MODIFICATION
66 -- Airborne Particle Counter with Printer & PC Interface
- Notice Date
- 7/20/2004
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 334519
— Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition and Logistics Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 3571, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-3571
- ZIP Code
- 20899-3571
- Solicitation Number
- 04-821-4685
- Response Due
- 7/28/2004
- Archive Date
- 7/29/2004
- Point of Contact
- Lisa Sawyer, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-975-3840, Fax 301-975-2541, - Joan Smith, Contract Specialist, Phone (301)975-6458, Fax (301)975-8884,
- E-Mail Address
-
lisa.sawyer@nist.gov, Joan.Smith@nist.gov
- Description
- ***This solicitation is being amend to add the information about reverse auctions as follows:For this solicitation, NIST intends to conduct an on-line competitive > >reverse auction to be facilitated by a third-party reverse auction > >provider, www.FedBid.com. www.FedBid.com has developed an on-line, > >anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. > >Offerors may submit a series of pricing quotes, which descend in price > >during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse > >auction. NIST is taking this action in an effort to improve vendor access > >and awareness of requests while expediting its ability to gather multiple, > >competed, real-time offers. > > > >All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the > >pricing portion of their offer using the online exchange located at > >www.FedBid.com NO OFFLINE PRICING WILL BE ACCEPTED. > > > >There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make an offer on > >www.FedBid.com. > > > >Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com Exchange > >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 or via email at ClientServices@FedBid.com. > > > >Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on > >www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith offers, > >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. > > > >The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this > >solicitation is posted and will end on July 20, 2004 at 12:00:00pm Eastern > >Time. > >. > >. > >. > > > >THE OFFEROR MUST SUBMIT THEIR PRICING FOR THIS SOLICITATION ONLY VIA THE > >ONLINE REVERSE AUCTION AT WWW.FEDBID.COM. > > > >IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING PRICING AT WWW.FEDBID.COM FOR THIS SOLICITATION, > >EACH OFFEROR MUST PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE FOLLOWING DIRECTLY TO > >LISA.SAWYER@NIST.GOV (NOT THROUGH FEDBID.COM) SO THAT THEY ARE RECEIVED AT > >THAT EMAIL ADDRESS NO LATER THAN THE CLOSING DATE AND TIME FOR THIS > >SOLICITATION:" Should offerors require additional clarification, contact FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID(877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com or Lisa Sawyer at Lisa.Sawyer@nist.gov. *** 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. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 04-821-4685 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). FOB Destination shall be Gaithersburg,MD,20899-0001. The government plans to award a commercial item purchase order to the bidder with the most advantageous bid to the government. Therefore, all bidders MUST submit their best price and best delivery capabilities through www.FedBid.com. The National Institute of Standards & Technology requires the following items EXACT MATCH ONLY to the following: 1,Airborne particle counter with printer and PC interface in accordance with the specifications in the attached Combined Synopsis/Solicitation.,2,EA. The Government intends to conduct an on-line competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by a third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid.com. FedBid.com has developed an on-line, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. All part numbers and functional specifications are provided on FedBid.com. Participants will submit a series of quotes, which descend in price during the specified period of time. All responsible sources MUST submit a quote/offer to the National Institute of Standards & Technology for 04-821-4685 using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. Offerors that are not currently registered to use 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 clientservices@fedbid.com. The Government is taking this action in an effort to improve vendor access and awareness of requests while expediting its ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time quotes for products. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the bidding process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive bidding process. The reverse auction will start on 20,07,2004 and end on 28,07,2004 at 12:00:00 PM ET. 1st Standard FBO Auction Term: Commercial Item Terms and Conditions - The selected contractor must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The selected offeror MUST submit a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.. 2nd Standard FBO Auction Term: The following provisions in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) apply to this acquisition to include any addenda to the provision. This solicitation incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text: FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, 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: 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.225-1, 52.225-13, 52.232-33. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.arnet.gov/far.. 3rd Standard FBO Auction Term: CCR Requirement - Agencies may require registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to receipt of order. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov. 4th Standard FBO Auction Term: Use of FedBid.com - Buyers and Sellers agree to use FedBid.com as an independent Venue for buying and selling goods or services, respectively. It is understood that FedBid ranks all bids by price, regardless of the evaluation criteria used by the buyer. Buyers and Sellers understand that a Buyer always maintains all rights assigned under their contracting authority and/or applicable acquisition regulations, and may select the most advantageous bid for the governments purpose while considering offline factors such as delivery, past performance, socio-economic classifications, and source rotation..
- Place of Performance
- Address: Gaithersburg,MD
- Zip Code: 20899-0001
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 20899-0001
- Record
- SN00626632-W 20040722/040720211709 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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