7/15/2021 This requirement is amended to note that the contract award resulting from this requirement will be IDIQ. See changes in the narrative below 6/2/2021 This requirement is amended to extend the due date and time for receipt of proposals.For updated information, please refer to changes inthis notice including any amendments attached hereto. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6 as supplemented with additional information contained in this notice. This procurement is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13.5: Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-06 (effective 7/12/2021). This NAICS code for this acquisition is 323120 Support Activities for Printing. The small business size standard for this acquisition is $500,000. NLM requires the services of a contractor that shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to provide binding services for unbound serials and monographs as defined in the Statement of Work. It is anticipated that at least ONE (1) Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) type award will be made from this solicitation in accordance with FAR 52.216-22, and that the award(s) will commence on or about August 2, 2021. The ordering period for any award resulting from this solicitation shall be for five-years. Funds for any obligations associated with the IDIQ will be allocated by task or delivery order. The IDIQ shall be guaranteed for a minimum $10,000 with a maximum of $814,000 for delivery of all products and services specified by each order. Ordering: Task or Delivery orders may be placed as Firm Fixed Price, Time and Material, or Labor Hour as determined at award. All orders will be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer (CO) who is the only individual authorized to place orders binding the Government. The offeror must complete SF1449 [Attachment C] and specify the price quoted for each Item Number listed in Block 23 of SF 1449. The attached Contract Terms and Conditions shall be made a part of any contract awarded as a result of this RFP [Attachment D]. The attached Addendum to Terms and Conditions of Purchase Order, and Invoice and Payment Instructions shall be made a part of any purchase order awarded as a result of this RFP [Attachments E and F]. A final best-value analysis will be performed taking into consideration the results of the technical evaluation, price analysis, and adequate resources to respond to the Governments need. The Government reserves the right to make an award to the contractor that offers the best value to the Government, technical merit, price, and other factors considered. The Government reserves the right to make an award to an offeror that is not the most highly technically rated and/or the offeror that is not the lowest priced offer. The NLM reserves the right to make a single award, multiple awards, or no award at all as a result of this RFP. In addition, the RFP may be amended or cancelled as necessary to meet NLMs requirement. The Statement of Work for this requirement is included in the Attachments Section of this solicitation as Attachment A. You can find every attachment in the attachments section of this solicitation. You can find a list of the attachments at the end of this solicitation. All proposals received via eCPS by July 23, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. E.T. will be considered by NLM. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) requires proposals to be submitted via eCPS.: Electronic copy via the NLM electronic Contract Proposal Submission (eCPS) website at https://ecps.nih.gov/ . Vendors must submit questions via email to [email protected] . The deadline for vendors to submit questions is 10:00 a.m.E.T., Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Inquiries regarding this procurement may be made via email to [email protected] Contracting Officer or [email protected] Contract Specialist, [email protected] . Potential offerors must include the solicitation number "75N97021Q00023 in the subject line. For directions on using eCPS, go to https://ecps.nih.gov/home/howto and click on "How to Submit." NOTE: To submit your electronic proposal using eCPS, all offerors must have a valid NIH External Directory Account, which provides authentication and serves as a vehicle for secure transmission of documents and communication with the NLM. The NIH External Directory Account registration process may take up to 24 hours to become active. Submission of proposals by facsimile or e-mail is not accepted. Small Business Firms interested in responding to this notice must be able to provide the professional services required by NLM. All timely responses received via eCPS from responsible sources will be considered. Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference [FAR 52.252-1, February 1998] This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contract Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its proposal. In lieu of submitting the full text provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its proposal. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this address: http://www.acquisition.gov. Vendor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State and Local laws, executive orders, rules, and regulations applicable to its performance under this order. Full text of clauses and provisions are available at Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). The following clauses and provisions shall apply to this acquisition and may be obtained from the web site: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (October 2018), FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items (October 2014). Offerors are advised to provide with their offer a completed copy of the following provisions: FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items (October 2018)-With DUNS Number Addendum [52.204-6 (October 2016)]. The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items October 2018)-With Addenda [Stop Work Order, FAR 52.242-15 (August 1989)]; FAR 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options (July 1990); FAR 52.217-8 Option To Extend Services (November 1999);FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (March 2000) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Items (May 2019), as well as the following clauses cited therein: FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds (April 1984); FAR 52.242-15, Stop Work Order (August 1989) with Alternate I (April 1984); FAR 52.242-17, Government Delay of Work (April 1984); and FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (October 2018). FAR Clauses included in full text: FAR 52.216-18 Ordering, August 2020 (a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from _TBD__through ___TBD___. (b) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control. (c) A delivery order or task order is considered "issued" when (1) If sent by mail (includes transmittal by U.S. mail or private delivery service), the Government deposits the order in the mail; (2) If sent by fax, the Government transmits the order to the Contractor's fax number; or (3) If sent electronically, the Government either (i) Posts a copy of the delivery order or task order to a Government document access system, and notice is sent to the Contractor; or (ii) Distributes the delivery order or task order via email to the Contractor's email address. (d) Orders may be issued by methods other than those enumerated in this clause only if authorized in the contract. (End of clause) FAR 52.216-19, Order Limitations, 1995 (a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than TBD the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract. (b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor- (1) Any order for a single item in excess of ___TBD___ (2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of __TBD____; or (3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within __TBD____ days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in paragraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section. (c) If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) of this section. (d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within _Five (5) calendars_ days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractors intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source. (End of clause) FAR 52.216-22, Indefinite Quantity (Oct 1995) (a) This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract. (b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the "maximum." The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the "minimum." (c) Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations. (d) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractors and Governments rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contracts effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after __TBD___. (End of clause) List of Attachments for Solicitation 75N97021Q00023 Attachment A Statement of Work Attachment B - Technical Evaluation Criteria Attachment C - SF 1449