Virtual Family Support

Synopsis: Open Competition - Combined Synopsis/Solicitation - PR# F1ATD40166A001. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared IAW 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. Quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-44 and DFARs Change Notice (DCN) 20100713. NAICS is 541712 with a small business size standard of 500. Award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offer that meets the salient characteristics listed in the Performance Work Statement. Air Force District of Washington AFDW/PKM is seeking to evaluate the potential utilization of an avatar based online "virtual worlds" to meet the needs of military beneficiaries for family support for the Office of the Air Force Surgeon General AF/SG Telehealth Branch. The purpose is to evaluate the potential use of such technologies to provide such support to security forces by providing interaction between deployed security forces and their families in a virtual world. This requirement includes: a variety of personnel working on the system. Please see attached Performance Work Statement for further guidance. Performance Delivery: by 1 Oct 10 The following provisions and clauses apply: Offerors are required to submit with their quote enough information for the Government to evaluate the minimum requirements detailed in this synopsis. CONTRACTORS MUST COMPLY WITH ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS & CERTIFICATION (ORCA) (FEB 2009); & DFARS 252.212-7000, REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUN 2005). TO REGISTER WITH CCR, GO TO URL: https://www.ccr.dlsc.dla.mil/. ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS APPLICATION (ORCA) MUST BE COMPLETED. USE OF ORCA BECAME MANDATORY 01 JANUARY 2005. CONTRACTORS CAN ACCESS ORCA THROUGH CCR BY INTERNET URL: http://www.ccr.gov/. Further Information on ORCA may be obtained from the ORCA Help Menu, . This help menu includes ORCA background information, frequently asked questions (FAQ), and the ORCA Handbook, 52.212-3 Alternate I, 52.225-4, 52.225-4 Alternate I, 52.222-22, 52.222-25, and 252.212-7000. 52.252-1 -- Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition. Provision at 52.212-2 -- Evaluation -- Commercial Items. (Jan 1999) 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: (i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement (ii) price 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items 52.212-3 Alt 1 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity 252.225-7036 Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Balance of Payments Program 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil. 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items 52.212-5 (DEV) Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-50 Combat Trafficking 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Central 52.233-3 Protest after Award 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim 252.212-7001(DEV) Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items 252.225-7036 Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Balance of Payments Program 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests 5352.201-9101 Ombudsmen Offers are due to the AFDW/PKM Leesburg Pike, Virginia 22041 (Attn: Vijayanti Nasir @ 703-681-6320), no later than Close of Business (COB) 2 September 2010. Faxed transmissions of quotes are acceptable. Fax #: (703) 681-6010 (please call and verify that I have received the fax). However email is the preferred methodology for all offer submissions: e-mail vijayanti.nasir@afncr.af.mil. Contracting Office Address: 5201 Leesburg Pike, Suite 1501 Falls Church, VA 22041 Primary Point of Contact: Vijayanti Nasir vijayanti.nasir@afncr.af.mil Phone: 703-681-6320 Fax: 703-681-6010