Optometry Services

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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 but a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation documents and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-82, DPN 20150420, and NMCARS 13-05. This solicitation, N00173-16-R-AT04, is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The associated small business size standard is $7.5M. The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has a requirement for an optometrist to provide eye examination and services relative to the Sight Conservation Program administered by the NRL Safety Branch in support of the Safety and Occupational Health Program. The contractor shall provide: CLIN 0001, CLIN 0002, CLIN 0003, CLIN 0004, and CLIN 0005, Optometric support (refractions, including furnishing of prescriptions; fitting of new glasses, including verification of prescription and frame requirements; repairs and adjustments of previously issued glasses; and glaucoma examinations and ocular health check) in accordance with the Statement of Work, 12 months per CLIN. The contractor shall provide refracting and fitting services on-site at NRL in a room provided for these purposes. The service shall be provided between the hours of 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM on Wednesday every other week or at least twice a month. In the event the contractor is unable to provide services on Wednesday, rescheduling must be coordinated with the authorized Government representative. The contractor shall be capable of performing at least twelve (12) refractions, but not more than twenty-one refractions, which include glaucoma examinations and ocular health checks twice a month. The contractor shall be capable of performing at least twelve (12) fittings, and refractions but not more than twenty-eight (28) fittings per day. Each refraction shall entitle the contractor to be paid for one (1) fitting including adjustments for 90 days, if a prescription is required for the patient. Within three (3) months of the initial eye examination, the patient shall be entitled to reexamination by the contractor at no additional cost to NRL. If three (3) months have lapsed since the initial examination, the contractor shall be paid for a new examination and fitting. The contractor shall insert replacement lenses, repair frames, complete forms necessary to forward Rx's written by another doctor to the Government contractor responsible for providing the glasses; and complete Rx's based on current records when employee's glasses have been lost or destroyed. In addition, the contractor shall complete the top portion of the patient safety eyeglass program worksheet. NRL shall furnish the optometrist the necessary forms, equipment, and facilities to perform the necessary examinations and services. NRL will furnish the optometrist with frames and lenses. The contractor shall be licensed by the American Optometric Association or by The American Society of Ophthalmology. Delivery and acceptance is at NRL, Washington, D.C. 20375, FOB Destination. Period of Performance shall be from date of contract award through 60 months thereafter. ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (EIT) In accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 USC 794d), all EIT supplies and services provided under this contract must comply with the applicable accessibility standards issued by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board at 36 CFR part 1194 (see FAR Subpart 39.2). Electronic and information technology (EIT) is defined at FAR 2.101. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS OR ATTACHMENTS: 1. Contract Data Requirements List, DD 1423 2. Accounting and Appropriation Data - 1 Page* (* To be included at time of award) The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL (APR 2014) AND ADDENDA TO FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS MAY BE LISTED IN FULL TEXT IN THE ATTACHMENT TO THE SYNOPSIS FAR 52.212-2 - EVALUATION - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014) The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to that responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate the offers: (1) Technical capability of the item/service offered to meet the Government requirement; (2) Past performance (See FAR 15.304); (3) Price Technical capability and past performance, when combined are more important than price. A COMPLETED COPY OF THE PROVISION 52.212-3 MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE OFFER FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAR 2015) AND ADDENDA TO FAR 52.212-3 REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS 252.203-7005 - Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. (NOV 2011) 252.203-7998 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements - Representation(DEVIATION 2015-O0010) (FEB 2015) 252.204-7011 -Alternative Line Item Structure (SEP 2011) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (MAY 2015) AND ADDENDA TO FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (MAY 2015)52.203-3 Gratuities (APR 1984) (10 USC 2207) 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (JAN 2011) 52.211-15, Defense priority and Allocation Requirements (APR 2008) 52.215-20 Requirements for Certified Cost Or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost Or Pricing Data (OCT 2010) (Alternate IV (OCT 2010) 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (SEP 2011) (Section 847 of PL 110-181). ) 252.203-7003, Agency Office of the Inspector General (DEC 2012) (section 6101 of PL 110-252, 41 USC 3509) 252.203-7999, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements (DEVIATION 2015-O0010)(FEB 2015) 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Reporting (DEVIATION 2016-O0001) (OCT 2015) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (JUN 2012) (10 USC 2227) 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments (DEC 2006) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (MAY 2015). (1) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUL 