Cover Letter Solicitation_VT National Credentialing.pdf

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Vocational (VT) National Credentialing Federal contract opportunity
Solicitation number
15BNAS24Q00000015
Issued by
Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Central Office

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This document is a Cover Letter for a Request for Quotation (RFQ) issued by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, National Acquisitions Section for a Vocational (VT) National Credentialing contract.

The RFQ seeks a vendor to provide a standardized vocational training curriculum, including a nationally or industry-recognized certification and credentialing program for the federal inmate offender population, as well as training for the Bureau of Prisons' staff. Interested vendors must submit a quotation that includes a completed SF-1449 form, technical quotation information, pricing, proof of SAM registration, and other required documentation by the due date of August 8, 2024 at 3:00 PM EST. The government will award on a best value, lowest price technically acceptable basis. All questions must be submitted by August 2, 2024 at 12:00 PM EST, with answers posted on beta.SAM.gov. The solicitation will be distributed solely through the beta.SAM.gov website.

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U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Prisons

National Acquisitions Section

Washington, D.C. 20534

July 25, 2024

Re: 15BNAS24Q00000015

All Interested Parties:

This Request for Quotation (RFQ) is to provide a training program that fulfills the requirements of the attached Statement of Work. The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Central Office Education Branch, Washington, DC, intends to make an award to a Vocational (VT) National Credentialing vendor for the provisions of a standardized curriculum which would include a nationally or industry-recognized certification and credentialing for our federal inmate offender population, as well as provide training for our current staff who teach within the VT National Credentialing field.

The following must be completed and submitted with your Quotation:

Standard Form (SF) 1449 - Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items - Please complete blocks 12,17a, 17b, 23, 24, 30a, 30b, and 30c, of the SF-1449 and the continuation sheets.

Please include your telephone number in Block 17a. Original signatures are required.

Quoter Representations and Certifications (FAR 52.212-3) - Prospective quoters are required to submit Annual Representations and Certifications at https://www.sam.gov. By submission of a quote under this solicitation, the quoter acknowledges completion of the annual representations and certifications via System for Award Management (SAM) and verifies, by the submission of the quote, that the representations and certifications currently posted in SAM were entered or updated within the last (12) twelve months and are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation. All quoters must be capable of and comply with FAR 52.212-1(j), Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, Unique Entity Identifier (March 2020) and FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (SAM) (Oct 2018).

Required Documentation Identified at Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items Government shall award based on the best value, lowest price technically acceptable. Electronic copies of quotations shall be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer, Sylvia Perine-Fonteno, at sperinefonteno@bop.gov in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. Quotes will not be accepted via fax or mail.

mailto:sperinefonteno@bop.gov

Please include SEPARATE FILE ATTACHMENTS for the following. The subject line of the email must state “15BNAS24Q00000015 (VT National Credentialing) - (Company Name).”

1. Completed SF-1449

2. Completed Technical Quotation Information packet

3. Attachment I Quote VT National Credentialing

4. Proof of completed SAM registration (must be Active by time of award)

It is the Offeror’s sole responsibility to ensure their quotes are received timely and pdf files are accessible, legible, and each individual file shall not exceed 12Mb size.

All quotes shall be clear, legible, and conform to the following requirements: Times New Roman at a font size of (12) twelve points with a twenty (20) page limit. Offers shall notate pages which contain confidential/proprietary information. Quote pricing shall remain valid for ninety (90) days from the close of the solicitation. Quote shall be submitted electronically by 3:00 p.m. (EST) on Thursday, August 08, 2024.

Questions shall be sent via email to the Contracting Officer noted above. All answers will be posted in writing on beta.sam.gov. Questions will not be answered verbally or individually. Questions should be received by 12:00 p.m. (EST) on Friday, August 2, 2024.

The solicitation will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration’s Beta SAM.gov website. Hard copies of the solicitation document will not be available. The website provides downloading instructions. All future information about this solicitation, including solicitation amendments, will be solely distributed through this website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this website to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this solicitation.

Sincerely, Sylvia Perine-Fonteno, Contracting Officer

2024-07-25T11:38:04-0500
SYLVIA PERINE-FONTENO

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