Instec HS1000V Hot Stage with MK2000 Temperature Controller OR EQUIVALENT 471070

Kindly participate in this FFP (Firm Fixed Price) RFQ by Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (herein known as BSA), operator of Brookhaven National Laboratory, with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the operation of Brookhaven National Laboratory. Please offer BSA any discounts available for your Best Price. Items to be quoted OR EQUIVALENT: Qty 1 HS1000V-mK2000 HS1000V electrically grounded low vacuum/gas-tight hot stage configured with mK2000 temperature controller. Sample Area: 16mm x 16mm***. Rough vacuumtight (x.x10^-3 mBar, or x.x uBar) chamber, gas-purge capability (up to 0.5 Bar). Temperature Range: Ambient to 1000C. Includes stage, temperature controller with USB communication port, frame cooling accessory, and Instec host software with SDK**. Universal input power. HEATING ONLY. QA Paragraph(S): 3.1.3 (See attached QA 101 for details) IMPORTANT NOTE: Freight along with Tariffs and any Packing & Handling fees are to be included in the All-Inclusive price of the item delivered to BNL. *The BNL PO will NOT have a line for freight or extra fees. Please include all costs in the price of the product. If "ALL INCLUSIVE" pricing described above is not available for foreign products, BNL must be the importer on record: The Incoterms shall be DAP along with the utilization of BNLs Freight Forwarder to be provided. Please provide the following on your quote: 1. Origin of Manufacture and Origin of Shipment 2. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Please also return the following along with your quote: 1. Published Price list: showing the items on your quote for price justification or a web screenshot (or link) of same/similar items with pricing and part number shown. 2. System For Award Management (SAM): In order to support DOE reporting requirements, BSA requires all its vendors/contractors to be registered in the U. S. Government supplier database entitled System For Award Management (SAM) with their Unique Entity ID number (UEI#). Registration can be performed on line at www.sam.gov. If not already registered, please register as soon as possible since failure to do so may preclude BSA from doing business with your organization. Please note that there is no charge for SAM registration. When registering, you are strongly urged to copy and paste www.sam.gov onto your browser address rather than utilizing your search engine. Utilizing your search engine may redirect you to an erroneous site. You may obtain assistance in completing your registration by contacting the Federal Help Desk at 866-606-8220 or by contacting your local Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), which can be found at https://www.aptac-us.org 3. Equivalent Guidelines: The parts or model numbers are listed for reference purposes only. Any alternate products being offered shall have equivalent, or greater, performance parameters to those specified. Suppliers that are offering alternate products shall list the manufacturer, model, and part numbers for the product. When quoting an alternate product, please provide sufficient documentation to permit thorough evaluation of the equivalency of your offer to the product specified. BSA reserves the right to determine equivalency. 4. Basis of Award: BSA will make award to the responsive and responsible offeror who submits the lowest total price and who meets all of BSA s technical requirements, as stated herein. 5. Pricing: shall remain valid for 60 days Quotations will be opened in private. Quotations, including their withdrawal or modification, received after the closing date shall be considered late. Such responses will only be considered for award if it is in BSA s best interest to do so. Any resulting purchase order will be subject to the attached Terms and Conditions.