Advanced Clinical Skills (ACS) Course - Male Genitourinary Examination and Female Breast and Pelvic Examination

19 July 2012: The purpose of Amendmend 02 (attached) is to answer questions received and to extend the due date for quotes. See the attachment for full details. 12 July 2012: The purpose of this amendment is to change the due date for questions and the due date for quotes. See below for full details. The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) located on the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD has a requirement for trained teaching associates to provide initial training in the male genitourinary examination and the female breast and pelvic examination. These individuals will serve as both the subject of the examination and the instructor as to technique and overall approach. Full details for these teaching associates can be found in the attached Statement of Work (SOW). This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This notice constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This request for quotation (RFQ) for commercial items is in accordance with FAR Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures. It will be the responsibility of the offeror to check the website http://www.fbo.gov for the issuance of any amendments to the solicitation. This RFQ incorporates all provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-58 (effective 18 May 2012) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS) Publication Notice 20120615 (effective 15 June 2012). This solicitation is for full and open competition under the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 611310 - Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools, with a Small Business Administration (SBA) small business size standard of $7 million. All responsible sources may submit a quote, which will be considered by USUHS. See attached provisions and clauses. To be eligible for award, offerors must register, or already be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database and the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). For more information, please see https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/default.aspx and https://orca.bpn.gov/. Quotes are due on or before 10:00pm EST on Monday, 23 July 2012 (new date). Quotes shall be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist, Melissa T. Marcellus, at contact@example.gov. Quotes received after this 13 July 2012 deadline, or via any means other than email will not be evaluated. All questions/clarifications in reference to this RFQ must be submitted via email to the above email address no later than 2:00pm EST on Monday, 16 July 2012 (new date). Only electronic submissions of questions/clarifications will be accepted. Questions/clarifications will be addressed in an amendment to the solicitation. Any questions/clarifications submitted after 2:00pm EST on 16 July 2012, or via any means other than what is specified above, will not be answered. The Government intends to award a single firm fixed price (FFP) purchase order to the offeror representing the best value to the Government based upon the evaluation factors listed below. Evaluation factors are listed in order of importance, with most important listed first. The Government will conduct a trade-off between price and non-price factors. The Government is not required to award to the lowest priced offeror or the highest technically rated offeror. Quotes received by the deadline of 10:00pm EST on 23 July 2012, will be evaluated using the following evaluation factors (listed in order of importance): 1. Price - Interested offerors are to provide pricing for the following: CLIN 0001 Male genitourinary examination for up to 174 students Period of Performance: 5 September 2012 through 19 September 2012 CLIN 0002 Female breast and pelvic examination for up to 174 students Period of Performance: 5 September 2012 through 19 September 2012 Offerors must include a list of all materials and supplies needed to be furnished by the Government to complete the examinations. Offerors are encouraged to quote their best price. USUHS is a Department of Defense (DoD) Agency and is tax exempt. A copy of our tax exemption certificate will be provided to the selected offeror upon request. Do not include taxes in your quoted price. 2. Corporate Experience - Offerors are required to provide a narrative of their corporate experience in providing training in the male genitourinary examination and the female breast and pelvic examination. 3. Technical - Offerors are required to submit their technical approach to meeting the requirements outlined in the attached Statements of Work (SOW). Offerors must display a clear understanding of the requirement. Quotes submitted by offerors who fail to demonstrate a clear understanding of the requirement will not be considered further. Quotes submitted by offerors that include the following statement, or similar, without any supporting information, may be determined to not have a clear understanding of the requirement and may not be considered: "The offeror understands the requirements and the submitted quote has met all stated objectives." Offerors will be evaluated on the examination sequence proposed for each SOW, as well as the degree to which the offeror guarantees availability to perform on the specified dates (specified dates are firm), as documented, e.g. by provision to provide back-up teaching associates in the event of a primary teaching associate cancellation or absence. 4. Past Performance - The Government shall evaluate the offeror's present and past performance on similar tasks within the past three (3) years. Offerors must provide two (2) customer references for similar work performed. The Government reserves the right to select which reference(s) to contact. The following must be provided for each listed reference: a. Name of client and address b. Name of current point of contact including telephone number , e-mail address and title c. Contract number d. Contract value e. Contract period of performance f. A clear description of the supplies/services provided USU may request additional information at any time. Offerors will have an opportunity to address any adverse past performance history. Offerors who do not have any past performance history will not be rated favorably or unfavorably, but will instead receive a Neutral/Unknown rating for past performance. Offerors must clearly state in their quote if they do not have at least two (2) past performance references. Failure to provide this information may render an offeror's quote non-responsive and may not be considered for award. A strong history of relevant past performance may be more advantageous to the Government than a less relevant record of favorable performance. The Government reserves the right to use data provided by the offeror and data provided by alternative sources in conducting its assessment of past performance history. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. Each offeror is urged to examine the solicitation and ensure that the submitted quote contains all necessary information, provides all required documentation, and is complete in all aspects. Attachments: Statements of Work (2) Applicable Provisions & Clauses Questions & Answers