Photomask Set

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS 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. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. ***This solicitation is being issued using Simplified Acquisition Procedures.*** ***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) 2005-47.*** *** The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 325992 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. However, this requirement is unrestricted, and all interested Contractors may submit a quote. *** PURPOSE: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) requires a photomask set for fabrication of the SPTpol feedhorn array. The set will consist of between 15 and 30 individual photomasks. Each mask will contain a different image for a different layer in the feedhorn array. Each photomask is a patterned chrome layer on a sodalime glass photomask blank. The pattern dimensions and positioning must be accurate to micron scales. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: Photomask size: 7" x 7" x 0.120" and 5" x 5" x 0.90" Photomask material: Soda Lime Glass Photomask coating: Anti-reflective chrome CD Value: 10 - m CD Tolerance: +/- 0.25 - m Minimum Feature Size 10 - m Defect Size 5 - m Defect Density: 0 defects per array Inspection Type: Visual Data Format: DXF or GDSII Plot Approval before writing masks Packaging: SEMI standard plastic mask compacts Number of masks: 10-20 7" x 7" masks plus 5-10 5" x 5" masks. Exact quantity will be specified at time of award of purchase order. DELIVERABLE SCHEDULE: 2 weeks ARO Mask designs will arrive in a maximum of 3 batches. Delivery shall be <2 weeks after receipt of design files by vendor for each batch. NIST will accept a partial shipment. Technical Capability, and Past Performance, when combined, shall be approximately equally important as Price. Technical Capability: Evaluation of Technical Capability will be based on the information provided in the quotation. NIST will evaluate whether the offeror has demonstrated that its proposed equipment meets or exceeds all minimum requirements. Quotations that do not demonstrate the proposed equipment meets all requirements will not be considered further for award. If an offeror does not indicate whether its proposed equipment meets a certain minimum requirement, NIST will determine that it does not. Past Performance: The Government will evaluate the offeror's past performance information and, if appropriate, its proposed subcontractors' past performance to determine its relevance to the current requirement and the extent to which it demonstrates that the offeror has successfully completed relevant contracts in the past five years. In assessing the offeror's past performance information, NIST will evaluate the quality, timeliness, and ability to control cost and schedule of the past work. Evaluation of this factor will be based on information contained in the technical portion of the quotation and information provided by references. The Government will evaluate past performance information by contacting appropriate references, including NIST references, if applicable. The Government may also consider other available information in evaluating the Offeror's past performance. The Government will assign a neutral rating if the Offeror has no relevant past performance information. Price: Quoted price will be evaluated for reasonableness. *** The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/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. *** *** Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at http://orca.bpn.gov 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: 1. 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 2. 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items including subparagraphs: a. 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside b. 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation c. 52.222-3 Convict Labor d. 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation With Authorities And Remedies e. 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities f. 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity g. 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans h. 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities i. 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans j. 52.225-1 Buy American Act - Supplies k. 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases, and l. 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration. Department of Commerce Clauses: 1352.201-70 Contracting officer's authority (APR 2010) The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to make or approve any changes in any of the requirements of this contract, and, notwithstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely in the Contracting Officer. In the event the contractor makes any changes at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract terms and conditions, including price. (End of clause) 1352.215-72 Inquiries (APR 2010) Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to contact@example.gov . Questions should be received no later than 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, Friday, March 11, 2011. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. (End of clause) ***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. *** ***All offerors shall submit the following: 1) An original and one (1) copy of a quotation with pricing per each on both the 7"x7" and the 5"x5" masks 2) An original and one (1) copy of the technical description and/or product literature (including Country of Origin information); 3) Description of commercial warranty; 4) list of three (3) references which includes the contact's name, phone number, and e-mail.*** ***All quotes shall be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition Management Division; Attn: Jennifer Malcolm; 325 Broadway, MC 194; Boulder, CO 80305 or emailed to contact@example.gov.*** ***Complete submissions shall be received no later than 12:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. E-mail quotations shall not be deemed received until the quotation is entered in the e-mail inbox of Jennifer Malcolm.