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AMENDMENT 1: CLARIFICATION QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES The purpose of this Amendment is two-fold: 1.) to provide a list of vendor question(s) along with the Government’s response(s) and 2.) to extend the ... AMENDMENT 1: CLARIFICATION QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES The purpose of this Amendment is two-fold: 1.) to provide a list of vendor question(s) along with the Government’s response(s) and 2.) to extend the quotation submission due date from 9:00am EST on August 12, 2022 to 9:00am EST to August 16, 2022. Please see below: Question: Do you happen to have the part number(s) required for this solicitation? Answer: The part number is Cat. No. / ID: 9001874 All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. END OF AMENDMENT 1. _________________________________________________________________ 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 2022-06 effective May 26, 2022. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. 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. This is a Brand Name Only requirement. Quoters must provide the brand name identified within the Statement of Requirement (SOR). The brand name only justification is as follows: NIST currently owns and operates an automated DNA extraction and purification instrument, the Qiagen EZ1 Advanced XL. NIST requires a duplicate system for redundancy in operational capability within separate biosafety Level 2 laboratory environments. These separated BSL-2 laboratories are used for different sample types (human or virus) and cannot be combined into the same space. Prior experimentation with and validation of the Qiagen EZ1 Investigator and Qiagen EZ1 Virus Mini Kits has shown that these DNA/RNA extraction kits are capable of robust purification of nucleic acid from biological samples which may contain trace amounts of materials or inhibitory substances that interfere with downstream applications of the extracted DNA or RNA. NIST has published experimental results verifying that the Qiagen EZ1 chemistry is highly efficient in extracting and purifying nucleic acid. Thus, only the Qiagen EZ1 instrument can meet the Government's requirement for compatibility, efficiency, and purity. Qiagen also makes an instrument called the EZ2 Connect, which is compatible with the Investigator and Virus Mini kits from Qiagen, but is not compatible with the protocol cards in use by NIST. The EZ2 Connect system requires an Internet connection to acquire instrument scripts for operation, but is not compatible with NIST Information Technology policy. The EZ2 Connect instrument, therefore cannot meet the Government's requirement. The need for compatibility is important due to the need for validation of instrumentation as well and continuation of current and ongoing work. The procurement of a system other than the Qiagen EZ1 Advanced XL would cause and increase in supplies and labor to validate the instrument for compatibility which would halt all current work to bring a new instrument online. In addition to the extra cost of labor and supplies to validate an instrument other than the EZ1 Advanced XL, all of the currently purchased supplies and reagents would not be compatible with a different instrument. This would be a costly transition from a validated technology should an instrument other than the Qiagen EZ1 Advanced XL be procured. 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 quoters shall provide a quotation for the following Contract Line Items (CLINs), in accordance with the specifications outlined in the attached Statement of Requirement. All equipment must be new. Used or remanufactured equipment will not be considered for award.: CONTRACT LINE ITEMS: Line Item 0001: (Quantity 1 Each) Analytical Instrument inclusive of operations/maintenance manual, delivery/shipping, installation, and training; in accordance with the Statement of Requirements. Line Item 0002: (Quantity 1 Year) Warranty, in accordance with the Statement of Requirements. 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. 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 brand name only minimum equipment specifications listed within the Statement of Requirements; Meets training, warranty, and installation requirements as applicable; 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 be 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 with a carbon copy to Donald Graham, Contracting Officer, at Donald.Graham@nist.gov. Submissions must be received no later than 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on August 12, 2022. 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 notice must be submitted via e-mail to Sadaf Afkhami, at Sadaf.Afkhami@nist.gov, with a carbon copy to Donald Graham, Contracting Officer, at Donald.Graham@nist.gov, no later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 3, 2022. Quotation Preparation Instructions Each quotation shall consist of two (2) separate electronic files: (1) Technical Quotation and (2) Pricing Quotation. Technical Quotation: (1) 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 the brand name only specifications outlined in the statement of requirements. It is the responsibility of the quoter to ensure that submitted documentation clearly addresses all specifications and requirements. (2) The quoted delivery timeline for the contract line item. (3) A description of the quoted installation, training, and warranty. Price Quotation: (1) All Quoters shall submit a firm fixed price, FOB Destination, price quotation for the contract line items. The quotation must include a unit price and total amount for each line item and the aggregate price for all contract line items. (2) The price quotation shall include a cover page with the following information: The solicitation number 1333ND22QNB640345; The name and address, of the Quoter; The name, phone number, and email address of the Quoter’s point of contact; Unique Entity Identifier # 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 90 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, 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 https://farsite.hill.af.mil or www.acquisition.gov/far. The full text of a CAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at https://farsite.hill.af.mil or http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/acquistion_management/policy/. ATTACHMENTS: The following attachments apply to this solicitation: 1. The Statement of Requirements 2. Applicable Clauses & Provisions