Protestant Music Director

(i)This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, 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. (ii) The solicitation number is F2N03H2324A002; this solicitation is a Request for Quotation. (iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAC 2005-63, DPN 20121212 and AFAC 2012-1107. (iv) There is no small business set-aside for this acquisition. This acquisition will be full and open competition; the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 611710. The business size standard is $7million the following commercial items are requested in this solicitation: (v) CLINS: 0001-0003: PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 7 Jan 2013 - 6 Jan 2014. CLIN: 0001 : Protestant Worship Services (52 Units) CLIN 0002: Protestant Worship Practices (52 Units) CLIN 0003: Special Services (10 Units) FOB: Destination (vi) See paragraph (v). And attached (Statement of Work.) (vii) Place of Delivery: Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The following provisions and/or clauses apply to this acquisition. (viii) Offerors must comply with all instructions contained in FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items. Offerors must provide pricing on attached Bid Schedule (Attachment). Offerors must provide qualifications based on the Statement of Work (Attachment) for the service required. ADDENDUM to 52.212-1 PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS A. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of the proposal, the offeror must follow the instructions herein. The proposal must be complete, self-sufficient and respond directly to the requirements of this request. The response shall consist of two (2) parts; Part I - Price Proposal and (2) Part II - Technical B. Specific Instructions: 1. PART 1 - PRICE PROPOSAL - Submit original copy (a) Bid Schedule: Completed Bid Schedule. (b) Price shall be submitted in Dollars. 2. Part II- TECHNICAL - Submit 1 copy (a) The offeror shall show experience equal to an Associate's degree or greater in Music or a related field AND two years specialized experience* in (or a combination of) planning, directing, teaching, leading, and supporting a religious musical program in a church environment. OR (b) In lieu of Associate's degree, the Protestant Director shall have three years experience of demonstrated specialized experience* in the field of religious music programs management, directorship and implementation. *Note: Specialized Experience is defined as demonstrated background which includes three years experience of either supervisory or independent religious musical programs experience in planning, directing, teaching, leading a congregation, and a minimum of two years work experience in a music-related field which demonstrates knowledge or relevant musical preparations and performances for an audience with characteristics and applicable quality requirements to the same. (c) The Contractor must possess instrumental (keyboard) and vocal music skills in both direction and performance that are comparable to a similar position in secondary education settings. (ix) FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-- Commercial Items (Jan 1999): (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: ADDENDUM TO 52.212-2 BASIS FOR AWARD Quotes will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 13.106-1, which will be based on price and technical. A comparative evaluation between offers will be conducted. The Government will award the contract to the offeror who represents the "Best Value" in terms of technical capability and price. A. Price Evaluation: The offeror's proposed prices will be determined by total price provided for on the price list. The price evaluation will document the reasonableness and affordability of the proposed total evaluated price based on the following subfactor: -Completed price list. B. Technical Capability: The offeror's ability to meet the requirements as described in the Statement of Work. The proposals shall be evaluated against the following subfactor: -Qualifications (Pass/Fail) C. Offerors are cautioned to submit sufficient information and in format specified in ADDENDUM 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS. Offerors may be asked to clarify certain aspects of their proposal. Communication conducted to resolve minor or clerical errors will not constitute discussions and the contracting officer reserves the right to award a contract without the opportunity for proposal revision. (End of Provision) (x) FAR 52.212-3 Alt I offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. (xi) FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items. (xii) FAR 52.212-5 (Dev) Contract Terms and Condition Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Deviation). (xiii) FAR 52.204-99 System for Award Management. FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies. FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases. FAR 52.232-33 Payment by EFT - CCR. FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award. FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contracts. FAR 52.237-2,Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegitation. FAR 52.243-1 Changes-Fixed Price. FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference, with the following fill-in: http://farsite.hill.af.mil. FAR 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions. FAR 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses with the following fill-in: Department of Defense (48 CFR Chapter 2). DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights. DFARS 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product. DFARS 252.204-7008 Export-Controlled Items. DFARS 252.212-7001 (Dev) Contract Terms and Conditions. DFARS 252.222-7002, Compliance with Local Labor Laws (Overseas). DFARS 252.223-7006, Prohibition on Storage and Disposal of Toxic and Hazardous Materials. DFARS 252.225-7031 Secondary Arab Boycall of Israel. DFARS 252.225-7041 Corespondence in English. DFARS 252.229-7000 Invoices Exclusive of Taxes or Duties. DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Request. DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments. DFARS 52.233-7001, Choice of Law (Overseas) DFARS 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications. DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea. DFARS 252.247-7023 Alt III Transportation of Supplies by Sea. DFARS 252.247-7024 Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea. AFFARS 5352.223-9001 Health and Safety on Government Installations. AFFARS 5352.242-9000 Contractor Access to Air Force Installations; requests for payments must be submitted electronically through the Wide Area WorkFlow system at https://wawf.eb.mil. AFARS 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman. Clauses may be accessed electronically in full text through http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Contractors must be actively registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov, at Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) at http://wawf.eb.mil, and at Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov. (xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) are not applicable to this acquisition. (xv) Please submit quotes to SSgt Calvin R Ishee ; calvin.ishee@lajes.af.mil or fax to 011-351-295-57-3210 NO LATER THAN Thursday December 27th 2012, 1000 Local Time. (xvi) Point of contact is SSgt Calvin Ishee, Contract Specialist, telephone 011-351-295-57-6493. Alternate POC is MSgt Jose Hernandez, Contracting Officer, telephone 011-351-295-57-3123, jose.hernandez@lajes.af.mil.