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This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for COMMERCIAL ITEMS prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested herein and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is a Request for Proposal (RFP). This action is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS Code: 611430 "Professional and Management Development Training" with a size standard of $11 million. The U.S. Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), an agency of the Government, intends to procure the following Commercial Non-Personal Services contract to provide a three-day leadership training session in support of the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) located on Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. The Government anticipates the issuance of a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract as a result of subject solicitation. The anticipated Period of Performance will be three days beginning mid to late June. Performance shall occur at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. All services are requested to be proposed upon and specified by the vendor as seen below: Description CLIN 0001 -The Contractor shall provide the required non-personal services to provide a three day training program as detailed in the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS)*. CLIN 0002 - Contractor Manpower Reporting (NSP) * See Attached PWS Other Information/Requirements: 1. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to ensure that their Offer is compliant with ALL provisions of the FAR and its supplements. The Government MAY, but is not obligated to, consider an Offer that is non-compliant with any provision of the FAR and its supplements. Furthermore, the Government is NOT required to inform any Offeror that their Offer is non-compliant with the FAR or any of its supplements. Failure of an Offer to comply with any provision of the FAR and its supplements may result in the Offeror being deemed non-responsive to the solicitation. 2. Place of Performance will be at a training facility located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. 3. All responsible sources may submit a proposal/quote which will be considered by the Contracting Officer. The offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award. 4. The offeror shall submit their proposal/quote via email to the Contract Specialist by 10:30AM - EST-U.S on Tuesday 29 May 18 Email: tiffany.n.barnes4.civ@mail.mil Contact Information: Tiffany Barnes Contract Specialist Army Contracting Command -Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) P - 410-278-4206 BASIS FOR AWARD: A single award will be made based on the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation approach. Only one award will be made to the vendor offering the LPTA proposal/quote for services meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors to the Government. 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014): (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: Factor 1 Cost/Price: Price will be evaluated based on the total proposed price for CLIN 0001 and CLIN 0002. Factor 2 Technical: Offerors shall demonstrate previous experience performing similar work as required by the PWS and provide a detailed plan regarding how the offerors will perform the requirements of the PWS within the period of performance specified. The Technical element of the evaluation will also be a determination as to whether the offeror can meet the specifications provided in the solicitation and associated PWS. The technical element of the evaluation shall be based solely on information furnished by the vendor. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not provided in the proposal. (b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. IAW FAR 52.215-1(f)(4), the Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the offeror's initial proposal should contain the offeror's best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES applicable to this acquisition are as follows: FAR 52.202-1, Definitions; FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities FAR 52.203-6 RESTRICTIONS ON SUBCONTRACTOR SALES TO THE GOVERNMENT - ALTERNATE I; FAR 52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures FAR 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Recycles Paper; FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items; (include a completed copy of this provision with your quote) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, the following clauses apply: 52.233-1, Disputes, 52.233-3 Protest After Award, 52.204-7, System for Award Management, 52.232-1, Payments, 52.243-1, Changes-Fixed Price, 52.249-2, Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price), AND 52.249-8, Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service); FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Items, for Paragraph (b) the following clauses apply: 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside, 52.219-14, Limitations on Small Business Subcontracting, 52.222-3, Convict Labor, 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity, 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans, 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities, 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans, 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons, 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving, 52.233-2, Service of Protest, 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim, AND 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management; FAR 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports; FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era and Other Eligible Veterans; FAR 52.227-1, Authorization and Consent; FAR 52.227-2, Notice and Assistance Regarding Patent and Copyright Infringement; FAR 52.237-1, Site Visit FAR 52.246-4, Fixed-Price Service Contracts; FAR 52.252-2, CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE; FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management FAR 52.249-1 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Firm Fixed) (Short Form); DFARS 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative DFARS 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items; DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, for Paragraph (b) the following clause applies: 52.203-3 Gratuities, 252.232-7003 Electronics Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports DFARS 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product; DFARS 252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications; DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports; DFARS 252.232-7006, Wide Area Work Flow Payment Instructions DFARS 252.204-7004, ALTERNATE A, System for Award Management Full text of these provisions and clauses, with noted exceptions regarding local clauses, may be obtained by accessing the following internet website: http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/sitemap.html LOCAL CLAUSES: ACC-APG 5152.237-4900, ACCOUNTING FOR CONTRACT SERVICES REQUIREMENT - ENTERPRISE-WIDE CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING APPLICATION: The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours required for performance of services provided under this contract for the 3 day training course via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: http://www.ecmra.mil/, and then click on "Department of the Army CMRA" or the icon of the DOD organization that is receiving or benefitting from the contracted services. Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2013. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk by clicking on "Send an email" which is located under the Help Resources ribbon on the right side of the login page of the applicable Service/Component's Contractor Manpower Reporting website. ACC-APG 5152.242-4900, GOVERNMENT-CONTRACTOR RELATIONSHIPS ACC-APG: a. The Government and the contractor understand and agree that the services to be delivered under this contract by the contractor to the Government are non-personal services and the parties recognize and agree that no employer-employee or master-servant relationships exist or will exist under the contract between the Government and the contractor and/or between the Government and the contractor's employees. It is therefore, in the best interest of the Government to afford the parties a full and complete understanding of their respective obligations. b. Contractor personnel under this contract shall not: (1) be placed in a position where they are appointed or employed by a Federal Officer, or are under the supervision, direction, or evaluation of a Federal Officer, Military or Civilian. (2) be placed in a staff or policy-making position. (3) be placed in a position of command, supervision, administration or control over Department of the Army (DA) Military or Civilian Personnel, or personnel of other contractors, or become a part of the Government organization. (4) be used for the purpose of avoiding manpower ceilings or other personnel rules and regulations of DA or the Civil Service Commission. (5) be used in administration or supervision of military procurement activities. c. Employee Relationship: (1) The services to be performed under this contract do not require the contractor or its employees to exercise personal judgment and discretion on behalf of the Government, but rather the contractor's employees will act and exercise personal judgment and discretion on behalf of the contractor. (2) Rules, regulations, directions, and requirements that are issued by command authorities under their responsibility for good order, administration, and security are applicable to all personnel who enter the installation, or who travel on Government transportation. This is not to be construed or interpreted to establish any degree of Government control that is inconsistent with a non-personal services contract. INSTRUCTIONS TO PAYING OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICE (Oct 2012) ACC-APG 5152.242-4901: a. The Contracting Office representative is: Name: Tiffany Barnes Organization Code: CCAP-SCD Telephone Area Code and Number: 410-278-4206 Email: tiffany.n.barnes4.civ@mail.mil b. Payment to the contractor shall be made IAW FAR Subpart 32.11, Electronic Funds Transfer. c. Paying Office information: DFAS Indianapolis, DoDAAC: HQ0490 Telephone Inquiries: 1-888-332-7366