This is a combined synopsis and solicitation for procurement of commercial services prepared in accordance with format in 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. Solicitation number 6M16C101 is a Request for Quote (RFQ) to solicit competitive offers from capable sources able to provide a service and maintenance agreement and repair services for a Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) owned Raith Chip Scanner 100 (CS 100). The CS100 is located at the MicroNet Solutions, Inc. (MSI) facility at 10501 Research Rd SE Suite C Albuquerque, NM 87123. Service shall be performed at MSI in accordance with Performance Work Statement (PWS) 16-6C1. There is no current contract for service but maintenance and repair has previously been provided by Raith America, Inc. under contract numbers HQ0727-13-P-0002, H94003-13-P-1310, and H94003-12-P-1225. Please see the uploaded PWS for additional information regarding the requirement. This solicitation closes 1400 (2:00 p.m.) Pacific Standard Time (PST), Wednesday, 23 March 2016. As a result of this solicitation, the Government intends to award one (1) firm-fixed-price contract under Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Parts 12 and 13 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Parts 212 and 213. The contract Period of Performance (PoP) is anticipated to be 24 March 2016 - 23 March 2017. The PoP dates may be negotiated in any resulting contract. The recommended CLIN structure may be found in the attached RFQ form. The Government recognizes that the recommended CLIN structure may not conform to an Offeror's commercial practices, which may result in difficulties in processing payments. Offerors are invited to propose alternative CLIN structures, in accordance with DFARS 252.204-7011, to ensure that the resulting contract structure is economically and administratively advantageous to the Government and the Offeror. All terms, conditions, solicitation provisions, and contract clauses listed in the attached RFQ Form are applicable to this solicitation and will be incorporated into any resulting contract. Solicitation provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Regulation Circular 2005-87. The full text of a provision or clause may be accessed electronically at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ OR https://www.acquisition.gov/ The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code for the requirement is 811219, Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance. The small business size standard for the NAICS, as established by the U.S. Small Business Administration, is 1,500 employees. The requirement is not set-aside for small business programs. Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) require all prospective vendors to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to the award of a contract. Offerors must have an active registration in SAM for the applicable NAICS code to be considered for award. Offerors may initiate or update SAM registration at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ Please contact the Contracting Officer, Nickie Cruthirds, at
[email protected] (preferred method) or (916) 999-2738 with any questions regarding this solicitation.