Fortus 450MC 3D Printer

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for brand name commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice, and in attachment 2 (redacted Justification and Approval). This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ); the solicitation number is W911QY17AMP3. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-95, effective 19 Jan 2017. The US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) has a requirement to provide and install a new Fortus 450MC 3D printer, and to trade in a used DTM Sinterstation 2500 plus. This requirement is solicited as a total small business set aside using Simplified Acquisition Procedures IAW Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 under NAICS code 334118, Printers, Computer, Manufacturing. The small business size standard is 1,000 Employees. The issuance of this solicitation does not commit the Government to make an award. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: 1. The Contractor shall provide all facilities, labor, travel, parts/materials, and supplies to complete the work as described in Attachment 1 - Specifications. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: The Government will evaluate all submitted responses in accordance with the submission and evaluation criteria described herein. Failure to include any of the items below may render the Offeror non-responsive. Responses to this announcement shall include: 1. A Firm Fixed Price quote, inclusive of all charges and with FOB Destination shipping terms, for each contract line item number (CLIN) as described by the Specifications (Attachment 1). The quotation shall not include taxes (tax exempt certificate may be provided to the awardee upon request). The response to this solicitation shall include company name and address, Cage Code, DUNS Number, Point of Contact name and e-mail address, and acknowledgement of amendments to this solicitation (if any). The responses to this solicitation/synopsis shall be submitted VIA E-MAIL ONLY. Ensure that the e-mail is clearly marked to indicate its contents, the solicitation number, and the identity of the firm submitting. Quotes may be submitted in Word or PDF format only. Do not include links to websites in lieu of incorporating information into your proposal. EVALUATION CRITERIA: ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2 - EVALUATION CRITERIA: Award will be made to the responsible (See also DFARS 252.213-7000), responsive Offeror whose offer represents Lowest Price Technically Acceptable offer based upon the description of the requirement in Attachment 1. It is the Government's intent to evaluate only the lowest priced offeror(s), and that the Government does not anticipate that all offers received will be evaluated for technical acceptability. CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS: The following clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference: Provision 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition and Addenda to this clause are contained in the section entitled "SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS" above. Provision 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies and specific evaluation criteria to be used are contained in the section "ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2 - EVALUATION CRITERIA" above. Provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items Alt 1, applies and specific requirements for providing Offeror Representations and Certifications with its offer are included in SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS paragraph 3 above. Clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; and the Product Description/Statement of Work (SOW) and additional terms and conditions below shall be included as addenda to this clause. IAW FAR 52.212-4(v) the awardees representations and certifications, including those completed electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM), are incorporated by reference into the contract. Clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (DEVIATION 2013-O0019), applies to this acquisition and a statement regarding which, if any, of the additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements 52.204-7 System for Award Management 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractor's Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted domestic Corporations 52.209-12 Certification Regarding Tax Matters 52.211-17 Delivery of Excess Quantities 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation 52.222-3 Convict Labor 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (>$10K) 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-11 Extras 52.232-23 Assignment of Claims 52.232-23 Alt I Assignment of Claims- Alternate I 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 52.233-3 Protest After Award 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-0001 Line Item Specific: Single Funding 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7004 Alt A System for Award Management 252.204-7006 Billing Instructions 252.204-7012 Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information 252.204-7015 Disclosure of Information to litigation Support contractors 252.211-7003 Item Identification and Valuation 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium 252.213-7000 Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Past Performance Information Retrieval System-Statistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors 252.225-7008 Restriction on Acquisition of Specialty Metals 252.225-7035 Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Balance of Payments Certificate 252.225-7036 Buy American-Free Trade Agreements 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments 252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items 252.246-7008 Sources of Electronic Parts 252.247-7023 Transportation by Sea 252.247-7024 Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ (End of Provision) 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ (End of Clause) SUBMISSION OF QUOTES: Quotes shall be submitted electronically to Alex Ponusky, alexander.m.ponusky.ctr@mail.mil with a courtesy copy to Steve Streeter, steven.e.streeter4.civ@mail.mil at the Natick Contracting Division. All quotes shall be submitted by 1:00 PM EDT on 10 November 2017. The responses to this solicitation/synopsis shall be submitted VIA E-MAIL ONLY. Ensure that the e-mail is clearly marked in the subject line with the solicitation number, requirement, and the identity of the submitting firm. Quotes may be submitted in Word or PDF format only. Do not include links to websites in lieu of incorporating information into your quote. Offerors will not be reimbursed for any costs resulting from quotation preparation or costs associated with inquiring about or responding to this solicitation. NOTE: A viewing of the DTM Sinterstation 2500 Plus will be available on Monday, 6 November 2017 for any vendors that wish to see the trade-in prior to submitting a quote. Please contact Alex Ponusky at the email address provided above for more information. QUESTIONS: Questions regarding this acquisition may contact Alex Ponusky and Steve Streeter at the above listed email address no later than 3 business days prior to the due date for proposals.