Quantity of 42 x-ray digital imaging plates

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. NOTICE: THIS PROCUREMENT WILL BE CONDUCTED USING A TIERED EVALUATION OF OFFERS. THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WILL BE UTILIZED: THIS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE THAT WILL CONVERT TO FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION IF NO ACCEPTABLE OFFERS ARE RECEIVED FROM RESPONSIBLE, SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. FOR OFFERS TO BE CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE, THEY MUST MEET ALL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN THE SOLICITATION AND BE COMPETITIVE IN TERMS OF MARKET PRICES, QUALITY, AND DELIVERY. IF ONLY ONE ACCEPTABLE OFFER IS RECEIVED FROM A RESPONSIBLE, SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN, THE CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL CONSIDER AWARDING DIRECTLY TO THAT FIRM, PRIOR TO THE DISSOLUTION OF THE SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. NO AMENDMENT WILL BE ISSUED TO CONVERT THE SOLICITATION TO FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. IF THE SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE IS DISSOLVED, THE GOVERNMENT WILL AWARD TO THE LARGE BUSINESS WHOSE OFFER IS MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE GOVERNMENT, BASED ON THE REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA SET FORTH IN THIS SOLICITATION. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND, REGARDLESS OF BUSINESS SIZE; HOWEVER, THEY MUST DO SO AT THEIR OWN RISK, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THAT THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE FIRST, AND FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION ONLY AFTER THE ABOVE CRITERIA IS NOT MET. This acquisition is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-87. For purposes of this acquisition, the associated NAICS code is 334517. The small business size standard is 1,000 employees. Contract Line Item (CLIN) Structure: The following is a list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable): Specifications/Requirement: The Government requires the purchase a quantity of 42 x-ray digital imaging plates (sometimes referred to as phosphor imaging plates) that have the following characteristics: 1. The digital imaging plates shall be capable of being read by the Government-owned Carestream HPX-1 digital imaging plate scanner. 2. The image plates shall be 14 inches (") wide and of lengths specified by order (17", 34", 51", 84") long: a. Quantity of 25 image plates 14" by (x) 17" b. Eight (8) image plates 14" x 34" c. Seven (7) image plates 14" x 51" d. Two (2) image plates 14" X 84" 3. The plates shall be capable of being erased immediately after scanning/reading the image plates. 4. The plates shall have the capability of being scanned at a resolution of 50 micrometer per pixel or better (better would be a lower value, i.e. 25 micrometer per pixel) 5. The digital imaging plates shall be compatible with 150, 300, 450, and 1000 kilo-electron-volts xrays as excitation sources. 6. Includes shipping to Aberdeen, MD, 21901. Delivery: Delivery is required by 60 days ACA. Delivery shall be made to Aberdeen Acceptance shall be performed at 2201 Aberdeen Blvd, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005. The FOB point is final destination. Clauses: I. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this provision: In addition to the requirements set for the in FAR 52.212-1, all offers responding to this solicitation must provide their business size in relation to the NAICS code contained in this solicitation and shall identify any socioeconomic categories to which they belong. II. Evaluation Criteria - The specific evaluation criteria to be used are as follows: In accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3), comparative evaluation procedures will be utilized. Comparative evaluation is the comparison of all offers received in response to this solicitation against each other. An item-by-item comparison of each offer to one another will be performed to determine which offer provides the most benefit to the Government. Award will be made to the offer that is most advantageous to the Government. The Government may award to the lowest priced offeror that meets the Government's minimum requirements; however, the Government reserves the right to award to a higher priced offeror exceeding the minimum requirements if it is most advantageous to the Government. In order to be considered for award, an offer must meet the Government's minimum technical requirement contained in this solicitation. The below evaluation factors will be utilized during evaluation (in no order of relative importance): Price Technical Capabilities/Specification Past Performance III. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 (with its Alternate I), Offeror Representations with its offer. IV. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this clause NONE. V. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items and the selected clauses listed in DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and Contract Clauses for the Acquisition of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR/DFARS clauses cited in this clause are applicable: FAR 52.204-10, REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER SUBCONTRACT AWARDS (JUL 2013) 52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT' INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT (AUG 2013) 52.204-16 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING (JUL 2015) 52.204-18 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE (JUL 2015) 52.209-6, PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT' INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT (AUG 2013) 52.212-3 ALT I OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2015) ALT I (OCT 2014) 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAY 2015) 52.219-6 NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE 52.219-28 POST AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REPRESENTATION 52.222-3, CONVICT LABOR (JUN 2003) 52.222-19, CHILD LABOR--COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES AND REMEDIES (JAN 2014) 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 (JUL 2014) 52.222-41, SERVICE CONTRACT ACT OF 1965 (MAY 2014) 52.222-42, STATEMENT OF EQUIVALENT RATES FOR FEDERAL HIRES (MAY 2014) 52.222-43, FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT AND SERVICE CONTRACT ACT--PRICE ADJUSTMENT (MULTIPLE YEAR AND OPTION CONTRACTS) (MAY 2014) 52.222-50, COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (FAR 2015) 52.222-55, MINIMUM WAGES UNDER EXECUITVE ORDER 13658 (DEC 2014) 52.222-62, PAID SICK LEAVE UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 13706 (JAN 2017) (E.O. 13706) 52.223-18, ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING (AUG 2011) 52.225-13, RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES (JUN 2008) 52.232-18, AVAILIBILITY OF FUNDS (APR 1984) 52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER-CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (JUL 2013) 52.232-36, PAYMENT BY THIRD PARTY (MAY 2014) DFAR 252.203-7000, REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (SEP 2011) 252.203-7005, REPRESENTATION RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (NOV 2011) 252.204-7000, DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION 252.204-7008, COMPLIANCE WITH SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION CONTROLS (AUG 2015) 252.204-7009, LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OR DISCLOSURE OF THIRD-PARTY CONTRACTOR INFORMATION 252.204-7011, ALTERNATIVE LINE ITEM STRUCTURE (SEP 2011) 252.204-7012, SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION AND CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING (SEP 2015) 252.204-7015, DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO LITIGATION SUPPORT CONTRACTORS (FEB 2014) 252.213-7000 NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE SUPPLIERS ON USE OF PAST PEFORMANCE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM-STATISTICAL REPORTING IN PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS (JUN 2015) 252.223-7008, PROHIBITION OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (MAY 2011) 252.232-7003, ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND RECEIVING REPORTS (JUN 2012) 252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS 252.232-7010, LEVIES ON CONTRACT PAYMENTS (DEC 2006) 252.237-7010, PROHIBITION ON INTERROGATION OF DETAINEES BY CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL (NOV 2010) 252.239-7018, SUPPLY CHAIN RISK (NOV 2013) 252.244-7000, SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUN 2013) 252.247-7023, TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA (MAY 2002) I. The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions apply (full text of all FAR/DFARS clauses that contain fill-in information, as well as all local clauses, can be found in the attached Provisions and Clauses Full-Text document): 52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT 52.204-16 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING (JUL 2015) 52.204-18 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE (JUL 2015) 52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISION INCLUDED BY REFERENCE 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE +1 (555) 000-0000 CONTRACT WIDE: BY FISCAL YEAR 252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS II. This acquisition is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) as N/A. III. The following notes apply to this announcement: N/A. Place of Performance: 2201 Aberdeen Blvd, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 IV. Offers are due on 9/07/2017, by 10:00am EST, to contact@example.gov and contact@example.gov V. For information regarding this solicitation, please contact Jessica Camunez, +1 (555) 000-0000, contact@example.gov. Primary Point