Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/ SOLICITATION FOR COMMERICAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATI... SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/ SOLICITATION FOR COMMERICAL 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. The Request for Quotations (RFQ) number is NB732030-23-02681. This synopsis/solicitation constitutes a RFQ and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-02 June, 2023. This acquisition is being competed as 100% small business set-aside. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541519- Other computer related services. It is being issued using the simplified acquisition procedures under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.5—Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. Background: The Applied Economics Office (AEO) and Heat Transfer and Alternative Energy Systems (HTAES) Group in the Engineering Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) contribute to the advancement of measurement science needed to achieve net-zero energy, high-performance buildings. One key component to achieving net-zero energy is advanced building energy technologies, especially renewable energy sources. Accordingly, the focus area for the HTAES Group is to improve the tools used for measuring and evaluating renewable solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies. The PV project within the HTAES is involved in evaluating the performance of PV cells and modules after field exposure to the outdoor elements, or when the cells are aged in an accelerated laboratory setting within the Engineering Laboratory. Additionally, AEO develops tools to support decision making on building products and systems, including rooftop solar PV. An Ultraviolet Fluorescence (UVF) system, including a high resolution camera with special UV flash and filters, would be used to evaluate the degradation and defects of already-installed photovoltaic modules. The camera will be used to understand the degradation modes and to detect defects before they propagate to degraded electrical performance. Further research would include utilizing this information along with other imaging techniques to build out Artificial Intelligence models for projecting long term performance and degradation of solar arrays based on UVF measurements. HTAES and AEO will utilize the requested instrument for all the measurements described above. The data collected from these measurements will be directly used in computation of PV performance parameters and incorporated into decision support tools to improve decision making in solar installation, maintenance, and end of service life decisions. Hence, this instrument will be an important component of our measurement capabilities and eventual impact on the solar industry. CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS: *****See attached Specifications and Statement of Work***** SECTION II – OFFER INSTRUCTIONS a) Quotations must conform to solicitation provisions and be prepared in accordance with this section. To aid in evaluation, the quotation shall be clearly and concisely written as well as being neat, indexed (cross-indexed as appropriate) and logically assembled. All pages of each part shall be appropriately numbered and identified with the name of the offeror, the date, and the solicitation number. b) Quotation are due later than 10 August 2023 11:00 EDT c) Quotation shall indicate their GWAC contract number, company DUNS number and CAGE code. d) Please limit the quotation to no more than five (5) pages. e) All offerors shall provide documentation showing that they are authorized resellers of the product(s) they are proposing or are the Manufacturer. f) All items must be quoted to be accepted for the award. SECTION III – ARRANGMENT OF QUOTATION Price – A firm- fixed-price for each CLIN. Offeror's DUNS and TIN, and POC information: name, telephone no., e-mail address Offerors GWAC contract number; Completed FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications. Reps and certs must be uploaded to the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov SECTION IV – BASIS OF AWARD The Government will award a task order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quotation is technically acceptable, lowest price. An offers failure to quote all of the part numbers listed above may be considered indicative of the offerors lack of understanding of the Government’s requirements and may result in the offer being determined unacceptable. Price - The Government will evaluate the offeror's proposed prices to determine whether the proposed prices comply with the instructions articulated above and are realistic, complete, and reasonable in relation to the solicitation requirements. Proposed prices shall be entirely compatible with the technical quotation. For evaluation purposes, the Government will evaluate the total price for all CLINS. The Government does not intend to enter discussion and may award a task order on the basis of initial offers received, without discussions. Therefore, each initial quotation shall contain the offeror’s best terms. Nonetheless, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if it is in the best interest of the Government. SECTION V – TERMS AND CONDITIONS The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: The following FAR provisions and clause(s) apply to this acquisition. Full text is available at (https://www.acquisition.gov/) 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Oct 2020) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Aug 2019) 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (Dec 2019) 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application The following CAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition; full text is available at (https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2010/03/08/2010-4132/commerce-acquisition-regulation-car#h-372) CAR 1352.201-70, Contracting Officer’s Authority; CAR 1352.209-73, Compliance with the