SRARS

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION This is a combined synopsis/solicitation which is expected to result in an award of a firm-fixed-price indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for commercial items, i.e. Student Research Associates Recruiting Services, as described under the paragraph below titled "Requirement." This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 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. An award, if any, will be made to the responsible offeror who submits a proposal that (1) conforms to the requirements of the combined synopsis/solicitation; (2) that receives a rating of "Acceptable" on the Technical Capability evaluation factor; and (3) that submits the proposal with the lowest Total Evaluated Price (TEP), provided that the TEP is not unbalanced and is fair and reasonable. The Technical Capability evaluation factor is detailed in Attachment 1, and the TEP is detailed in page 2 to this combined synopsis/solicitation. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions or make no award at all depending upon (1) the quality of proposals received and (2) the price fair and reasonableness of proposals received. Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Number: FA8601-16-R-0004 NAICS Code: 611710 Small Business Size Standard: $15,000,000.00 Set Aside: N/A This Request for Proposals (RFP) incorporates FAR provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-83, effective 03 September 2015; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Publication Notice (DPN) 20150921, effective 21 September 2015; and Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFFARS) Air Force Acquisition Circular (AFAC) 2015-0406. Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Closing Date: Proposals must be received not later than 4:00pm, Eastern, on 3 December 2015. Submit electronic proposals to Aleksandr Oumarbaev: aleksandr.oumarbaev@us.af.mil. Any correspondence sent via e-mail must contain the subject line "Combined Synopsis/Solicitation FA8601-16-R-0004." The entire proposal must be contained in a single e-mail, and is limited to 30 pages. E-mails with compressed files are not permitted. Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe or .zip files). Therefore, if the specified subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also, be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the email filters at Wright-Patterson. If sending an email with attachments, ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls or .xlsx documents are sent. The email filter may delete any other form of attachments. Address questions regarding this combined synopsis/solicitation, including AFI, FAR, and other references included herein, to Aleksandr Oumarbaev via e-mail at aleksandr.oumarbaev@us.af.mil. Requirement: The Contractor shall administer and provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision and other items and services for Student Research Associates Recruiting Services (SRARS) for the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) on behalf of the faculty and staff of AFIT/EN, located on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio. The Contractor shall administer, coordinate, recruit, select, hire, manage, supervise, train, report on and accommodate required travel for undergraduate, master's degree, doctoral degree students and postdoctoral degree research associates as part of the Student Research Associates Recruiting Services program. The contractor shall perform in accordance with (IAW) the terms and conditions of the contract and the requirements and standards of the Performance Work Statement. Period of Performance: Base Year- 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016 Option Year I- 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017 6 Month Extension- 1 January 2018 to 1 July 2018 Place of Performance: Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433. Pricing Worksheet: The Pricing Worksheet at Attachment 2 shall be completed to satisfy the price section of your proposal. The Pricing Worksheet must clearly show the fully loaded hourly rates, for both the Base Year and Option Year I, for Undergraduate Research Assistant, Graduate Research Assistant, Advanced Graduate Research Assistant, Postdoctoral Research Associate, and Summer Research Intern; and totals as indicated in the Pricing Worksheet. Total Evaluated Price: To account for the one-year option under FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract, and for the six-month extension possible under clause FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, the Government will take the sum of the proposed prices for the Base Year and Option Year I, add the sum to the prorated six-month value of Option Year I, and add the estimated ceiling for travel of $50,000.00 to each proposal. The resulting amount will be the Total Evaluated Price. Evaluation of option(s) shall not obligate the Government to exercise option(s). Do not submit values for travel as travel will be evaluated identically for all offerors at $50,000.00. Subcontracting Plan: Offerors shall submit a Subcontracting Plan in accordance with the clauses herein: FAR 52.219-8, FAR 52.219-9, and DFARS 252.219-7004. The Subcontracting Plan shall be approved prior to contract award, and the Subcontracting Plan shall be included in and made a part of the resultant contract. The Subcontracting Plan will not count toward the 30 page proposal limit, and must be submitted with the proposal. Failure to submit and negotiate the Subcontracting Plan shall make the offeror ineligible for award. Provisions and Clauses: The attached provisions and clauses for the acquisition of commercial items are incorporated into the RFP. If the offeror has completed the FAR 52.212-3 provision online, the offeror shall only complete paragraph (b) of this provision with its quote. FAR 52.212-3 Paragraph (b) is attached. If the offeror has not completed the DFARS 252.209-7991 provision online, the offeror shall complete and return a copy of the provision with its quote. DFARS 252.209-7991 is attached. Consent to RFP Terms and Conditions: Submission of proposals in response to this RFP constitutes agreement by the offeror to all terms and conditions contained in this announcement and the attached solicitation document, which will be incorporated into the resulting contract. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: All prospective awardees are required to register at the System for Award Management (SAM) and to maintain active registration during the life of the contract. SAM can be accessed at https://www.sam.gov. Any award resulting from this solicitation will include DFARS Clause 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests. Section 1008 of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2001 requires any claims for payment (invoices) under DoD contract to be submitted in electronic form. Wide Area Workflow- Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF-RA) is the DoD system of choice for implementing this statutory requirement. Use of the basic system is at no cost to the contractor. Contractors must complete vendor training, which is also available at no cost at http://www.wawftraining.com. Prior to submitting invoices in the production system, contractors must register for an account at http://wawf.eb.mil/. Contract financing is NOT provided for this acquisition. The Government intends to award one firm fixed price (FFP) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation and will be most advantageous to the Government. The Government intends to award without discussions, and the Government reserves the right not to make an award at all. *In conjunction with the award of the SRARS requirement, a Task Order will be issued for 120 hours per CLIN 0005 - Summer Intern Program. Attachments: 1. Technical Capability (Pages: 1; Date: 29 October 2015) 2. Pricing Worksheet (Pages: 1; Date: 29 October 2015) 3. Performance Work Statement (PWS) (Pages: 25; Date: 23 September 2015) 4. Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) (Pages: 26; Date: 23 September 2015) 5. Data Requirements (CDRLs) (Pages: 10; Date: 29 October 2015) 6. CLINs, Provisions and Clauses (Pages: 42; Date: 29 October 2015) 7. FAR 52.212-3, Paragraph (b), Offeror Representations And Certifications--Commercial Items (Pages: 1; Date: 29 October 2015) 8. DFARS 252.209-7991, Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law-Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriations (Pages: 1; Date: 29 October 2015) 9. SCA Labor Categories (Pages: 3; Date: 29 October 2015) 10. Wage Determination (Pages: 19; Date: 29 October 2015) 11. Ordering Procedures (Pages: 1; Date: 29 October 2015)