UPS and Power Distribution System

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 FAR SUBPART 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 Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-69. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 335999 with a size standard of 500 employees. This acquisition is being procured as a total small business set-aside. This is brand name procurement. Please see attached Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition. The Government requires all contractors doing business with the government to be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following website: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. Award will not be made to any contractor that is not registered in SAM. The Government anticipates awarding a single Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order. Background: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Enterprise Systems Division (ESD) (NIST Division 184) Computer Facilities Team provides support for the NIST customers of the ESD computer facilities. The Boulder CCF located in Boulder Colorado recently completed a power and system audit. It was discovered that the Boulder CCF's Uninterruptible Power System (UPS) was excessively overcommitted. NIST has also increased IT loading already showing up at the Boulder CCF or scheduled to be delivered there this fiscal year. Because of importance of being able to run this equipment, NIST ESD representatives met with NIST Engineering, Maintenance & Support Services Division (EMSS) representatives to work out a plan to be able to meet the increased IT equipment load and move some of the non-critical loading to a new secondary UPS. The existing Boulder CCF UPS is fed from site power and then backed up by the natural gas generator. The additional new secondary UPS will be fed from site power but will not be backed up by the generator as the generator's electrical output capacity is already fully committed. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder, CO has a requirement to procure and install a new UPS and Power Distribution System. Responsible quoters shall provide pricing for the following line item: Line Item: 0001 Quantity:1 Unit of Issue: Each Description: Contractor shall supply and install UPS and Power Distribution System: (Schneider Electrical APC Solution Number: ISX0001008436) as detailed in the attached Specifications. Place of Delivery: National Institute of Standards Technology (NIST) Boulder, CO 80305 Delivery shall be within 60 days from the date of award. Delivery shall be completed in accordance with the Contractor's commercial schedule. Delivery terms shall be FOB Destination. The Contractor 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. Inspection/Acceptance: Acceptance will be based upon satisfactory delivery, installation and proper operation of requested item. The NIST Technical Contact will inspect the delivered equipment to ensure that the equipment meets all required specifications. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. All quotations must clearly demonstrate compliance with the specifications as detailed in the attached specification. 0001. 2. All quotations must be firm fixed price. 3. Technical literature on the proposed equipment must be included in the quote. 4. All quotations must reference the solicitation number. 5. All Quoters must submit DOCUMENTATION showing that they are authorized resellers or manufacturer of Schneider Electrical APC Solution Number: ISX0001008436. 6. Complete and submit Representations and Certifications (FAR 52.212-3 or a written confirmation that Representations and Certifications are current in https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ The Government intends to award a Purchase Order as a result of this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation that will include the terms and conditions that are set forth herein. In order to facilitate the award process, ALL quotes shall include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows: The offeror shall state "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition." OR 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). 7. Quotes shall be provided on company letterhead, reference SB1341-13-RQ-0783 and submitted to the Contract Specialist specified herein via email and be broken down into the below Parts and include the following, but not limited to information: Part I - Pricing: Proposed pricing for the requested item in CLIN 0001. Part II - Technical: Technical literature about the UPS being proposed and action plan for installation. No price information is to be included in this part. DUE DATE: All quotes must be submitted electronically via Email, and be received not later than 2:00 PM Eastern time, on Friday, September 6, 2013. E-mail proposals shall not be deemed received until the quote is entered in the e-mail inbox of Abdu-Kudus Yahaya at contact@example.gov Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation must be forwarded in writing via e-mail to Abdul-Kudus Yahaya, Contract Specialist, at contact@example.gov by 2:00PM Eastern time, on Monday August 26, 2013. Primary Point of Contact: Abdul-Kudus Yahaya contact@example.gov Phone: +1 (555) 000-0000 Secondary Point of Contact: MiMi Robinson Contracting Officer contact@example.gov Phone: +1 (555) 000-0000 EVALUATION & AWARD: Award shall be made on the basis of Lowest price/technically acceptable. Technically acceptable means that the quoted equipment meets all required specifications. Evaluation of Technical Acceptability shall be based on the documentation provided in the quotation. Documentation submitted in the quotation shall be evaluated to determine that all of the requirements that define technically acceptable are met. Price shall be evaluated for reasonableness and realism. TERMS AND CONDITIONS: 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. The following provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items including subparagraphs: 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation; 52.222-3, Convict Labor; 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52-222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.223-18, Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving; 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration. 52.247-34, FOB Destination; and The following CAR clauses: (https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2010/03/08/2010-4132/commerce-acquisition-regulation-car#h-372) 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority; 1352.209-73 Compliance with the laws; 1352.209-74 Organizational conflict of interest; 1352.237-73 Foreign national visitor and guest access to departmental resources; 1352.213-70 Evaluation Utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures (APR 2010) Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level above the Contracting Officer is also incorporated. It can be downloaded at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm.