Teaching Associates for Integrated Clinical Skills Course

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is the Nation's federal health sciences university and is committed to excellence in military medicine and public health during peace and war. We provide the Nation with health professionals dedicated to career service in the Department of Defense and the United States Public Health Service and with scientists who serve the common good. We serve the uniformed services and the Nation as an outstanding academic health sciences center with a worldwide perspective for education, research, service, and consultation; we are unique in relating these activities to military medicine, disaster medicine, and military medical readiness. USU is located in Bethesda, MD on the grounds of the Naval Support Activity Bethesda. Additional information regarding USU can be found on our website: www.usuhs.mil. USU has a requirement for trained teaching associates to provide initial training in the male genitourinary examination and the female breast and pelvic examination. These individuals will serve as both the subject of the examination and the instructor as to technique and overall approach. Full details for these teaching associates can be found in the attached Statement of Work (SOW). This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, 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. This is a request for quotes (RFQ) for commercial items in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This RFQ incorporates all provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-82 (effective May 7, 2015) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS) Publication Notice 20150420 (effective 20 April 2015). In order to be eligible for award, offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov), with completed representations and certifications. Offerors interested in responding to this requirement must provide a quote for the requested services outlined in the attached Statement of Work. A single firm fixed price (FFP) purchase order will be awarded. The Government intends to award a single firm fixed price (FFP) purchase order to the offeror representing the best value to the Government based upon the evaluation factors listed below. Evaluation factors are listed in order of importance, with most important listed first. The Government will conduct a trade-off between price and non-price factors. The Government is not required to award to the lowest priced offeror or the highest technically rated offeror. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. Evaluation Factors (listed in order of importance): 1. Price - Offerors must include all applicable costs (Example: transportation, supplies, etc.). The total quoted price for all applicable costs will be the evaluated price. Interested offerors are to provide pricing for the following: CLIN 0001 Male genitourinary examination for up to 182 students Period of Performance: 16 September 2015 through 2 October 2015 CLIN 0002 Female breast and pelvic examination for up to 182 students Period of Performance: 16 September 2015 through 2 October 2015 For price analysis purposes, offerors must provide a price breakout of the applicable costs (transportation, supplies, etc.). The resultant award will be a firm fixed price (FFP) order. Offerors are encouraged to quote their best price. Offerors are required to either accept payment via Government Purchase Card (GPC) or via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). No other payment methods are available. USU is a Department of Defense (DoD) Agency and is tax exempt. A copy of our tax exemption certificate will be provided to the selected offeror upon request. Do not include taxes in your quoted price. 2. Corporate Experience - Offerors are required to provide a narrative of their corporate experience in providing training in the male genitourinary examination and the female breast and pelvic examination. 3. Technical Approach - Offerors are required to submit their technical approach to meeting the requirements outlined in the attached Statements of Work (SOW). Offerors must display a clear understanding of the requirement. Quotes submitted by offerors who fail to demonstrate a clear understanding of the requirement will not be considered further. Quotes submitted by offerors that include the following statement, or similar, without any supporting information, may be determined to not have a clear understanding of the requirement and may not be considered: "The offeror understands the requirements and the submitted quote has met all stated objectives." Offerors will be evaluated on the examination sequence proposed for each SOW, as well as the degree to which the offeror guarantees availability to perform on the specified dates (specified dates are firm), as documented, e.g. by provision to provide back-up teaching associates in the event of a primary teaching associate cancellation or absence. 4. Past Performance - The Government shall evaluate the offeror's present and past performance on similar tasks within the past three (3) years. Offerors must provide two (2) customer references for similar work performed. The Government reserves the right to select which reference(s) to contact. The following must be provided for each listed reference: a. Name of client and address b. Name of current point of contact including telephone number , e-mail address and title c. Contract number d. Contract value e. Contract period of performance f. A clear description of the supplies/services provided USU may request additional information at any time. Offerors will have an opportunity to address any adverse past performance history. Offerors who do not have any past performance history will not be rated favorably or unfavorably, but will instead receive a Neutral/Unknown rating for past performance. Offerors must clearly state in their quote if they do not have at least two (2) past performance references. Failure to provide this information may render an offeror's quote non-responsive and may not be considered for award. A strong history of relevant past performance may be more advantageous to the Government than a less relevant record of favorable performance. The Government reserves the right to use data provided by the offeror and data provided by alternative sources in conducting its assessment of past performance history. Offerors must submit the following with their quote: - Completed copy of DFARS Provision 252.209-7992 See attached for applicable provisions and clauses for this requirement. DoD-wide Contractor Manpower Reporting Requirements: The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for USU via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: http://www.ecmra.mil/. Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than 31 October for the period of performance of the preceding fiscal year. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk at help desk at: http://www.ecmra.mil. Deadlines: Questions/clarifications regarding this solicitation must be submitted via email to contact@example.gov by 26 May 2015. Any question received after May 26th will not be answered. Questions will not be answered over the phone or submitted by any other means. All questions will be answered in an amendment to the solicitation posted on or around 28 May 2015. Quotes packages are due by 10:00pm EST on Monday, 1 June 2015. Quotes must be submitted via email to contact@example.gov. Quotes will not be accepted by any other means. Late quotes will not be considered. Quote packages should include a cover sheet that provides the following information: - Company Name - Point of Contact, to include email and phone number - DUNS Number - Statement that includes acknowledgement of latest amendment number