Delivery:

The government anticipates delivery to be made within 90 days from the date the contractor receives award. The government will evaluate, in regards to time of delivery, offeror's that propose delivery within the applicable delivery period specified above.  F.O.B. Destination.

Offeror's  that propose delivery that will not clearly fall within the applicable anticipated delivery period specified above will also be considered. The Government reserves the right to award either the anticipated delivery schedule or the proposed delivery schedule. If the offeror proposes no other delivery schedule, the anticipated schedule above will apply.

In accordance with FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items

1)      Technical-Meeting or exceeding the minimum specifications.

Evaluation of technical Capability shall be based on the information provided in the quotation.  The Government will evaluate whether the contractor has demonstrated that their proposed equipment meets or exceeds all requirements.  Quotations that do not demonstrate that the proposed equipment meets all requirements will not be considered further for award.  Contractors responding shall also include product literature which addresses all specifications and clearly documents that the product offered meets or exceeds the specifications identified herein.

The quoter must indicate whether it is proposing the Brand Name requested or an equal product. If proposing an equal product quoter must provide complete specifications for Government evaluation. The contractor shall include past performance information.

2)   PastExperience

Past performance will be evaluated to determine the overall quality of the product and service provided and the Contractor's history of meeting delivery schedules for prior deliverables.  

3) Price

The price will be evaluated for price reasonableness. By submission of an offer, the quoter acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the System For Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any purchase order resulting from this solicitation. The System For Award Management (SAM) website is located at www.sam.gov.

The quoter must complete FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (May 2014) - with DUNS Number Addendum [52.204-6 (July 2013)].

The Offeror Representations and Certifications may be found at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm. The provisions and clauses applicable to and incorporated in this RFQ are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-76, 7/25/2014.The following FAR provisions and clauses. 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (FEB 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)). Alternate I (AUG 2007) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)). (2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553). (3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77, 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)). 52.212-4, 52.212-5 with the following: 52.204-7 System for Award Management (Jul 2013); FAR 52.212-1, FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (May 2014); FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Jul 2014); as well as the following clauses cited therein: FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995); FAR 52.203-15, FAR 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Jan 2011); FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (May 2014); FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Jul 2013); FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003); FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2014); FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999); FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007); FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Jul 2014); FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014); FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Jul 2014); FAR 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees (Dec 2004); ) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011). FAR 52.225-1, Buy American Act-   Supplies (May 2014); FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008); FAR 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002); FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (Jul 2013). HHSAR 352.222-70 Contractor cooperation in equal employment opportunity investigations. As prescribed in 322.810(h), the Contracting Officer shall insert the following clause: Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (January 2010)

All responsible sources may submit a quotation that will be considered by the Agency. Three copies of the vendor's quotation (including product literature) must be submitted no later than 5:00PM Eastern Standard Time on Monday August 11, 2014. Quotations must reference solicitation NIAID RFQ 14B1698408 .  For delivery of responses through the U.S. Postal Service at the address of NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Road, Room 2NE52E, MSC 4811, Bethesda, MD, 20892-4811.   Email and fax submissions are acceptable.  Point of contact concerning this requirement is Merle Dixon can be reached by phone and 301-402-6162, or e-mailed to [email protected].  Collect calls will not be accepted.