American Sign Language / CART DR4699-CA

DUE TO THE URGENT/IMMEDIATE NEED THERE IS A QUICK TURNAROUND RESPONSE The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Procurement Section is issuing this urgent Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the purpose of procuring the services of American Sign Language within the State of California for disaster declaration 4699. 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, and FAR 15 Contracting by Negotiation, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The solicitation number 70FBR923R00000006 is being issued for a request for quotes (RFQ) for Small Business contractors. The solicitation document and incorporated provision and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-01, effective December 30, 2022. This procurement is a 100% Small Business set-aside and the associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541930 Translation and Interpretation Services, with a small business size standard of $20,000,000.00. Multiple awards may be made to the responsible offerors submitting an overall quote that is determined best value to the Government's needs, price and other factors considered, using the procedures prescribed in the technical evaluation factors. Quote Submission Instructions Responses to this Request for Quote are due electronically to Demetria.carter@fema.dhs.gov and cc: Tiffany.young@fema.dhs.gov no later than 12:00 pm EST, on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. This solicitation requires an active registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be considered for award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Instructions for Submitting Contractor Assurance Information (See Attachment 4) The offeror shall submit information supporting this certification to the CO at the time quotes are due. This submission will only be reviewed by the CO in making a determination of responsibility. This information will not be reviewed as part of a technical evaluation and will not count against page limits for technical quotes. Contractors are requested to submit their pricing to provide the services outlined in the attached statement of work. The Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended (41 U.S.C. 351) is applicable to this procurement for American Sign Language services and the following wage determination shall be applicable to the resulting labor hour contract: Wage Determination No.: 2015-5603, 2015-5661, 2015-5633, 2015-5639, 2015-5649, 2015-5657 and 2015-5665. Period of Performance will be 90 days from date of award, plus (1) 90-day option period. Evaluation Factors for Award The Government may award multiple contracts resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be the best value to the Government's needs, price and other factors considered. The factors are listed below in descending order of importance. All evaluation factors, other than price, when combined, are significantly more important than price. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Volume I: Technical Factors - Limit 15 Pages Factor 1 - Work Plan & Proposed Personnel The contractor's quotation shall be evaluated on its demonstrated ability to provide staffing throughout the State of California necessary to accomplish the tasks outlined in the Statement of Work. The work plan shall fully describe the offeror's proposed solution to achieve requirements of the SOW and address the offeror's technical approach and methodology. At a minimum, the offeror shall address the functions and disciplines involved for each objective, skill levels, and quantity of resources and methods of operation. Factor 2 - Past Performance & Company Experience The submitted past performance experiences shall be of contractual work that is similar to the requirements set forth in this solicitation. Past experience summaries shall be for projects completed in the last five years or currently in process, which are of similar size, scope, and complexity relevant to the effort required by this solicitation. Contracts listed may include those entered into by the Federal Government, agencies of State and local governments, and commercial customers. Contracts with the parent or an affiliate of the offeror may not be used. The following information shall be provided for each referenced contract: a. Program title or product name b. Contract number c. Contract type d. Brief synopsis of work performed e. Brief discussion of how the work performed is relevant to this solicitation f. Contract Value The Government will consider the above information, as well as information obtained from any other sources, when evaluating the offeror's experience. The past performance evaluation will assess the Offeror's record of relevant and recent work for government and private sector clients. Volume II: Price Offerors shall complete Attachment 2 Pricing Worksheet. Do not change the government provided estimated level of effort; simply complete insert the rate. The government will confirm calculations for accuracy. All non-price factors, when combined, are slightly more important than price. See Attachment 3 for Technical evaluation rating criteria.