This is a combined synopsis/solicitation ("synopsitation" hereafter), which is expected to result in award of a Firm Fixed Price contract for a commercial item, Nicolet 6700 KBr Off-Axis Beamsplitter as described under the attachment titled "Statement of Work". The synopsitation is prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (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. The solicitation is conducted as a commercial item procurement using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR Part 13). An award, if any, will be made to the responsible offeror who submits a proposal that (1) conforms to the requirements of the synopsitation; (2) that receives a rating of "Acceptable" on the Technical Capability evaluation factor; and (3) that submits the proposal with the lowest total evaluated price (TEP), provided that the TEP is not unbalanced and is determined to be fair and reasonable. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions or make no award at all depending upon (1) the quality of proposals received and (2) whether proposed prices are determined to be fair and reasonable.

Synopsitation Number: FA860119QA008

This acquisition is a Full an Open Requirement under North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code: 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing.

Synopsitation Closing Date: Proposals must be received not later than 2:00 pm, Eastern time on 13 February 2019.

Send Proposals To:

AFLCMC/PZIBB
Attn: Stephen Ritter
1940 Allbrook Drive, Suite 3
Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433
[email protected]

or

Submit electronic proposals via e-mail to: [email protected]

Any correspondence sent via e-mail must contain the subject line "Synopsitation FA860119QA008, Nicolet 6700 KBr Off-Axis Beamsplitter " The entire proposal must be contained in a single e-mail that does not exceed 5 megabytes including attachments, if any. E-mails with compressed files are not permitted. Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe or .zip files). Therefore, if the specified subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the email filters at Wright-Patterson. If sending attachments with email, ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls or .xlsx documents are sent. The email filter may delete any other form of attachments.

Address questions regarding this synopsitation to Stephen Ritter by phone at (937) 522-4638 or via e-mail at [email protected] no later than 8 February 2019, in order to allow the Government ample time to answer them.

A detailed description of the requirement including period of performance, provisions and clauses, representations and certifications, and specifications are provided in the attached documents. Upon award, any provisions that were in the draft contract (including representations and certifications) will be removed from the award document.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL CONTRACTORS: All prospective awardees are required to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) and maintain active registration during the life of the contract. SAM can be accessed at https://www.sam.gov

Attachments:

1. Solicitation Document
2. Statement of Work
3. Name Brand Justification