SOLICITATION NOTICE
54 -- SBIR Commercialization Assistance to FY 2005, FY 2006 and FY 2007
- Notice Date
- 8/22/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- 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-0471
- Response Due
- 8/29/2007
- Archive Date
- 9/13/2007
- Description
- The Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate a firm fixed price purchase order. 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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Solicitation Number is SB1341-07-RQ-0471; the solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular Number 2005-19. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this solicitation is 541990, and the size standard is 1000 employees. (For size standards go to: htttp://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html) The National Institute of Standards and Technology has a requirement for technical support services described below. The Performance Work Statement is as follows: Performance Work Statement To conduct assistance to the Small Business awardees of SBIR Phase 2 contracts for Fiscal Years 2005, 2006 and 2007. Background & Objectives The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Program has awarded 18 Phase 2 contracts for the last three (3) years. The period of performance for each awardee?s Research and Development (R&D) efforts are expected to conclude according to the following schedule: FY05 Phase 2 SBIR contracts? August 2007 FY06 Phase 2 SBIR contracts? August 2008 FY07 Phase 2 SBIR contracts? August 2009 Scope of Work: This requirement is for a contractor to provide the NIST SBIR Phase 2 awardees technical and business expertise to transition of the Phase 2 R&D to successful commercialization for Phase 3. The contractor shall conduct commercialization assessments for each technology that must provide: 1) the needs and concerns of End-Users which drive the competitive opening; 2) competing technology and products; 3) competitive advantage of technology; 4) who the key competitors are likely to be; 5) the likely price customers will pay; 6) what will drive the market; 7) what are the key standards, regulations, and certifications influencing buyer acceptance; 8) what is the market sized and what share should be sought; 9) who is the potential licensee, investor, or other commercialization partner (to target as specified by awardees preferences); and, 10) a commercialization strategy, together with tasking and a schedule, for implementation of the strategy and design suggestions for the product. In order to conduct these 18 commercialization assessments, the Government will provide to the Contractor all non-proprietary information available on each of the awardee?s SBIR contract. The contractor shall seek for more specific technical and business information from each awardee individually. It is understood that the awardees have the option to not participate in this assistance effort that shall be made available to them. In the event that an awardee opts not to participate, the Contractor shall not be responsible for the awardees? component of this order?s deliverables. The contractor shall be required to execute a non-disclosure agreement with the Government prior to commencement of any work. Deliverables: Each awardee?s technology and business commercialization assessment shall comprise one deliverable on this contract. The period of performance for the 18 commercialization assessment deliverables on this purchase order shall commence from the effective date of award through March 31, 2008. SBIR regulations limit the assistance per awardee to $4,000.00. The award of this order will be made at a firm-fixed price per each assessment, not-to-exceed 18 assessments. QUOTATION SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS 1) The Offeror MUST provide Written technical approach for satisfying the requirements of each task outlined in the PWS; (2) Work Breakdown Structure (at one level below the tasks outlined in the PWS) for satisfying the requirements of each task outlined in the PWS that traces back to the technical approach (including schedule of events, the labor categories proposed to be used, the number of hours for each labor category, and the proposed fully burdened hourly rate for that labor category). All subtotals for labor must add up to total firm-fixed-price for the task. (3) Resume(s) of key personnel that are proposed to satisfy the requirements of the PWS, including their name, their proposed labor category, and the company name of their current employer, their country of citizenship, their education and relevant experience. FACTORS FOR AWARD The source selection will be based on best value principles. Accordingly, award will be made to the responsible and technically acceptable Offeror(s) whose proposal provide the greatest overall value to the Government, price and other factors considered. This will be determined by comparing the value of the differences in the technical proposal with the differences in price. In making this comparison, the Government is more concerned with obtaining superior quality of services than with making an award at a lowest overall cost to the Government. However, the Government will not make an award at a significantly higher overall price to achieve a slightly higher quality of services. In the event of substantially technically equal offers, the government will award to the lowest evaluated price. The award will be made to the responsible Offeror whose quotation conforming to this RFP offers the best value to the Government. The Government will evaluate quotations based on (1) Technical, (2) Experience, (3) Past Performance and (4) Price. Factor 1: Technical Approach Offers will be evaluated in relation to the Offeror technical