SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Near Infrared Reflectance Analyzer
- Notice Date
- 8/14/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, South Atlantic Area Office/Athens, GA, 950 College Station Rd., Athens, GA, 30605
- ZIP Code
- 30605
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-035-4384-02
- Response Due
- 8/29/2002
- Point of Contact
- Elaine Wood, Contract Specialist, Phone 706-546-3534, Fax 706-546-3444,
- E-Mail Address
-
woode@saa.ars.usda.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services 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; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number RFQ-035-4384-02 is issued as a request for quotations and incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through FAC 01-07. This procurement will be set aside for small business. The NAICS code applicable to this acquisition is 334516. The small business size standard is 500 employees. USDA, ARS has a requirement for a Near Infrared Reflectance Analyzer for the quantitative determination of protein, moisture, fats and oils in flour samples of wheat, oak, barley, and triticale. Requirements of this instrument are: 20 fixed, interference filters, calibration storage, alpha-numeric keyboard, real time clock, built-in calibration adjustment capability, LCD display, must be capable of using small sample sizes (less than 12 ml. of ground grain), internal printer, direct sampling measurement system, dust-tight case, no cooling fan, horizontal integrating sphere optics, eleven discrete interference filters with a range of 540nm-2400nm; filter bandwidth of 10nm; center wavelength plus or minus 2nm; noise at 540-1000nm of micro absorbance units; noise at 100-2400 nm of 10 micro absorbance units, capable of stand alone operation, reflectance analyzer, removable full function keyboard instrument keyboard, provided with calibrations for ground wheat, oat, barley and triticale, lead sulfide detector, upgradeable to AACC approved NIR ash method, instrument self diagnostics, on-instrument bias slope adjustment, analysis time less than 40 seconds, temperature stabilized optics, 2-3 year lamp life, internal reference and dual beam.. Delivery is required within 30 days, FOB Destination to Raleigh, NC. The government anticipates award of a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the required specifications will yield the best value to the Government, price and price related factors considered. PAYMENT: Any award made under this solicitation is subject to 31 CFR Part 208 which requires all payments made by the government to be made by electronic funds transfer. Vendors may meet this requirement by acceptance of government purchase card or providing a Vendor Express Number. If a company has not previously enrolled in the Vendor Express Program with USDA, they should call the National Finance Center at 1-800-421-0323 for an enrollment package. All offers must include with their quotation a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3. The following FAR clauses apply: Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number, 52.204-6; Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, 52.212-1; Evaluation of Commercial Items awarded to a responsive/responsible offeror at a fair and reasonable price, 52.212-2; Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, 52-212-3; Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, 52.212-4. The following FAR clauses cited in 52.212-5 are applicable to this acquisition: 52.203-6, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-3 Alt I, 52.225-4 Alt I, 52.225-13, 52.225-9, 52.225-18, 52.225-21, 52.247-64. All interested/qualified sources who can provide the service stated above must respond by 4:30 PM EDT, August 29, 2002. Quotations should be addressed to USDA Agricultural Research Service, 950 College Station Rd, Athens, GA 30605-2720 (or POB 5677, Athens, GA 30604-5677). POC Elaine Wood, Contract Specialist, 706/546-3534 or fax 706/546-3444. Faxed responses are acceptable.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Raleigh, NC
- Zip Code: 27695
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 27695
- Record
- SN00140301-W 20020816/020814213159 (fbodaily.com)
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