This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, are being utilized for this acquisition. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation document will not be issued. This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-53. Offerors will be responsible for obtaining related amendments to this solicitation, if any, from www.fbo.gov. It is the responsibility of each potential offeror to monitor www.fbo.gov for any amendments or other information related to this solicitation. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541511. The following Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 standards apply: 1194.21 Software applications and operating systems. 1194.31 Funtional Performance Criteria 1194.41 Information, Documentation and Support The Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has the broad mission to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology through research and development in information technology, mathematics, and statistics. As part of their research on Virtual Measurements and Analysis, the High Performance Computing and Visualization Group in ITL operates a fully immersive hardware and software environment. This environment requires real time visualization and analysis to maintain the sense of immersion. The frame rate gives the rendering speed in frames per second (FPS) and is the metric that reports the performance of the hardware and software together. NIST scientific visualization applications are requiring more and more performance. The frame rate is the limiting factor in what can be shown immersively. A key component of the software in the NIST immersive environment is the Open Scene Graph (OSG) software. OSG is an open source high performance 3D graphics software toolkit, used by application developers in fields such as visual simulation, games, virtual reality, scientific visualization and modeling. A problem in this system has been observed where parallel, multi-threaded applications do not scale properly to multiple graphics cards resulting in low frame rates. This procurement addresses a requirement for a contractor to develop a fix for the above problem. The Contractor shall provide services in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement. All responsible offerors that can meet the attached requirements are invited to submit quotations in accordance with the instructions below. ADDENDUM TO PROVISION 52.212-1 - QUOTATION SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Paragraph (b) below replaces paragraph (b) in provision 52.212-1. (b) Submission of quotations. Submit dated quotations to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Quotations may be submitted on company letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, quotations must include- (1) The solicitation number; (2) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror; (3) Technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with requirements in the solicitation. Item MUST meet exact specifications as laid out in the description attached. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary; (4) Terms of any expressed warranty; (5) Firm-fixed price for each CLIN and discount terms; (6) Acknowledgement of solicitation amendment(s); (7) Include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Quotations that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. NIST reserves the right to award a purchase order without discussions, based solely on the submission of the Contractor. EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD: The award will be made to the responsible authorized offeror whose technically acceptable quotation is deemed to represent the lowest price. In order to be technically acceptable, an offer must demonstrate that the offeror can perform the specific tasks and meet the specified deliverables in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement. All offerors must be registered in CCR (https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/default.aspx) in order to be considered for award. Any communications regarding this acquisition must be made via email to Divya Soni at
contact@example.gov and shall identify the solicitation number, company name, company address, as well as point of contact email address and phone number. All quotations shall be submitted electronically to
contact@example.gov referencing the solicitation number.
