Plastic Jars
THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. 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 (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-74 effective May 30, 2014.
The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516-Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing- with a small business size standard of 500 employees. This acquisition is being procured 100% Small Business Set Aside. Simplified Acquisition Procedures will be utilized.
The Organic Chemical Measurement Science Group within the Chemical Sciences Division of the Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology is responsible for chemical measurements leading to the certification of a large number of Standard Reference Materials (SRMs). SRM 3222 Cigarette Tobacco Filler is currently in production. 76,000 four ounce polypropylene jars are required to package the initial lot of this SRM 3222.
LINE ITEMS
All interested quoters shall provide a quote for the following line item:
LINE ITEM 0001: 76,000 jars with corresponding lids meeting all of the following specifications.
All equipment must be new. Used or remanufactured equipment shall not be considered for award.
-Jar size: 120 mL (4 ounces; tolerance +/- 5 mL)
-Configuration: polypropylene straight sided jars, white color
-Neck: 58/400 standard
-Threads: 6 threads/inch
-Diameter: Approximately 53 mm (2.08 inches; tolerance +/- 2 mm)
-Nominal Height: Approximately 68 mm (2.675 inches; tolerance +/- 2 mm)
-Lids must match configuration of jars
-Polyethylene composition, white color
-Ribbed edge
-Cap Liner must be specifically F217® material
-Liner shall be preinstalled into caps
-Threads must match jar specification 6 threads/inch
DELIVERY
The contractor shall deliver 76,000 jars with lids in one shipment to the Gaithersburg MD location.
Delivery shall be completed not later than 30 days from the date of award.
Delivery terms shall be FOB Destination.
FOB DESTINATION MEANS: The contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt and acceptance of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the purchase order; and pay all charges to the specified point of delivery.
EVALUATION OF QUOTATIONS
Price will be evaluated on all quotations determined to be technically acceptable. Price will be evaluated for reasonableness. The sample jar provided will be evaluated to further validate that the quoted product will meet all required specifications. No testing will be performed on the sample.
PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES
The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. Click on Federal Acquisition Regulation.
The following provisions apply to this acquisition:
52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial; and
52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items.
In accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, offerors must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at www.SAM.Gov. If paragraph (j) of the provision applies, a written submission is required.
The following clauses apply to this acquisition:
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 including subparagraphs:
52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation
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
52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans
52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans
52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving
52.225-1, Buy American Act
52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases
52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management
52.247-34 FOB Destination;
Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level above the Contracting Officer is also incorporated. It can be downloaded at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm.
PRICE
Price shall be evaluated for all quoters whose quotations meet the minimum specifications. Price will be evaluated for reasonableness.
REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS
All quoters shall submit the following:
1. Documentation and/or product literature which clearly demonstrates that the quote meets all requirements of line item 0001;
2. A price quotation which provides FOB Destination pricing for the required item;
3. Must provide a quantity of one each of a sample of the product being quoted. This sample must be provided at no cost to the Government and must be submitted with the original quote.
4. This is an Open-Market Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for equipment as defined herein. The Government intends to award a Purchase Order as a result of this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation that will include the terms and conditions that are set forth herein. In order to facilitate the award process, ALL quotes shall include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows:
The quoter shall state "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition."
OR
The quoter shall state "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:
5. The DUNS # for the quoter's active System for Award Management (SAM) registration. Quoters must have an active registration at www.SAM.Gov to be considered for award;
All quotes must be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition Management Division, Attn: Erik Frycklund, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640. Offerors shall ensure the RFQ number is visible on the outermost packaging.
Quotations must be received not later than Tuesday, July 3rd, 2014, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time. E-mail quotations are not acceptable. Fax quotations shall not be accepted.
Only information received on or before the due date and time shall be considered for award. Any quotation, or part thereof, received after the due date and time, shall be deemed late and not considered for award.
Quotations must be submitted so that they are received at the following address:
NIST/Acquisition Management Division
100 Bureau Drive Stop 1640
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640
ATTN: Erik Frycklund, Contract Specialist
If hand-delivering the quotation, the quoter must email the Contract Specialist, Erik Frycklund, at [email protected] so that the email is received not later than 12:00 Noon EST one business day before the quotation will be hand-delivered.
This email must contain the following information:
a. Offeror's Company Name;
b. Name of the person delivering the quotation;
c. Date and approximate time that the person will arrive at NIST Gaithersburg, MD campus;
d. Confirmation that the person is a US citizen.
A US citizen must deliver the quotation due to clearance process for non-US citizens to obtain entry to the NIST site. Please ensure that the individual making the delivery brings photo identification and a current vehicle registration, or they will be denied access to the facility.
SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
Because of heightened security, e-mail, FED-EX, UPS or similar delivery methods are the preferred method of delivery of quotations.
NIST IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LATE DELIVERY DUE TO THE ADDED SECURITY MEASURES. In addition, quoters who do not provide notification in order to coordinate entrance to the NIST campus assume the risk of not being able to deliver quotations on time. The Government is not responsible for the amount of time required to clear unannounced visitors, visitors without proper identification and without complete information that would allow delivery (i.e. point of contact, telephone POC, building, room number, etc.)
Erik Frycklund, Phone 3019756176, Email [email protected]
