Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

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 ... 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 FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 13. This email constitutes a formal request for quotation pursuant to the attached Statement of Requirements for a firm-fixed-price award for procurement of a Imaging System for Nucleic Acids and Protein Documentation under the authority of FAR Part 13 and FAR 19.5 Set asides for small business. The RFQ reference number for this request is NB6440202102531. The NAICS code applicable to this procurement is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturer. The size standard is 1,000 employees. This acquisition is being solicited as a small business set aside. To be considered for award, the contractor shall submit a quotation by August 20, 2021, at 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time (EST) to Contracting Officer (monica.brown@nist.gov) which, at a minimum, includes the following: 1. A technical quotation containing: Detailed technical approach which clearly demonstrate that all the requirements within the attached statement of requirements can be achieved. The contractor may include any other information that it deems necessary to ensure the statement of requirements can be achieved. 2. A Firm Fixed Price with FOB Destination quotation for all requested item(s) meeting the requirements of the NIST requirements. All quotations must be in U.S. dollar. 3. 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. If the contractor does not include such a statement, the submission of a quotation in response to this solicitation will be regarded as the Contractor’s acceptance of the Government’s terms and conditions for inclusion into the resultant purchase order. 4. The DUNS number for the quoter’s active System for Award Management (SAM) registration. Quoters must have an active registration at www.SAM.Gov to receive an award. 5. A copy of the Contractor’s commercial price list, or in the absence of a commercial price list, documentation showing the prices at which the same supplies are sold to the contractor’s most favored customer. 6. A completed version of all required solicitation provisions (see attached provisions/clauses document – required submissions highlighted in blue). The provisions and clauses contained in the attached “Applicable Provisions and Clauses” document apply to this procurement and will be incorporated into the resultant award, if applicable. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible 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: 1. Technical capability (Meets or exceeds specifications). 2. Price (Price will be evaluated for reasonableness). The Contracting Officer may, if necessary, request revised quotation(s) prior to award. Attachments: Statement of Requirements Applicable Provisions and Clauses