Contracting Office Address Minerals Management Service GovWorks (Franchise) 381 Elden Street, MS 2510 Herndon VA 20170 Description PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE NOTICE CAREFULLY, AS IT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY NOTICE THAT WILL BE ISSUED. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulations Subpart 12.6 and the provisions of Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-23. The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference: 1) 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; 2) 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; 3) 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, with an addendum; and 4) 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. Solicitation Number 1435-04-05-RP-41120 applies; the solicitation is issued as a request for proposals (RFP). The US Department of the Interior, through its Franchise Fund activity GovWorks, will manage this procurement action on behalf of the US Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency. OBJECTIVE: The Contractor shall conduct evaluations and make recommendations for the Apple Quality Option Pilot program, including recommendations for the program as to whether it should be continued as a pilot, modified, terminated, or converted to a permanent program, with justification as to why these recommendations were chosen. The Government anticipates that this will be a Firm Fixed Price award for the Research Report, and Time and Materials for the Board Package, and reserves the right to award without discussions. The independent Government cost estimate for this project is based on approximately 2300 professional labor hours of effort. FOR AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE COMPLETE SOW FOR THIS RFP, PLEASE GO TO http://www.govworks.gov/vendor/csolicit.asp AND LOOK UP THIS RFP NUMBER: 1435-04-05-RP-41120. Period of Performance: See specific SOW documents for details. HOW TO RESPOND: In order to compete for this contract, interested parties must demonstrate that they are qualified to perform the work by providing, (A) A CAPABILITIES STATEMENT in accordance with the proposal instructions in the SOW. References will be checked. Capabilities Statements will be evaluated based on; (i) key personnel skills, abilities and experience; (ii) your organization's experience and (iii) past performance (including number, size, and complexity of similar projects), adherence to schedules and budgets, effectiveness of program management, willingness to cooperate when difficulties arise, general compliance with the terms of the contracts, and acceptability of delivered products. (B) A TECHNICAL PROPOSAL in accordance with the proposal instructions in the SOW. (C) A COST PROPOSAL, which shall be a separate volume from the written portion of the Technical Proposal. The Cost Proposal shall clearly indicate the proposed labor categories, hours, ODCs, travel, and material for this effort. (D) The completed OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS per FAR subpart 52.212-3. (E) Verification that the Offeror is currently registered in the Department of Defense Central Contractor Registration (CCR). GovWorks shall make no award to unregistered contractors. For details, see www.ccr.gov. EVALUATION. Please see the SOW document for the evaluation criteria and proposal preparation instructions. CONTRACT AWARD. Contract award(s) shall be made to the responsible Offeror whose offer, in conforming to this RFP, provides an overall best value to the Government, technical evaluation factors and cost considered. The Government's objective is to obtain the highest technical quality considered necessary to achieve the project objectives, with a realistic and reasonable cost. Technical evaluation factors are more important than cost; however, between proposals that are evaluated as technically equal in quality, cost will become a major consideration in selecting the successful Offeror. Please submit two (2) complete hard copy original offers and an electronic copy of all documents on CD or diskette in Microsoft Office format to the following address. PROPOSALS ARE DUE BY 3:00 PM EDT DEC 21, 2004 AT DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE, MS 2500, 381 ELDEN STREET, HERNDON, VIRGINIA 20170, ATTENTION: RON ROBINSON. Email copies of proposal documents will not be accepted. Please note that MMS/Gov.Works is located in a secure building. If offers are hand delivered, please ensure that the courier is instructed to use the courtesy phone in the rear of the lobby (to the right of the elevators) to call Procurement Operations on extension 1354. A staff member will meet the courier to receive the submittal. Please also send four (4) copies and a CD of the bidder technical proposal and capability statements to the RMA POC: Stan Harkey, USDA Risk Management Agency, 6501 Beacon Drive, Kansas City, MO 64133. Timeliness of proposal response shall be determined by time of receipt at the Herndon location. Questions should be sent as soon as possible to:
contact@example.gov. Please include with your question(s) your full name, the RFP number & title, your organization, complete address with telephone and fax numbers. TELEPHONIC QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The referenced provisions and clauses can be viewed at www.arnet.gov.
