Professional Development Training Courses

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is issuing a combined synopsis/solicitation, request for quotation number 70Z02320QMMZ28400, for unlimited access to online training courses and/or off site instructor lead training courses to 300 team members of the National Maritime Center on an annual basis. The National Maritime Center includes one centralized location, 17 Regional Exam Centers, and three Monitoring Units with separate locations. Training subjects to be available for the following broad categories: Administrative, Business, Communication, Computer Software, Customer Service, Finance & Accounting, Human Resources, Management & Leadership, Marketing, OSHA & Work Place Safety, Personal Development, Project Management, and Time Management. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subparts 12/13, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This RFQ incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-99. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 611430 - Professional and Management Development Training. The SBA small business size standard in number of employees is 1,500. This is an unrestricted requirement. The attached Statement of Work (SOW) provides a description of the requirements for the services to be acquired. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this solicitation. 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items and 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Aug 2018), applies to this solicitation and is included in the attached Terms and Conditions. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, with its offer and the - fill-in for 3052.209-70 Prohibition on Contracts with Corporate Expatriates (JUN 2006). Terms and conditions necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices are found in Attachment 2: Clauses and Provisions Quotes shall include the following: Technical Capability Provide a quote that meets the service requirements listed in section 1.3 in the SOW. Responsibility Quote must include company's address, DUNS Number, CAGE CODE, and Tax ID Number. The entity's active SAM information, which can be found on www.sam.gov (submitted in PDF or Word). Price The Offeror shall provide a price quote on a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) basis. All quotes submitted shall be formatted in the CLIN structure in Attachment 3- Pricing Sheet. BASIS FOR AWARD: The Government intends to award a FFP purchase order without discussions to one (1) responsible Offeror whose offer is the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). The Offeror(s) quotes will be evaluated based on Technical factors and price being the determining factor. The Government will assess the Offeror's ability to provide the services that meet or exceed the minimum requirements set forth in the SOW to obtain an acceptable rating. Offerors that do not submit all of the information required, may not be considered for award. Offeror(s) quote shall include the following: PLACE OF DELIVERY: See Section 5.1 of the SOW EVALUATION: Technical Capability The Government will evaluate the Offeror's technical capability to determine whether the organization and instructors proposed have the qualifications and capability to meet the requirements of the SOW and the provided course descriptions. Responsibility The Government will evaluate ALL prospective offerors for responsibility, determined by an active SAM record submission. Price The Government will evaluate all proposed prices based on the lowest price quote. QUESTIONS All questions and/or requests for clarification concerning this solicitation shall be submitted electronically no later than 11:00 AM ET Monday, 29 June 2020 to the Contracting Officer, Wendy Stevenson at Wendy.Stevenson@uscg.miland the Contract Specialist, Marvin F. Williams at Marvin.F.Williams@uscg.mil. The Government may not answer questions received after this date. Do not include any proprietary data with your questions as all questions and answers will be released to FedBizOpps (FBO) vendors. Each question shall include the referenced document name, specific page, paragraph, and/or clause requiring clarification. Inquiries and information received after the established deadline will be answered/addressed if considered essential to the requirement and in the best interest of the Government. QUOTATION SUBMISSION DEADLINE Please submit your quotation via email to Wendy Stevenson at Wendy.Stevenson@uscg.miland the Contract Specialist, Marvin F. Williams at Marvin.F.Williams@uscg.mil NLT Thursday, 02 July 2020 on or before 3:00 PM ET. This RFQ shall not be considered direction to proceed with the subject effort, nor a promise of future direction to proceed. Offeror's are solely responsible for submission costs in response to this RFQ. When responding, please include - 70Z02320QMMZ28400 in the subject line of the email. ATTACHMENTS: Statement of Work Provisions and Clauses Pricing Sheet