SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- VUV Deuterium Lamp System
- Notice Date
- 7/21/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument 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
- Reference-Number-04-842-3343
- Response Due
- 7/30/2004
- Archive Date
- 7/31/2004
- 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
- The National Institute of Standards & Technology (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 30, 2004 at 3:00:00pm 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:" 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; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 01-23. ***The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. All interested offerors may submit a quote. ***The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has a requirement for the following: LINE ITEM 0001: Quantity: one (1) each, Deuterium Source System (30 w) with the following specifications: (1) VUV deuterium lamp source with continuum radiation in range 115 nm to 380 nm, (2) 30 W power, (3) Includes vacuum housing with MgF2 window, (4) Includes power supply and cables, (5) shall attach to a vacuum reflectance condenser assembly with vacuum seal. LINE ITEM 0002: Quantity: one (1) each, VUV Energy Optimizer Grazing Incidence Vacuum Reflectance Condenser with the following specifications: (1) Provides optimum light collection from deuterium lamp source and high VUV reflectivity and focuses on UHV Minuteman 302VM conflate entrance slit assembly, (2) Uses grazing incidence (-70 degrees) mirror with A1+MgF2 coating to focus diverging source onto slit, (3) Incorporates 5-position manually selectable vacuum filter wheel before the slit focus, (4) Lamp acceptance f/7 horizontal, f/6 vertical, (5) Nominal focus lengths: -6 inches source, 5 inches slit. *******DELIVERY SHALL BE FOB DESTINATION. Delivery is required within two (2) months after receipt of order. *** 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. An order shall be placed with the vendor whose quote is the lowest priced and technically acceptable. All interested parties should submit quotes to include the following: 1) Two copies of a quotation which addresses the line item; 2) Two copies of the technical description and/or product literature; 3) Description of commercial warranty; 4) Two (2) copies of the most recent published price list(s); and 5) A completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items which may be downloaded at www.arnet.gov/far. ****** All quotes should be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Logistics Division, Attn: Lisa Sawyer, Building 301, Room B129, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3571, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3571. *** The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: PROVISIONS: 52.204-6 Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number; 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003); 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items. CLAUSES: 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: (1) 52.222-3 Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755); (2) 52.222-19 Child Labor ? Cooperation With Authorities And Remedies; (3) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; (4) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; (5) 52-222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) (U.S.C. 793);(6) 52.225-1, Buy American Act ? Supplies (June 2003) 41 U.S.C. 10a-10d); (7) 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2003) (E.O. 12722, 12724, 13059, 13067, 13121 and 13129); (8) 52.232 33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer ? Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003 (31 U.S.C. 2307(f)); (8) 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. *** Submission must be received by 3:00 p.m. local time on July 30, 2004.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD
- Zip Code: 20899
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN00627491-W 20040723/040721211835 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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