PRESOL | 66 | Research Instruments | 10-Sep-11

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2011 FBO #3577
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- Research Instruments

Notice Date: 9/8/2011
Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Contracting Office: Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA 30905
ZIP Code: 30905
Solicitation Number: W33BWP120M101
Response Due: 9/13/2011
Archive Date: 3/11/2012
Point of Contact: Name: Client Services, Title: Client Services, Phone: 877.933.3243, Fax: 703.422.7822
E-Mail Address: Clientservices@fedbid.com;
Small Business Set-Aside: N/A
Description: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.The solicitation number is W33BWP120M101 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-53. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 339112 with a small business size standard of 500.00 employees.This requirement is unrestricted and only qualified offerors may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2011-09-13 14:30:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Fort Gordon, GA 30905 The U.S. Army MEDCOM Southeast Regional Contracting Office requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001, AUTOCLAVE FERMENTORCATALOG # M1287-1173, 1, EA; LI 002, AIR REGULATOR KITCATALOG #P1273-5002, 1, EA; LI 003, THERMO FLEX 1400CATALOGUE#: P0620-2796, 1, EA; LI 004, TRACK AND TRENDCATALOG #M1326-0000, 1, EA; LI 005, PRESSURE REGULATED THERMO-CHILLER CATALOG #0620-2799, 1, EA; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, U.S. Army MEDCOM Southeast Regional Contracting Office intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. U.S. Army MEDCOM Southeast Regional Contracting Office is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids.All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com.Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com 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 (877-933-3243) 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 bids, 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.Should offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com.Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. If you plan to provide other than the brand name cited in the purchase description, provide in your response the brand name and the catalog or part number you intend to furnish and the characteristics of the substitute item that are equivalent to the brand name. Also provide all documents which clearly describe the item(s) so that it/they can be evaluated by the end user. Failure to submit the requested substitute item information before the closing date listed on page 1, block 8, will eliminate the vendor from all further consideration. Items otherwise equal may not satisfy the requirement due to differences in material composition, size, environmental application, etc. If an item is furnished which does not meet the requirement the item will be returned at the vendor's expense for a full refund. Final decision as to award will be based on lowest price technically acceptable (technical acceptability is determined by the end-user). (End of Provision) Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items Central Contractor Registration (52.204-7) Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (MAR 2008) (a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees. http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ An offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at http://orca.bpn.gov. If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the ORCA website, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (m) of this provision. http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS(AUG 2011)(DEVIATION) (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (1) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (FEB 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)). (2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553). (3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78). (b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (9)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (JUNE 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644). (20) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUNE 2003) (E.O. 11755). (21) 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JUL 2010) (E.O. 13126). (22) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999). (23) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (MAR 2007) (E.O. 11246). (24) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of theVietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (SEP 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (25) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 1998) (29U.S.C. 793). (31) 52.225-1, Buy American Act--Supplies (JUNE 2003) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d). This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): www.arnet.gov/far and www.dtic.mil/dfasrs and www.farsite.hill.af.mil Contractor shall submit payment request using the following method as mutually agreed to by the Contractor, the Contracting Officer, the contract administration office, and the payment office. WAWF-RA is the method to electronically process vendor request for payment. This application allows DOD vendors to submit and track Invoices and Receipt/Acceptance documents electronically. Contractor electing to use WAWF-RA shall (i) register to use WAWF-RA at https://wawf.eb.mil and (ii) ensure an electronic business point of contract (POC) is designated in the Central Contractor Registration site at http://www.ccr.gov within ten (10) calendar days after award of this contract/order. WAWF- RA Instructions: Questions concerning payments should be directed to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) at DFAS-INDY VP GFEBS, 8899 E. 56TH STREET, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46249-3800. Please have your purchase order/contract number ready when calling about payments. You can easily access payment and receipt information using the DFAS web site at http://www.dfas.mil/money/vendor. Your purchase order/contract number or invoice number will be required to inquire status of your payment. (u) The non-FAR Part 12 discretionary FAR, DFARS, AFARS, and LOCAL clauses included herein are incorporated into this contract either by reference or in full text. If incorporated by reference, see clause 52.252-2 herein for locations where full text can be found. REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSTION AND FIRST TIER SUBCONTRACT AWARDS (JUL 2010) PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT (DEC 2010) CONVICT LABOR (JUN 2003) CHILD LABOR-COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES AND REMEDIES (JUL 2010) PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES (FEB 1999) EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (MAR 2007) (EEO) AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (OCT 2010) COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (FEB 2009) ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING (AUG 2011) RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES (JUN 2008) PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER-CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (OCT 2003) PROTEST AFTER AWARD (AUG 1996) APPLICABLE LAW FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT CLAIM (OCT 2004) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (JAN 2009) REQUIREMENTS TO INFORM EMPLOYEES OF WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS (JAN 2009) CONTROL OF GOVENRMENT PERSONNEL WORK PRODUCT ((APR 1992) QUALIFYING COUNTRY SOURCES AS SUBCONTRACTORS (APR 2003) BUY AMERICA ACT- FREE TERADE AGREEMENTD-BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM (DEC 2010) LEVIES ON CONTRACT PAYMENTS (DEC 2006) (a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause. (b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any DoD FAR Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 2) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation. (End of clause) EXPORT-CONTROLLED ITEMS ( APR 2010) CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS APPLICABLE TO DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAR 2011) (DEVIATION) (m) The non-FAR Part 12 discretionary FAR, DFARS, AFARS, and LOCAL provisions included herein are incorporated into this solicitation either by reference or in full text. If incorporated by reference, see provision 52.252-1 herein for locations where full text can be found. PROHIBITION ON ENGAGING IN SANCTIONED ACTIVITES RELATED TO IRAN-CERTIFICATION (SEP 2010) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): www.acquisition.gov (a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of"(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision. (b) The use in this solicitation of any Dod FAR Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation. (End of provision EVALUATION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999) BUY AMERICA ACT-FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS-BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE (DEC 2010) BRAND NAME OR EQUAL ( AUG 1999)
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