Human Engineering Course IDIQ

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (Human Engineering Course IDIQ) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6 and Part 13, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation # H92257-16-Q-0018 is hereby issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-83, Effective November 1st, 2015 and DPN 20151001. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 611699. The size standard is $10 million. FSC is U099. This is a restricted purchase set-aside for 100% Small Business Concerns. This RFQ is being conducted as a commercial item procurement using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR Part 13). This contract will be based on Best Value; price and non-priced factors considered. Contract Financing will NOT be provided for this acquisition. TYPE OF CONTRACT. The Government intends to award a single Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract as a result of this solicitation. The Government reserves the right and may award based solely on information contained in the quote and is not obligated to seek completion or clarification of any or all of the evaluation factors if the original quote is unclear. The contract shall be awarded on an all or none basis, please do not submit partial quotes. All quotes submitted shall be the Contractor's Best Quote as it is the Government's intent to entertain one (1) final quote only; this includes any discounts on volume. Quoters must scrutinize this solicitation and ensure their quotes and submissions comply with all requirements. It is not sufficient to merely state your quote complies with the solicitation requirements. You must clearly identify how your quote meets the entire solicitation requirement. Merely stating you can meet the technical requirement is not acceptable and will deem your quote "technically unacceptable". All questions concerning this procurement, either technical or contractual must be submitted in writing, via email, to the Contracting Office. The deadline for submittal of questions regarding this solicitation is 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 00 November 2015. Answers will be provided no later than (NLT) 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 2 December 2015, via solicitation/RFQ amendment. No direct discussion between the technical representative and a prospective quoter will be conducted unless it is deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer. Questions shall be sent by email to the following point of contact: contact@example.gov (+1 (555) 000-0000) Quotes must be received no later than 8:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 7 December 2015. Quotes received after this time frame shall not be considered for award. The Government will award the contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote is conforming to the solicitation and will be the most advantageous to the Government. The prospective quoter must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) website at http://www.sam.gov to be considered for award. The quoter agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes. Quotes shall be emailed to: contact@example.gov Section B - Supplies or Services ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES EST. QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 FY16 Human Engineering Course 7 EACH _____________ P of P: 1 Jan 2016- 31 Dec 2016 FFP IAW Attachment #1 - Statement of Work. FOB: Destination ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES EST. QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 1001 FY17 Human Engineering Course 7 EACH _____________ P of P: 1 Jan 2017- 31 Dec 2017 FFP IAW Attachment #1 - Statement of Work. FOB: Destination ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES EST. QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 2001 FY18 Human Engineering Course 7 EACH _____________ P of P: 1 Jan 2018- 31 Dec 2018 FFP IAW Attachment #1 - Statement of Work. FOB: Destination ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES EST. QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 3001 FY19 Human Engineering Course 7 EACH _____________ P of P: 1 Jan 2019- 31 Dec 2019 FFP IAW Attachment #1 - Statement of Work. FOB: Destination ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES EST. QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 4001 FY20 Human Engineering Course 7 EACH _____________ P of P: 1 Jan 2020- 31 Dec 2020 FFP IAW Attachment #1 - Statement of Work. FOB: Destination Section C - Descriptions and Specifications See attachment #1 Statement of Work entitled, MARSOC Human Engineering SOW dtd 11/18/15 Quote submission shall be in accordance with Attachment's #1 &# 2 and this document. The awardee of this award is required to be registered with, understand, and invoice through Wide Area Workflow. CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: FAR 52.202-1 Definitions Nov 2013 FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management Jul 2013 FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting Jul 2015 FAR 52.204-17 Ownership of Control of Contractor Nov 2014 FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items Oct 2015 FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items Nov 2015 FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items May 2015 FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items Nov 2015 FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options Jul 1990 FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations Jun 2003 FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor Oct 2014 FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies Convict Labor Jan 2014 FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities Apr 2015 FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity Jun 2014 FAR 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers With Disabilities Jul 2014 FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons Mar 2015 FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases Jun 2008 FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-- System for Award Management Jul 2013 FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference Feb 1998 DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials Nov 2013 DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirements to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights Sep 2013 DFARS 252.204-7000 Disclosure of Information Aug 2013 DFARS 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product Apr 1992 DFARS 252.204-7004 Alternate A, System for Award Management Feb 2014 DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Tech Information Sep 2015 DFARS 252.209-7002 Disclosure of Ownership or Control by a foreign Government Jun 2010 DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program Nov 2014 DFARS 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors Dec 2012 DFARS 252.225-7012 Preference For Certain Domestic Commodities Feb 2013 DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports Jun 2012 DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments Dec 2006 DFARS 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications Dec 1991 DFARS 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustments Dec 2012 DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea Apr 2014 SOFARS 5652.201-9002 Authorized Changes Only By Contracting Officer Jan 2005 SOFARS 5652.204-9002 Instruction for the Use of Electronic Contracts Nov 2007 SOFARS 5652.204-9003 Disclosure of Unclassified Information Jun 2013 SOFARS 5652.204-9004 Foreign Persons Jan 2006 SOFARS 5652.216-9004 Procedures for Issuing Task/Delivery Orders under Single Award, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contracts Jan 2003 SOFARS 5652.233-9000 Independent Review of Agency Protests Sep 2013 SOFARS 5652.237-9000 Contractor Personnel Changes Jan 1998 SOFARS 5652.252-9000 Notice of Incorporation of Section K Jun 2009 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT: Please note that due to character limitation in FedBizOpps, full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.farsite.hill.af.mil. All FAR representations and certifications shall be submitted through Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at www.sam.gov. 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014) (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous providing the best value to the Government price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes in descending order of importance: (i) Technical - Quoters shall provide a detailed quote response that shows it meets the statement of work for one (1) SME. Quoters shall also provide certifications, licenses or other documentations necessary to validate that it meets the requirements. Quoters are required to submit a resume for their proposed instructor. Failure to submit the resume shall consider the quote "non-responsible" Quoters shall submit a proposed course syllabus for review. (ii) Past Performance - Quoters shall provide name, title, and phone number of principal for no less than three (3) prior or current contracts/agreements for similar scoped projects performed during the previous three (3) years. To be technically acceptable, the submitting quoter must submit relevant and current past performance in ALL areas noted in this combined synopsis/solicitation. Please include contract/agreement number, period of performance, reference name, reference telephone number, reference e-mail, and contract/agreement information. The Government will evaluate each quoters experience on the basis of its depth and its relevance to the work that will be required under the prospective contract. Quoters are required to provide no less than three (3) past performance questionnaire's for verification. Completed questionnaires shall be sent directly to: contact@example.gov See attachment #2 entitled, Past Performance Questionnaire dtd 11/18/2015 (iii) Price - All line items will be reviewed for price reasonableness. Pricing shall depict a per course price. (b) 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). (c) 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. Vendors are required to register or update their registration on the Central Contractor Registration website at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. This registration is required to receive contract award and will facilitate payment. *** It is very important that all vendors and contractors follow all instructions provided below, when quotes are submitted *** For email quotes, the Government office designated for receipt of the quote is the email inbox of the addressee indicated above. Notwithstanding the provisions at FAR 52.212-1(c) or FAR 52.215-1(c)(3), delivery is not accomplished until the addressee can open the email; delivery to a server or an email inbox on a server is not considered delivery to the designated Government office and the quotation is not under the Government's control until the addressee can open the email. The email shall not be considered to be delivered unless the entire content of the email and all attachments can be read by the addressee indicated above. Receipt of an electronic acknowledgment from the addressee establishes that a record was received but does not establish that the content sent corresponds to the content received. Email attachments are limited to no more than 2MB. Quoters are specifically warned that email may be subjected to spam filters or attachment stripping. All transmissions must clearly state the solicitation number and the name of the contracting specialist on the first page to ensure proper receipt. Attention is directed to FAR 52.212-1(c), concerning late submissions. Quoters are responsible for allowing adequate time for transmission to be completed. The quoter bears the risk of non-receipt of transmissions, and should ensure that all pages of the proposal (and any authorized modifications) have been received by the designated office before the deadline indicated. Pages of a transmission that arrive after the deadline will not be considered.