Combination Synopsis-Solicitation for One (1) Laser Glass Processing System
COMBO SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS 1. Class Code: 66 2. NAICS Code: 334516 3. Subject: One (1) laser glass processing system 4. Solicitation Number: W911QX-25-Q-A003 5. Set-Aside Code: N... COMBO SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS 1. Class Code: 66 2. NAICS Code: 334516 3. Subject: One (1) laser glass processing system 4. Solicitation Number: W911QX-25-Q-A003 5. Set-Aside Code: N/A 6. Response Date: Five (5) business days after posting date 7. Place of Delivery/Performance: U.S. Army Research Laboratory Adelphi Laboratory Center Adelphi, MD 20783 8. (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. INTENT TO SOLICIT ONLY ONE SOURCE The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government is soliciting and negotiating with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The Government intends to award to Thorlabs, Inc., 43 Sparta Avenue, Newton, NJ 07860, CAGE Code 0LW43. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government will consider all proposals received prior to the closing date and time of this solicitation. (ii) The solicitation number is W911QX-25-Q-A003. This acquisition is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-03 (January 17, 2025). (iv) The associated NAICS code is 334516. The small business size standard is 1000 employees. (v) The following is a list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable): Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) 0001: One (1) laser glass processing system, including all shipping and handling charges. (vi) Description of requirements: See attached Salient Characteristics document for detailed description of requirements. (vii) Delivery is required by 90 days after contract award (ACA). Delivery shall be made to U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi Laboratory Center, Adelphi, MD 20783. Acceptance shall be performed at U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi Laboratory Center, Adelphi, MD 20783. The FOB point is Destination. (viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this provision: NONE (ix) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Mar 2025) (Deviation 2025-O0003) (with its Alternate I), with its offer. (x) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this clause: NONE (xi) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Mar 2025) (Deviation 2025-O0003) and the selected clauses listed in DFARS 212.301 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses for the Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR/DFARS clauses cited in this clause are applicable: FAR: 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) 52.204-10, REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER SUBCONTRACT AWARDS (OCT 2018) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (DEC 2023) 52.204-25, PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021) 52.204-27, PROHIBITION ON A BYTEDANCE COVERED APPLICATION (JUNE 2023) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (JAN 2025) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (NOV 2015) 52.219-28, POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (JAN 2025) 52.222-3, CONVICT LABOR (JUN 2003) 52.222-19, CHILD LABOR--COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES AND REMEDIES (JAN 2025) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) 52.222-36, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUN 2020) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020) 52.222-50, COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (NOV 2021) 52.225-13, RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES (FEB 2021) 52.226-8, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (MAY 2024) 52.232-33, PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER—SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2018) 52.232-40, PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS (MAR 2023) 52.233-3, Protest after Award (AUG 1996) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) 52.240-1, Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by American Security Drone Act—Covered Foreign Entities (NOV 2024) DFARS: 252.203-7000, REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (SEP 2011) 252.203-7002, REQUIREMENT TO INFORM EMPLOYEES OF WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS (DEC 2022) 252.203-7005, REPRESENTATION RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (SEP 2022) 252.204-7016, COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES—REPRESENTATION (DEC 2019) 252.204-7017, PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITON OF COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES—REPRESENTATION (MAY 2021) 252.204-7018, PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES (JAN 2023) 252.223-7008, PROHIBITION OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (JAN 2023) 252.225-7000, Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate--Basic (FEB 2024) 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program—Basic (FEB 2024) 252.225-7007, PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN ITEMS FROM COMMUNIST CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES (DEC 2018) 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities (APR 2022) 252.225-7031, Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel (JUN 2005) 252.225-7050, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism (DEC 2022) 252.225-7055, Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime (may 2022) 252.225-7056, Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime (JAN 2023) 252.225-7059, Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region–Representation (JUN 2023) 252.225-7060, Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (JUN 2023) 252.232-7010, LEVIES ON CONTRACT PAYMENTS (DEC 2006) 252.244-7000, SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS OR COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2023) 252.247-7023, TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA--BASIC (OCT 2024) (xii) The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions apply (full text of all FAR/DFARS clauses that contain fill-in information, as well as all local clauses, can be found in the attached Provisions and Clauses Full-Text document): 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (SEP 2024) 52.203-12, Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (JUN 2020) 52.204-7, SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (NOV 2024) 52.204-13, SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (OCT 2018) 52.204-16, COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING (AUG 2020) 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror (AUG 2020) 52.204-18, COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE (AUG 2020) 52.204-19, INCORPORATON BY REFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (DEC 2014) 52.204-20, PREDECESSOR OF OFFEROR (AUG 2020) 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (SEP 2023) 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAR 2025) (DEVIATION 2025-o0003) 52.212-3, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS – COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES, ALT I (FEB 2024) 52.212-4, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS – COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2023) 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAR 2025) (DEVIATION 2025-O0003) 52.222-20, Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment Exceeding $15,000 (JUN 2020) 52.232-39, UNENFORCEABILITY OF UNAUTHORIZED OBLIGATIONS (JUN 2013) 52.247-34, F.O.B. DESTINATION (JAN 1991) 52.252-5, Authorized Deviations in Provisions (NOV 2020) 252.204-7003, CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL WORK PRODUCT (APR 1992) 252.204-7024, Notice on the use of the Supplier Performance Risk System (MAR 2023) 252.225-7048, Export-Controlled Items (JUN 2013) 252.225-7972, Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems. (DEVIATION 2024-O0014) (AUG 2024) 252.225-7973, Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems—Representation. (DEVIATION 2024-O0014) (AUG 2024) 252.232-7003, ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND RECEIVING REPORTS (DEC 2018) 252.243-7001, PRICING OF CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS (DEC 1991) FAR/DFARS FILL-IN/FULL TEXT CLAUSES: 52.252-1, SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) 52.252-2, CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) 252.211-7003, ITEM UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (JAN 2023) 252.232-7006, WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023) 52.204-24, REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021) 52.204-25, Prohibition of Contracting for Certain Telecomunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (NOV 2021) 52.204-26, COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES- REPRESENTATION (OCT 2020) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAR 2025) (DEVIATION 2025-O0003) LOCAL CLAUSES: ACC – APG POINT OF CONTACT TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT SOLICIT ONLY ONE SOURCE TYPE OF CONTRACT GOV INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TAX EXEMPTION CERT. (ARL) RECEIVING ROOM – ALC EXCEPTIONS IN PROPOSAL AWARD OF CONTRACT ADELPHI CONTR. DIVISION URL FOREIGN NATIONALS PERFORMING PAYMENT TERMS (xiii) This acquisition is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) as N/A. (xiv) The following notes apply to this announcement: In accordance with FAR 32.003, contract financing cannot be provided for this acquisition. (xv) Offers are due by 5:00pm Eastern Time Five (5) business days after posting, to benjamin.l.krein.civ@army.mil (xvi) For information regarding this solicitation, please contact benjamin.l.krein.civ@army.mil
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