SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- SUPERCONTINUUM FIBER LASER SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 3/10/2011
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 333314
— Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
- ZIP Code
- 94035-1000
- Solicitation Number
- NNA11375735Q-AKK
- Response Due
- 3/25/2011
- Archive Date
- 3/10/2012
- Point of Contact
- Karen Klaas, Purchasing Agent, Phone 650-604-6474, Fax 650-604-3020, Email karen.klaas@nasa.gov - Marianne Shelley, Contracting Officer, Phone 650-604-4179, Fax 650-604-3020, Email marianne.shelley@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Karen Klaas
(karen.klaas@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared inaccordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additionalinformation included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation;offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This notice is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for a Supercontinuum FiberLaser System. NASA Ames Research Center requires these items to meet the followingminimum specifications:SPECIFICATIONS1) Fiber-coupled Supercontinuum laser system;2) Bandwidth: at least 500-700nm, preferably 450-900;3) Power: at least -20dBm/nm, preferably -10dBm/nm, in a single spatial mode;4) Output format: single mode fiber with FC connector;5) Option to select different bandwidths of wavelength output: delta_lambda/lambda of ~2%, ~10%, and 20%;6) System must include average power control and on/off via computer (plug and play viaUSB);7) Shipment shall be FOB DestinationDESCRIPTION OF USE IN PROJECTThe Supercontinuum Fiber Laser System will be used to introduce the ability to conductour experiments in white light (as opposed to narrowband laser light).PERIOD OF PERFORMANCEThe Supercontinuum Fiber Laser System is required at NASA Ames Research Center, MoffettField, CA 94035-0001 on or before August 1, 2011. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code and the small businesssize standard for this procurement are 333314 (Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing)with a small business size of 500 employees, respectively. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.Offers for the items(s) described above are due by Friday, March 25, 2011, no later than12:30 PM Pacific Time, to the contract specialist, Karen Klaas, emailKaren.Klaas@nasa.gov, and must include: a firm fixed price for the required items,solicitation number, proposed delivery schedule, discount/payment terms, warrantyduration (if applicable), taxpayer identification number (TIN), identification of anyspecial commercial terms, and be signed by an authorized company representative. Theprovisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through Federal AcquisitionCircular (FAC) 2005-48. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) may be obtained via the Internet at URL:http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html. The NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) may be obtained via the Internet at URL:http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/nfstoc.htm.Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1 (JUNE 2008), Instructionsto Offerors-Commercial Items, which is incorporated by reference. Please note paragraphs(j) and (k) that require all offerors to have a DUNS number and current CCR registration.Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-3 (JAN 2011), OfferorRepresentations and Certifications - Commercial Items with their offer. If the offerorhas already entered their representations and certifications at the OnlineRepresentations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at https://orca.bpn.gov/, offerorsare only required to complete paragraph (b) of the provision and return with yourquotation. FAR 52.212-4 (JUL 2010), Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items is applicable. FAR 52.212-5 (JAN 2011), Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes orExecutive Orders-Commercial Items is applicable and the following identified FAR clausesare incorporated by reference:FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation andFirst-Tier Subcontract Awards, 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business ProgramRerepresentation, 52.222-3 Convict Labor, 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation withAuthorities and Remedies, 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, 52.222-26 EqualOpportunity, 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities, 52.222-50Combating Trafficking in Persons, 52.225-1 Buy American Act-Supplies, 52.225-13Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases, 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic FundsTransfer- Central Contractor Registration, 52.233-3 Protest After Award, 52.233-4Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. The following FAR and NFS clauses will also be incorporated into any resultant contract: NFS 1852.223-72 Safety and Health (Short Form), NFS 1852.225-70 Export Licenses, NFS1852.215-84 Ombudsman (Deborah Feng, NASA Ames Research Center, M/S 200-9, MoffettField, CA 94035-0001), NFS 1852.237-73 Release of Sensitive Information. All contractual and technical questions about this solicitation must be in writing(e-mail only) to: Karen.Klaas@nasa.gov not later than Thursday, March 17, 2011, no laterthan 12:30 PM Pacific Time. Telephone questions will not be accepted. Selection and award will be made to the offeror whose offer will be most advantageous tothe Government, with consideration given to the following evaluation factors: (1)Technical merit of the proposed Supercontinuum Fiber Laser System and the extent that itmeets all of the specifications listed above; (2) Price: An evaluation of thereasonableness of the quoted price for the Supercontinuum Fiber Laser System; (3)Schedule: An evaluation of the offeror's proposed delivery date to NASA Ames ResearchCenter.Other critical requirements: The offerors past performance and warranty for theSupercontinuum Fiber Laser System shall be considered. It is critical that offerorsprovide adequate detail to allow evaluation of their offer. (SEE FAR 52.212-1(b)). Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It isthe offeror's responsibility to monitor the following Internet site for the release ofsolicitation amendments (if any):http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=21. Potential offerors willbe responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitationand amendments (if any). Information about major upcoming ARC procurement actions is available athttp://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eis/admin/admin.cgi?center=ARC. Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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