PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY NOTICE THAT WILL BE ISSUED. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up to date information about this acquisition. No partial quotes will be considered. No partial awards will be made. The Request for Quote number is RFQ-0009528 and is being conducted as a 100% small business set-aside. The NAICS Code for this requirement is 334519 - Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing; the size standard is 500 employees. The resultant contract will be a firm-fixed price contract. This RFQ incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-88. This requirement will be awarded on an all or none basis as a commercial item, fixed price purchase order under the procedures at FAR Parts 12 and 13. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is often faced with questions from the law enforcement and intelligence communities regarding the effects of improvised explosives. In order to characterize blast overpressure for energetic materials and formulations, pressure transducers are required to measure the peak pressure of the blast wave at given distances from the source. Various pressure transducers with various pressure ranges are needed to ensure the total pressure profile of the event is mapped over the required distances. The Federal Bureau of Investigation requires the following items: Line 0001, Pressure Transducer, P/N: 8515CM32-15, 4, EA; Line 0002, Pressure Transducer, P/N: 8515CM32-50, 4, EA; Line 0003, Pressure Transducer, P/N: 8530B-1000M9, 4, EA; Line 0004, Pressure Transducer, P/N: 8530B-200M9, 4, EA; Line 0005, Pressure Transducer, P/N: 8530B-500M9, 4, EA; Line 0006, Pressure Transducer, P/N: 8530C-100M1, 4, EA; Line 0007, Pressure Transducer, P/N: 8530C-15M1, 4, EA; Line 0008, Pressure Transducer, P/N: 8530C-50M1, 4, EA; FOB Destination: FBI Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center, 4940 Fowler Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898. The contractor shall extend to the Government full coverage under a normal commercial warranty. Acceptance of the warranty does not waive the Governments rights with regard to the other terms and conditions of this contract. The warranty period shall begin upon final acceptance of all items provided to the government by the Contractor. FAR Clauses and Provisions applicable to this acquisition can be obtained from the website, http://www.acquisitions.gov. The following clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference and apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (Apr 2014); 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (Oct 2014) - The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Low Price Technically Acceptable. 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Mar 2015) (Please note: all offerors and prospective contractors must be registered with the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) website at www.sam.gov or must provide a completed copy of 52.212-3 with their quotation); 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Dec 2014), 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (Apr 2015), applicable clauses under 52.212-5 include: (a); (b); (1); (4); (6); (10); (12); (14) (20); (21); (22); (24); (25); (26); (27); (28); (33); (34); (37); (42). Addendum to 52.212-1, Modify (b) Submission of Offers to read as follows: Quotes shall be submitted by email to Mr. Jerry Varnell, Contracting Officer,
contact@example.gov ; no later than Friday, July 01, 2016, 08:00 am Eastern Standard Time (EST). Quotes shall be clearly marked RFQ-0008993. Offerors are hereby notified that if their quotes are not received by the date, time and location specified in this announcement, it will not be considered by the agency. Telephone request will not be considered. No questions will be answered over the telephone. All vendors must be registered in SAM, effective July 29, 2012 to receive government contracts. The FBI uses a financial system that has a direct interface with SAM. Please ensure that your company's SAM information is updated and accurate. This includes TIN, EFT, DUNS, addresses and contact information. The EFT banking information on file in SAM will be what the FBI uses to process payment to your organization.
