External cavity diode laser

The COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION is hereby amended to update the required specifications and extend the due date for quotation.   No additional changes have been made.

The COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION is hereby amended to answer public question from a potential bidder.  No additional changes have been made and the due date remains unchanged.

Question 1:         Is the output power of 2mW at 2000 nm, at free space or after fiber output?

Answer 1:            The output power values are at the specified wavelengths, and after fiber output.

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

 Procurement of a External cavity diode laser.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial 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. This solicitation is being issued under the authority of FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures.  

The due date for quotation is 8/4/2023, 1:00pm EST        

This solicitation is a Request for Quotations (RFQ).  The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-03 effective June 2nd, 2023.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement shall be 334516- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1250 employees

This acquisition is being procured as a full and open requirement.

NIST requires an external cavity diode laser (ECDL) at 2000 nm to perform precision molecular spectroscopy on pure and dilute gas-phase samples of carbon dioxide (CO2). The work will support the Isotopic Composition and Precision Molecular Spectroscopy project within the Optical Measurements Group (Chemical Science Division, Material Measurement Laboratory). The purpose of the project is to link spectroscopic measurements of isotopic composition for greenhouse gases and other constituents of planetary atmospheres to the international system of units (SI) through benchmarked quantum chemistry calculations of transition intensities.

Responsible quoters shall provide pricing for the following Line Items:

Line Item 0001: One (1) External cavity diode laser in accordance with the specifications in the attached requirements document.

DELIVERY

Delivery: Shall be FOB DESTINATION shall occur within 20 weeks and shipping costs shall be included within the quotation.  However, due to current to access restrictions delivery shall not take place until the contractor coordinates with the designated Contracting Officers Representative and Contracting Officer.  Prior to shipment, the Contractor must ensure NISTs campus is open and accepting deliveries. If the restrictions of access to the campus impacts delivery schedules, a modification may be executed by the CO to establish an extended delivery timeframe. 

The items shall be shipped F.O.B. Destination to:

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

Gaithersburg MD 20872

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 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.

Questions regarding this Synopsis/Solicitation can be emailed to erik.frycklund@nist.gov

EVALUATION CRITERIA AND BASIS FOR AWARD

The Government intends to award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quotation, conforming to the solicitation, is the lowest price, technically acceptable quotation.

Technically acceptable means that the Contractor’s provide equipment meeting the minimum requirements in the requirements document.

Price will be evaluated for all quoters whose quotations are determined technically acceptable. Price will be evaluated to determine that total price is consistent with the technical portion of the quotation and is a fair and reasonable overall price to the Government.

The Contracting Officer may, if necessary, request revised quotation(s) prior to award.

REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS

All Contractors shall submit the following:

1.         For the purpose of evaluation of Technical Acceptability:

Quoters shall provide documentation that demonstrates the quoted product’s ability to meet or exceed the minimum specifications in accordance with the requirements document.

For the purpose of Price:

Quoters shall provide firm-fixed price quotations for Line Items

1.         Quoters shall include a completed copy of all required solicitation provisions contained in the attached Applicable Provisions/Clauses document (required provisions are highlighted)

2.         Any award resulting from this solicitation will contain the following statement: “The Government’s terms and conditions, identified herein, shall be the prevailing terms and conditions governing this award. In the event of a conflict between the Government’s and contractor’s terms and conditions, the Government’s terms and conditions take precedence.”  If the Contractor objects to any of the terms and conditions contained in this solicitation, the contractor shall state “The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:” [Contractor shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)].  It is the sole responsibility of the Contractor to identify in their quote any exceptions to the terms and conditions of the solicitation.  If the contractor does not include such a statement, the submission of a quotation in response to this solicitation will be regarded as the Contractor’s acceptance of the Government’s terms and conditions for inclusion into the resultant purchase order as prevailing.

3.         Quoters shall provide an active Government Unique Identifier number for the System for Award Management (SAM) registration. Quoters must have an active registration at www.SAM.Gov in order to be technically evaluated. 

4.         Quoters shall provide the location of product manufacturer to be either domestic or foreign.  If non domestic, the country of origin must be listed.

Please note that this procurement IS NOT being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC).  If a contractor submits a quotation based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the quoted price.  However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant Purchase Order, not the terms and conditions of the contractor’s FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation.

PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES:

The clauses and provisions applicable to this solicitation can be found under Applicable Clauses & Provisions. The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov/far.  The full text of a CAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at or http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/acquistion_management/policy/.

ATTACHMENTS:

The following attachments apply to this solicitation:

1. The Requirements Document

2. Applicable Clauses & Provisions