X--CHIEFS OF DEFENSE CONFERENCE VENUE

This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the information in FAR Subpart 12.6, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under the test program for commercial items found at FAR 13.5, as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued. PAPER COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. This combined synopsis/solicitation SHALL be posted on both FEDBIZOPPS and NECO (http://www.neco.navy.mil/). The RFQ number is N00604-11-T-3109. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2005-52 and DFARS Change Notice 20070913. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses: www.acqnet.gov/far and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dfars/index.htm. The NAICS code is 531190 and the Small Business Standard is $7M. This is a competitive, unrestricted action. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Pearl Harbor requests quotations from qualified sources capable of providing the following CLINs: 0001 Conference Venue for Chiefs of Defense (CHOD) Conference (to include billeting, conference rooms, multi-purpose rooms, meals, parking and porterage as stated in Attachment (1), Performance Work Statement (PWS)); 0002 Telecommunications Support Services required for the CHOD Conference; 0003 Administrative/Linen Services in support of the CHOD Conference. Period of performance is October 14 – 21, 2011; Location is Oahu, Hawaii. Responsibility and Inspection: unless otherwise specified in the order, the supplier is responsible for the performance of all inspection requirements and quality control. The following FAR and DFARS provision and clauses are applicable to this procurement: 52.204-4, Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Recycled Paper; 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference; 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; 52.212-3 and its ALT I, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items [list the clauses that apply]; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items including (see attached RFQ). DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items; DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items including (see attached RFQ); DFARS 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments; SUP 5252.232-9402, Invoicing and Payment (WAWF) Instructions. Offerors shall include a completed copy of 52.212-3 and its ALT I with quotes. All clauses shall be incorporated by reference in the order. This announcement will close at 12:00 Noon (Hawaii Standard Time) on July 21, 2011. Contact Patricia Murakami, who can be reached at email contact@example.gov. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items is applicable to this procurement. (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: 1 Technical Capability; 2 Price; 3 Past Performance. Award of the contract resulting from this solicitation will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal is technically acceptable, in full compliance to all other requirements set forth in the solicitation, and the lowest cost or price. The Government reserves the right to judge which proposals show the required capability. The Government also reserves the right to eliminate from further consideration those proposals which are considered unacceptable and not capable of being made acceptable without major rewrite or revision. The quoter shall submit, as part of its quote, information on previously performed contracts or on-going contracts that are similar to the statement of work/item description in the solicitation performed for Federal, State or local Governments, and for commercial firms. Information shall be provided on either 1) all such contracts within the past three years, or 2) the last three such contracts performed, whichever is fewer, and shall be limited to the name and address of the organization for which the services were performed and the number (phone, fax or Internet) of a contact for each contract listed. The quoter should not describe past performance history in the quote. The information should include, however, discussion of any major problems encountered on the contracts listed and the corrective actions taken to resolve them. The information may also include a description of any quality awards earned by the quoter. The Government reserves the right to obtain information for use in the evaluation of past performance from any and all sources including sources outside of the Government. Quoters lacking relevant past performance history will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. The quoter should provide the information requested above for past performance evaluation, or affirmatively state that it possesses no relevant directly related or similar past performance. The assessment of the quoter’s past performance will be used as a means of evaluating the relative capability of the responder and other competitors to successfully meet the requirements of the RFQ. The Government will give greater consideration to the contracts that the Government feels are most relevant to the RFQ. See attached PWS for additional information regarding evaluation. Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Offerors must be registered in the CCR database to be considered for award. Registration is free and can be completed on-line at http://www.ccr.gov/. All quotes shall include price(s), FOB point, a point of contact, name and phone number, GSA contract number if applicable, business size, and payment terms. Offerors must use Attachment (2), Price Proposal Spreadsheet. Each response must clearly indicate the capability of the quoter to meet all specifications and requirements.