USBP RGV Sector Caregivers

The purpose of Amendment One (1) to solicitation notice ID 20118322 is the following: 1. Upload solicitation questions and answers document. All other solicitation terms and conditions remain unchanged. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared 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; quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 20118322 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-06. This requirement is being solicited as an open-market total small business set-aside. The associated NAICS code for this procurement is 624190 (Other Individual and Family Services) with a small business size standard of $12.0M. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), United States Border Patrol (USBP), Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector is a subcomponent of CBP that requires a Contractor to provide Monitor/Caregiving services to detainees classified as Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) and Family Units (FMUA), in the RGV Sector in accordance with the requirements outlined in the attached Statement of Work (SOW) (solicitation Attachment One). The deadline for receipt of quotations for this requirement is: Thursday, July 2, 2020 at Noon Pacific Time (PT). Quotation submissions must be submitted by email only to both Contract Specialist Benjamin Dorgan at: contact@example.gov and Contracting Officer Frank Duarte at contact@example.gov Subject line of the email should read: 20118322 Quotation Submission: USBP RGV Caregiver Services. All pricing submitted must be valid for up to 60 calendar days after close of the solicitation. Interested quoters must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Government to respond. Questions must be submitted directly by email to the quotation submission points of contact as indicated above. No phone calls please. Questions not received by the question submission deadline of: Thursday, June 25, 2020 at Noon (PT) may not be considered. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS SHALL BE SUBMITTED WITH YOUR QUOTE: 1. A completed copy of solicitation Attachment Two (Quotation Pricing Sheet). Quoters must provide their business name and DUNS number. Pricing must be provided for all locations indicated. Pricing may be submitted in an alternative separate document; however, pricing must match the structure of the quotation pricing sheet and alternative structures will be rejected. 2. A typed summary that addresses the technical and management approach to meet the requirements listed in the Statement of Work. A staffing plan, transition management plan, as well as training and/or certification documentation is also required with submission as referenced in Section 5.1 of the SOW. Relevant past performance information should also be submitted including three (3) references for the same or similar work performed for Federal, State, and local government and private clients. Each quoter must provide any relevant NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical quotation, product specifications, representations and certifications, etc.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. A quoter must submit sufficient information for a technical evaluation to be made by the Government to determine if the quoter's quotation meets the minimum requirements of the SOW. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for acquiring any additional information. If description/technical data/specifications are not sufficient to make a technical acceptance decision, the quotation may be determined technically unacceptable. Emailed submissions must be in separate attachments and clearly indicate what is being provided. The following criteria must be followed when submitting quotation attachments: No more than five (5) single-sided pages total for. TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT APPROACH. Submittals (e.g., staffing plan, transition management plan, as well as training and/or certification documentation) required by the SOW will not be counted toward the Technical and Management Approach volume page limitation. No more than three (3) single-sided pages total for PAST PERFORMANCE. Due to restrictions on the size of email, ensure that all emails submitted are less than 35MB. If the quotation exceeds 35MB, please separate the submission into multiple emails and include in the subject line the solicitation number and # of # emails. Any electronic submission determined to contain a virus will be deleted and not viewed or accepted for consideration under this solicitation. AWARD CRITERIA: Quotations that do not respond to all requirements in the solicitation may be rejected without further evaluation, deliberation, or discussion. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. The Government will award a Purchase Order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government and whose quote is the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA). The quote with the lowest evaluated price will be evaluated for technical acceptability and acceptable past performance. Only if that quote is found to be technically unacceptable or to have unacceptable past performance will the evaluation proceed to the quote with the next lowest evaluated price. This process will continue until the lowest priced technically acceptable quote, with acceptable past performance, is found. For this solicitation, the evaluation factors are: TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT APPROACH (non-price), PAST PERFORMANCE (non-price), and PRICE. Please see solicitation Attachment Three for all commercial item terms and conditions as well as the provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition including but not limited to FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3, 52.212-4 and 52.212-5. List of Attachments to Solicitation Number 20118322: Statement of Work (SOW) Quotation Pricing Sheet Applicable Contract Clauses and Solicitation Provisions Wage Determination - Texas County of Hidalgo