approach to accomplish the Performance Work Statement (PWS) Specifications. Technical Acceptability: Evaluation of Technical Acceptability shall be based on evidence in the quotation of the Offeror?s understanding of the requirement and the soundness of the technical approach. Quotations shall include a description of the steps that the Offeror will perform to accomplish each task in the PWS, and any supplemental material to describe approaches or sources that the Offeror is aware of that would be leveraged. Factor 2: Experience Offerors must be evaluated on (a) timeliness of performance, (b) quality of services provided, (c) customer satisfaction; (d) awards received for past projects and demonstrated cooperation Factor 3: Past Performance The Offeror MUST provide at least three (3), but preferably five (5) past performance references for SIMILAR contracts/orders completed within the past 3 years, to include the following: a) Name of the organization or Agency b) Named point of contact in the organization or Agency that is familiar with the contract/order from technical or contractual standpoint, Telephone number, their email addresses, and their fax number of the contact person c) Contract Number d) Amount of the Contract e) Address and telephone number or email address of the Contracting Officer Factor 4: Price Price shall be firm-fixed price proposal for the PWS requirements that traces back to the proposed PWS. Any discount offered to the Government shall be identified. Non-price evaluation factors (1), (2), (3) and (4) are approximately equally important, and non-price evaluation factors, collectively, are approximately equally important to evaluated price. A Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order shall be awarded to the responsible Offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, is determined to be most advantageous to the Government, evaluated price and other factors considered. Basis for Award The objective of the source selection is to select the offer that represents the best value to the Government. All evaluation factors that will affect contract award and their relative importance are set forth in the solicitation. The evaluation factors are listed in order of importance. While Price will not receive an adjectival rating, it shall be evaluated. Award shall be based on an integrated assessment of offers using all factors in the solicitation. Award may be made on the basis of initial quotations. Contractor Responsibility It is the policy of the Department of Commerce that contracts shall be awarded only to responsible prospective contractors. To be determined responsible, a prospective contractor must: (a) Have adequate financial resources to perform the contract or have the ability to obtain them; (b) Be able to comply with the required or proposed delivery or performance schedule, taking into consideration all existing commercial and governmental business commitments; (c) Have a satisfactory performance record; (d) Have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics; (e) Have the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them including, as appropriate, such elements as production control procedures, property control systems, and quality assurance measures applicable to materials to be produced or services to be performed by the prospective contractor and subcontractors. (f) Be otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations. IMPORTANT NOTICE: 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. The following provisions and clauses shall apply to this solicitation. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial applies to this acquisition and there is no addenda to this provision; FAR 52,212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items. The Government shall award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offerors whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial items, applies to this solicitation. The offer MUST include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, with their 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. 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; 52.225-13; 52.232-33. The following additional clause applies to this solicitation: 52.204-7. Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and there is no addenda to this provision; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel; FAR 52.227-14, Rights in Data - General. The Government will incorporate clause, as needed, at the completion of the award. 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. INTERESETED OFFERORS ARE INVITED TO PROVIDE AN ELECTRONIC RESPONSE TO BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2007, 03:00:00 P.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME. OFFEROR MUST SUBMIT A COMPLETE RESPONSE. RESPONSES THAT ARE NOT SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE WILL BE RETURNED. QUOTES OF PARTIAL PERFORMANCE SHALL BE REJECTED. QUOTES MUST BE SUBMITTED BY EMAIL ONLY IN .doc, .xls AND/OR .pdf FORMAT(S) TO MYRSONIA.LUTZ@NIST.GOV SO THAT THEY ARE RECEIVED AT THAT EMAIL ADDRESSES NO LATER THAN 03:00:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME ON THE CLOSING DATE FOR THIS SOLICITATION. THE ELECTRONIC VERSION SHALL BE IN THE FORM OF AN EMAIL WITH ATTACHMENTS. AWARD SHALL BE MADE TO THE RESPONSIBLE CONTRACTOR THAT QUOTES THE BEST VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT. THE GOVERNMENT SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY COSTS INCURRED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE A SINGLE AWARD, MULTIPLE AWARDS, OR NO AWARD AS A RESULT OF THIS RFQ. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OFFEROR TO CONFIRM NISTS RECEIPT OF QUOTE.
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