SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- STR Amplification Systems and Supplies
- Notice Date
- 1/5/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- GovWorks, Attn: Ms. Jenny Taylor 381 Elden Street, MS 2510 Herndon VA 20170
- ZIP Code
- 20170
- Solicitation Number
- 1406-04-06-RQ-60088
- Response Due
- 1/23/2006
- Archive Date
- 1/5/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Contracting Office Address Department of the Interior GovWorks, 381 Elden Street, MS 2510 Herndon VA 20170 Description PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE NOTICE CAREFULLY, AS IT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY NOTICE THAT WILL BE ISSUED. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulations Subpart 12.6 and the provisions of Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-3. The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference: 1) 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; and 2) 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items. Other clauses apply to this acquisition and full text can be found on the web site referenced below. Solicitation Number 1406-04-06-RP-60088 applies; the solicitation is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). The US Department of the Interior, through its Franchise Fund activity GovWorks, will manage this procurement action on behalf of the US Department of Defense DNA Registry, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP). OBJECTIVE: The establishment of a 5 year, Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery - Indefinite Quantity contract for STR Amplification Systems and related supplies. The Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL) uses machine specific reagents that have been optimized both from the manufacturer and the AFDIL for maximum reliability and accuracy based on guidelines set by the forensic community. Equal items must be accompanied by sufficient literature detailing product specifications. Equal items will be evaluated by the Government technical team to determine equivalency to the specified products. The award will be made to the lowest evaluated cost (price) offer that meets all the minimum mandatory criteria in the solicitation; meaning the lowest offer which submits a quote on the requested items. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. The independent Government cost estimate for this project is based on ordering a minimum of $100 and a maximum of $5,000,000 of these items. FOR AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE COMPLETE PRICING SCHEDULE AND ADDITIONAL APPLICABLE CONTRACT CLAUSES FOR THIS RFQ, PLEASE GO TO http://www.govworks.gov AND LOOK UP THIS RFQ NUMBER: 1406-04-06-RQ-60088. Period of Performance: 5 years from date of award. HOW TO RESPOND: In order to compete for this contract, interested parties must demonstrate that they are qualified by providing an offeror quotation cover letter with the following attachments. (A) Offeror will complete the Pricing Schedule with proposed pricing for each contract year. If equal items are being proposed, then this must be clearly annotated on the Pricing Schedule and sufficient literature on these equal items must be provided. EQUAL ITEMS PROPOSED MUST MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MANDATORY CRITERIA: (1) The Power Plex 16 or equal must contain the highly polymorphic loci Penta D and E to enhance discriminatory power of the amplification system and DNA typing. (2) The DNA IQ System or equal must be specifically configured with the Beckman Coulter BIOMEK 2000 Laboratory Automation Workstation currently used by the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL). (3) The PowerPlex 16 and DNA IQ systems or equal must coincidentally produce results within expected range using the ABI-3100 Genetic Analyzers, which are the type of analyzers being utilized by the AFDIL. (B) Past Performance. The offeror shall identify three (3) contracts/task orders with the Federal Government and/or commercial customers that demonstrate recent and relevant past performance. Recent is defined as within the last three years. Relevant is defined as work similar in complexity and magnitude of the work required in this RFQ. Also include a Dunn & Bradstreet "Comprehensive Report" on your firm. (C) The completed OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS per FAR subpart 52.212-3. (D) Verification that the Offeror is currently registered in the Department of Defense Central Contractor Registration (CCR). GovWorks shall make no award to unregistered contractors. For details, see www.ccr.gov. EVALUATION & CONTRACT AWARD. Contract award shall be made to the responsible Offeror whose offer, in conforming to this RFQ, is the lowest evaluated cost (price) offer that meets all of the mandatory criteria in the solicitation. Equal items are subject to a technical team review and approval. Past performance will be evaluated, primarily in making a contractor responsibility determination. The Government reserves the right to issue multiple awards. Please submit two (2) complete hard copy original offers and an electronic copy of all documents on CD or diskette in Microsoft Office format on or before 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, January 23, 2006 to: GovWorks/Department of the Interior; MS 2510; ATTN: Jenny Taylor; 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170. Timeliness of proposal response shall be determined by time of receipt at the GovWorks Herndon location. Questions on this requirement can be directed by email to Jenny Taylor, Jenny.Taylor@mms.gov. Please reference the RFQ number on any queries. PLEASE GO TO WWW.GOVWORKS.GOV FOR AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE COMPLETE PRICING SCHEDULE AND ADDITIONAL APPLICABLE CONTRACT CLAUSES FOR THIS RFQ.
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