Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Minor amendment to remove conflicting due date in the text. The due date is Tuesday, June 2, 2020. COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION COMPETITIVE Title: Metabolomic profiling of plasma biospecimens coll... Minor amendment to remove conflicting due date in the text. The due date is Tuesday, June 2, 2020. COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION COMPETITIVE Title: Metabolomic profiling of plasma biospecimens collected from COVID-19 patients and appropriate controls (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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. (ii) The solicitation number is 75N95020Q00140 and the solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures and FAR Part 12—Acquisition of Commercial Items, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-06 dated May 6, 2020. (iv) The associated NAICS code is 621511 and the small business size standard is $35 million. This requirement is set aside for small business. (v) This acquisition consists of: Line 0001: Profile the metabolome for 800 samples provided by NCATS. (vi) In accordance with the attached Statement of Work, the contractor shall generate metabolic profiles on plasma biospecimens collected from COVID-19 patients. (vii) Delivery shall be to: The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) 9800 Medical Center Drive Rockville, MD 20850 Delivery shall be within 20 weeks after receipt of order, FOB destination. (viii) The provision at FAR clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (ix) The Government will perform a comparative evaluation of responses in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3) and award a purchase order from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose response meets the solicitation’s requirements and, as a whole, will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The comparative evaluation will include: technical capability of the item(s)/service(s) to meet the Government requirement; price; terms and conditions; and past performance. Responses may exceed capability or performance characteristics of the solicitation’s requirements. The Government reserves the right, but is not required, to award to a response that exceeds capability or performance characteristics of the solicitation’s requirements if it provides a benefit to the Government. (x) The Offerors are to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items, with its offer. The attached 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services of Equipment, must be completed and returned with the offer. (xi) The FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following FAR provisions or clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018) 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018) 52.204-16, Commercial and Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016) 52.204-18, Commercial and Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 2016) 52.204-21 , Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (Jun 2016) HHSAR 352.222-70, Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (December 18, 2015). 52.212-4(g), Invoice, is supplemented by the NIH Invoice and Payment Instructions (2/2014), attached. The NIH Invoice and Payment Instructions are further supplemented by the temporary electronic invoicing instructions, also attached. (xii) FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders–Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (xiii) HHS reserves the right to exercise priorities and allocations authority with respect to this contract, to include rating this order in accordance with 45 CFR Part 101, Subpart A—Health Resources Priorities and Allocations System. (xiv) Responses to this solicitation must include clear and convincing evidence of the offeror’s capability of fulfilling the requirement as it relates to the technical evaluation criteria. (xv) In addition, the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. All responses must be received by 11:00 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, and reference solicitation number 75N95020Q00140. Responses must be submitted by email to Stuart Kern, Contracting Officer, stuart.kern@nih.gov, tel. 301-402-3334.