Robotic Manipulator System.

I. AUTHORITY AND METHOD OF ACQUISITION: 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 under the authority of Part 13- Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-97 effective 01/24/2018. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 423830 with a small business size standard of 100 Employees. This RFQ is a Total Small Business Set-Aside Competitive Solicitation. 1352.215-72 INQUIRIES (APR 2010): Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to mario.gray@nist.gov. Questions should be received no later than 3 calendar days after the issuance date of this solicitation. 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 Provision) Statement of Work: The Intelligent System Division (ISD) develops, advances, and deploys measurement science and standards to speed development, adoption, and integration of leading-edge intelligent technologies to advance U.S. manufacturing. To support ISD's efforts to develop a wireless test framework for smart manufacturing systems with associated standards, guidelines, performance metrics, and tools, it is necessary to model these systems and networks and determine the performance impacts of wireless technologies when used in smart manufacturing systems. This will lead to smart manufacturing systems that offer security, reliability, resiliency and continuity in the face of disruption and major incidents. II. REQUIREMENTS: General Requirements: An experimental robotic testbed will be used for research of industrial wireless performance and control algorithms. The Robotic Manipulator System described herein will be used as a part of the experimental robotic testbed. Specific Requirements: Reference the attached SPECIFICATIONS AND STATEMENT OF WORK. III. CONTRACT LINE ITEM BREAK-OUT: Responsible offerors shall provide pricing for the line items below. All items provided by offerors (deliverables as applicable) must conform with the requirements detailed in the attached Specifications and Statement of Work. Non-conforming items will not be considered for award. Line Item 0001: Robotic Manipulator System. (See specifications for additional details) Line Item 0002: Extended Warranty. (See specifications for additional details) IV. EVALUATION CRITERIA AND BASIS FOR AWARD: The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quotation, conforming to the solicitation, results in the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable offer to the Government. The following evaluation factors will be used to evaluate quotations: 1. Technically Acceptable 2. Price (Firm-Fixed) Technically Acceptable: Each quotation will be evaluated for Technical Acceptability to determine whether the quotation: 1. Meets the requirements specified in the attached SPECIFICATIONS AND STATEMENT OF WORK; and, 2. Meets the requirements of all Contract Line Items and the requirements of this solicitation. If an offeror does not demonstrate how its proposed items meet the requirements specified in the attached SPECIFICATIONS AND STATEMENT OF WORK, then NIST will determine that the items do not meet the requirements specified in the attached SPECIFICATIONS AND STATEMENT OF WORK. Price: - IF" a quotation is evaluated to be Technically Acceptable then the quotation will be evaluated for Price. NIST will evaluate the line item prices and the total price of the quotation for reasonableness. V. DELIVERY: Reference the attached SPECIFICATIONS AND STATEMENT OF WORK. VI. REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS: All offerors shall submit the following via email to Mario.Gray@nist.gov Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Proposal Preparation Instructions 1) Price Quotation: The pricing quotation shall be separate from any other portion of the quotation. The offeror shall propose a firm-fixed-price for each CLIN. Price quotations shall remain valid for a period of 90 days from the date quotations are due. 2) Technical Quotation: The technical quotation shall address the following: Technical Capability: The offeror shall submit a technical description or product literature for the item(s) it is proposing, which clearly identifies the manufacturer, make and model. The offeror must demonstrate that its proposed item(s) meets each minimum requirement described in the specifications by providing a citation to the relevant section of its technical description or product literature. If the offeror is not the manufacturer of the item(s), the offeror shall submit evidence that the offeror is authorized by the original equipment manufacturer to provide the item(s). Acceptance of Terms and Conditions: This is an open-market solicitation for an item as defined herein. The Government intends to award a purchase order as a result of this solicitation that will include the clauses set forth herein. An offeror's quotation must include one of the following statements: "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition." OR "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following: The offeror shall list the exception(s), deletion(s), or addition(s) and include the rationale for the exception(s), deletion(s), or addition(s). Note: This procurement is not being conducted under the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Program or another Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC). If an offeror submits a quotation based upon a GSA FSS Program Contract or GWAC, NIST can accept the price quotation. However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant purchase order, not the terms and conditions of the offeror's GSA FSS Program Contract or GWAC, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation. Due Date and Time for Quotations: Offerors shall submit their quotations so that NIST receives them not later than 2/20/2018, 12:00 P.M.(Noon) Eastern Time. Facsimile and hard-copy quotations shall not be accepted. E-mail quotations shall be accepted at mario.gray@nist.gov. Offerors' quotations shall not be deemed received by NIST until the quotation is received in the foregoing e-mail address inbox. Late quotations will not be accepted. VII. ATTACHMENTS: 1. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES. 2. SPECIFICATIONS AND STATEMENT OF WORK.