Education Advisor

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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This combined synopsis/solicitation is issued as a request for quote (RFQ) F4D3B32066A901. Submit written offers only, via fax or email by the quote due date. Oral offers will not be accepted. All firms or individuals responding must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) (www.ccr.gov). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-57 Correction and DFARS Change Notice 20120312. THIS PROCUREMENT IS BEING ISSUED AS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE under North American Industrial Classification Standard (NAICS) 611710 and size standard $7M. Project Number: F4D3B32066A901 Project Title: Education Advisor 1. Please see attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) dated 12 Mar 2012 for detailed description of services. 2. Quote shall conform to the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) structure as established in the attached RFQ template associated with this combined synopsis/solicitation . 3. Quotes shall be valid until 30 Apr 2012. 4. Quotes should include the following minimum submittals. a. Copy of Four Year degree with transcripts showing 24 semester hours appropriate to the areas described in the PWS paragraph 3a, items 1-8. b. Documentation showing two years experience in adult/military education guidance counseling in the guidance office of a university or military education center as an academic/guidance counselor. c. A university-sponsored guidance practicum in counseling shown on the college transcript. Period of Performance: Basic 1 Year contract with four 1 year options to include an additional 6 month option. (see RFQ template) Period of Performance is 30 April 2012 to 29 Oct 2017. The contract will be Firm Fixed Price with the CLIN structure as indicated in the RFQ template. The following Provisions and Clauses apply to this award: 52.204-7: Central Contractor Registration 52.204-9: Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel 52.212-1: Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items A. Late quotes will not be accepted. B. Facsimile quotes or emails will be accepted and can be sent to +1 (555) 000-0000 by the quote acceptance date. C. Wage Determination (WD) classifications: If you feel the WD does not contain a classification for this service please submit a SF 1444 asking for conformance to another classification. D. Quotes that don't comply with Technical submittal will be considered nonresponsive and not accepted. E. Acknowledge all amendments to the solicitation. F. A copy of Representations and Certifications must be submitted IAW FAR 52.212-3 or available electronically on ORCA . 52.212-2: Evaluation-Commercial Items : ADDENDUM to 52.212-2: (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers (1) a. Experience b. Price Relative order of importance: Experience is significantly more important than price. A quote must pass a technical evaluation showing the company has the experience required to meet the PWS service requirements for an Education Advisor before it will be accepted. A technical evaluation will be performed to ascertain if bidders have submitted documentation to show they meet experience requirements for this service. They will receive a pass or fail on the technical evaluation. A pass will show their bid responsive (acceptable), a fail will render it nonresponsive (unacceptable). The following items will be evaluated on the technical review: a. Copy of Four Year degree with transcripts showing 24 semester hours appropriate to the areas described in the PWS paragraph 3a, items 1-8. b. Documentation showing two years experience in adult/military education guidance counseling in the guidance office of a university or military education center as an academic/guidance counselor. c. A university-sponsored guidance practicum in counseling shown on the college transcript. (2). Once a bid has passed the technical evaluation it will then be ranked by price, highest to lowest. Award will be made to the bidder who's quote is technically acceptable and the lowest priced. (a) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). 52.212-3 with Alternate I: Offerors Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items 52.212-4: Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items 52.212-5: Deviation: Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items 52.214-31: Facsimile Bid 52.217-8: Option to Extend Services (30 days) 52.217-9: Option to Extend the Term of the Contract(60/30) 52.219-8: Utilization of Small Business Concerns 52.219-14: Limitations on Subcontracting 52.219-28: Post-Award Small Business Program Representation 52.219-30: Notice of Total Set-Aside for Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business Program 52.222-3: Convict Labor 52.222-21: Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-41: Service Contract Act of 1965 52.222-42: Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires 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 CLAUSE IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY: IT IS NOT A WAGE DETERMINATION. Employee Class GS/WG Equiv Monetary Wage Fringe Benefits Education Advisor GS-09 $19.98 36.45% $7.28 52.222-43: Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act - Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) 52.222-50: Combating Trafficking Persons 52.223-18: Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.232-33: Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Central Contractor Registration 52.233-3: Protest after Award 52.233-4: Applicable Law for Breach of contract Claim 52.237-3: Continuity of Services 52.242-13: Bankruptcy 52.242-15: Stop-Work Order 52.252-1: Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference 52.252-2: Clauses Incorporated by Reference 252.203-7000: Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7002: Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.204-7004: Alternate A, Central Contractor Registration 252.204-7006: Billing Instructions 252.212-7000: Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items 252.212-7001 Deviation: Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items 252.232-7003: Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7007: Limitation of Government's Obligation 5352.201-9101: Ombudsman 5352.223-9001: Health and Safety on Government Installations 5352.242-9000: Contractor Access to Air Force Installations CONS G-800: Wide Area Work Flow Instructions All potential offerors are reminded that compliance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR) 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is mandatory. Lack of registration in the CCR will make an offeror ineligible for contract award. Any questions will need to be submitted in writing by 1:00 p.m. (PST) on 26 Mar 2012. Prior questions and answers can be viewed at the FBO site under solicitation number F4D3B32023A901. If unable to view them they can be sent to you by the administrator if requested. The answers will be posted on the FedBizOpps website by 4:00 p.m. (PST) on 27 Mar 2012. All quotes must be sent to Cora Matthews and Patricia A. Rosa via one of the following methods: Email (contact@example.gov), phone +1 (555) 000-0000 or (contact@example.gov.), phone, +1 (555) 000-0000, Address 1515 Iceland Avenue, Bldg 8500, Rm 150, Vandenberg AFB, CA 93437. Quotes are required to be received no later than 4:00 p.m. (PST) on 02 Apr 2012. Attachments 1. Performance Work Statement, dated 12 Mar 2012 2. RFQ Template 3. Wage Determination No. 2005-2063, Rev 11, 13 Jun 2011