Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Detention Center located in SeaTac, Washington intends to issue a solicitation for the brand name only purchase of Smiths Detection IONSCAN 600 Non-Rad Trace Det... The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Detention Center located in SeaTac, Washington intends to issue a solicitation for the brand name only purchase of Smiths Detection IONSCAN 600 Non-Rad Trace Detector - Narcotics with integrated printer, including on-site setup, orientation and training. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 334519; the small business size standard is 500 employees. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a written offer which will be considered for award. Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations have the right to submit offers equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. Any contractor interested in obtaining a contract award with the Federal Bureau of Prisons must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/. Each offeror is required to complete their representations and certifications at the SAM website. Multiple awards may be made at the discretion of the government per FAR 52.214-22. Award(s) will be made based upon price and price-related factors to the lowest price technically acceptable offeror(s), past performance will be considered. The solicitation is to be available on or after September 6, 2019, with a predicted due date of September 12, 2019, 10:00AM Pacific Time. The cutoff date for any questions will be three business days prior to the due date. Quotes shall be emailed to SET/Contracting@bop.gov in PDF format only and will be deemed received at the time as indicated on the email notification. Emails rejected by filters are not the responsibility of the government. Quotes received after the due date will be handled in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f). The solicitation will be distributed solely through the General Services administration's Federal Business Opportunities web site http://www.fbo.gov/. Hard copies of the solicitation document will not be available. The site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition.