Battlefield Acupuncture for Deploying Physicians

The Department of the Air Force, Air Force District of Washington, 5201 Leesburg Pike, Suite 1501, Falls Church, VA 22041, UNITED STATES. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation FA7014-10-R-0056 is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) to provide in-depth training in Battlefield Acupuncture for deploying physicians. The site for the training shall be in the Washington D.C Metro Area. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-42 effective July 16, 2010. Set-aside: 100% Small Business, The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) is: 611699 - All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction, Size Standard is $7.0 Million. The proposed acquisition consists of the following Contract Line Items Numbers (CLINs): Contract Line Item (CLIN) 0001: Battlefield Acupuncture for deploying physicians IAW the Performance Work Statement as attached; QUANITY: 1, UNIT OF ISSUE: Ea. Period of Performance: 7 Sep 2010 - 6 Sep 2011 plus one (1) 12 month option period. FOB Point is Destination. Award shall be made to the offeror whose offer meets all technical factors, is in compliant with the Performance Work Statement and whose cost is the lowest. Date, time and place offers are due: Proposals must be received NO LATER THAN 2:00 P.M. EST, 2 Sep 2010 (Eastern Standard Time (EST), Proposals shall only be accepted via e-mail to matthew.walton.ctr@afncr.af.mil. Questions regarding this requirement shall be submitted via email to matthew.walton.ctr@afncr.af.mil AND ty.christian@afncr.af.mil NO LATER THAN 12:00 PM EST, 30 Aug 2010, after such time questions will not be taken. To ensure your quote is received, you are encouraged to contact the POC with notification of which method your quote was submitted. Proposals received after this date and time will be considered late in accordance with 52.212-1(f), Late Submission, Modifications, Revisions, and Withdrawal of Offers and will not be evaluated. Proposals shall remain valid for a minimum of 90 days. Individuals to contact for information regarding this solicitation: Mr. Matthew Walton, Contracting Specialist, Phone (703) 681-6217, Email matthew.walton.ctr@afncr.af.mil, Capt. Ty Christian, Contracting Officer, Phone (703) 681-6364, Email ty.christian@afncr.af.mil FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items must be completed and provided with this offer or available to the Contracting Office on Online Representations & Certifications Application at https://orca.bpn.gov/. Clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (Dec 2009). Clauses Incorporated by Reference: FAR 52.203-3, FAR 52.203-6, FAR 52.212-4, FAR 52.217-8, FAR 52.217-9, FAR 52.219-4, FAR 52.219-8, FAR 52.219-6, FAR 52.219-14, FAR 52.219-28, FAR 52.222-3, 52.222-19, FAR 52.222-21, FAR 52.222-26, FAR 52.222-35, FAR 52.222-36, FAR 52.222-37, FAR 52.222-41, FAR 52.222-43, FAR 52.222-42, FAR 52.225-13, FAR 52.232-33, FAR 52.233-2. FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Full Text (Feb 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil, FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Full Text (Feb 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil, DFAR 252.203-7000, DFARS 252.204-7004, DFARS 252.225-7002, DFARS 252.246-7000, DFARS 252.232-7003, AFFARS 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (Aug 2005) (a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict Confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the party to another official who can resolve the concern. (b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMBC A-76 competition performance decisions). (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, concerned parties may contact the DRU/MAJCOM ombudsmen, Myra Toles, AFDW/A7K-P, 1535 Command Drive, Suite D-301, Joint Base Andrews NAF, Camp Spring MD, 20762 Phone # 301-981-5245. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the MAJCOM/DRU level, may be brought by the concerned party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (703) 588-7004, facsimile number (703) 588-1067. (d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. (e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer. Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned rating will not apply.