Precast Concrete Moment Frame Assemblies for Structural Testing at the NFRL

AMENDMENT NO. TWO (2): The purpose of this amendment is to provide answers to questions received from industry. Therefore, the following Q&A is applicable to this solicitation. No other terms and provisions are changed. Question #1: Can NIST clarify what grade bars (e.g., 75, 80, 100, 150) are the 1 diameter tension rods? Answer #1: The 1" diameter torsion rods should be ASTM A193 Grade B7 or similar. Question #2: The SOW indicates two (2) different connections options. Should the pricing quote be for all three (3) assemblies made of one (1) connection type? If so, is it the threaded rod connections or the coupler connection? Answer #2: If quoting three assemblies, two assemblies should be of the threaded rod connection type, and one assembly should be of the bar coupler connection type. ---END OF AMENDMENT--- AMENDMENT NO. ONE (1): The purpose of this amendment is to extend the due date for accepting quotations by an additional seven (7) days. Therefore, the due date is revised until July 23, 2026 at 1pm, ET. All other terms and provisions remain unchanged. ---END OF AMENDMENT--- (i) This is a Solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Subpart 12.2 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The solicitation package consists of Standard Form (SF) 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items, this solicitation notice, and any attached documents. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and no separate written solicitation document beyond the SF1449 and accompanying attachments will be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is AMDTCRQ2601207, and the solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) on a Total Small Business Set Aside basis. This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of RFO Part 12--Acquisition of Commercial Items. A Fixed-Price type of Purchase Order contract is contemplated for any resulting contract entered into as a result of this solicitation. (iii) The solicitation document, including the SF1449 and incorporated provisions and clauses, is issued in accordance with the RFO update effective April 22, 2026. (iv) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 327390, Other Concrete Product Manufacturing, with small business size standard of 500 employees. This solicitation is released with a Small Business Set-Aside restriction applicable. Quotations from concerns that do not qualify as small businesses under the applicable NAICS size standard will not be considered. (v) Requirements: Please see the attached Statement of Work for further details. (vi) The provision at FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998), applies to this acquisition. 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Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at these addresses: https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title48/48cfrv5_02.tpl (End of provision) The following provisions apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items FAR 52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications The clause at FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference, applies to this acquisition. This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at these addresses: https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title48/48cfrv5_02.tpl (End of clause) (vii) Instructions to Quoters. Responses to this solicitation must include clear and convincing evidence of the offeror s capability of fulfilling the requirement as it relates to the technical evaluation criteria. Responses to this solicitation must include sufficient information to establish the interested parties bona-fide capabilities of providing the product or service. Technical Response The Quoter shall detail its ability to meet each of the Specific Requirements in the Statement of Work. The Technical response shall include a narrative of the Quoter s relevant technical capabilities and the proposed approach to executing the SOW. If subcontractors are used, the Quoter shall provide the names of the companies or organizations and their expected roles. The following items shall be included in the technical approach narrative: 1) Proposed methods to successfully complete the SOW requirements, 2) A summary of the relevant technical capabilities, personnel, fabrication tools, and proposed approach to achieve the scope requirements in the SOW, and 3) a list of prior experience and/or similar products that were supplied to customers in the past five years to evaluate experience. The Contractor shall address schedule requirements as well. Price Response The Contractor shall provide a Firm-Fixed-Price Quotation corresponding to the requirements identified in the attached SOW and the contract line-item numbering structure provided in this solicitation. Quotations shall be valid for 90 days after solicitation close. Quoters shall also include a proposed fixed price payment schedule based on requirement milestones/deliverables in relation to the deliverables table in the SOW. Quoters may propose alternate payment schedules. Shipping and Delivery cost must be included in the quotation either as a separate line item or contained in the total price of the quote. The total cost of shipping, which includes any potential tariff cost, must be included in the total fixed-price quoted amount and contain delivery terms for FOB-Destination only. The price quote shall include unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, delivery days after contract award, delivery terms, prompt payment discount terms, F.O.B. Point (Destination), any product or catalog number(s), product description, and warranty or training considerations, if applicable, and any other information or factors that may be considered in the award decision. Such factors may include special features required for effective program performance, trade-in considerations, probable life of the item selected as compared with that of a comparable item, warranty considerations, maintenance availability, and environmental and energy efficiency considerations. The price quote shall include the CLIN/line-item Structure identified in the following: CLIN Description Total 0001 Completion of all Deliverables in the SOW (re: FOB Destination Shipping) --- 0002 Other Transportation Related Charges (Not to Exceed) --- 0003 (option): Option for additional precast concrete frame assembly --- 0004 (option): Other Transportation Related Charges (Not to Exceed) --- 0005 (option): Option for additional precast concrete frame assembly --- 0006 (option): Other Transportation Related Charges (Not to Exceed) --- (viii) The provision at FAR clause 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Please also see the RFQ attachment (FAR provisions) for a description of these evaluation criteria. (a) Evaluation factors. 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. Responses received to this RFQ will be evaluated on a Trade-Off Basis. The award will be made on a competitive best value basis, using tradeoff among price-cost and non-price-cost factors. All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are more important than cost or price. However, cost or price may become a critical factor in source selection in the event that two or more offers are determined to be essentially equal following the evaluation of all factors other than cost or price. Each quotation will be evaluated in strict conformity with the evaluation factors, utilizing written…