Simulation-Based Robot Agility Competition

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THE SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.5 TEST PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-87-2. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541511 - Custom Computer Programming Services. The small business size standard is $27.5 million. This acquisition is conducted utilizing FAR 13.5 under simplified acquisition procedures. BACKGROUND The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a research project entitled Agility Performance of Robotic Systems. The project's objective is to deliver robot agility performance metrics, information models, test methods and protocols, validated using a combined virtual and real testing environment, that will enable manufacturers to easily and rapidly reconfigure and re-task robot systems in assembly operations. NIST is seeking contractor support to develop the simulation environment and supporting tools, provide a training session on the simulation infrastructure to prospective competition participants, as well as assist in the execution of the competition. Please see the attached Statement of Work for more details. 1352.215-72 INQUIRIES (APR 2010): Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing electronically to hnw6@nist.gov. Questions must be received no later than 3 business days after the issuance date of this solicitation. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. (End of clause) INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS: System for Award Management In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, the awardee must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) prior to award. Refusal to register shall forfeit award. DUE DATE FOR QUOTATION Electronic submission of quotations is required. All quotations must be submitted, via e-mail, to Hing Pan Wong at hnw6@nist.gov. Facsimile quotations will NOT be accepted. Submission must be received not later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 8, 2016. An e-mail quotation shall be considered received when it is received in the electronic inbox.