AMENDMENT NOTICE: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.The solicitation number is SB1341-15-RQ-0614 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-82. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 333242 with a small business size standard of 500.00 employees.This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2015-07-09 15:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Gaithersburg, MD 20899 The DOC National Institute of Standards and Technology requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001: LINEAR VACUUM TRANSLATOR WITH LOCKING MECHANISM a. 2" travel b. mounted on 2.75" conflat flange c. NOT a push-pull translator, 3, EA; LI 002: LINEAR VACUUM TRANSLATOR WITH LOCKING MECHANISM a. 4" travel b. mounted on 2.75" conflat flange c. NOT a push-pull translator, 2, EA; LI 003: ADAPTER FLANGE a. 8" conflat to 2.75" conflat b. zero profile c. stainless steel, 2, EA; LI 004: ADAPTER FLANGE a. ISO 160 bolt flange to 2.75" conflat b. zero profile c. stainless steel, 1, EA; LI 005: ADAPTER NIPPLE a. ISO 160 clamp flange to 2.75" conflat b. stainless steel, 1, EA; LI 006: ZERO PROFILE ISO 160 FLANGE WITH GLASS VIEWPORT a. window diameter >3.75", 1, EA; LI 007: ZERO PROFILE 8" CONFLAT FLANGE WITH GLASS VIEWPORT a. window diameter >5", 1, EA; LI 008: ZERO PROFILE 6" CONFLAT FLANGE WITH GLASS VIEWPORT a. window diameter >3.75", 4, EA; LI 009: 6" ID GATE VALVE a. manual b. stainless steel c. ISO 160 flanges with metric holes d. Viton O-ring seals, 1, EA; LI 010: 6" ID GATE VALVE a. manual b. stainless steel c. 8" conflat flanges d. Viton O-ring seals on gate e. seal leak rate 5" c. O-ring, 1, EA; LI 019: CENTERING RINGS FOR ISO 160 FLANGES, 11, EA; LI 020: CENTERING RINGS FOR KF50 FLANGES, 15, EA; LI 021: ISO 160 BAND CLAMP a. must mate with MDC Vacuum band clamp, 2, EA; LI 022: COPPER GASKETS FOR 8" CONFLAT FLANGES, 10, EA; LI 023: COPPER GASKETS FOR 2.75" CONFLAT FLANGES, 20, EA; LI 024: COPPER GASKETS FOR 16.5" CONFLAT FLANGES, 4, EA; LI 025: COPPER GASKETS FOR 6" CONFLAT FLANGES, 100, EA; LI 026: HEX HEAD BOLT SETS (BOLT, NUT, WASHER) FOR CONFLAT FLANGES a. 3" length b. .375"-24 thread, 144, EA; LI 027: HEX HEAD BOLT SETS (BOLT, NUT, WASHER) FOR CONFLAT FLANGES a. 2-1/4" length b. .312"-24 thread, 100, EA; LI 028: HEX HEAD BOLT SETS (BOLT, NUT, WASHER) FOR CONFLAT FLANGES a. 2" length b. .312"-24 thread, 75, EA; LI 029: HEX HEAD BOLT SETS (BOLT, WASHER) FOR TAPPED CONFLAT FLANGES a. 1-3/4" length b. .312"-24 thread, 75, EA; LI 030: HEX HEAD BOLT SETS (BOLT, WASHER) FOR TAPPED CONFLAT FLANGES a. 1-1/4" length b. .312"-24 thread, 50, EA; LI 031: 4-WAY CROSS a. 8" conflat flanges, 2 rotatable; 2 non-rotatable b. rotatable flanges must be on adjacent arms of cross c. 6" ID tubing d. stainless steel, 1, EA; LI 032: CUSTOM ISO 160 NIPPLE (IAW DRAWING, ATTACHED - figure 1) a. 13" length b. bolt style flanges c. stainless steel, 1, EA; LI 033: CUSTOM 6-WAY CROSS (IAW DRAWING, ATTACHED - figure 2) a. Four (4) 8" non-rotatable ISO 160 flanges with clearance bolt holes b. 2 adjacent flanges with ISO 160 band clamps (must mate with MDC Vacuum band clamps) c. stainless steel, 1, EA; LI 034: CUSTOM 6-WAY MANIFOLD (IAW DRAWING, ATTACHED - figure 3) a. Four (4) KF50 flanges around main tube b. ISO 160 bolt flange on bottom c. ISO 160 clamp flange on top e. stainless steel, 1, EA; LI 035: CUSTOM 6-WAY CROSS (IAW DRAWING, ATTACHED - figure 4) a. Four (4) ISO 160 non-rotatable bolt hole flanges b. One (1) ISO 160 rotatable bolt hole flange c. One (1) ISO 160 band clamp (must mate with MDC Vacuum band clamp) d. stainless steel, 1, EA; LI 036: CUSTOM 6-WAY MANIFOLD (IAW DRAWING, ATTACHED - figure 5) a. Four (4) KF50 flanges around main tube b. 8" conflat non-rotatable flanges with clearance bolt holes on top and bottom c. stainless steel, 1, EA; LI 037: CUSTOM ADAPTER NIPPLE (IAW DRAWING, ATTACHED - figure 6) a. 8" non-rotatable conflat flanges with clearance bolt holes b. ISO 160 band clamp flange (must mate with MDC Vacuum band clamp) c. 5.5" length d. stainless steel, 2, EA; LI 038: CUSTOM ADAPTER NIPPLE (IAW DRAWING, ATTACHED - figure 7) a. 8" non-rotatable conflat flange with clearance bolt holes b. ISO 160 band clamp flange (must mate with MDC Vacuum band clamp) c. 3.75" length d. stainless steel, 1, EA; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, DOC National Institute of Standards and Technology intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. DOC National Institute of Standards and Technology is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids.All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com.Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at
[email protected]. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process.Should offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or