2013) (PL 109-282) (31 USC 6101 note). (2) [Reserved] (3) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government' Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Aug 2013) (31 USC 6101 note). (4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (May 2012) (section 738 of Division C of Public Law 112-74, section 740 of Division C of Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Division D of Pub. L. 111-8, and section 745 of Division D of Pub. L. 110-161). (5) [Reserved] (6) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (NOV 2011) (15 USC 644). (7) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (OCT 2014) (15 USC 632(a)(2)). (8) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003) (E.O. 11755). (9) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015). (10) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (APR 2015) (E.O. 11246). (11) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (JUL 2014) (29 USC 793). (12) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (AUG 2011). (13) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (JUL. 2013) (31 USC 3332). (14) (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015)(USC chapter 798 and EO 13627) (15) (B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.2220-59 (22 USC chapter 78 EO 13627). DFAR PROVISIONS BY REFERENCE 252.204-7004 - Alternate A System for Award Management (FEB 2014) 252.204-7007 - Alternate Annual Representations and Certifications (FEB 2014) ATTACHMENT TO SYNOPSIS ADDENDA TO FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS REQUIREMENTS FOR ON-SITE CONTRACTORS For those portions of the work under this contract performed at any NRL site, the contractor shall comply with the Requirements for On-Site Contractors dated 8 December 2009 which are hereby incorporated by reference. The full text is available at http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/15onsite.htm Pursuant to DFARS 211.106 contractor employees shall identify themselves as contractor personnel by introducing themselves or being introduced as contractor personnel and displaying distinguishing badges or other visible identification for meetings with Government personnel. In addition, contractor personnel shall appropriately identify themselves as contractor employees in telephone conversations and in formal and informal written correspondence. Facsimile proposals are NOT authorized. Proposals may be transmitted by e-mail to evangelina.toledo@nrl.navy.mil (primary), Code 3230.AT in either Microsoft Word or pdf format. For those portions of the work under this contract performed at any NRL site, the contractor shall comply with the Requirements for On-Site Contractors dated 08 December 2008 which are hereby incorporated by reference. The full text attached. Any resultant contract will be DO Rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS). The Contract Specialist must receive any questions concerning the RFP no later than seven (7) business days before the response date of this solicitation. An original and 2 copies of the offeror proposal shall be received on or before the response date noted above at the NRL address above, Attn: Contracting Officer. The package should be marked with the solicitation number, due date and time. The U.S. Postal Service continues to irradiate letters, flats, Express and Priority Mail with stamps for postage and other packages with stamps for postage destined to government agencies in the ZIP Code ranges 202 through 205. Due to potential delays in receiving mail, offerors are encouraged to use alternatives to the mail when submitting proposals. Other business opportunities for NRL are available at our website http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/rfplist.htm 252.209-7992 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW-FISCAL YEAR 2015 APPROPRIATIONS (DEVIATION 2015-OO0005) (DEC 2014) (a) In accordance with sections 744 and 745 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), none of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that- (1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or (2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (b) The Offeror represents that- (1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, (2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months. (End of provision) 252.209-7993 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW-FISCAL YEAR 2014 APPROPRIATIONS (DEVIATION 2014-OO0009) (FEB 2014) (a) In accordance with sections 8113 and 8114 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014, and sections 414 and 415 of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (PL 113-76, Divisions C and J), none of the funds made available by those divisions (including Military Construction funds) may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that- (1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or (2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (b) The Offeror represents that- (1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, (2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months. (End of provision) 252.225-7000 -- BUY AMERICAN ACT--BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE (NOV 2014) (a) Definitions. "Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "component," "domestic end product," "foreign end product," "qualifying country," "qualifying country end product," and "United States," as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the Buy American and Balance of Payments Program-Basic clause of this solicitation. (b) Evaluation. The Government- (1) Will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of Part 225 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; and (2) Will evaluate offers of qualifying country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute or the Balance of Payments Program. (c) Certifications and identification of country of origin. (1) For all line items subject to the Buy American and Balance of Payments Program-Basic clause of this solicitation, the offeror certifies that- (i) Each