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COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION This combined synopsis/solicitation is expected to result in the award of a firm-fixed-price contract for a Ion Chromatograph (IC) system as described under the requirem... COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION This combined synopsis/solicitation is expected to result in the award of a firm-fixed-price contract for a Ion Chromatograph (IC) system as described under the requirements section of this solicitation and accompanying requirements attachment. This solicitation is prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This proposed procurement will be a Brand Name Justification under North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) 334516- Laboratory Analytical Instrument Manufacturing. Business size standard: 1,000 Employees. The proposed Brand is a Thermo Fisher Scientific (Dionex) model 6000 Ion Chromatograph System. The Brand name determination was concluded, as this brand was the only brand to conform with existing software, USAFSAM Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), and for the Government to not incur a duplication of costs in training and qualification. The determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract regardless of responses that may be received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, quotation or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government if received by 3:00 pm EST, Tuesday, June 4, 2019, and meets the following requirements: The instrument must accurately and consistently separate and distinguish the analyte of concern during operation. Electrical specifications are standard 110-120 V 60 Htz for 6 plugs necessary to operate. •· Must be able to perform analytical determinations of hexavalent chromium (CrVI) in industrial hygiene samples •· Electrical specifications are standard 110-120 V 60 Htz for 6 plugs necessary to operate •· DC Low Temperature Dual Zone •· EO Eluent Organizer Tray with two 2 Liter bottles •· Pressure ripple < 0.2% at capillary flow rates, < 1.0% at analytical flow rates •· Pressure Rate: Analytical: 0-35 MPa (0-5000 psi)/ Capillary: 0-41 MPa (0-6000 psi) Flow Rate Range: Analytical: 0.000-10.000 mL/min with settable flow increments at 0.001 mL/min, without changing pump heads. Optional heads allow flow up to 22.4 mL/min. Capillary: 0.001-0.100 mL/min flow rate and up to 3.000 mL/min for pump priming mL/min with settable flow increments at 0.0001 mL/min, typical working range of 5-30 ?L/min •· Software: Chromeleon 7.2 •· Output range: Digital Signal Range: 0-18,000 ?S/cm •· Must be able to monitor up to 16 key performance metrics on up to 25 consumables Accommodate regional RFID requirements with selectable frequencies This solicitation is for a Ion Chromatograph (IC) system to support the Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB). An award, if any, will be made to the responsible offeror who submits a proposal that: 1. Conforms to the requirements of the solicitation. 2. Receives a rating of "Acceptable" on the Technical Capability evaluation factor. 3. Has a price that is deemed fair and reasonable provided pricing is not unbalanced. The solicitation number for this requirement is FA8601-19-Q-A048 and is hereby issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) using FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. NAICS Code: 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing Small Business Size Standard: 1,000 Employees Acceptable means of Submission: All submissions must be submitted electronically to the following email address jesse.vera.1@us.af.mil by Tuesday, 04 June 2019 3:00 P.M. EST. Any correspondence sent via e-mail must contain the subject line "FA8601-19-Q-A048 Ion Chromatograph". The entire proposal may be in multiple e-mails as long as each email is numbered. Each email must not exceed 5 megabytes, including attachments. E-mails with compressed files will not be accepted. Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe or .zip files). Therefore, if the specified subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the email filters at Wright-Patterson. If sending attachments with email, ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls or .xlsx documents are sent. The email filter may delete any other form of attachments. Submittal of proposals in response to this solicitation constitutes agreement by the Offeror to all terms & conditions contained herein, which will also be the terms & conditions of any resulting contract. It is the Offerors responsibility to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. Clauses and provisions in full text may be accessed via the Internet website http://farsite.hill.af.mil. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions or make no award depending upon the quality, price fairness, and price reasonableness of the proposals received. Delivery Schedule: 60 Days after date of contract Place of Delivery: 711HPW/OML 2510 Fifth Street BLDG 840, AREA B Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433 Attn: Donna Sebesky 937-938-2620 Delivery Type: FOB Destination (As defined in FAR 2.101-Definitions, the seller or consignor is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss.) Inspection and Acceptance: Both inspection and acceptance will be by the Government at Destination. Requirement: The Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine has a requirement for an Ion Chromatograph (IC) system. The Ion Chromatograph is to be provided in accordance with the Statement of Work (Attachment 1). The anticipated award is Firm-Fixed Price. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and is most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Technical Capability and Price will be used to evaluate all offers. The proposals may be in any format but MUST include: 1. Proposing company's name, address, DUNS number, Cage Code, and TIN. 2. Point of contact's name, phone, and email. 3. Proposal number & date. 4. Timeframe that the proposal is valid. 5. Individual item price. 6. Total price (Net 30), No Progress Payments. 7. Shipping (FOB Destination). 8. Delivery Schedule. 