs: 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation 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 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities 52.225-1 Buy American Act- Supplies 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases, and 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration. Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level above the Contracting Officer is also incorporated. It can be downloaded at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm. *** ***All quoters shall submit the following: 1) An original and one (1) copy of a quotation which addresses Line Item 0001; 2) Quoters shall include the manufacturer or brand name, make and model of the products, manufacturer sales literature or other product literature which addresses all salient characteristics, and clearly documents that the offered product meets salient characteristics stated herein.; 3) Description of commercial warranty; 4) An original and one (1) copy of the most recent published price list(s); 5) A list of three (3) references which includes the contact’s name, phone number, and e-mail; 6) Country of Origin information for the equipment proposed; 7) Documentation addressing NIST traceability, as required by specification 5.*** ***All quotes shall be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition Management Division, Attn: Paula A. Wilkison, Building 301, Room B175, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640. *** *** This is an Open-Market Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for equipment as defined herein. The Government intends to award a Purchase Order as a result of this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation that will include the terms and conditions that are set forth herein. In order to facilitate the award process, ALL quotes shall include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows: The offeror shall state “The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition.” OR The offeror 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: Offeror shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s) *** ***Submission shall be received not later than 12:00 p.m. local time on April 10, 2010 at the National Institute of Standards & Technology, Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B175, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640, Attention: Paula Wilkison. Because of heightened security, FedEx, UPS, or similar delivery methods are the preferred method of delivery of quotes. If quotes are hand delivered, delivery shall be made on the actual due date through Gate A, and a 48 hour (excluding weekends and holidays) prior notice shall be made to the Contracts Office at 301-975-4959. NIST is not responsible for late delivery due to the added security measures. In addition, offerors/quoters who do not provide 24-hour notification in order to coordinate entrance to the NIST campus shall assume the risk of not being able to deliver offers/quotes on time. The Government is not responsible for the amount of time required to clear unannounced visitors, visitors without proper identification and without complete information that would allow delivery (i.e. point of contact, telephone POC, Building, room number, etc.). If 24-hour notification was not provided, it is suggested your company representative or your courier service arrive at NIST at least 90 minutes prior to the closing time in order to process entry to the campus through the visitor center and complete delivery. Notice shall include the company name, name of the individual making the delivery, and the country of citizenship of the individual. For non-U.S. citizens, the following additional information will be required: title, employer/sponsor, and address. Please ensure that the individual making the delivery brings photo identification, or they will be denied access to the facility. Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the Contract Specialist (Paula Wilkison) @ paula.wilkison@nist.gov. FAXED QUOTES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. HOWEVER, EMAILED QUOTES WILL BE ACCEPTED. ***
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