Laws; CAR 1352.209-74, Organizational Conflict of Interest; CAR 1352.215-72, Inquires; CAR 1352.233-70, Agency Protests (a) An agency protest may be filed with either: (1) The contracting officer, or (2) at a level above the contracting officer, with the appropriate agency Protest Decision Authority. See 64 FR 16,651 (April 6, 1999). (b) Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer shall be sent to the following address: NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION ATTN: Robert Singman, CONTRACTING OFFICER 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (c) Agency protests filed with the agency Protest Decision Authority shall be sent to the following address: NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION ATTN: HEAD OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICE (HCO) 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (d) A complete copy of all agency protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel within one day of filing a protest with either the Contracting Officer or the Protest Decision Authority. (e) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893 Herbert C. Hoover Building 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW. Washington, DC 20230 FAX: (202) 482-5858. (End of clause) NIST LOCAL-53 CONTRACT PERFORMANCE DURING CHANGES IN NIST OPERATING STATUS Unless otherwise stated in the contract terms and conditions, normal days of business operation are Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. However, throughout the contract period of performance, there may be circumstances beyond the control of the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), that will impact normal days of business operation, such as inclement weather, power outages, etc. In circumstances such as these, the Contractor must call the appropriate NIST campus status line to verify the operating status: Gaithersburg Campus Operating Status Line: (301) 975-8000 (800) 437-4385 x8000 (toll free) Boulder Campus Operating Status Line: (303) 497-4000 During a lapse in appropriation, access to Government facilities and resources, including equipment and systems, will be limited to excepted personnel for both Federal employees and Contractor personnel. If performance of the contract is onsite and/or requires Government interaction, unless you have been, or are notified that you are to work under an excepted status, you will automatically enter a temporary work stoppage. The work stoppage shall remain in effect until the lapse is resolved and notification is provided via the NIST website at https://www.nist.gov/ and/or the NIST operating status lines. Additionally, Contractors are encouraged to monitor public broadcasts or the Office of Personnel Management’s website at www.opm.gov for the Federal Government operating status. NIST will provide notification to all contractors that are determined to have excepted status. All excepted contractors are required to continue performance and communicate with the appointed Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for further guidance, or NIST Contracting Officer if a COR is not appointed. Contractors with supply or service contracts that are fully funded at the time of contract award and do not require access to Government facilities, resources, or active administration by Government personnel in a manner that would cause the government to incur additional obligations during the lapse in appropriation may continue performance. (End of clause)

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Document Type: Sources Sought Notice Number: NB732030-23-02681 Response Deadline: July 14, 2023, 12:00 PM, EST Contracting Office Address Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Tec... Document Type: Sources Sought Notice Number: NB732030-23-02681 Response Deadline: July 14, 2023, 12:00 PM, EST Contracting Office Address Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division 100 Bureau Drive Building 301, Room B125, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg MD, 20899-1640 This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY. Requests for copies of a solicitation will not receive a response. This Notice is for planning purposes only and is not a Request for Proposal or Request for Quotation or an obligation on the part of the NIST for conducting a follow-on acquisition. NIST does not intend to award a contract based on this Notice, or otherwise pay for the information requested. No entitlement or payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by NIST will arise as a result of submission of responses to this Notice and NIST use of such information. NIST recognizes proprietary components, interfaces and equipment, and clearly marked restricted or proprietary components, interfaces and equipment, and data included as an addendum to the non-restricted/non-proprietary information. In the absence of such identification, NIST will assume to have unlimited rights to all technical data in the information paper. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS EXIST AT THIS TIME. NIST is seeking information on small business concerns to procure a UVF camera system that can quickly image photovoltaic modules to assess their degradation and defects. An Ultraviolet Fluorescence (UVF) system, including a high resolution camera with special UV flash and filters, would be used to evaluate the degradation and defects of already-installed photovoltaic modules. The camera will be used to understand the degradation modes and to detect defects before they propagate to degraded electrical performance. Further research would include utilizing this information along with other imaging techniques to build out Artificial Intelligence models for projecting long term performance and degradation of solar arrays based on UVF measurements. HTAES and AEO will utilize the requested instrument for all the measurements described above. The data collected from these measurements will be directly used in computation of PV performance