9. Completed copy of representations and certifications (attachment 2) Important Notice to Contractors: Proposals MUST also contain a complete description of items offered and any technical manuals or literature to clearly show that the items meet or exceed the requirements outlined in the Statement of Work (Attachment 1). The Contracting Officer will review proposal based on the factors listed in this solicitation and the information furnished by the Offeror. Before price is considered, the proposal must meet the technical specifications of this solicitation. Important Notice to Contractors: All prospective awardees are required to register at the System for Award Management (SAM) and to maintain active registration during the life of the contract. SAM can be accessed at https://www.sam.gov. Any award resulting from this solicitation will include DFARS Clause 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests. Section 1008 of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2001 requires any claims for payment (invoices) under DoD contract to be submitted in electronic form. Wide Area Workflow - Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF - RA) is the DoD system of choice for implementing this statutory requirement. Use of the basic system is at no cost to the contractor. Contractors must complete vendor training, which is also available at no cost at http://www.wawftraining.com. Prior to submitting invoices in the production system, contractors must register for an account at http://wawf.eb.mil/. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS Proposal Content: Proposals shall consist of two separate parts, a technical proposal and a price proposal. Length of the proposal shall not exceed ten (10) typed pages. Proposal Detail: The proposal shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims. The proposal should not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements, but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the offeror intends to meet the listed requirements. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their facilities and experience, and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the offer submitted. Embellishments Not Desired: Elaborate brochures or documentation, binding, detailed artwork or other embellishments are unnecessary and are not desired. Technical Proposal: Describe how the offeror will provide an Ion Chromatograph as described in the Statement of Work. EVALUATION FACTORS The Government will use Simplified Acquisition Procedures to evaluate proposals submitted in response to the solicitation. The factors that shall be used to evaluate proposals are Technical and Price, as expounded below. Evaluation will be based on Lowest Price Technically Acceptable. FACTOR 1 - Technical: Pursuant to evaluation of all requirements, the Technical factor will receive an overall rating of either "Acceptable" or "Unacceptable" using the rating and descriptions in the table below: Rating Description Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation. Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. In determining whether a technical proposal is Acceptable or Unacceptable, the Government will consider the extent to which the technical proposal demonstrates the offeror's ability to meet all of the factors as outlined in the Statement of Work (Attachment 1): FACTOR 2 - Price: Price proposals will be evaluated to determine if unit prices are fair and reasonable using the techniques described in FAR 13.106-3(a). Evaluation Process: (a) The Government will initiate concurrent evaluation of all evaluation factors on all proposals. The Government will consider, throughout the evaluation, the "correction potential" of a proposal including whether any proposal deficiency can be rectified and whether any uncertainty can be resolved. The judgment of such "correction potential" is within the sole discretion of the Government. (b) If, pursuant to initial evaluation, the Government rates the Technical factor as "Unacceptable", or if the Government determines that there is some other deficiency or uncertainty relative to an offeror's proposal, and in the Government's judgment, the deficiency is rectifiable or the uncertainty is resolvable, the Contracting Officer (CO) may open discussions and may continue discussions as long as, in the Government's judgment, the deficiency is rectifiable or the uncertainty is resolvable. (c) For the purpose of conducting discussions, if the Government rates the Technical factor as "Unacceptable", or if the Government determines that there is some other deficiency or uncertainty relative to an offeror's proposal, the entire proposal will be rated "Unacceptable." At the conclusion of discussions, if the Technical factor is rated "Unacceptable", or if any deficiency or uncertainty relative to the proposal has not been resolved, evaluation of that proposal will be considered final. The entire proposal will be rated "Unacceptable" and no further consideration will be given to that proposal for award. (d) For the purpose of award without discussions, if pursuant to initial evaluation, the Government rates the Technical factor as "Unacceptable", or if the Government determines that there is some other deficiency or uncertainty relative to an offeror's proposal, notwithstanding that any deficiency may be rectifiable or any uncertainty may be resolvable, the entire proposal will be rated "Unacceptable," the initial evaluation will be the final evaluation, and no further consideration will be given to that proposal for award. Unless the Government has received a prior written notice that an offeror has withdrawn its proposal, the Government may accept the proposal in whole or in part before the proposal's expiration date. Provisions and Clauses can be found in Attachment 3. The following provisions are incorporated into this solicitation by full text to be completed by the offeror in Attachment 2: FAR 52.204-17 Ownership oR Control of Offeror (JUL 2016) FAR 52.212-3 Alt 1, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 2017) FAR 52.209-11 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (FEB 2016) Attachments: •1. Statement of Work •2. Representations and Certifications •3. Solicitation - Provisions and Clauses Please direct all questions to Jesse Vera, jesse.vera.1@us.af.mil.