end product, except those listed in paragraphs (c)(2) or (3) of this provision, is a domestic end product; and (ii) For end products other than COTS items, components of unknown origin are considered to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States or a qualifying country. (2) The offeror certifies that the following end products are qualifying country end products: Line Item Number Country of Origin (3) The following end products are other foreign end products, including end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (ii) of the definition of "domestic end product": Line Item Number Country of Origin (If known) (End of provision) 252.209-7997 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW-DoD APPROPRIATIONS (DEVIATION 2013-O0006) (DATE) (a) In accordance with section 101(a)(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013,(PL 112-175) none of the funds made available by that Act for general appropriations for DoD may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that- (1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (b) The Offeror represents that- (1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, (2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months. (End of provision) 252.232-7006 - WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2013) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause- "Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)" is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization. "Document type" means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF). "Local processing office (LPO)" is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system. (b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system is the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. (c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall- (1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.acquisition.gov; and (2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site. (d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the "Web Based Training" link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/ (e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol. (f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor must use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract/order: (1) Document type. The Contractor shall use the following document type(s). _____________________"Invoice 2 in 1"_____________________________ Note: If a "Combo" document type is identified but not supportable by the Contractor's business systems, an "Invoice" (stand-alone) and "Receiving Report" (stand-alone) document type may be used instead.) (2) Inspection/acceptance location. The Contractor shall select the following inspection/acceptance location(s) in WAWF, as specified by the contracting officer. ______________________NRL______________________________ (3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system. ROUTING DATA TABLE* Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF Pay Official DoDAAC Issue By DoDAAC Admin DoDAAC Inspect By DoDAAC Ship To Code Ship From Code Mark For Code Service Approver (DoDAAC) N00173 Extension Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) N00173 Extension Accept at Other DoDAAC DCAA Auditor DoDAAC Other DoDAAC(s) (4) Payment request and supporting documentation. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes appropriate contract line item and subline item descriptions of the work performed or supplies delivered, unit price/cost per unit, fee (if applicable), and all relevant back-up documentation, as defined in DFARS Appendix F, (e.g. timesheets) in support of each payment request. (5) WAWF email notifications. The Contractor shall enter the e-mail address identified below in the "Send Additional Email Notifications" field of WAWF once a document is submitted in the system. @nrl.navy.mil (g) WAWF point of contact. (1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact. Donna Dargan: donna.dargan@nrl.navy.mil or 202-767-0547 Jovanka Caton-Campbell: Jovanka.Caton@nrl.navy.mil or 202-404-3557 (2) For technical WAWF help, contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988. (End of clause) 252.247-7022 REPRESENTATION OF EXTENT OF TRANSPORTATION BY SEA (AUG 1992) (a) The Offeror shall indicate by checking the appropriate blank in paragraph (b) of this provision whether transportation of supplies by sea is anticipated under the resultant contract. The term "supplies" is defined in the Transportation of Supplies by Sea clause of this solicitation. (b) Representation. The Offeror represents that it- _____ Does anticipate that supplies will be transported by sea in the performance of any contract or subcontract resulting from this solicitation. _____ Does not anticipate that supplies will be transported by sea in the performance of any contract or subcontract resulting from this solicitation. (c) Any contract resulting from this solicitation will include the Transportation of Supplies by Sea clause. If the Offeror represents that it will not use ocean transportation, the resulting contract will also include the Defense FAR Supplement clause at 252.247-7024, Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea. (End of provision) 52.217-8 -- Option To Extend Services (NOV 1999) The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 60 days. (End of Clause) FAR 52.233-2 - SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006) Protests, as defined in Section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from the Control Desk, Code 3200, Bldg. 222, Rm. 115, Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave., S.W., Washington DC 20375 5326. The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO. Alternate I (OCT 2014) As prescribed in 219.708(b)(1)(A)(2), substitute the following paragraph (f)(1) (i) for (f)(1)(i) in the basic clause: (f)(1) (i) The Standard Form 294 Subcontracting Report for Individual Contracts shall be submitted in accordance with the instructions on that form; paragraph (f)(2)(i) is inapplicable (End of provision)