Neutron Generator

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a Neutron Generator. The contractor shall provide all labor, facilities, transportation, services, equipment, and materials necessary to deliver the Neutron Generator that meets the specifications in the Salient Characteristics, to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio. This is a commercial purchase prepared IAW the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is FA8601-10-T-0312 and is issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ) and procurement of the required services is conducted as a commercial item acquisition using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) IAW FAR Part 13. The provisions and clauses incorporated into this solicitation document are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-43, 02 Aug 2010. The proposed acquisition is a Small Business Set-Aside. Only Small Businesses capable of providing the required supplies are eligible to submit a quote. Small Businesses shall provide domestic products of a domestic firm only. The NAICS Code is 334516 and the size standard is 500 employees. Contract financing is NOT provided for this acquisition. The Government intends to award one firm fixed price (FFP) purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the Small Business responsible offeror whose quote presents the best value to the Government. The Government intends to award without discussions and the Government reserves the right not to make an award at all. By submitting a quote, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a potential awardee must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) prior to award. Quotations shall be accompanied by a completed FAR 52.212-3, Representations and Certifications (August 2009), which is attached to this announcement. The Government's preference is that offerors complete their Representations and Certifications online. This can be accomplished by registering in the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at https://orca.bpn.gov/ and completing the on-line Representations and Certifications. Offerors shall comply with FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial (June 2008). Offerors shall submit price quotations by entering the unit price, offered and the total price below and returning this sheet with its offer: CLIN Item Unit Quantity Unit Price Total Price 0001 Neutron Generator Ea 01 Quotations shall also include the requirements found in the Instructions to Offerors including the name, address and telephone number of the offeror's firm; point of contact's name, phone, and email address; DUNS number, Tax ID, CAGE Code; quotation date; quotation number; any discounts; how long the quote is valid (minimum 60 days); lead time after receipt of order, warranty information etc. Payment terms shall be Net 30; however, quotations may offer discount terms for earlier payment. Quoted price shall be FOB DESTINATION. Quotations shall contain a complete description of the item offered to clearly show that the item meets or exceeds the requirements listed in the Salient Characteristics, Attachment 2, hereto. Quotations shall provide a point-by-point comparison to each specification in the Salient Characteristics. A general overview, general comparison, or statement such as "able to provide the requirements" or "meets or exceeds minimum requirements" is unacceptable and will not be evaluated for potential acceptance. 52.212-2, Evaluation Factors (Jan 1999) [The evaluation factors for the fill-in portion of this provision will be handled in accordance with FAR 13.106-1 and 13.106-2. Evaluation criteria will be technical and price. Technical criteria will be pass or fail. Quote shall clearly demonstrate the offeror's capability to comply with the requirements of the Salient Characteristics. Technical capability is approximately equal to price in the evaluation of the quotation. Award will be based on the best value to the Government. This solicitation and resulting contract incorporates/will incorporate provisions and clauses by reference and/or full text: 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998); (the fill in portion of this clause is: http://farsite.hill/af/mil or http://www.arnet.gov/far); 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) (the fill in portion of this clause is: http://farsite.hill/af/mil or http://www.arnet.gov/far); Copies of all provisions and clauses, including Representations and Certifications, are available at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ . The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.212-3, Contractor Representations and Certifications (Aug 2009); 52.212-3 (Alt 1), Contractor Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items The following Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses, either by reference or full text, apply to this acquisition: 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (Mar 2009); 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (Feb 2010) The clauses that are check marked as being applicable to this purchase are: - - 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) - 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation (April 2009); - 52.222-3 Convict Labor (June 2003) - 52.222-19 Child Labor- Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Aug 2009) - 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999); - 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007); - 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (June 1998); - 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jan 2008); and - 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003) [End Fill In For 52.212-5]; The following DFARS Clauses, either by reference or full text, apply to this acquisition: 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders--Commercial Items (Jul 2009): [The clauses that are check marked as being applicable to this purchase are: - 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments (Jan 2009); - 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (Mar 2008); and - 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea (May 2002) - 252.247-7023, Alt III Transportation of Supplies by Sea (May 2002) [End Fill In For 252.212-7001]; 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product (APR 1992); 252.204-7004 Alt A, Central Contractor Registration (52.204-7) Alternate A (Sep 2007); 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation (Aug 2008); 252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractor (Apr 2003); The following AFFARS Clauses, either by reference or full text, apply to this acquisition: 5352.201-9101 OMBODSMAN (10 Aug 2005) Be advised that the following local clauses will be incorporated in full text in any resulting award. The Contracting Officer will make their full text available upon request. ASC/PKO G-001, Wide Area Work Flow - Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF-RA) Electronic Invoicing and Receiving Report Instructions ASC/PKO H-002, Delivery Procedures Commercial Vehicles (JUL 2005) Attachments: 1. FAR 52.212-3, Representations and Certifications - August 2009 (Return with quotation) 2. Salient Characteristics Quotations AND completed representations and certifications are due by 2:00 pm on 13 Sep 2010 to: Armando Rodriguez, ASC/PKOB. Fax is 937-257-3926 (ATTN: Armando Rodriguez). E-mail is: armando.rodriguez@wpafb.af.mil E-mail filters at WPAFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe or .zip files). Therefore, if the prescribed subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also .zip or .exe files are prohibited attachments and may be deleted by the WPAFB e-mail filters. Ensure only .pdf, .doc, or .xls documents are sent as attachments to e-mail. The e-mail filters may delete any other form of attachments. Mailing Address: ATTN: Armando Rodriguez ASC/PKOB 1940 Allbrook Drive, Suite 3 Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433 Direct questions to Armando Rodriguez at Phone 937-522-4588.