UV LASER WIRE MARKING MACHINE

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation - RFQ F1S0AE4328B001001A THIS IS A BRAND NAME OR EQUAL ACQUISITION: NOTE: This RFQ F1S0AE4328B001001A Supersedes F1S0AE4328B001. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared IAW the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested and an additional written solicitation will not be issued. This is a Request For Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Supplements, Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-81 and DFARs Change Notice (DPN) 20150420. NAICS is 333993 with a business size standard of 500 employees. This acquisition is a BRAND NAME OR EQUAL and is an open market solicitation. The Air Force Test Center (AFTC), at Edwards AFB, CA is soliciting for a UV Laser Wire Marking Machine as follows: BRAND NAME OR EQUAL TO: SPECTRUM TECHNOLOGIES PLC QUANTITY OF ONE (1) EACH, Nova 820 UV Laser Wire Marking Unit. Minimum Salient Characteristics Mechanical: - Laser: o Ultraviolet laser type o Class 1 laser for use on the shop floor o Laser shall have a self-contained cooling system (i.e. no external water source required for laser head cooling). - Dereeler: o A motorized dereeler or prefeed as a standard (not optional) part of the machine. This is a Salient feature of this Name Brand or Equivalent RFQ, and is also a Salient characteristic of our Legacy equipment. o Dereeler/prefeed can be stand alone or integrated physically, however, the dereeler shall function as a fully integrated part of the machine electronically (i.e. the dereeler must function in synchronization with safety interlocks and same control system as the machine). o Dereeler/pre-feed System Specifications - DC motor powered high speed dereeleer. Take up synchronized to feed rate to Laser Marking Module. Controlled wire tension with a quick release mechanism for fast reel changeover. Interlocked safety enclosure synchronized to the Laser Marker Module. Automatic and manual operation; 25 mm (0.98 inch diameter spindle adaptors available to accommodate other reel center hole diameters. Accommodates reels up to 390 mm (16 inch) Reel Outside Diameter, 317 mm (12.5 inch reel width), 29kg (44 lbs) weight. o Machine shall be a standalone unit, and shall not be a bench/tabletop unit. - Print Specification: o Full alphanumeric character set A-Z (upper case) 0-9 plus blank space. Special characters such as /\()<>$%+- o Horizontal and vertical mark spacing: 1 in. to 39 in. o Conforms to SAE ARP5607 print legibility o At least 4 font sizes o Up to 100 characters or more per identification o Programmable mark spacing from 1" (25mm) to 4"(1000mm) in 1mm increments o "Source" and "Destination" marking at wire ends for directional routing - Wire Specifications: o Wire diameter: from 6 AWG to 26 AWG o Wire type: Teflon (PTFE), Tefzel (ETFE, XLETFE), Teflon wrapped, Polymide / Kapton wires o Cable Length Marking: 6 in. min to 10,000 in. max o Cut to length o 12" Coiling pan or larger o Production capabilities up to 10,000 ft. per 8-hr shift - Control systems: o Standard PC controlled system o PC shall operate on Win 7 Service pack 1 or greater. 64 bit software encouraged. o Underlying operating system and shared files can accept security patches and upgrades (OS patches can be applied. If used, the .NET and Java frameworks shall be required to have the ability for updates). o Menu driven control software o Software shall run as regular user (Admin user only used for software installation). o Software updates through USB or optical drive (this will be a standalone system) - Environmental conditions: o 60 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit o 20% to 80% humidity o The UV Laser Wire Marking Machine shall be equipped with an Active Internal Filtering System which is not to be considered as an Option, to eliminate the need of an external exhaust port (wire room is not equipped with exhaust/ventilation port). - Manuals o Operator's manual o Maintenance manual o Technical manual - Maintenance o List of recommended consumables (on-hand items to prevent work stoppage). This list can be included in Maintenance manual. - Warranty and support: o 1 year on-site engineering support and warranty for parts and labor o 10 year window of availability for on-site engineering support for all equipment o Installation of equipment, operator, user maintenance and advanced maintenance on-site training upon or directly after equipment delivery. Vendor to provide all training/student supplies. Electrical Interface: - Electrical conditions: o 120V or 240V 60HZ single phase and/or any necessary electrical adaptors Safety: - Wire marking machine shall conform to OSHA/AFOSH Laser safety standards (AFI 48-139) (example: Wire marking machine shall not operate if Laser protective doors or wire spool enclosure is not closed). - Wire marking machines shall also comply with OSHA/AFOSH safety standards required within 29CFR1910.211/29CFR1910.212 and AFI 91-203. - Laser Wire marker shall have safety interlocks on the laser, dereeler, and all potential injurious moving parts of the machine that can only be bypassed by authorized maintenance personnel. Delivery: 10 WARO Place of delivery, performance, and acceptance is FOB Destination, Edwards AFB, CA 93524. Interested parties who believe they can meet all the requirements for the items described in this synopsis are invited to submit in writing a complete quote including delivery FOB Destination Edwards AFB, CA 93524. Offerors are required to submit with their quote enough information for the Government to evaluate the minimum requirements detailed in this synopsis. OFFERORS MUST COMPLY WITH FAR 52.204-99 System for Award Management Registration (DEVIATION) INTERESTED OFFERORS CAN ACCESS THE CLAUSES BY INTERNET URL: http://farsite.hill.af.mil. ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS APPLICATION (ORCA) MUST BE COMPLETED. USE OF ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS APPLICATION (ORCA) BECAME MANDATORY 1 JANUARY 2005. CONTRACTORS CAN ACCESS ORCA THROUGH BUSINESS PARTNERING NETWORK BY INTERNET URL www.sam.gov. TO REGISTER WITH CCR, GO TO URL: www.sam.gov. The government will be evaluating quotes IAW FAR 52.212-2 -- Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999). The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: i. Price ii. Technical capability of the item offer to meet the Government requirement The following factor shall be used to evaluate offers: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable offer, technically acceptable is meeting all minimum salient characteristics. Only the Lowest Priced, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offeror will be awarded. The following provisions and clauses apply: Clause 52.211-06, Brand Name or Equal; Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial; Clause 52.212-04, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items; Clause 52.212-05, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders--Commercial Items (to include: Clause 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; Clause 52.232-33 Mandatory information for electronic funds transfer payment. The following DFARs clauses apply to this acquisition: Clause 252.203-7000 Requirements Relation to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. 252.203-7999 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements - Representation (DEVIATION 2015-O0010). Clause 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product. Clause 252.204-7012 Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information. Clause 252.204-7015 Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors. 252.209-7992 Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law-Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations; Clause 252.211-7003 Item Identification & Valuation Clause 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisition of Commercial Items; Clause 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chrome Cr+6. Clause 252.225-7001 - Buy American Act; Clause 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors. Clause 252.225-7048 Export Controlled Items. Clause 252-232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. Clause 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions. Clause 252.232-7010. Levies on Contract Payments; Clause 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items. Clause 252.247-7023 Alt III Transportation of Supplies by Sea. The following AFFARS clauses apply to this acquisition: Clause 5352.223-9000, Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Materials; Clause 5352.201-910, Ombudsman; Offeror's are instructed to complete the provision DFARS 252.209-7992, as attached, IN FULL TEXT. This must be returned with the offeror's quote. Offers are due at the Air Force Test Center, Directorate of Contracting, 5 South Wolfe Avenue, Building 2800, Edwards AFB, CA, 93524, not later than May 6, 2015 at 3:30 pm PST. E-mail address: steven.winner.1@us.af.mil. Phone: 661-277-7707, Fax: 661-277-0470.