This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested in response to this notice and a written solicitation will NOT be issued. This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ)# IHS1516566. Submit only written quotes for. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-04. This solicitation is a 100% BUY INDIAN SET-ASIDE . The associated NAICS code is 339114. This RFQ contains One (1) Line Item: CLIN DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT Unit Price TOTAL 0001 NIKON ECLIPSE Ci-L PLUS OR EQUAL TO 1 ea PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 30 days ARO Vendor Requirements: *SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT WORK *MUST DELIVER WITHIN 30 DAYS ARO Submit Quotes no later than: 08/25/2025 @ 10:00 AM CST to the Following Point of Contact: Ronay Burns, Contract Specialist via Email:
[email protected] Evaluation: FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (completed as follows): (a) The Government will award a firm fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable To be considered technically acceptable, items must meet the following: Minimum requirements - 10-inch tablet PC equipped with NIS elements L software - Microscope digital camera DS-Fi 3 (5.9-megapixel CMOS image sensor) - Image capture button - Observation methods: Brightfield Darkfield, Epi-Fluorescence Phase contrast Simple polarizing Sensitive color polarizing VENDORS SHALL SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING: COMPLETED PRICE SCHEDULE DELIVERY TIME FRAME VENDORS SUBMITTING OR EQUAL ITEMS MUST SUBMIT DESCRIPTITVE LITERATURE SHOWING HOW THEIR PRODUCT MEETS OR EXCEEDS THE REQUIREMENTS BEING SOLICITED This solicitation will result in a firm fixed price purchase order pursuant to the terms and conditions below. Terms and conditions other than those stated will not be accepted. The above pricing is all inclusive. PROVISIONS: The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offeror- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items (the offeror should include a completed copy of this provision with their quote). CLAUSES: The following FAR clauses apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5 , Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (to include the following clauses sited): FAR 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government; 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct; FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards; FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment; FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999); FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract, FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020); FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Feb 2024); FAR 52.219-8; FAR 52.219-13,; FAR 52.219-28,; FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor; FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans; FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans; FAR 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act; FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons; FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban text Messaging While Driving; FAR 52.225-1, Buy American Act--Supplies; FAR 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases; FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management; FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965; FAR 52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act – Price Adjustment. The above Provisions and Clauses may be obtained via internet at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. HHSAR 352.222-70, Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (Dec 2015); HHSAR 352.226-1, Indian Preference (Dec 2015); HHSAR 352.226-4, Notice of Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise Set-Aside; HHSAR 352.226-5, Notice of Indian Economic Enterprise set-aside; HHSAR 352.226-6, Indian Economic Enterprise Subcontracting Limitations; HHSAR 352.226-7, Indian Economic Enterprise Representation; HHSAR 352.232-71, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests; HSAR 352.239-78, Information and Communication Technology Accessibility Notice (Feb 2024); HHSAR 352.239-79, Information and Communication Technology Accessibility (Feb 2024); The above Provisions and Clauses may be obtained via internet at https://www.acquisition.gov/ And https://www.acquisition.gov/hhsar Miscellaneous: NO FAX QUOTATIONS ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS – SUBMISSION VIA EMAIL IS THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION. (
[email protected]) All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management database located at https://www.sam.gov/sam/ prior to any contract award. Please submit the following information with each quote: Vendor Name, Cage Code, DUNS number, Tax Identification Number, Prompt Payment Terms, Delivery Time, GSA Contract Number (if applicable), Date quote expires, warranty, total price for each line item, total quote price, and technical documentation in sufficient detail to determine technical acceptability. Failure to provide sufficient technical detail may result in rejection of your quote.