Standard Reference Material (SRM) 1950a Metabolites in Frozen Human Plasma

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 SEPARATE WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THE SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR PARTS 12 AND 13. 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) FAC 2024-05 effective May 22, 2024. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 325413 - In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing, with a small business size of 1,250 employees. This acquisition will use Small Business Set-Aside procedures. Offerors must possess an ACTIVE registration in the System for Award Management system, www.SAM.gov, when submitting a quotation and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. The Contracting Officer will confirm that Offerors have an - active registration at the www.sam.gov website upon receipt of the quotation. If the SAM.Gov registration is not active, the quotation will not be considered for award. The National Institute of Standards & Technologies Organic Chemical Metrology Group requires Standard Reference Material (SRM) 1950a Metabolites in Frozen Human Plasma in accordance with the attached Statement of Requirements (SOR). The objective of this solicitation is to establish a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order based on the specifications described in the attached Statement of Requirements. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: Responsible Offerors shall provide a quotation for the following Contract Line Items (CLINs), in accordance with the specifications outlined in the attached Statement of Requirement: Line Item (CLIN) 0001, Firm-Fixed price: 20,000 vials containing (1.1 - 0.1) mL pooled normal human plasma according to Statement of Requirement, inclusive of F.O.B Destination $______ total firm-fixed price. Line Item (CLIN) 0002, Firm-Fixed price: 4 bottles, each containing 500 mL pooled normal human plasma according to Statement of Requirement, inclusive of F.O.B Destination $________ total firm-fixed price. DELIVERY TERMS Delivery terms shall be FOB Destination. The Offeror shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt and acceptance of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the purchase order; and pay all charges to the specified point of delivery. EVALUATION CRITERIA & BASIS FOR AWARD: The Government intends to award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose quotation offers the best value to the Government, price and non-price factors considered. The Government will evaluate quotations based on the following evaluation criteria: 1) Technical Approach; 2) Past Performance, and 3) Price. An Offeror's failure to address any factor may be considered indicative of the Offeror's lack of understanding of the Government's requirements and may result in the offer being determined unacceptable. EVALUATION CRITERIA Factor I - Technical Approach Evaluation of technical approach shall be based on the information provided in the quotation. NIST will evaluate whether the offeror has demonstrated and provided detailed product specifications of the Standard Reference Material 1950a Metabolites in Frozen Human Plasma, which clearly demonstrate that all requirements of the attached Statement of Requirements (SOR) can be met. The Government will evaluate the extent to which the Offeror's quotation demonstrates their ability to satisfy the requirements in the SOR, ensure work quality and on-time completion of tasks and deliverables. The Government will evaluate the Offeror (Contactor or Subcontractors) ISO 13485 qualifications. Factor II - Past Performance Evaluation of this factor will be based on the Offerors past five (5) years of performance relating to management and successful performance of requirements of comparable size and complexity. Past performance will be evaluated using information obtained from references provided in the quote and may also include any other relevant information that is available to the Government, including information on contracts with Federal, State, and Local Governments and Commercial sources. The Government will assign a neutral rating if the offeror has no relevant past performance information. Factor III - Price The proposed price will be evaluated based on the total price. The proposed price must be entirely compatible with the technical proposal. NIST intends to evaluate quotes and issue a purchase order based on the initial quotes received. Therefore, the Offerors initial quote should contain the Offerors best terms from a price and technical standpoint. NIST reserves the right to request revised quotes from, or negotiate final contract terms with, one or more, but not all, Offerors if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. INSTRUCTIONS: Quotation Preparation Instructions Each quotation shall consist of four (4) separate electronic files. If the quotation is missing any of the elements listed below, the quotation may be deemed unacceptable and may not be evaluated further: (1) Technical Quotation (2) Past Performance (3) Price Quotation (4) Completed Provisions and Clauses document 1. Technical Quotation: The Offeror shall provide at minimum, a one-page narrative plan on how the project will be executed and outline the equipment, procedures, and facilities (as applicable) that will be used to execute each task identified in the Statement of Requirement. A one-page narrative that confirms the Offerors 13485 accreditation status, as a Certified Reference Material producer. The narrative plan shall also explain the necessary technical steps that shall be taken to complete the requirement of the project and supply the deliverables. A description of the Offeror's ability to meet the required deliverable schedule. 2. Past Performance: The offeror shall provide past performance information regarding relevant contracts over the past five (5) years with Federal, state, or local governments, or commercial customers. If the offeror has no relevant past performance, it may include a statement to that effect in its quotation. The government reserves the right to consider data obtained from sources other than those described by the offeror in its quotation. It is recommended that 3-5 contracts be referenced. The description of each contract/order described in this section shall not exceed one half page in length. For each contract/order, the offeror shall provide the following information: Contract number; Description and relevance to solicitation requirements including dollar value; Period of Performance - indicate by month and year the state and completion (or - ongoing) dates for the contract; Reference Contact - If a non-Government contract, identify the name and address of the client with current telephone number and email address of a point of contact of the client responsible for the contract; Contracting Office - If a Government contract (Federal or state), identify the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO), administrative Contracting Officer (ACO), and Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), and their names, current telephone numbers and email addresses. Problems Encountered - include information regarding information regarding any problems encountered on the contracts described above and corrective actions taken to resolve those problems. 3. Price Quotation: All Offerors shall submit a firm fixed price, FOB Destination, price quotation for the contract line items identified above. The quotation shall include a cover page with the following information: The solicitation number 1333ND24QNB640455; The name and address, of the Offeror; The name, phone number, and email address of the Offeror's point of contact; Unique Entity Identifier # for Offeror's active SAM.Gov registration. Any applicable discount terms. A statement that the Offeror agrees to all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. If the Offeror objects to any of the terms and conditions contained in this solicitation, the Offeror shall state - 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: [Offeror shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)]. It is the sole responsibility of the Offeror to identify in their quote any exceptions to the terms and conditions of the solicitation. A statement that the quotation is valid for a minimum of 90 days from the response deadline of this solicitation. 4. Completed Provisions and Clauses document: A completed version of all required solicitation provisions (see attached provisions/clauses document - required submissions highlighted in blue). Due Date for Quotations and Questions All quotations must be submitted, via e-mail, to Sadaf Afkhami, Contract Specialist, at contact@example.gov. Submissions must be received no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 5, 2024. FAX quotations will not be accepted. Offerors must reference the RFQ number in the subject line of the e-mail submission. Quotes shall not be deemed received by the Government until the quotation has entered the e-mail inbox of the individual(s) set forth above. Questions: All questions regarding this notice must be submitted via e-mail to Sadaf Afkhami, at contact@example.gov no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 25, 2023. Please note that this procurement IS NOT being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC). If a Offeror submits a quotation based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the quoted price. However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant Purchase Order, not the terms and conditions of the Offeror's FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: The clauses and provisions applicable to this solicitation can be found under Applicable Clauses & Provisions. The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov/far. The full text of a CAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/acquistion_management/policy/. ATTACHMENTS: The following attachments apply to this solicitation: 1. The Statement of Requirements 2. Applicable Provisions and Clauses