High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) System

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation (“synopsitation” hereafter) which is expected to result in an award of a fixed-price contract for commercial items in accordance with FAR Part 12 procedures. 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.

The solicitation is conducted as a commercial item procurement utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR Part 13) and Small Business Programs (FAR Part 19).

An award, if any, will be made to the responsible offeror who submits a quotation that (1) conforms to the requirements of the synopsitation; (2) receives a rating of "Acceptable" on the Technical Capability evaluation factor and complies with the minimum requirements as stated in the attached Statement of Work (SOW), as evidenced by providing a complete description of the equipment to be provided; and (3) submits the quotation with the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA), provided that the LPTA 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. The solicitation number for this procurement is FA860124Q0133 and is a Request For Quotations (RFQ).

This acquisition is a Full and Open Competition under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 334516. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-08, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Change Notice (DPN) 20220922, and Air Force Acquisition Circular (AFAC) 2022-0909.