parameters and incorporated into decision support tools to improve decision making in solar installation, maintenance, and end of service life decisions. Hence, this instrument will be an important component of our measurement capabilities and eventual impact on the solar industry. SPECIFIC TASKS Required Specifications The system shall meet or exceed the minimum requirements identified below. All items must be new. Used or remanufactured equipment will not be considered for award. Experimental, or prototype not to be considered. The use of “gray market” components not authorized for sale in the U.S. by the proposer is not acceptable. All line items shall be shipped in the original manufacturer’s packaging and include all original documentation and software, when applicable. The Contractor shall provide a Firm Fixed Price Quotation for all of the following CLINS and requirements: Contract line item 0001: The Contractor shall provide a quantity of one (1) UVF camera system meeting the following minimum specifications: The UVF system shall have a full frame mirrorless digital camera with at least 10 MP resolution. The UVF camera system’s digital camera shall come with at least 2 detachable lenses, one having a focal length of 50 mm and the second one having a focal length of more than 10 mm but less than 30 mm. The UVF camera system shall have a storage option on the camera and the ability to connect to a PC. The UVF camera system shall include a flash component that emits UV light to induce PV fluorescence. The UVF camera system shall have wireless and remote triggering for image capture. The UVF camera system shall have sufficient rechargeable batteries to operate both the digital camera and UV flash components for up to 6 hours. The UVF camera system shall have a filter to remove visible light. The UVF camera system shall include software for processing and correcting images. The UVF camera system shall come with a monopod mounting pole with capability to tilt the camera. The UVF camera system shall weigh less than 50 pounds when packed into its case. Installation: The instrument should be a turn-key, stand-alone instrument and installation is not required. Training: Turn-key instrument that does not require any onsite training Warranty The contractor shall offer a standard commercial warranty for all equipment for a period of one year after acceptance. Deliverables: Delivery shall be FOB DESTINATION and shall occur NLT 12 weeks ARO. FOB Destination means: 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 any 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. The contractor shall deliver all items to: NIST 100 Bureau Drive Building 226/Room B109 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 Description Quantity Due Date UVF Camera System One (1) NTL 12 weeks after award of this requirement. Warranty Twelve (12) months Commencing after final acceptance Performance Requirement Summary: Prior to final acceptance of the UVF camera system and final payment by NIST, all of the following shall be completed successfully: • The UVF camera system shall be delivered and tested to be fully functioning and performing in accordance with the requirements described herein and all OEM specifications Inspection and Acceptance: In addition to the inspection and acceptance terms articulated in 52.212-4, the Government reserves the right to perform such performance tests and evaluations as defined below to verify specified system performance. Such tests and evaluations, if performed, shall be conducted within the environment that the system is to be operated. The Contractor has the right to be present during the tests and evaluations, if performed, at the Contractor’s expense. Verification that the UVF system will be acceptable include testing UVF image acquisition of degraded modules. The place of acceptance shall be: National Institute of Standards and Technology 100 Bureau Drive Building 226 Room B313 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 Payment Schedule: The Contractor shall be paid, in accordance with Net 30-day payment terms, upon receipt and acceptance of a proper invoice, in accordance with the following schedule: 1. 100% after receipt and acceptance by the TPOC of fully delivered and functioning system. 2. The Government anticipates inspection will occur upon: a. After the testing procedures set forth in this document have been complete NOTE: Partial shipments and partial invoices will not be accepted, unless otherwise requested and accepted by the Contracting Officer prior to award offer. Proposed payment schedules shall be submitted with vendor’s response to the RFQ for consideration. (End of Specific Tasks) NIST is seeking responses from all responsible small business sources associated with the applicable NAICS code, 334515- Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals, standard size 750 employee. Please include company’s size classification and socio-economic status in any response to this notice. Companies able to provide such services are requested to email a detailed response describing their abilities to yolanda.mccray@nist.gov no later than the response date for this source. The report should include any information relevant to your capabilities and the following: Name of company/companies that are authorized provide services, their addresses, and a point of contact for the company (name, phone number, fax number and email address). Number of days, after receipt of order that is typical for delivery of services. Indication of whether the services are currently on one or more GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract or any other government-wide contracts. If so, please provide the applicable contract number(s). Indication of whether the services proposed is a commercial item currently offered in the marketplace. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing its minimum performance requirements. Points of Contact: (Primary) Yolanda McCray, Contract Specialist, Email: yolanda.mccray@nist.gov