Matlab software support & maintenance

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. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number HHS-NIH-NHLBI-(HL)-2013-309-RMD is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation/contract document will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-69 (September 3, 2013). This acquisition is being conducted as a small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541519 and the associated small business size standard is $25.5M. The acquisition is being conducted in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), intends to award a fixed price purchase order for the brand-name or equal items listed below: Qty Description License #171081 Commercial Perpetual Concurrent 6 MATLAB Maintenance (SUBML) 12 months renewal 1 Bioinformatics Toolbox Maintenance (SUBBI) 12 months 1 MATLAB Compiler Maintenance (SUBCO) 12 months 1 Database Toolbox Maintenance (SUBDB) 12 months 1 Spreadsheet Link EX Maintenance (SUBEL) 12 months 2 Image Processing Toolbox Maintenance (SUBIP) 12 months 1 Neural Network Toolbox Maintenance (SUBNN) 12 months 1 Optimization Toolbox Maintenance (SUBOP) 12 months 1 Optimization Toolbox Maintenance (SUBOP) 11 months 1 Signal Processing Toolbox Maintenance (SUBSG) 12 months 3 Statistics Toolbox Maintenance (SUBST) 12 months License #278717 Commercial Perpetual Individual 1 MATLAB Maintenance (SUBML) 12 months renewal 1 Bioinformatics Toolbox Maintenance (SUBBI) 12 months 1 Curve Fitting Toolbox Maintenance (SUBCF) 12 months 1 Neural Network Toolbox Maintenance (SUBNN) 12 months 1 Optimization Toolbox Maintenance (SUBOP) 12 months 1 Symbolic Math Toolbox Maintenance (SUBSM) 12 months 1 Statistics Toolbox Maintenance (SUBST) 12 months License #291455 Commercial Perpetual Group 5 MATLAB Maintenance (SUBML) 12 months renewal 3 Bioinformatics Toolbox Maintenance (SUBBI) 12 months 4 Curve Fitting Toolbox Maintenance (SUBCF) 12 months 4 Image Processing Toolbox Maintenance (SUBIP) 12 months 1 Optimization Toolbox Maintenance (SUBOP) 12 months 5 Signal Processing Toolbox Maintenance (SUBSG) 12 months 5 Statistics Toolbox Maintenance (SUBST) 12 months License #351983 Commercial Perpetual Group 18 MATLAB Maintenance (SUBML) 12 months renewal 1 Bioinformatics Toolbox Maintenance (SUBBI) 12 months 1 Curve Fitting Toolbox Maintenance (SUBCF) 12 months 1 MATLAB Compiler Maintenance (SUBCO) 12 months 1 Parallel Computing Toolbox Maintenance (SUBDM) 12 months 9 Image Processing Toolbox Maintenance (SUBIP) 12 months 1 Optimization Toolbox Maintenance (SUBOP) 12 months 1 SimBiology Maintenance (SUBSB) 12 months 4 Signal Processing Toolbox Maintenance (SUBSG)12 months 8 Statistics Toolbox Maintenance (SUBST) 12 months License #278718 Commercial Perpetual Individual 1 MATLAB Maintenance (SUBML) 12 months 1 Bioinformatics Toolbox Maintenance (SUBBI) 12 months 1 Curve Fitting Toolbox Maintenance (SUBCF) 12 months 1 Neural Network Toolbox Maintenance (SUBNN) 12 months 1 Optimization Toolbox Maintenance (SUBOP) 12 months 1 Symbolic Math Toolbox Maintenance (SUBSM) 12 months 1 Statistics Toolbox Maintenance (SUBST) 12 months License #353441 Commercial Perpetual Group 4 MATLAB Maintenance (SUBML) 12 months 4 Curve Fitting Toolbox Maintenance (SUBCF) 12 months 4 Image Processing Toolbox Maintenance (SUBIP) 12 months 4 Optimization Toolbox Maintenance (SUBOP) 12 months 4 Signal Processing Toolbox Maintenance (SUBSG) 12 months 4 Statistics Toolbox Maintenance (SUBST) 12 months Evaluation Criteria The quotation must meet all specifications stated in the RFQ brand-name or equal items listed. Documentation to support any item that is equal to the Brand name must be submitted with the offeror's proposal. Evaluation will be based on the literature provided. The Government's acceptance terms and FOB destination point is the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Bethesda, Maryland. This is a firm fixed-price contract and the FOB terms are "Destination" and Net 30. FAR provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition are: 1) FAR Clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items; 2) FAR Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items. As stated in FAR Clause 52.212-2 (a), The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered; 3) FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; 4) FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items; and 5) FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items. The offeror must include in their quotation, the unit price, the list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. Note: In order to receive an award from the NHLBI, contractors must have a valid registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) www.ccr.gov. The clauses are available in full text at http://www.acquisition.gov/far. Quotes are due September 23, 2013 by 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. The award will be made based upon the requirements specified in this combined synopsis/solicitation, and to the offeror providing the best value in meeting the Government's requirements. The offerors must provide documentation in support of the specified requirements. The Government intends to evaluate offerors and may award a contract without discussions with Offerors. Therefore, the initial offer should contain the offerors best terms from a technical and price standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later it is determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers, waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. The quote must reference the Solicitation Number DHHS-NIH-NHLBI-CSB-(HL)-2013-309-RMD. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which if timely received shall be considered by the agency. Quotations must be submitted in writing to the National, Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Office of Management, Office of Acquisitions, COAC Services Branch, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6144, Bethesda, MD 20892-7902, Attention: Renee Dougherty. Responses may be submitted electronically to dougherr@nhlbi.nih.gov.