(i) 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; PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. (ii) This solicitation is a Request for Quote (RFQ). (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-06. (iv) The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The small business size standard is 1,000 employees. This acquisition is unrestricted. Simplified acquisition procedures will be utilized in accordance with FAR 13. (v) CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBERS (CLINs): 0001: 14 UV optical fiber patch cords to support development of optical frequency standards and quantum computing with trapped ions See the Statement of Work for more information. (vi) NIST Boulder has a requirement 14 UV optical fiber patch cords to support development of optical frequency standards and quantum computing with trapped ions. See the attached Statement of Work for additional information. (vii) The requested delivery is within 12 weeks after receipt of the order (ARO). FOB Destination for delivery to NIST, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305. Delivery point of contact will be provided upon award. (viii) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition. Quoter shall clearly demonstrate their ability to meet the technical requirements and deliverable schedule as outlined in this solicitation. Quote shall include shipping costs. NIST reserves the right to ship under NIST provided account. (ix) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The Government will award a fixed price contract to the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) quote, based upon the technical specifications as detailed within the attached statement of work. BASIS OF AWARD: Award shall be made to the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) quote, based upon the technical specifications as detailed within the attached Specifications. This will be a firm fixed price purchase order. The Government intends to evaluate quotations and issue a purchase order based on the initial quotations received. Therefore, the quoter's initial quotation should contain the quoter's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to request revised quotations from, or negotiate final purchase order terms with, one or more, but not all, quoters if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. However, the Contracting Officer will not establish a competitive range, conduct discussions, or otherwise use the procedures described at FAR 15.306. The Government may reject any or all quotations if such action is in the public interest; and issue a purchase order to other than the quoter with the lowest priced quotation. TECHNICAL CAPABILITY: Evaluation of Technical Capability will be based on the information provided in the quotation. Documentation submitted in the quotation shall be evaluated to determine that the proposed equipment meets or exceeds the Governments minimum required specifications. Failure to clearly and unambiguously demonstrate this will result in an "unacceptable" technical rating. PRICE: Price shall be evaluated for reasonableness. (x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. Offerors shall have an active registration at www.SAM.Gov to be considered for award. (xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (xii) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Additional FAR 52.212-5 clauses cited in the clause applicable to this acquisition are: a. 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation b. 52.222-3, Convict Labor c. 52.222-19, Child Labor - Cooperation With Authorities And Remedies d. 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities e. 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity f. 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities g. 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons h. 52.223-18, Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving i. 52.225-1, Buy American Act-Supplies j. 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases k. 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer (xiii) Additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions necessary for this acquisition are: FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference: This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The quoter is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the quoter and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the quoter may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html and http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/acquistion_management/policy/default.htm FAR 52.225-18 - Place of Manufacture. FAR 52.232-15, Progress Payments Not Included CAR 1352.213-70, Evaluation Using Simplified Acquisition Procedures CAR 1352.215-70, Proposal Preparation CAR 1352.233-70, Agency Protests CAR 1352.233-71, GAO and Court of Federal Claims Protests FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference: This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html and http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/acquistion_management/policy/default.htm FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. FAR 52.247-34, FOB Destination CAR 1352.201-70, Contracting Officer's Authority CAR 1352.209-73, Compliance with the Laws CAR 1352.209-74, Organizational Conflict of Interest CAR 1352.246-70, 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 Shipping and Receiving 325 Broadway Boulder, CO 80305 NIST LOCAL-54 BILLING INSTRUCTIONS NIST requires that Invoice/Voucher submissions are sent electronically via email to
[email protected]. Each Invoice or Voucher submitted shall include the following: (1) Contract number; (2) Contractor name and address; (3) Unique entity identifier (see www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers); (4) Date of invoice; (5) Invoice number; (6) Amount of invoice and cumulative amount invoiced to-date; (7) Contract Line Item Number (CLIN); (8) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and extended price of supplies/services delivered; (9) Prompt payment discount terms, if offered; and (10) Any other information or documentation required by the contract. NIST LOCAL - 39, NIST LOCAL-39 MARKING/PACKING INSTRUCTIONS (1) If the total contract/order includes multiple quantities of the same or like item(s), segregated as separate CLIN/Item numbers, deliverables shall be packed accordingly. Each individual Package / container in the shipment shall include deliverables on a per-CLIN or Item basis. (2) For each shipment made under this contract/order, the Contractor shall furnish itemized packing list(s), enumerating the specific contents of each shipping container and what specific individual Components constitute a full and complete "unit" for each bid item. The packing list shall include the brief description of each item found in the Schedule. If more than one container is Required for each unit, each container should be marked accordingly, e.g., "Box 1 of 2," "Box 2 of 2," and the boxes, where feasible, should be taped or shrink-wrapped together as an Issuable unit. (3) The contract number AND CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBER (CLIN) OR ORDER ITEM NUMBER shall be placed on the exterior of all containers. (xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned rating is not applicable to this acquisition. (xv) Offers are due Friday, September 20, 2019, at 2:00pm Mountain Time (MT). Offers shall be emailed to
[email protected]. (xvi) Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing electronically to
[email protected]. APPLICABLE ATTACHMENTS: Attached to this solicitation are the following: • Attachment I- Statement of Work