Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

AMENDMENT 3 The above referenced solicitation is hereby amended to incorporate changes to the statement of work, incorporate a revised version of the statement of work, and extend the due date for quo... AMENDMENT 3 The above referenced solicitation is hereby amended to incorporate changes to the statement of work, incorporate a revised version of the statement of work, and extend the due date for quotations. The due date for quotations is hereby changed to April 16, 2021, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. The statement of work is hereby amended to incorporate revisions to the section titled “Scope of Work” and the section titled “Specifications”. Changes are highlighted in red in the attached revised statement of work. The attached, revised version of the statement of work is hereby incorporated and made a part of the solicitation. This version supersedes all previous versions. Attachments • Statement of Work (Revised 4.12.2021) All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. END OF AMENDMENT AMENDMENT 2 The above referenced solicitation is hereby amended to respond to questions submitted, incorporate a change to the statement of work, and to extend the due date and time for quotations to 1:00pm EST on March 11, 2021. Please see the following attachments for more details: Attachment 1- Questions and reponses (Dated 3/5/2021) Attachment 2- Statement of Work (Revised 3/5/2021) (revisions notated under warranty section in red) AMENDMENT 1 The purpose of this Amendment is to provide questions and responses. The due date and time for quotations remains unchanged. Question #1: Does the cluster have to be TAA compliant? Government Response: The Government is responding to this question assuming that TAA is defined as Trade Agreements Act. Per the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the TAA does not apply to procurement for information technology. The cluster does not have to be in compliance with the Trade Agreements Act (TAA). Question # 2: I see a clause specifying $150,000 as your budget for this solution. Do you have a specific manufacturer in mind that could meet that price…. Are you open to seeing quotes that exceed $150,000? Government Response: The solicitation does not cite any manufacturer. Per the Statement of Work, “For the BASE LINE ITEMS, quoters shall build configurations around an estimated budget not-to-exceed $150,000.00.” The $150,000 budget applies to the base line items only. Submitting a quote in excess of that NTE amount is a business decision that must be made at the sole discretion of the vendor. END OF AMENDMENT 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) 2021-03 effective February 16, 2021, including FAC 2021-04, effective January 19, 2021. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334118- Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,000 Employees. This acquisition is being procured as a Total Small Business Set Aside. Quoters 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 quoters 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 objective of this solicitation is to establish a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order for all required equipment meeting all specifications identified in the attached Statement of Work (SOW). The Materials Science and Engineering Division's (MSED), Center for Theoretical and Computational Materials Science, will operate a new computational cluster. This cluster will provide computational resources for chemistry and physics atomistic simulations that require additional computational priority. The current acquisition will increase the computational resources available to users for scientific computing. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS Responsible quoters shall provide a quotation for the following Contract Line Items (CLINs) for all required equipment meeting all specifications identified in the attached Statement of Work. All equipment must be new. Used or remanufactured equipment will not be considered for award. CLINs 0003-0005 are separately priced option line items for the purchase of up to 12 additional computational nodes, including enclosures. The Government may exercise these option line items, at its discretion, at the time of award, or, at any time prior to September 30, 2021. The requirements for delayed delivery/ manufacturing will be addressed at the time the option is exercised. The timeline for delivery shall be negotiated at the time that separately priced option line items are exercised. Pricing for all separately priced option line items shall remain valid through September 30, 2021. The additional nodes will be purchased in sets of four (4), with up to three (3) sets for a total of twelve (12) additional compute nodes. The cabling and validation requirements are the same for these additional nodes as for the initial HPC cluster. BASE LINE ITEMS: Line Item 0001: (Quantity 1 Lot) High-performance computer cluster Line Item 0002: (Quantity 3 Years) Warranty SEPARATELY PRICED OPTION LINE ITEMS: Line Item 0003: Option Line Item- (Quantity 4 Each) Additional compute nodes (QTY 4) Line Item 0004: Option Line Item- (Quantity 4 Each) Additional compute nodes Line Item 0005: Option Line Item- (Quantity 4 Each) Additional compute nodes DELIVERY TERMS 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. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA Final acceptance by the Government shall be granted after successful completion of delivery and confirmation that the equipment meets all required specifications. Should any deficiencies be noted prior to final acceptance, the Contractor will be notified of all deficiencies, and provided the opportunity to correct all deficiencies at their sole expense, in accordance with the commercial terms and conditions of the contract. PAYMENT SCHEDULE The Contractor shall be paid in one lump sum payment for the base line item and/or any exercised option line items, upon submission of a proper invoice and upon successful completion of delivery and confirmation, by the Government, that all required specifications are met. EVALUATION CRITERIA & BASIS FOR AWARD: The Government intends to award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Contractor whose quotation, conforming to the solicitation, provides the lowest priced, technically acceptable quote. Technically acceptable means that the quote: Meets or exceeds the minimum equipment specifications identified in the Statement of Work; and Meets the required delivery schedule. Price: The price evaluation will determine whether the quoted prices are fair and reasonable in relation to the solicitation requirements. Quoted prices must entirely compatible with the technical quotation. INSTRUCTIONS: Completed Solicitation Provisions 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 Sadaf.Afkhami@nist.gov. Submissions must be received no later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 8, 2021. FAX quotations will not be accepted. Quoters 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 solicitation must be submitted via e-mail to Sadaf Afkhami, at Sadaf.Afkhami@nist.gov, no later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 24, 2021. Quotation Preparation Instructions Each quotation shall consist of two (2) separate electronic files: (1) Technical Quotation and (2) Price Quotation. Technical Quotation: Technical description and/or product literature. Quoters shall include the manufacturer, make and model of the product, manufacturer sales literature or other product literature which CLEARLY DOCUMENTS that the offered products meet or exceed all statement of work requirements. It is the responsibility of the quoter to ensure that submitted documentation clearly addresses all specifications and requirements. If product literature does not address any given specification, a discussion of how the Contractor will meet or exceed that required specification. Modifications must be discussed. It is the responsibility of the quoter to ensure that the discussion clearly addresses the modification and how the required specification(s) will be met with the quoted modification. The quoted delivery timeline for the base line item. A description of the quoted warranty. Price Quotation: All Quoters shall submit a firm fixed price FOB Destination price quotation for the base line items and each separately priced option line item. The quotation must include a unit price and total amount for each line item and the aggregate price for the base line items and all separately priced option line items. The price quotation shall include a cover page with the following information: The solicitation number 1333ND21QNB640087; The name and address, of the Quoter; The name, phone number, and email address of the Quoter’s point of contact. DUNS # for Quoter’s active SAM.Gov registration. Any applicable discount terms. A statement that the Contractor agrees to all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. If the Contractor objects to any of the terms and conditions contained in this solicitation, the Contractor 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:” [Contractor shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)]. It is the sole responsibility of the Contractor 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 60 days from the response deadline of this solicitation. 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 contractor 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 contractor’s FSS or GWAC contract PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: The provisions and clauses applicable to this solicitation are identified in Attachment 2 titled “Applicable Clauses & Provisions”. The full text of a Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision or clause may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov/far. The full text of a Department of Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR) provision or clause may be accessed electronically at or http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/acquistion_management/policy/. ATTACHMENTS: The following attachments apply to this solicitation: 1. The Statement of Work 2. Applicable Clauses & Provisions