JB Charleston FSS Support Services
Added: Jul 28, 2011 11:37 am COMBINED SYNOPSIS - SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS (IAW FAR 12.603 (c))(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. FAR subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items is applicable. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Proposals are requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.(ii) This solicitation/synopsis reference number is F1M3S21133A001 and is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect tough Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-53, Effective 05 Jul 2011.(iv) This acquisition is 100% set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). The associated NAICS code is 561110 with a $7.0M size standard.(v) Contractors shall submit a proposal in reference to the attached RFQ. Please fill out the entire RFQ and return to contract specialist via email. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which shall be considered. (vi) The Contractor shall coordinate, manage and provide day-to-day client services to include: life skills education, employment counseling, financial education, financial counseling, administrative assistance, IT hardware/ application/ admin support, loan locker/ Airman's attic support, education advising, and test examination. The Contractor shall ensure that emphasis on the experiences associated with deployment, mobile lifestyles and other contingencies of military service is an integral part of all programming. Please see the attached statement of work for more details. (vii) The period of performance is 1 base period ( 1 Oct 11 tough 30 Sep 12) and 4- 1 year options; 1st option is 1 Oct 12 tough 30 Sep 13; 2nd option is 1 Oct 13 tough 30 Sep 14; 3rd option is 1 Oct 14 tough 30 Sep 15; 4th option is 1 Oct 15 tough 30 Sep 16.(viii) The following clauses and provisions are incorporated and will remain in full force in any resultant award: (full text of clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at this website: http://farsite.hill.af.mil) FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial.(ix) FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items Evaluation. 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 in the following relative order of importance: 1. Price. The Government will evaluate the total price of the offer for the award purposes. 2. Past Performance. Performance factors are significantly more important than price. *If the lowest priced evaluated responsible offer is judged to have a Substantial Confidence Performance Assessment Rating, that offer represents the best value for the Government and the evaluation process stops at that point. Award shall be made to that offeror without further consideration of any other offers. Offerors shall provide 3-5 references of your most recent and relevant projects. Recent is defined as projects with the past tee years. Relevant is defined as performance effort involved essentially the same magnitude of effort and complexity this RFQ requires. Options: The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).(x) All offerors shall include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications--Commercial Item or complete electronic annual representations and certifications at http//orca.bpn.gov.(xi) The clause at 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Condition-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.BUSINESS LICENSE TAX - SOUTH CAROLINAIn accordance with Contract Clause entitled, "Federal, State and Local Taxes" dated APR 2003/FAR 52.229-3 incorporated by reference, be advised that the Cities of North Charleston, South Carolina and/or Goose Creek South Carolina imposes a business license tax on all contract work within the cities of North Charleston, South Carolina and/or Goose Creek South Carolina. The cities interpret this to include contractors performing work for the United States government within the limits of North Charleston and/or Goose Creek. Joint Base Charleston - Air Base is included within the City of North Charleston, South Carolina and Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station is included within the city limits of Goose Creek. The cost of the license is proportional to the dollar amount of work being executed. Information for the North Charleston City Tax may be obtained by calling 843-554-5700 extension 484, or 485, and for the Goose Creek City Tax by calling 843-797-6220.(xii) FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (OCT 2010) (Deviation) are incorporated by reference, however, the following clauses apply; FAR 52.222-21 -Prohibition Of Segregated Facilities; FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35- Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers With Disabilities; FAR 52.222-37 -Employment Reports On Disabled Veterans And Veterans Of The Vietnam Era; FAR 52.232-33 -Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Central Contractor Registration;(xiii) The following additional clauses are applicable to this procurement.• FAR 52.216-18, Ordering. (a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issues from 01 Oct 2011 tough 30 Sep 2012.(b) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control.(c) If mailed, a delivery order or task order is considered "issued" when the Government deposits the order in the mail. Orders may be issued orally, by facsimile, or by electronic commerce methods only if authorized in the Schedule. • FAR 52.216-19, Order Limitations. (a) Minimum Order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than $2,500.00, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract.(b) Maximum Order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor - 1) Any order for a single item in excess of $140,000.00. 2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of $140,000.00; or3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within 10 days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in subparagraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section.(c) If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) of this section(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within 10 days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor's intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source.• FAR 52.216-21, Requirements (Oct 1995). Alternate I applies. (fill in for paragraph (f) is 30 Sep 2016).• FAR 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options • FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services. The government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the contractor within 15 DAYS before the contract expires.• FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the term of the Contract. (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the contractor within 15 DAYS before the contract expires; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 DAYS before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 66 MONTHS. • FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside• FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting • FAR 52.219-27, Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside• FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Representation• FAR 52.222-41 Services Contract Act of 1965 and Wage Determination # 05-2473 (Rev. 13).• FAR 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent rates for Federal Hires (May 1989). In compliance with the Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended, and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR Part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5341 or 5332. This Statement is for Information Only: It is not a Wage Determination.Employee Class: Secretary II, WG-9, $19.01 per hour + 32.45% est. forFringes.• FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons.• FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases • FAR 52.253-1 -Computer Generated Forms • DFARS 252.204-7004 -Required Central Contractor Registration (CCR); Contractors not registered in the CCR will be ineligible for award (register at http://www.ccr.gov/ or call 1-800-334-3414).• DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests • DFARS 252.246-7000, Material Inspection And Receiving Report• AFFARS 5352.223-9001, Health and Safety on Government Installations • AFFARS 5352.242-9000, Contractor Access to Air Force Installations• AFFARS 5352.242-9001, Common Access Cards (CACs) for Contractor Personnel• AFFARS 5352.223-9000, Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODSs)• AFFARS 5352.201-9101 OMBUDSMAN (10 AUG 2005)(a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the party to another official who can resolve the concern. (b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMBC A-76 competition performance decisions).(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, concerned parties may contact the Center/MAJCOM ombudsmen, Mr. Michael R. Jackson, HQ AMC/A7K, 507 Symington Dr., Scott AFB, IL, 62225-5022, (618) 229-0267, fax (618) 256-6668, email: Michael.jackson@scott.af.mil.. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the MAJCOM/DRU level, may be brought by the concerned party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (703) 588-7004, facsimile number (703) 588-1067.(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. (e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer.(xiv) Defense Priorities and Allocation System: N/A(xv) Questions/clarifications on this solicitation need to be received via email by 01 August no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Response to this combined synopsis/solicitation must be received via email, fax, mail, or delivery by 09 August no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Requests should be marked with solicitation number F1M3S21133A001. Please send responses to both email adresses below.(xvi) Address questions to Brett Rodgers, Contract Specialist, at (843) 963-4541, fax (843) 963-5183, email Brett.Rodgers.1@us.af.mil or Robert Melton, Contracting Officer, Phone (843) 963-5157, email robert.melton.6@us.af.mil.For more opportunities, visit: http://www.airforcesmallbiz.org, (see Contract Opportunities at the right side-bar. Direct link: http://airforcesmallbiz.org/opportunities/index.phpAlso see http://www.sba.gov F1M3S21133A001 Department of the Air Force Air Mobility Command
7/28/11, 11:37 AM Joint Base Charleston FSS Support Services (Edited)
Added: Jun 30, 2011 5:06 pm SOURCES SOUGHTThis Sources Sought is being issued for planning purposes only and it is not a solicitation or pre-solicitation. Responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. THE AIR FORCE WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY COSTS INCURRED BY INTERESTED PARTIES IN RESPONSDING TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT.The 628th Contracting Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, SC is seeking contractors who are capable of providing the services according to the following paragraph:The Contractor shall coordinate, manage and provide day-to-day client services to include: life skills education, employment counseling, financial education, financial counseling, administrative assistance, IT hardware/ application/ admin support, loan locker/ Airman's attic support, education advising, and test examination. The Contractor shall ensure that emphasis on the experiences associated with deployment, mobile lifestyles and other contingencies of military service is an integral part of all programming.Contract is to run on a fiscal year basis commencing 01 Oct 2011 - 30 Sep 2012 (base year) with four incentivized option years. An Infdefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is contemplated. Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) are sought. AT A MINIMUM, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS REQUIRED:(a) A positive statement of your intention to bid on this contract.(b) Business Size, Duns, Cage Code, Tax ID, and Point of ContactAll of the above information must be submitted in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on availability of interested businesses. Failure to submit all information requested may result in a contractor not being considered as an interested vendor. If adequate interest is not received from vendors, then a sole source notification will be posted on Federal Business Opportunities without further notice. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 561110 with a small business size standard of $6.5M. It is anticipated the solicitation will be issued electronically on the Federal Business opportunities web page at http://www.fbo.gov. Paper copies will not be available. Once the solicitation is posted, it is incumbent upon the interested parties to visit this site frequently for any updates/amendments to any and all documents. All prospective contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) in order to be eligible for award. This is not a solicitation or presolicitation. F1M3S21133A001 Department of the Air Force Air Mobility Command
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