SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE FOR Six (6) Turbo Pump Pumping Stations

1. Solicitation Number: W911QX-18-Q-0110 2. Title: SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE FOR Six (6) Turbo Pump Pumping Stations 3. Classification: 43 4. NAICS Code: 333914 5. Response Date: Five (5) days, not including date of posting due via email to the Primary Point of Contact listed in the FedBizOpps.gov webpage for this combined synopsis-solicitation. 6. Description: Disclaimer: 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 2005-99, effective 15 June 2018. For purposes of this acquisition, the associated NAICS code is 333914. The small business size standard is 750 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: CLIN 0001: The Contractor shall provide six (6) Turbo Pump Pumping Stations in accordance with below: Description of requirements: 1. The pumping station shall be "push-button" ready so that the system can be plugged into a standard U.S. 120 Volt alternating current outlet and turned on to achieve operation. 2. The pumping station shall consist of a turbo pump and a backing pump. 3. The backing pump shall be oil free. 4. The backing pump shall be capable of evacuating to 1.5 Torr ultimate pressure. 5. The pumping station shall be air cooled. 6. The pumping station shall be capable of pumping 40 liters per second. 7. The pumping station shall be capable of evacuating to 0.00000001 Torr (10^-8) ultimate pressure. 8. The pumping station shall be fitted with a DN 40 ISO-KF external port fitting. 9. The pumping station shall include all controls necessary to run the turbo pump. 10. The pumping station shall be able to run in dual modes where either the backing pump can be run alone, or both the backing and turbo pumps can be run together. 11. The pumping station shall be resistant to external shocks and vibration 12. The pumping station shall include a one (1) year warranty. Delivery: Delivery is required by eight (8) weeks ARO. Delivery shall be made to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Acceptance shall be performed at the Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. The FOB point is Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. 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: The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and has the lowest evaluated price of all offers meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. The technical acceptability element of the evaluation will be a determination as to whether the proposed product meets the performance characteristics and specifications in the solicitation. The Technical element of the evaluation shall be based solely on information furnished by the vendor. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, which is not identified in the proposal. To ensure sufficient information is available, vendors must furnish as part of their proposal all descriptive material (such as cuts, illustrations, drawings, or other information) necessary for the Government to determine whether the product meets the performance characteristics and specifications of the requirement. If the offeror proposes to modify a product so as to conform to the requirement of this solicitation, the offeror shall include a clear description of such proposed modifications and clearly mark any descriptive materials to show modifications. Past performance will be evaluated on an acceptable/unacceptable rating basis. An "Acceptable" rating is defined as the Government having reasonable confidence that the offeror can complete all requirements under the contract and meet stated delivery dates. An "Unacceptable" rating is defined as the Government having minimal confidence that the offeror can complete all requirements under the contract and meet stated delivery dates. The ratings will be based upon past performance information submitted by the offeror, as well as any other past performance information the Government obtains. The offeror shall submit four (4) records of past performance from the past twenty-four (24) months with their offer. Only offerors rated "Acceptable" will be eligible for award. Award will be made to the lowest price technically acceptable offer out of all offers rated "Acceptable". Price will be evaluated based on the total proposed price, including options, (if any). 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. 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: 52.204-10 REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER SUBCONTRACT AWARDS (OCT 2016) 52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT (OCT 2015) 52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REPRESENTATION (JUL 2013) 52.222-3 CONVICT LABOR (JUN 2003) 52.222-19 CHILD LABOR-COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES AND REMEDIES ACT (OCT 2016) 52.222-21 PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES (APR 2015) 52.222-26 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (SEP 2016) 52.222-36 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUL 2014) 52.222-50 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (MAR 2015) 52.223-18 ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING (AUG 2011) 52.225-13 RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES (JUN 2008) 52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER-CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (JUL 2013) 52.232-36 PAYMENT BY THIRD PARTY (MAY 2014) 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): 52.204-16 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING (JUL 2016) 52.204-18 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE (JUL 2016) 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS (DEC 2013) 252.203-7000 REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (SEP 2011) +1 (555) 000-0000 CONTRACT-WIDE: SEQUENTIAL ACRN ORDER. (SEP 2009) 252.204-7000 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION (OCT 2016) 252.204-7012 SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION AND CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING (OCT 2016) 252.232-7003 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND RECEIVING REPORTS (JUN 2012) 252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2013) 252.203-7005 REPRESENTATION RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (NOV 2011) 252.204-7008 COMPLIANCE WITH SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION CONTROLS (OCT 2016) 252.204-7011 ALTERNATE LINE ITEM STRUCTURE (SEP 2011) 252.204-7015 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO LITIGATION SUPPORT CONTRACTORS (MAY 2016) 252.211-7003 ITEM IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (MAR 2016) 252.223-7008 PROHIBITION OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (JUN 2013) 252.225-7000 BUY AMERICAN STATUTE-BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE (NOV 2014) 252.225-7001 BUY AMERICAN ACT AND BALANCE OF PAYMENT PROGRAMS (DEC 2016) 252.232-7010 LEVIES ON CONTRACT PAYMENTS (DEC 2006) 252.244-7000 SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERICAL ITEMS (JUN 2019) 252.247-7023 TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA (APR 2014) LOCAL INFORMATION: ACC - APG POINT OF CONTACT TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT TYPE OF CONTRACT (Reference: 52.216-1) GOVERNMENT INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE PAYMENT OFFICE (BANKCARD - INVOICES REQUIRED) TAX EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE (ARL) RECEIVING ROOM REQUIREMENTS - ALTERNATE I (APG) EXCEPTIONS OR CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN OFFEROR'S PROPOSAL AWARD OF CONTRACT ADELPHI CONTRACTING DIVISION WEBSITE FOREIGN NATIONALS PERFORMING UNDER CONTRACT PAYMENT TERMS V. This acquisition is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) as N/A. VI. The following notes apply to this announcement: None. Place of Performance: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5066 Set Aside: (Leave Blank on FBO Posting. DO NOT SELECT A SET ASIDE TYPE)