NPPTL Leadership Coaching and Development

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for simplified acquisition procedure items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Requirements (FAR) Subpart 13.1, 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. The solicitation number for this requirement is RFQ 75D301-19-Q-70337 and is hereby issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) using FAR Subpart 13.1 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) intends to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order to a contractor for NPPTL Leadership Coaching and Development. QUOTERS ARE ADVISED AN AWARD MAY BE MADE WITHOUT DISCUSSION OR ANY CONTACT CONCERNING THE QUOTES RECEIVED. Quoters should not assume they will be contacted, or afforded the opportunity to qualify, discuss, or revise their proposals. Therefore, the initial quote should contain the quoter's best terms from a technical and price standpoint. All quotes must include the full name, address, and DUNS number of the business to be named on the purchase order as well as the full name, phone number, and email address of the person who can accept the final purchase order. This acquisition is set aside for women owned small businesses under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 611430, Professional and Management Development Training, and small business size standard of $11.0 M. A Firm-Fixed Price purchase order will be issued in writing to the successful offeror. To be eligible to receive an award resulting from this solicitation, the contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award of the purchase order in accordance with FAR Clause 52.204-7. To register apply via the Internet at http://www.sam.gov. For questions on registration contact Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220. Quotes are due on 06/28/19, by 03:00 PM Eastern Time and must be sent to the attention of John Carolan via email at JCarolan@CDC.GOV. The Offeror must cite RFQ Number 75D301-19-Q-70337 in the email subject line. Evaluation and award of the purchase order will be performed in accordance with FAR 13.106-2 Evaluation of Quotations or Offers and FAR 13.106-3 Award and Documentation. No telephonic quotes will be processed. Please send any questions and quotes to John J. Carolan at JCarolan@cdc.gov. After evaluation of all proposals, the government intends to award based on which represents the best value. Award will be via purchase order, as the independent Government estimate for this effort is significantly less than the simplified acquisition threshold. NOTE-Technical Strength More Important than Cost/Price - Offerors are advised that in quote evaluation, paramount consideration will be given to technical quotes rather than to price unless, as a result of technical evaluations, quotes are judged to be essentially equal, in which case price will become the determining factor. The Government will not make an award at a significantly higher overall cost to the Government to achieve only slightly superior performance. A responsive proposal shall include two (2) separate and detachable volumes, technical and price, for each proposal submission being offered. Proposals submitted in response to the solicitation will not be returned, but will be utilized by NIOSH for official purposes. Proposals should be practical and prepared simply and economically, providing a straight forward, concise delineation of what it is the offeror will do to satisfy the requirements of the statement of work. Your proposal should be submitted in discrete volumes including, one (1) copy of the technical proposal, and one (1) copy of the price proposal. Offerors are advised that they are not restricted as to what is presented in their proposals, as long as sufficient material is provided to allow evaluation of specific proposal elements defined. Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation, shall be evaluated in accordance with the requirements of the evaluation criteria and the Scope of Work. Your attention is invited to the fact that the Contracting Officer, is the only individual who can legally commit the Government to the expenditure of public funds. This request does not commit the Government to award an order, nor to pay any costs incurred in making necessary studies or designs for the preparation thereof, nor to procure or contract for the services or supplies. RFQ 75D301-19-Q-70337 is attached to this announcement, and offerors are cautioned to read all information and follow all instructions contained in the RFQ. Failure to submit all required documentation/information may result in a proposal being ineligible for award. Acceptance and FOB Point: FOB Destination It is the offeror's responsibility to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. Clauses and provisions may be accessed via the Internet at website ttp://farsite.hill.af.mil. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2019-02 (05-06-19). Include FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications with Offer or indicate if it is available online at SAM.gov. Attachments: Request for Quotations 75D301-19-Q-70337. -------------------------------------------------- Amendment 00001 of 06/26/19 with solicitation Questions and Answers is posted by a SF-30 as an attachement to this FBO notice with an NPPTL organizational chart, and the solicitation due date is also extended by one (1) week to 03:00 PM Eastern time on 07/05/19. --------------------------------------------------- Amendment 00002 of 06/28/19 with solicitation additional Questions and Answers is posted by a SF-30 as an attachment to this FBO notice, with no due date extesnion from 03:00 PM Eastern time on 07/05.19, as revised in Amendment 00001.