SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Steris Replacement and Spare Parts for Sterlizers - RFQ Documents
- Notice Date
- 9/15/2017
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases/AMOB, 5601 Fishers Lane, 3rd Floor MSC 9822, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-RML-C-1869734
- Archive Date
- 10/7/2017
- Point of Contact
- Tamara K. McDermott, Phone: 406-375-7487
- E-Mail Address
-
tamara.mcdermott@nih.gov
(tamara.mcdermott@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Brand Name Only Justification and Approval Provisions & Clauses Bill of Materials OVERVIEW: This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 "Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items," as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation document will not be issued. Submit offers on RML-RFQ-C-1869734. This solicitation is a request for quote (RFQ). The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-95 effective January 19, 2017. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures, FAR Part 13 and is not a total small business set aside. It is anticipated that one firm fixed price contract will be awarded. STATEMENT OF NEED: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) seeks, on a brand name only basis, valves and lubricant for preventative maintenance and repair of Steris sterilizers in the biosafety level 4 (BSL-4) laboratories at Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML). These parts are manufactured specifically for the Steris brand equipment installed on the RML campus. All interested companies shall provide quotation(s) for the products listed in the attached Bill of Materials (BOM). Competition is restricted to offerors that are an authorized Steris reseller to provide the requested brand name products. New parts ONLY; NO refurbished or remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the original manufacturer's warranty. A brand name justification is attached. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Delivery is required as soon as possible. Estimated period of performance is from date of award September 27, 2017 - November 15, 2017. DELIVERY: FOB Point shall be Destination, Hamilton, MT Place of Performance is Rocky Mountain Laboratories, 903 South 4th Street, Hamilton, MT 59840. INSTRUCTIONS: All interested vendors shall provide a quote for the requirement as outlined in the Bill of Materials (BOM). The Government may evaluate only those quotes that fully meet the requirements as outlined in the BOM and respond to the instructions and requirements below. Failure to furnish a full and complete quote as instructed may result in the Offeror's response being considered non-responsive and will therefore be eliminated from further consideration and award. Quote must be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist, Tamara McDermott, at tamara.mcdermott@nih.gov on or before September 22, 2017 12:00 PM EST. All or part of the successful offeror's quote may be incorporated in any contract resulting from this solicitation. The successful offeror's quote may be incorporated by reference. By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ (Previously CCR at www.ccr.gov) prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation. [Note: Lack of registration in the SAM will make an offeror ineligible for award]. EVALUATION: NIAID will evaluate all quotes to determine the best value to the government. NIAID will make a Best Value Determination based on the capability of each offeror's quote to meet the brand name technical specifications, past performance, providing the proposed products/service in a timely manner, and reasonable price. Technical specifications include: the BOM specifications, and warranty. The Government's objective is to obtain the highest technical quality considered necessary to achieve the project objectives, with a realistic and reasonable cost. Technical and past performance non-price factors are considered equal and are more important than price. In the event quotes are evaluated as technically equal in quality, price or cost will become a major consideration in selecting the successful Offeror. DISCUSSIONS: The Government intends to award without discussions, but reserves the right to conduct discussions should it be deemed in the Government's best interest. PROVISIONS, CLAUSES & OTHER Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at http://www.sam.gov in accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. The following Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) provisions and clauses are incorporated by reference and full text versions may be accessed electronically at: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. FAR 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors - Commercial Items (Jan 2017) FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (Jan 2017) FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013) The following additional Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulations (HHSAR) provisions and clauses are applicable to this requirement: HHSAR 352.222-70 Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (December 18, 2015) Copies of the above-referenced clauses are available from http://www.hhs.gov/policies/hhsar/ or upon request, either by telephone or fax. The following additional HHSAR and FAR provisions and clauses are applicable to this requirement and provided in full text as an attachment: FAR 52.203-98 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements - Representation (Feb 2015 and DEVIATION 2015-02) FAR 52.203-99 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements (Feb 2015 and DEVIATION 2015-02) FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (Jan 2017)
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/AMOB/RFQ-RML-C-1869734/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Rocky Mountain Laboratories, 903 South 4th St., Hamilton, Montana, 59840, United States
- Zip Code: 59840
- Zip Code: 59840
- Record
- SN04679916-W 20170917/170915231524-6c06de3a114907d4ebecea763232b3c7 (fbodaily.com)
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