Membership

US Customs and Border Protection has a requirement for membership in an organization providing corporate executive board services in accordance with the attached Statement of Work (SOW). This requirement is for one year with four option years. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation, Subpart 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. (ii) The solicitation number is 20049637CF. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) incorporating provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-36, dated August 11, 2009. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541611, for which the size standard is an average gross receipts of $5.0 million (not to exceed) for the previous three years. Quote must list DUNS number and Federal Tax ID Number (TIN). All offerors must be in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at the time of award and must accept payment by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). CLAUSES/PROVISIONS: The following FAR and HSAR clauses and provisions apply: 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors-Commercial; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions'Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders'Commercial Items with the following clauses checked:52.219-6, 52.222-3, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-3 Alternate I, 52.232-33; HSAR 3052.209-70, Prohibition of Contracts with Corporate Expatriates. SUBMISSION: Offerors are to submit their pricing schedule, which is attached. Any interested parties must include in their response an overview of their services that will exactly meet the services described in the SOW. In addition, any interested parties must provide a minimum of three (3) references that will be able to provide a detailed description of the services provided and the contractor's performance while providing those services. Offerors must also submit with their quotes, a completed copy of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications'Commercial Items. For the exact text and working of clauses and provisions, please see http://acquisition.gov/far/current/html/. EVALUATION CRITERIA: Corporate Experience/Capability: 30%; Established Government Finance Executive Forums: 30%; Past Performance: 25%; Pricing: 15%. DEADLINE: Quotes will be accepted until September 8, 2009 at 1400 EDT. They may be mailed to U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Finance Acquisition Center, Attn: Carol Faddis, 6650 Telecom Dr. #300, Indianapolis, IN 46278, faxed to 317-298-1244 to the attention of Carol Faddis, Contracting Officer, or emailed to Carol Faddis at carol.faddis@dhs.gov. Questions may be emailed or faxed to Ms. Faddis.