ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH (EKG) MACHINE

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICES 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. FAR PART 13 SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES ARE UTILIZED IN THIS PROCUREMENT. 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 (FAC) 2005-76.*** *** The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334510 with a small business size standard of 500 employees.*** ***This acquisition is being set-aside 100% for small businesses*** ***All interested parties may provide a firm fixed-price quotation for (1) EKG Machine in accordance with the minimum specifications included herein: CLIN 0001: 12-Lead EKG Machine with integrated blood pressure, SPO2, EtCO2, temperature, and defibrillator that is fully interoperable without the use of adjuncts (e.g., cable adapters, etc.) with current NIST automated external defibrillators (AED) and Montgomery County (MD) fire/rescue services and all Montgomery County (MD) hospitals. Device will be used during employee physicals (fitness for duty, Department of Transportation [DoT] (vehicle operators), entrance on duty, and others) as well as during emergency situations where cardiac impairment is a possibility, pending transport to definitive care (Montgomery County (MD) Hospital) QTY: 1 ea. ***QUOTATION PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS*** ***All offerors shall submit the following: Technical Quotation (Vol. I) and a Business/Pricing Quotation (Vol. II) as (2) separate electronic files. Incomplete quotations may not be considered and may be removed from further consideration. Quotations shall be clearly and concisely written as well as being neat, indexed (cross-indexed as appropriate) and logically assembled. All pages of each part shall be appropriately numbered and identified with the name of the offeror, the date, and the solicitation number. A one-page transmittal letter signed by an individual authorized to commit the organization shall be transmitted with the quotation to the Government. Each quotation shall be on 8.5" x 11" paper, in a commercially standard font, not smaller than 12 point font. Each page in the quotation shall be separately numbered. The quotation shall be limited to six (6) single-sided, single-spaced pages (excluding the letter of transmittal, instrument literature and past-performance information). ***Overall Arrangement of Documents*** VOLUME I: TECHNICAL (No pricing information shall be included in the technical quotation) Technical Capability - The offeror shall submit a technical description or product literature for the device it is proposing, which clearly identifies the manufacturer, make and model no. The offeror must demonstrate that its proposed device meets or exceeds the minimum requirement, including full interoperability with existing NIST automated external defibrillators without the use of adjuncts by providing a citation to the relevant section of its technical description or product literature. If applicable, evidence that the offeror is authorized by the original equipment manufacturer to provide the item(s) in the quotation should be included. VOLUME II: PRICE The offeror shall: a) submit a firm, fixed-price, for the device and any required accessories, b) indicate the devices warranty period; and, c) indicate the no. of days after receipt of an order to allow for delivery of the device. ***EVALUATION*** The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quotation, conforming to the requirements of the solicitation, is evaluated to be the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) quotation, considering the Government's evaluation of the following factors: (1) technical, (2) price. The Government intends to make a single award and reserves the right to make no award as a result of this solicitation. The Government intends to evaluate quotations and award a purchase order without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial quotation should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any and or all quotations if such action is in the public interest. Technical and price are approximately equal in importance. ***EVALUATION CRITERIA*** ***Technical ***Technical Capability The Government will evaluate the offerors proposed device and related literature to determine the extent to which the device meets or exceeds all minimum specifications. Quotations that do not demonstrate the proposed device meets all requirements will not be considered further for award. If an offeror does not indicate whether its proposed device meets a certain minimum requirement, NIST will determine that it does not. NIST will give preference to offerors who demonstrate that their proposed device exceeds NIST's requirements. ***Price The Government will evaluate the offeror's proposed prices, warranty information and projected delivery time to determine whether the proposed prices, warranty and delivery period are realistic, complete, and reasonable in relation to the solicitation requirements. ***PROVISIONS / CLAUSES*** The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/far/index.html The following provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items; 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports; 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance; 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Sanctioned Activities Relating to Iran - Representation and Certification All interested offerors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) website located at https://www.sam.gov and must complete annual representations on-line in SAM in accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. If paragraph (j) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required. The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.204-7 System for Award Management; 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; 52.219-13 Notice of Set-Aside of Orders; 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors; 52.247-34 F.o.b. Destination; 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference; 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: 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards; 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; 52.219-13 Notice of Set-Aside of Orders; 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving; 52.225-3 Buy American Act, Alt I - Free Trade Agreements - Israeli Trade Act; 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases; and 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration The following Department of Commerce (CAR) provision applies to this acquisition: The full text of a CAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/archive/CAPPS_car.html 1352.213-70 Evaluation Utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures The following Department of Commerce (CAR) clauses apply to this acquisition: 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority; 1352.209-72 Restrictions Against Disclosure; 1352.209-73 Compliance with the Laws; 1352.209-74 Organizational Conflict of Interest; 1352.246-70 Place of Acceptance; and, Other appropriate clauses as needed 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 ***This is an Open-Market Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for equipment and services 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 Offeror 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 Offeror 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: Offeror shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s). Offerors that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. ***Please note that this procurement is not being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC). If an Offeror submits a quotation based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the quoted price. However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant Purchase Order, not the terms and conditions of the Offeror's FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation. ***Offerors shall e-mail their quotation to janice.moten@nist.gov with a courtesy copy to randy.schroyer@nist.gov so that it is received by the response date/time for this solicitation. It is the responsibility of the offeror to confirm NIST's receipt of its quotation. Each quotation shall include sufficient data to allow the Government to determine the amount, realism and consistency of the quoted fixed price. ***The due date and time for receipt of quotations is 9/18/14 no later than 12pm est