***This combined synopsis/solicitation is amended to change the product number from N202038-DSA-EHR to N202038-DSA-PER or equal.The response date has been extended to 9/22/2005.**** This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial supplies prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.6, and supplemental information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This combined synopsis/solicitation will result in a firm fixed price contract. Simplified procurement procedures will be used as well as commercial item acquisition regulations per FAR 12. This requirement is 100% set aside for small business. The NAICS code is 334510. The small business size standard is 500 employees, or less. This requirement is for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Ames, IA. The reference number for this effort is FBO-AR24302 and this combined synopsis/solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The provisions and clauses incorporated into this solicitation document are those in effect at the time of publication. Provisions and clauses incorporated by reference have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.arnet.gov/far/ Requirement and Quantities: The requirement is for one (1) N-202038-DSA-PER or equal. The sterilizer shall meet or exceed the following criteria: Suitable for use in a BSL-2 laboratory application, 20 x20 x38 chamber, polished mirror finish on all interior chamber and door surfaces, microprocessor controlled system with at least eight configurable sterilization cycles, easy to read alpha/numeric display, ink on paper printer, vacuum decontamination, vacuum, gravity, liquids and test cycles, fully jacketed stainless steel vessel, loading cart/transfer carriage, UL listed, 30 kw electric steam generator with automatic blow-down, non-proprietary components with brass and copper piping, local (with in one hour drive) factory trained service and technical support, FOB job site, installation, fifteen year warranty on pressure chamber, one year parts and labor warranty, operator training, service technician training, references to previous work. Delivery and acceptance will be FOB Destination, Ames, IA 50010. The provision at 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors - Commercial applies to this solicitation. The provision at 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items applies to this solicitation. Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to this combined synopsis/solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price, and other factors considered. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award without discussion, however, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions later if determined necessary by the Contracting Officer. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1/3 technically acceptable to meet the government requirement; 1/3 Past performance/service record and parts availability; 1/3 low price. In accordance with FAR 52.212-1 (b) (10) regarding past performance, references are requested. Each offeror must submit three (3) references which are either current or recent customers. Please provide the name, address, phone number, fax and email for each reference. The provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items applies to this solicitation. The contractor shall either complete the on-line Offeror Representations and Certifications or return a completed copy of the Offeror Representations and Certifications with their quotation. The online Reps and Certs application representations and certifications application (ORCA) can be found at http://www.bnp.gov or a hard copy of the provision may be attained from http://www.arnet.gov/far. The clause 52.212-4 contract terms and terms and conditions Commercial items applied to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5 contract terms and conditions required to implement statutes or executive orders commercial items, applied to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses identified in FAR 52.212-5 are considered checked and are applicable to this acquisition: 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal, 52.203-6 Restrictions on subcontractor sales to the Government; 52.219-6 Notice of total small business set-aside; 52.219-8 Utilization of small business concerns: 52-219-14 limitations on subcontracting; 52.222-3 convict labor; 52.222-19 child labor - cooperation with authorities and remedies; 52.222-26 equal opportunity; 52.222-21 prohibition of segregated facilities; 52.222-22 previous contracts and compliance reports; 52.222-35 equal opportunity for special disabled veterans of the Vietnam Era, and other eligible veterans; 52.222-25 affirmative action compliance; 52.222-36 affirmative action for workers with disabilities; 52.222-35 employment reports on special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam era, and other Eligible veterans; 52.225-1 Buy American Act; 52.225-2 Buy American certificate; 52.225-13, restrictions on certain foreign purchases; 52.232-33 payment by electronic funds transfer central contractor registration (CCR). To be awarded this contract, the offeror must be registered in the CCR. CCR information may be found at http://www.ccr.gov. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A QUOTATION FOR CONSIDERATION. All offers must be signed. Offers must include tax paper federal identification number, DUNS number, and business size. Quotations are due to the United States Department of Agriculture, National Veterinary Services Laboratories, 1800 Dayton Ave, Ames, IA 50010 by 2:00 PM CST Sept. 20, 2005. Faxed quotes are acceptable. Contract is Deborah Brock. Ms. Brock may be reached at
contact@example.gov,
+1 (555) 000-0000 or by fax at
+1 (555) 000-0000. Complete quote will consist of the following: 1. Price. 2. Signature of the offeror on the page that lists the price. 3. References as requested above in 52.212-2. 4. Completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3 offeror representations and certifications - commercial items or confirmation that this has been completed on line. If an offerors quote does not contain all of the items listed above, the quote may considered incomplete for evaluation purposes and no further consideration will be given to the offerors quote, thereby making an offeror ineligible for award.
