Discovery Center Manager

Amendment 1: Attaches Questions & Answers, Changes the Classification Code, and adds FAR Clause 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires. IAW 52.232-18, Availability of Funds; Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items 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 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ), solicitation number FA4625-10-Q-0056. This procurement is a 100% Small Business set-aside IAW FAR 19.502-2(b). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541513. For the purpose of this procurement the small business size standard is $25.0 Million. General Wage Decision # 05-2307 Revision 10 dated 6/22/2010 applies to this acquisition and can be found at http://www.wdol.gov/. All offers are to remain valid until 30 Nov 2010. Basis for Award; The Government will award a contract from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government. Paper copies of the Request for Quotation shall not be made available. This requirement is for a Front Desk & Discovery Center Manager for the Whiteman Air Force Base Airman and Family Readiness Center in accordance with the attached Statement of Work (SOW). Period of performance will be 1 October 2010 - 30 September 2011 plus four (4) Option Years. Prospective contractors should review the attachment Statement of Work (SOW), complete the attached Bid Schedule, and submit the required qualification documents for evaluation (resume, minimum of two references, and college transcripts or proof of qualifying work experience). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-42, Defense Acquisition Circular 20100713, and Air Force Acquisition Circular 2010-0402. The following FAR Clauses and Provisions apply to this acquisition: Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items; Clause 52.212-4, Contracts Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items. Specifically the following clauses cited are applicable to this solicitation: 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options; 52.217-7, Option for Increased Quantity -- Separately Priced Line Item; FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor; FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; FAR 52.225-1, Buy American Act-Supplies; FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; and FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Central Contractor Registration; 52.233-2, Service of Protest fill-in (509th Contracting Squadron/LGCB, Whiteman AFB, MO 65305-5344); FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965. FAR 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel; 52.232-18, Availability of Funds; FAR 52.247-34, F.O.B. Destination; FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference; AFFARS Clause 5352.242-9000, Contractor Access to Air Force Installations; AFFARS Clause 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman: Mr. Eric Thaxton/129 Andrews Street, Ste 102/Langley AFB VA 23665-2769/ Phone: (757) 764-5372 Fax: (757) 764-4400; AFFARS Clause 5352.223-9000, Elimination of ODS; 5352.223-9001, Health and Safety on Government Installations; 5352.242-9000, Contractor Access to Air Force Installations;FAR Clause 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration (CCR); DFARS Clause 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Request. Registration is required in the CCR database in order to receive a Government contract. DFARS Provision 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications. Offerors shall include a completed copy of FAR provision 52.212-3 and DFARS Provision 252.212-7000 with their quote (Note: On-line Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) has been implemented in FAR Clause 52.212-3 effective 01 Jan 05. ORCA enables vendors to submit and update their representations and certifications on-line. ORCA is part of the Business Partner Network (BPN) and is located at http://orca.bpn.gov. The ORCA site contains an ORCA Application Handbook and an ORCA Quick Reference Guide.) DFARS Clause 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items. 52.222-42 -- Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 1989) In compliance with the Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended, and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR Part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5341 or 5332. This Statement is for Information Only (It is not a Wage Determination): Employee Class Monetary Wage (Excluding Fringe Benefits) GS-0326-05, Office Automation Assistant, $15.00 (End of Clause) Quotations can be e-mailed to the following e-mail address: 509cons.sollgcb@whiteman.af.mil or by FAX to (660) 687-4822 to the attention of Kristy Svendsen. NOTE: Quotations must be received by 11 Aug 2010, 1:00 PM CST; late quotations will not be considered for award. Prospective offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) (www.ccr.gov) in order to be eligible for award. Responsible sources may submit a quotation which, if timely received, shall be considered by this agency.