Combined Synopsis and Solicitation 5-31-24.docx

COMBINED SYNOPSIS AND SOLICIATION

for the FACILITY SUPPORT RECRUITMENT SERVICES BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (BPA) FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) OFFICE OF RESEARCH FACILITIES (ORF)

1. PROMOTION OF COMPETITION

Through this Sam.gov posting, NIH is providing access to the notice of proposed contract action and solicitation information through the Governmentwide point of entry (GPE). Thereby, NIH is promoting competition to the maximum extent practicable to obtain services from the source whose offer is the most advantageous to the Government and will consider the administrative cost of the purchases as we make our selection of one or more qualified contractors to supply the services.

2. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

As this is a small business set-aside, all Offerors shall be small businesses as determined by NAICS Code 561210 - Facilities Support Services. Businesses that do not meet the size standard will not be considered eligible for oral presentations and award.

3. INSTRUCTIONS FOR OFFERORS

NIH will hold oral presentations on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 for interested Offerors who email Kala.shankar@nih.gov and Jessica.miller@nih.gov by 12:00pm ET on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. NIH will not consider late requests for oral presentations. Please include your company name, EUI number for us to confirm small business status by NAICS code in Sam.gov, and a list of attendees by name and title for your presentation.

NIH will provide times to eligible Offerors on a first come, first serve basis. The virtual oral presentation will be limited to one (1) hour total and be comprised of two (2) parts:

Part 1: Offeror’s Pitch (not to exceed 30 minutes) Part 2: Clarifications and Questions with the Government (not to exceed 30 minutes)

Written proposals are not required before an Offeror’s presentation. Offerors have discretion on the content of the presentation in terms of how and what they pitch or demonstrate during their presentation. At a minimum the Offeror must provide content that allows NIH to conduct their evaluation as defined below in relation to the BPA’s Terms and Conditions and Attachment A: Forecasted Vacancies. Additionally, during the presentation the Offeror shall provide pricing as outlined in the BPA’s Terms and Conditions, Section 5 (Pricing) and the Attachment B: Price Template. The Offeror shall provide a written copy of those prices to Kala.shankar@nih.gov and Jessica.miller@nih.gov within two (2) hours of concluding their presentation.

If Offerors have questions before their presentation, please email them to Kala.shankar@nih.gov and Jessica.miller@nih.gov. NIH will attempt to address those prior to the presentation or during Part 2 of the presentation.

4. EVALUATION OF OFFERORS

BPAs will be established based on best value with the most advantageous Offeror(s) where price and non-price factors are considered using a comparative evaluation of Offers. NIH will consider Offerors whose past performance has shown them to be dependable, who offer quality services similar to those being requested at consistently lower or reasonable prices, and who have provided numerous services at or below the simplified acquisition threshold, $250,000. NIH will assess our confidence in the Offeror’s ability to meet the needs defined in the BPA’s Terms and Conditions as well as the forecasted vacancies that this BPA may support in full or part. Before establishing a BPA with any Offeror, the contracting officer will analyze the proposed prices to make a fair and reasonable determination.

5. PROVISIONS

52.204-6 Unique Entity Identifier. (OCT 2016)

52.204-7 System for Award Management. (OCT 2018)

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting. (AUG 2020)

52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror. (AUG 2020)

52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Representation and Disclosures (Dec 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, Covered article, FASCSA order, Intelligence community, National security system, Reasonable inquiry, Sensitive compartmented information, Sensitive compartmented information system, and Source have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.

(b) Prohibition. Contractors are prohibited from providing or using as part of the performance of the contract any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the prohibition is set out in an applicable Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) order, as described in paragraph (b)(1) of FAR 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.

(c) Procedures. (1) The Offeror shall search for the phrase “FASCSA order” in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if there is an applicable FASCSA order described in paragraph (b)(1) of FAR 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.

(2) The Offeror shall review the solicitation for any FASCSA orders that are not in SAM but are effective and do apply to the solicitation and resultant contract (see FAR 4.2303(c)(2)).

(3) FASCSA orders issued after the date of solicitation do not apply unless added by an amendment to the solicitation.

(d) Representation. By submission of this offer, the offeror represents that it has conducted a reasonable inquiry, and that the offeror does not propose to provide or use in response to this solicitation any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is prohibited by an applicable FASCSA order in effect on the date the solicitation was issued, except as waived by the solicitation, or as disclosed in paragraph (e).

(e) Disclosures. The purpose for this disclosure is so the Government may decide whether to issue a waiver. For any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is subject to an applicable FASCSA order, and the Offeror is unable to represent compliance, then the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(1) Name of the product or service provided to the Government;

(2) Name of the covered article or source subject to a FASCSA order;

(3) If applicable, name of the vendor, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied the covered article or the product or service to the Offeror;

(4) Brand;

(5) Model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number);

(6) Item description;

(7) Reason why the applicable covered article or the product or service is being provided or used;

(f) Executive agency review of disclosures. The contracting officer will review disclosures provided in paragraph (e) to determine if any waiver may be sought. A contracting officer may choose not to pursue a waiver for covered articles or sources otherwise subject to a FASCSA order and may instead make an award to an offeror that does not require a waiver.

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