Analytical Lab Services BPA

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (i) This requirement is being solicited as a request for quotation (RFQ) under W9126G18Q3843. (ii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-98. (iii) This solicitation is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS Code 541380 - Testing Laboratories with a small business size standard of $15M. (iv) Please refer to Attachment 2 - Bid Schedule for a complete listing on contract CLINS (v) Please refer to Attachment 1 - SOW Analytical Services BPA for a complete description of the requirement. (vi) Dates and locations of reports required through this BPA will be identified on each resulting BPA Call. (vii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial (Jan 2017), applies to this acquisition. (viii) Offers will be evaluated on the basis of price and past performance. Price is more important than past performance. The Government intends to award three (3) Blanket Purchase Agreements resulting from this solicitation to the lowest priced offerors based upon prices provided in Attachment 2 - Bid Schedule. The prices will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness through a price analysis that compares the offered prices against each other and against an independent government estimate. If not all items are proposed, price analysis will be performed on the proposed items to ensure fairness in selection. Award may not be made to an Offer's proposal for Laboratory Services that is found to be unbalanced and/or unreasonable low or high. Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) forms provided with the solicitation (Attachment 3 - Past Performance Questionnaire) shall be completed and submitted as specified in the Instructions to Offerors. They will be evaluated to assess the degree of confidence the Government has in an Offeror's ability to supply products and services that meet users needs based on a demonstrated record of performance of work similar to the work described in this solicitation. Past performance is less important than price. For an offer to be eligible for award, it must have either a satisfactory or neutral past performance. (ix) Ensure that the Offeror Representations and Certifications portion of your SAM profile is complete. If it is not you may return a completed copy of the FAR Provision at 52.212-3 ALT1 - Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (Nov 2017) with your offer. (x) The FAR Clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (xi) The FAR clause at 52.212-5 (Deviation), Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Jan 2018), applies to this acquisition and subparagraph (xii)(A) 52.222-20 is marked as included. (xii) A statement regarding any additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions (such as contract financing arrangements or warranty requirements) determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. (xiii) Offers are due no later than 15:00 CST, 01 AUG 2018. (xiv) The POC for this solicitation is Contract Specialist Scott Rinehart at contact@example.gov.