SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Research Material Subscriptions for Resource Center
- Notice Date
- 8/6/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 511120
— Periodical Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-1640, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- SB1341-07-RQ-0423
- Response Due
- 8/10/2007
- Archive Date
- 8/25/2007
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (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. This solicitation is being conducted set aside for small business competitive basis. This solicitation seeks quotes for Research Material Subscriptions for Resource Center. The solicitation number is SB1341-07-RQ-0423; the solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular Number 2005-18. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this solicitation is 511120, and the size standard is 500 employees. (For size standards go to: htttp://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html) ***Line items 0001 ? 0014 are a BRAND NAME or EQUAL requirement. Brand name or equal description is intended to be descriptive, but not restrictive and is to indicate the quality and characteristics of products that will be considered satisfactory to meet the agency?s needs.*** MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SYSTEM BEING PROCURED: The list of contract line item numbers, their descriptions, the related quantity of each, and the unit of measure of each for this solicitation are as follows: Item No. 0001: Global Steel - Datamonitor - 2/1/2007; Quantity: 1 (PDF E-mail from Publisher AND Hardcopy), Unit: EA Item No. 0002: Steel in the United States - Datamonitor - 2/1/2007; Quantity: 1 (PDF E-mail from Publisher AND Hardcopy), Unit: EA Item No. 0003: Advanced Ceramics - Freedonia Group Inc - 12/1/2006; Quantity: 1 (PDF E-mail from Publisher AND Hardcopy), Unit: EA Item No. 0004: Fabricated Structural Metal - RNCOS - 6/1/2007; Quantity: 1 (PDF E-mail from Publisher AND Hardcopy), Unit: EA Item No. 0005: US Steel Industry Outlook (2007) - RNCOS - 6/1/2007; Quantity: 1 (PDF E-mail from Publisher AND Hardcopy), Unit: EA Item No. 0006: Nanotechnology - Global Industry Analysts - 7/1/2006; Quantity: 1 (PDF E-mail from Publisher AND Hardcopy), Unit: EA Item No. 0007: Metals - Global Industry Analysts - 7/1/2006; Quantity: 1 (PDF E-mail from Publisher AND Hardcopy), Unit: EA Item No. 0008: Plastics - Global Industry Analysts - 7/1/2006; Quantity: 1 (PDF E-mail from Publisher AND Hardcopy), Unit: EA Item No. 0009: Electronic Materials - Global Industry Analysts - 1/1/2006; Quantity: 1 (PDF E-mail from Publisher AND Hardcopy), Unit: EA Item No. 0010: Nanocomposites - Global Industry Analysts - 1/1/2007; Quantity: 1 (PDF E-mail from Publisher AND Hardcopy), Unit: EA Item No. 0011: Nanomaterials - Global Industry Analysts - 6/1/2006; Quantity: 1 (PDF E-mail from Publisher AND Hardcopy) Item No. 0012: Nanotechnologies for Composites, Surface Coatings and Sensors - Technology Transfer Centre Ltd. - 7/1/2006; Quantity: 1 (PDF E-mail from Publisher AND Hardcopy), Unit: EA Item No. 0013: Plunkett's Nanotechnology Developments & Trends Overview 2007 (Summary) - Plunkett Research, Ltd. - 6/4/2007; Quantity: 1 (PDF E-mail from Publisher AND Hardcopy), Unit: EA Item No. 0014: Biocompatible Materials - Global Industry Analysts - 2/1/2007; Quantity: 1 (PDF E-mail from Publisher AND Hardcopy), Unit: EA *** DELIVERY SHALL BE F.O.B. DESTINATION to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301 Shipping and Receiving, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial items, applies to this solicitation. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this solicitation. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial items, applies to this acquisition. The aforementioned FAR provisions cited in FAR 52.212-5 apply to this solicitation: 52.222-3; 52.222-19; 52.222-21; 52.222-26; 52.222-36; 52.225-3 ALTERNATIVE I; 52.225-13; 52.232-33. The following additional clauses apply to this solicitation: 52.204-7 and 52.211-6: BRAND NAME OR EQUAL. (Full text of clauses is accessible at http://www.arnet.gov/far). INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESPONDING TO THIS SOLICITATION OFFERS WILL BE CONSIDERED FROM ORIGINAL SUBSCRIBERS MANUFACTURERS OR THEIR AUTHORIZED RESELLERS ONLY. (1) A completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications?Commercial Items, with its offer. This provision, as well as all other FAR clauses, is accessible on the Internet at: http://www.acqnet.gov/far under Current FAR in either .html format or .pdf format. (2) A minimum of three (3) past performance references for similar contracts/orders completed within the past 3 years, to include the name of the customer organization, a named point of contact in that organization that is familiar with the contract/order from a technical or contractual standpoint, their phone number, their email address, and their fax number. (3) Warranty information (4) Estimated time of delivery after receipt of order. (5) Technical Service Support Information EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD: Award will be made using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR Subpart 12.6, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (1) Technical acceptability of each item offered, in terms of whether it meets or exceeds the minimum specifications for this solicitation; (2) Duration and nature of warranty offered, ease of obtaining timely warranty service for Item Numbers 0001 - 0014; (3) Delivery Date, and (4) Evaluated price. Non-price evaluation factors (1), (2), and (3) are approximately equally important, and collectively, are approximately equally important to the evaluated price. To be eligible for award, an offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Information on CCR registration procedures may be obtained at http://www.ccr.gov. In order to complete CCR registration, a DUNS number is required. To obtain a DUNS Number, contact Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., at 1-866-705-5711 or 610-882-7000. Award will be made using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. The Government will award a firm fixed price purchase order to the Offeror whose technically acceptable solution represents the lowest evaluated price to the Government. This is an Open-Market Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for equipment as defined herein. The Government intends to award a Purchase Order as a result of this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation that will include the terms and conditions that are set forth herein. In order to facilitate the award process, ALL quotes shall include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows: The offeror shall state ?The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition.? OR The offeror shall state ?The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following: Offeror shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s) Please note that this procurement is not being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC). If an offeror submits a quotation based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the quoted price. However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant Purchase Order, not the terms and conditions of the offeror?s FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION MUST BE SENT BY EMAIL ONLY TO MYRSONIA.LUTZ@NIST.GOV. Any amendments to this solicitation will be posted at www.fedbizopps.gov only and will not be released by other means to potential Offerors. NOTE: PAYMENT FOR ITEMS IN THE RESULTANT PURCHASE ORDER WILL ONLY BE MADE AFTER RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE BY THE GOVERNMENT. (ADVANCE PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED BEFORE NIST ACCEPTS THE EQUIPMENT.) OFFERS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY EMAIL ONLY IN .doc, .xls AND/OR .pdf FORMAT(S) TO MYRSONIA.LUTZ@NIST.GOV NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2007; OFFERS MUST BE RECEIVED AT THAT EMAIL ADDESS NO LATER THAN 03:00:00; EASTERN STANDARD TIME.
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