[email protected] of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. Bid MUST be good for 60 calendar days after close of Buy. Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to the Contracting Officer. Questions should be received no later than three calendar days after the issuance date of this solicitation. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. (end of provision) All items must be new. Prototypes, demonstration models, used or refurbished items will not be considered for award. FOB Destination (Gaithersburg, MD) is required. The following provisions apply to this acquisition and are hereby incorporated by reference: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors; 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items 52.225-18, Place of Manufacture 52.204-7, System for Award Management 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran - Representation and Certifications Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law (Class Deviation) (March 2015) (1) In accordance with Sections 744 and 745 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), none of the funds made available by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 funding may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that- (a) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where an awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government, or (b) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (2) The Offeror represents that, as of the date of this offer - (a) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months. (b) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability. (End of provision) Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements?Representation (a) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), Government agencies are not permitted to use funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) under that or any other Act for contracts with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this provision does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information. (c) Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it does not require employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (End of provision) In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, the awardee must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) prior to award. Refusal to register shall forfeit award. In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must include certain non-pricing information as document(s) attached to their Bid, so they are received no later than the closing date and time of this Buy. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.204-10, 52.209-6, 52.209-10, 52.219-6, 52.219-13, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.223-18, 52.225-3, 52.225-13, 52.232-33. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. Any purchase order resulting from this RFQ will include the following clauses (deviations): Assurance by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law (Class Deviation) (March 2015) and 52.203-99, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements (DEVIATION 2015-02) Contracting Officer's Authority. The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to make or approve any changes in any of the requirements of this contract, and, notwithstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely in the Contracting Officer. In the event the contractor makes any changes at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract terms and conditions, including price. Compliance With the Laws (APR 2010) The contractor shall comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations which deal with or relate to performance in accord with the terms of the contract. Place of Acceptance (APR 2010) (a) The Contracting Officer or the duly authorized representative will accept supplies and services to be provided under this contract. (b) The place of acceptance will be: NIST 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. 1. Technical Quotation: The offeror shall submit a technical quotation. The technical quotation shall address the following: Technical Capability: The offeror shall submit a technical description or product literature for the equipment it is proposing, which clearly identifies the manufacturer, make and model. The offeror must demonstrate that its proposed equipment meets or exceeds each specification described in this RFQ by providing a citation to the relevant section of its technical description or product literature. Bid Term: vendors must provide manufacturer part number, name, and extended specifications for evaluation in order to be considered. See Addendum to 52.212-1. Technical Capability: Evaluation of technical capability shall be based on the information provided in the quotation. NIST will evaluate whether the offeror has demonstrated that its proposed equipment meets or exceeds the specifications described in the RFQ. Quotations that do not demonstrate the proposed equipment meets all requirements will not be considered further for award. If an offeror does not indicate whether its proposed equipment meets a certain minimum requirement, NIST will determine that it does not. Price: The Government will evaluate price for reasonableness. Price shall not be evaluated on quotes that are determined technically unacceptable under the Technical Capability Evaluation factor. Award shall be made to the firm that provides the lowest priced, technically acceptable quote. Technical acceptability means that the quote meets all of the stated specifications.