Amendment 0001 - This amendment to the solicitation removes the requirement for Krypton from the requirements document (see updated attachment) and extends the response date to 22 March 2023 at 11:59pm. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. (i) Disclaimer: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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. (ii) This acquisition is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-02 dated January 12th. (iv) For purposes of this acquisition, the associated NAICS code is 325120. The small business size standard is 1000 employees. This action is being solicited as a 100% small business set-aside. (v) Line-Item Structure: The following is a list of line-item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable) and should be reflected in the Offeror’s quote/proposal: 0001: One Year of Laboratory Gas Supply Deliveries. 0002(option): One Year of Laboratory Gas Supply Deliveries. 0003(option): One Year of Laboratory Gas Supply Deliveries. 0004(option): One Year of Laboratory Gas Supply Deliveries. 0005(option): One Year of Laboratory Gas Supply Deliveries. (vi) Specifications/Requirement: See attached Requirements Document v2 . (vii) Delivery: Delivery is required on an as-needed basis required at most 4 times monthly, except in the case of liquid nitrogen and liquid argon, which may be requested and delivered within 24 hrs at any time. Deliveries shall be made to: FDA White Oat Campus Point of Entry Address: Food And Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Ave Building 62 Loading Dock Silver Spring, MD 20993 FDA Ammendale Campus Point of Entry Address: Food And Drug Administration 5901 Ammendale Road Suite D and G Beltsville, MD 20705 Acceptance shall be performed at the Destination. The FOB point is Destination. (viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial DEVIATION 2018-O0018, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this provision: In addition to the requirements set for the in FAR 52.212-1, all offers responding to this solicitation must provide their business size in relation to the NAICS code contained in this solicitation and shall identify any socioeconomic categories to which they belong. (ix) Evaluation Criteria - The specific evaluation criteria to be used are as follows: The Government intends to award to the Contractor whose offer meets the minimum specifications while providing the lowest price. This action will be evaluated on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis. (x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 (with its Alternate I), Offeror Representations with its offer. (xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this clause. (xii) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in this clause are applicable: 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Nov 2021) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Oct 2022) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Dec 2022) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021) (xiii) The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions apply: 52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2018) 52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (OCT 2018) 52.204-16 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING (JUL 2016 52.204-18 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE (JUL 2016) 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (AUG 2019) 52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS (DEC 2013) 352.222-70 CONTRACTOR COOPERATION IN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY INVESTIGATIONS (DEC 2015) 352.232-71 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS 352.239-73 ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE (DEC 2015) (xiv) This acquisition is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) as N/A. (xv) Date, Time, and Place offers are due: 11:59pm EST on 3/22/2023 due via email to James O’Keefe at
[email protected] (xvi) Name and Telephone Number of the Individual to Contact for Information Regarding the Solicitation: James O’Keefe, 301-796-7371