This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items, which the US Naval Hospital Yokosuka (Japan) intends to solicit as 100% small business set-aside and to solicit with only one source IAW 13.106-1(b)(1). Nanosphere, Inc. ADDRESS: 4088 Commercial Ave Northbrook IL 60062-1829. Solicitation is prepared in accordance with the information in FAR subpart 12.6, using Simplified Acquisitions Procedures for commercial items found at FAR 13, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. PAPER COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. The Request for Quotation (RFQ) number is N00259-15-T-0142. The closing date is April 10, 2015@ 10:00 AM Pacific Standard Time. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2005-80.

It is the contractor's responsibility to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses: www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/index; http://acquisition.gov/FAR. The Nanosphere, Inc. (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 325413; Size: 500 Naval Medical Center San Diego requests responses from qualified sources capable of providing the following items.

CLIN 0001 Verigene RV+Nucleic Acid Test CAT# 20-005-020 (20 test cartridge) QTY: 30 Unit of Issue: EA Price: ___________

CLIN 0002 Verigene RV+Nucleic Acid Tes CAT# 20-012-020 (20 test cartridge) QTY: 30 Unit of Issue: EA, Price: tiny_mce_marker_________

CLIN 0003 Shipping QTY: 1 Unit of Issue: LT, Price: tiny_mce_marker_________

The following FAR/DFARS provisions and clauses are applicable to this procurement:

52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration (DEC 2012)

52.204-13 Central Contractor Registration Maintenance (DEC 2012)

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (July 2010)

52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (DEC 2010)

52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors-Commercial Item (APR 2008)

52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items (JAN 1999)

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certification--Commercial Items (MAY 2008)

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items (JUN 2010)

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items (JUL 2010)

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).

52.222-3 Convict Labor (JUN 2007)

52.222-19 Child Labor -- Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JAN 2006)

52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999)

52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (MAR 2002)

52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Sep 2010)(38 U.S.C. 4212).

52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 1998)

52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513)

52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (FEB 2006)

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (OCT 2003)

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference (FEB 1998)
252.203-7998 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS-REPRESENTATION (DEVIATION 2015-O0010) (FEB 2015)
252.203-7999 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS (DEVIATION 2015-O0010)(FEB 2015)
252.204-7012 Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information (NOV 2013)

252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation (DEC 2013)

252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program (JAN 2009)

252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources As Subcontractors (APR 2003)

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (MAR 2007)

252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2013)

RAPID GATE: NAVY COMMERCIAL ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM (NCACS) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION INSTRUCTION (August 2011)

The Government will award a firm, fixed price contract resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation to the responsive and responsible offeror whose conforming response is determined to provide the fair and reasonable to the Government, price and other factors considered.

The following factors are to be used to evaluate offers: 1.) Technical Capability 2.) Delivery 3.) Price. Technical Capability, & Delivery, when combined, are more important than price. The Government will only consider firm fixed-price quotations. Offeror must complete and submit with the quotation FAR provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (May 2008.) Offeror must be registered to the System Award Management (SAM) prior to award. The website address is www.sam.gov. A Dunn and Bradstreet number is required to register. Email your quote to Jojie Urrete on or before 10:00AM PST on April 10, 2015. Email: [email protected]. Submitter should confirm receipt of email submissions.