THIS IS COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR A COMMERCIAL ITEM 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 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR PARTS 13 and 14. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; BIDS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The solicitation number is RA133R-05-RB-1022 and is issued as an invitation for a sealed bid (IFB). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-27. This acquisition is a 100% small business set-aside. The NAICS Code is 334519, and small business size standard is 500 employees. Any amendment(s) hereto will only be published on the Federal Business Opportunities website. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory (NOAA/CMDL) has a requirement for Ozonesondes with Radiosonde Interface and Battery to be bought over a period of between one and five years (one base period and up to four option years). An indefinite quantity of systems, with a minimum of 200 and a maximum of 500 per year, to be ordered in minimum lots of 50, is required pursuant to this solicitation/contract. Each system shall have the features and/or meet the minimum description/performance requirements provided in Attachment 1 entitled Specifications. ***Purpose: Each Ozonesonde system will be mated to a Vaisala Radiosonde and flown as part of a balloon-borne instrument package for measuring ozone vertical profiles from Earth's surface to 35km. *** Delivery Terms: Delivery shall be made within 60 days after Contractor's receipt of each Delivery Order. Deliveries shall be F.O.B. Destination to NIST, Building 22, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80305-3328 and marked for Samuel Oltmans. *** Warranty Terms: Contractor shall replace or repair defective units that do not meet the specifications within 60 days of Government receipt. ***BIDS THAT ARE NON-RESPONSIVE-- THAT REJECT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS SOLICITATION --WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM CONSIDERATION. **Period of acceptance of bids: The bidder agrees to hold the prices in its bid firm for 30 days from the date specified for receipt of bids, unless another time period is specified in the amendment to the solicitation. Forms and clauses stipulated herein may be downloaded via the internet at the following address: http://www.masc.noaa.gov/masc/amd/prc_cont.html. Interested parties are responsible for accessing and downloading documents and forms from that (or any other) site. Firms without access to the internet may call
+1 (555) 000-0000 and request that copies of the clauses, provisions, and/or forms be either mailed or faxed to them. Bidders shall include a properly completed and signed Standard Form 1449. ***BID: For pricing purposes, the following contract line item numbers shall constitute the schedule of Contract Line Items (CLINS): 0001 Ozonesondes with Radiosonde Interfaces and Batteries, Base Period (Effective Date of Contract plus one year) plus four consecutive one-year option periods known as 0002, 0003, 0004, and 0005. The bidder must bid each of the Contract Line Items (CLINS). The bid shall price out 500 units per period for a total of 2,500 units over the five years. For each CLIN, the bid must contain a per-unit price and a total for 500 units. A total shall also be provided for the entire 2,500 units. The low bidder will be that bidder that submits the lowest aggregate bid. ***The following provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2005) (provision) // FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS - COMMERICAL ITEMS (JAN 2005) (provision) NOTE: As of January 1, 2005, vendors will be required to use the Online Representations and Certifications (ORCA). The Help Section of the website at http://orca.bpn.gov includes ORCA background information, frequently asked questions, the ORCA Handbook and whom to call for assistance.) // FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2003) (clause) // FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2005) (clause) including the following additional FAR clauses referenced in FAR 52.212-5, subparagraphs (b) (1) with Alt. I, (5), (7), (9), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (26) and (31). ***In addition, the following clauses contain terms and conditions pertinent to this indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity solicitation/contract: FAR 52.216-18, (clause) - ORDERING, subparagraph (a) is completed as follows: from date of award through expiration of the contract, FAR 2.216-19, (clause) - ORDER LIMITATIONS, blanks in indicated subparagraphs are completed as follows: (a) - 50 each, (b) (1) - 500, (b) (2) - 500, (b) (3) - 30 days, (d) - 14 days, FAR 52.216-22, (clause) - INDEFINITE QUANTITY, the blank in subparagraph (d) is completed as follows: - after 60 days after the last day of the Base Period for the Base Period, after 60 days after the last day of Option Period 1 for Option Period 1, after 60 days after the last day of the Option Period 2 for Option Period 2, after 60 days after the last day of the Option Period 3 for Option Period 3, and after 60 days after the last day of the Option Period 4 for Option Period 4, FAR 52.217-5, (provision) - EVALUATION OF OPTIONS, FAR 52.217-9, (clause) - OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT, blanks in subparagraph (a) are completed as follows: after Contractor'on the final date of the base period or the final date of any option period or the final date of any option period that has been previously exercised, and - 60. The blank in subparagraph (c) is completed as follows: - 5 years. **Award will be made to the lowest priced bid that conforms to the IFB. Sealed bids shall be evaluated in accordance with the Test Program procedures at FAR 13.500. Total price for the maximum quantity (2,500) will be evaluated in order to determine the lowest price. For further information, please contact Susan Labovitz
+1 (555) 000-0000. Bids are due at 3:00 P.M., Mountain Time, on Thursday, March 23, 2005, at which time a public bid opening will take place. The bid opening shall be in Conference Room GB509 inside GB506A at the following address: Acquisition Management Division, DSRC Room 33-GB506A, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305-3328. All bidders are welcome to attend. Bids shall be mailed to: BID DEPOSITORY/DOC, NOAA, MASC, MC3, Acquisition Management Division, DSRC Room 33-GB506A, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305-3328. ALL hand-carried bids must be scanned in Building 22 at 325 Broadway in Boulder, Colorado prior to being delivered to the David Skaggs Research Center, Room 33 - GB506A, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO. If they are not scanned, they may be refused. E-MAIL OR FACSIMILE OFFERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. See numbered note 1.
