SOLICITATION NOTICE
43 -- NB620020-12-02449 turbo vacuum equipment
- Notice Date
- 3/20/2012
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 333911
— Pump and Pumping Equipment Manufacturing
- 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, Maryland, 20899-1640
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- NB620020-12-02449
- Archive Date
- 4/12/2012
- Point of Contact
- Eric Bubar, Phone: 3019753635
- E-Mail Address
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eric.bubar@nist.gov
(eric.bubar@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) has a requirement for brand name or equal Pfeiffer vacuum equipment. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. FAR PART 13, SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES, IS UTILIZED IN THIS PROCUREMENT. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation is a request for quotation. The solicitation document incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-57. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 333911- Pump and Pumping Equipment Manufacturing. This is a full and open competition. BACKGROUND The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) has a requirement for Pfeiffer vacuum equipment. This is 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 characteristic of products that will be considered satisfactory to meet the agency's requirement. Please indicate the manufacturing country of origin of the product. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS CLIN 0001 Quantity: 2 The contractor shall provide a Pfeiffer Hi-Pace 300 (pmp03901) OR EQUIVALENT ITEM that meets the following minimum salient characteristics: • inlet flange DN100 CF-F • exhaust flange DN 16 ISO-KF/G-1/4" • water cooled with TC400 • pumping speed for N2 250 l/sec • operating voltage 24VDC • Semi S2 and UL approved with IP 54 protection. CLIN 0002 Quantity: 2 The contractor shall provide a DCU 310 (pmc01822) display control unit with integrated power supply (24 VDC) OR EQUIVALENT ITEM. CLIN 0003 Quantity: 2 The contractor shall provide a connection cable (pm061352-T) for HiPace, TC400 to TPS/DCU, 3m length OR EQUIVALENT ITEM. CLIN 0004 Quantity: 2 The contractor shall provide a heating jacket (pm061368-T) 115V with UL and M12 plug, for use with HiPace 300 w/TC400 OR EQUIVALENT ITEM. CLIN 0005 Quantity: 2 The contractor shall provide a TVF 005 vent valve (pmZ01291), G-1/8" connection, with M12 plug OR EQUIVALENT ITEM. CLIN 0006 Quantity: 2 The contractor shall provide a splinter shield, DN 100 CF-F for HiPace 300 pump (pm016315), 0.8mm mesh, 488 l/s conductance for Nitrogen OR EQUIVALENT ITEM. CLIN 0007 Quantity: 1 Shipping and handling. DELIVERY TERMS Delivery of all CLINs shall be no later than 6 weeks ARO. Delivery location is: NIST Building 301 Shipping and Receiving 100 Bureau Dr Gaithersburg, MD 20899 QUOTATION EVALUATION: Award shall be made to the offeror whose quotation offers the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Government will evaluate quotations based on the following evaluation criteria: Technical Capability and Price. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are hereby incorporated by reference. All FAR clauses may be viewed at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. Provisions: 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items Offerors shall complete annual representations and certifications on-line at http://orca.bpn.gov in accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. If paragraph (j) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required. 52.225-4 Buy American Act -- Free Trade Agreements -- Israeli Trade Act Certificate. Alternate I 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Sanctioned Activities Relating to Iran-Representation and Certification 1352.213-70 Evaluation Utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures (APRIL 2012) The Government will issue an order resulting from this request for quotation to the responsible offeror whose quotation results in the best value to the Government, considering both price and non-price factors. Clauses: 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (FEB 2012) - including subparagraphs: 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (FEB 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)). 52.233-3 Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553). 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) 52.204-10 Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program 52.222-3 Convict Labor 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52-222-26 Equal Opportunity 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving 52.225-3 Buy American Act -- Free Trade Agreements -- Israeli Trade Act Alternate I 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority 1352.209-73 Compliance with the Laws 1352.209-74 Organizational Conflict of Interest 1352.246-70 Place of Acceptance (APR 2010) (a) Authorized representatives will accept supplies to be provided under this contract. (b) The place of acceptance will be: Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (End of clause) INSTRUCTIONS: Central Contractor Registration In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, the awardee must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov) prior to award. Refusal to register shall forfeit award. Due Date for Quotations All quotations shall be submitted electronically so that they are received at eric.bubar@nist.gov no later than March 28, 2012 at 5:00 pm EST. All questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted electronically to eric.bubar@nist.gov, referencing Solicitation number NB620020-12-02449. FAX quotations shall not be accepted. 1352.233-70 AGENCY PROTESTS (APR 2010) (a) An agency protest may be filed with either: (1) the contracting officer, or (2) at a level above the contracting officer, with the appropriate agency Protest Decision Authority. See 64 Fed. Reg. 16,651 (April 6, 1999) (b) Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer shall be sent to the following address: NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION ATTN: JUDY PACE, CONTRACTING OFFICER 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (c) Agency protests filed with the agency Protest Decision Authority shall be sent to the following address: NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION ATTN: HEAD OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICE (HCO) 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (d) A complete copy of all agency protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel within one day of filing a protest with either the Contracting Officer or the Protest Decision Authority. (e) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893 Herbert C. Hoover Building 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20230. FAX: (202) 482-5858 1352.233-71 GAO AND COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS PROTESTS (APR 2010) (a) A protest may be filed with either the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or the Court of Federal Claims unless an agency protest has been filed. (b) A complete copy of all GAO or Court of Federal Claims protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon (i) the Contracting Officer, and (ii) the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel, within one day of filing a protest with either GAO or the Court of Federal Claims. (c) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893 Herbert C. Hoover Building 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20230. FAX: (202) 482-5858 (End of clause)
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