68 -- Solid Carbon Dioxide (Dry Ice)

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIALITEMS 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 05-15. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 325120 with a small business size standard of 1000 employees. This acquisition is 100% set-aside for small business. This requirement is for the supply of Solid Carbon Dioxide (Dry Ice) in block and pellet form for a base period of one year with four (4) one year option periods. To be considered for award, quoters must provide pricing for each period. Solid Carbon Dioxide (Dry Ice) shall be quoted on a per pound basis. LINE ITEM 0001: Base Period ? One Year from the date of award: Quantity: 60,000 pounds of Solid Carbon Dioxide (Dry Ice) in block or pellet form as requested by NIST. Estimated Usage: The total estimated usage for the base period is 60,000 pounds. Usage totals are estimates only. NIST shall pay based on the actual amount delivered. LINE ITEM 0002: Base Period ? One year from the date of award. Regulatory compliance (HAZMAT) fee for a period of 12 months from the date of award. Quoters shall provide a price for Regulatory compliance (HAZMAT) fee per delivery. NIST estimates a total of 8 deliveries per month. OPTION LINE ITEM LINE ITEM 0003: OPTION YEAR I If exercised, shall commence one year after the date of award. Quantity: 60,000 pounds of Solid Carbon Dioxide (Dry Ice) in block or pellet form as requested by NIST. Estimated Usage: The total estimated usage for the base period is 60,000 pounds. Usage totals are estimates only. NIST shall pay based on the actual amount delivered. OPTION LINE ITEM LINE ITEM 0004: OPTION YEAR I If exercised, shall commence one year after the date of award. Regulatory compliance (HAZMAT) fee for a period of 12 months from the date of award. Quoters shall provide a price for Regulatory compliance (HAZMAT) fee per delivery. NIST estimates a total of 8 deliveries per month. OPTION LINE ITEM LINE ITEM 0005: OPTION YEAR II If exercised, shall commence two years after the date of award. Quantity: 60,000 pounds of Solid Carbon Dioxide (Dry Ice) in block or pellet form as requested by NIST. Estimated Usage: The total estimated usage for the base period is 60,000 pounds. Usage totals are estimates only. NIST shall pay based on the actual amount delivered. OPTION LINE ITEM LINE ITEM 0006: OPTION YEAR II If exercised, shall commence two years after the date of award. Regulatory compliance (HAZMAT) fee for a period of 12 months from the date of award. Quoters shall provide a price for Regulatory compliance (HAZMAT) fee per delivery. NIST estimates a total of 8 deliveries per month. OPTION LINE ITEM LINE ITEM 0007: OPTION YEAR III If exercised, shall commence three years after the date of award. Quantity: 60,000 pounds of Solid Carbon Dioxide (Dry Ice) in block or pellet form as requested by NIST. Estimated Usage: The total estimated usage for the base period is 60,000 pounds. Usage totals are estimates only. NIST shall pay based on the actual amount delivered. OPTION LINE ITEM LINE ITEM 0008: OPTION YEAR III If exercised, shall commence three years after the date of award. Regulatory compliance (HAZMAT) fee for a period of 12 months from the date of award. Quoters shall provide a price for Regulatory compliance (HAZMAT) fee per delivery. NIST estimates a total of 8 deliveries per month. OPTION LINE ITEM LINE ITEM 0009: OPTION YEAR IV If exercised, shall commence four years after the date of award. Quantity: 60,000 pounds of Solid Carbon Dioxide (Dry Ice) in block or pellet form as requested by NIST. Estimated Usage: The total estimated usage for the base period is 60,000 pounds. Usage totals are estimates only. NIST shall pay based on the actual amount delivered. OPTION LINE ITEM LINE ITEM 0010: OPTION YEAR IV If exercised, shall commence four years after the date of award. Regulatory compliance (HAZMAT) fee for a period of 12 months from the date of award. Quoters shall provide a price for Regulatory compliance (HAZMAT) fee per delivery. NIST estimates a total of 8 deliveries per month. Ordering & Delivery Requirements: An Authorized Caller of the Government will place telephone orders not later than 12:00 PM on Mondays and Wednesdays. The Contractor shall deliver not later than 2:00 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If a federal holiday falls on one of these days, the order or delivery shall be completed the next business day. The Contractor must deliver the Dry Ice to NIST, Building 301, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD. The contractor shall be responsible for unloading the dry ice into the Government owned storage container located in the Building 301 Storeroom Delivery Ticket Requirement: The Contractor must provide a delivery ticket for each delivery. The Contractor?s delivery ticket must document each telephone order and must include the following: a) Contractor?s Name b) Delivery Date c) Purchase order number d) Date of call e) Quantity, price f) Name of authorized caller Delivery tickets must be signed by the Technical Information Contact. Delivery terms shall be FOB Destination. 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 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. EVALUATION CRITERIA AND BASIS FOR AWARD Award shall be made on a technically acceptable low price basis. To be determined technically acceptable the quoter must meet all required technical specifications as determined by a review of documentation submitted in accord with this solicitation. Quoters shall include documentation which demonstrates their ability to satisfy the requirements of this solicitation. Pricing must be provided for the base period and four option periods. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at www.acqnet.gov/far. The following provisions apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors ? Commercial; and 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items. In accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items, offerors must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at http://orca.bpn.gov. If paragraph (k) of the provision applies, a written submission is required. The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions?Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders?Commercial Items including subparagraphs: (5) 52.219-6, Notice of total small business set-aside with Alternate I; (14) 52.222-3, Convict Labor; (15) 52.222-19, Child Labor?Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; (16) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; (17) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; (18) Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; (19) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; (20) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; (24) 52.225-3 Buy American Act?Free Trade Agreement?Israeli Trade Act with Alternate I; (26) 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases; and (31) 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. REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS AND DUE DATE FOR QUOTATIONS All quoters shall submit the following: (1) An original and one (1) copy of a quotation which address all line items and evaluation criteria; (2) If not registered at http://orca.bpn.gov, one completed copy of 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items. All quotes must be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition Management Division, Attn: Andrew Perry, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640. Offerors shall ensure the RFQ number is visible on the outermost packaging. NOTE: In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, the successful Contractor must be registered at www.ccr.gov prior to award. The Government will not award a purchase order to any vendor that is not registered at www.ccr.gov. Submission must be received by 3:30 p.m. local time on March 23, 2007. E-MAIL QUOTES SHALL BE ACCEPTED. FAX quotes shall not be accepted.