HPE AUTOMATION - CUSTOM MADE

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, "Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items," as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516, with a small business size standard of 1000 Employees, the associated Federal Supply Code (FSC) / Product Service Code (PSC) procurement is 6640.
This procurement is for new equipment ONLY, unless otherwise specifically stated. No remanufactured or "gray market" items are acceptable. All equipment must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty.

The government intends to award a purchase order as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation that will include the terms and conditions set forth herein. Award may be made without discussions or negotiations; therefore, prospective contractors should have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (www.sam.gov) in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 4.1102 and Part 52.204-7 when submitting a response to this solicitation.

The Government will award a 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 - Offers will be ranked lowest to highest according to price. A price analysis will be conducted to determine whether the lowest price will result from a single award or multiple awards. Based on the price analysis, the lowest price offer or multiple offers, will be forwarded to the requiring activity for technical evaluation (offer(s), in accordance with the specifications, will be deemed either technically acceptable or technically unacceptable). If the lowest price offer or offers is found technically acceptable and the pricing determined fair and reasonable by the Contracting Officer, evaluation will be deemed complete and award will be made based on the lowest price offer(s). If the lowest price offer is determined technically unacceptable, another analysis will be conducted amongst the remaining offers to determine if a single or multiple awards will provide the lowest price. The lowest price offer(s) will be sent for technical evaluation. This process is repeated in order of price until an offer or combination of offers is deemed technically acceptable and price is determined fair and reasonable.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS & QUOTATION CONTENTS
The contractor may provide a quotation as long as it meets the Government’s minimum solicited technical standards of this Request for Quotations and the item list.

Quotations shall comply with or clearly state, at a minimum, the following information:

(1) Quotes must be valid for 90 days.
(2) Contractor’s Federal Tax I.D., CAGE code, and Unique Entity ID.
(3) Payment Terms will be Net 30 unless stated differently on the quote.
(4) Include estimated shipping and handling if applicable.

Delivery Address:
NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
TRUMBO POINT ANNEX - FLEMMING KEY BUILDING F14 KEY WEST, FL 33041

Please reference this combined synopsis/solicitation number on your correspondence and in the "Subject" line of your email.
ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SOLICITATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL.