Combined synopsis solicitation OST Recruitment Booth.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

NNSA ALBUQUERQUE COMPLEX, NEW MEXICO

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION NOTICE:

Requirement Title: OST Recruitment Booth/Career Fair

Solicitation Number: RFQ – NAPAS315Feb2024

Solicitation Issue Date: 16 February 2024

Response Deadline: 8 March 2024 no later than 1400 hours (MST)

Points of Contacts: Christin Armijo / christin.armijo@nnsa.doe.gov / 505-845-4858

Alternate POC: Same info as previous

Contracting Officer: Brenda Hamilton / brenda.hamilton1@nnsa.doe.gov / 505-845-5657

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation notice for commercial product/services prepared in accordance with the format in the 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.

2. This solicitation is being issued as a(n): Request for Quotation (RFQ), for Recruitment Booth/Career Fair Event in accordance with Attachment 1 SOW, OST Recruitment Career Fair, for a 5-year contract; Base Year, plus 4-1-year options.

3. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through, Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024-02, dated 18 December 2023.

4. This acquisition is set-aside 100% for Small Business Competition.

5. North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 561311 – Employment Placement Agencies.

6. Product Service Code (PSC) – R799 – Support Management - Other

7. Size standard: $34M. All qualified small businesses under this industry are encouraged to submit quotes.

REQUIREMENT INFORMATION

Description:

NA.15 OST is seeking to procure Recruitment Booth for Career Fairs. Exhibitor Package includes; at least two (2) Representatives and unlimited manual job postings for 2 weeks prior and 2 weeks after event date, for virtual career fairs, unlimited representatives to be included. Career Fair package requires outreach to support hiring of new Federal Agents. Career Fair package also requires options for OST to request additional career fair representative.

This will be a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract, maximum amount of 20 events per calendar year, and a 5-year contract.

See Attachment 1 SOW, OST Recruitment Career Fair.

NNSA ALBUQUERQUE COMPLEX, NEW MEXICO

Place of Delivery/Performance/Acceptance/FOB Point:

F.O.B. Origin; several military installations for all four (4) branches of service.

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. As prescribed in FAR 12.301(b)(1), the following addendum is provided for this solicitation and hereby amends any language therein:

1. Questions may be submitted to the POCs and Contracting Officer listed above no later than 7 March 2024.

Questions submitted after this date may not be answered.

2. Quotes in response to this solicitation must be submitted via email to the POCs and Contracting Officer listed above no later than the established deadline.

3. All price quotations must be submitted on Attachment 2 - Quote Sheet Recruit Booth Career Fair, and it must be filled in entirely; all technical submissions must be submitted on a separate document.

4. Complete the below contractor identification information, and return this document along with Attachment 2.

Company Name: Point of Contact:

Address: Telephone Number:

Discount Terms SAM Registered: Yes/No

Small Business: Yes/No DUNS #

CAGE #:

POC Printed Name:

EVALUATION CRITERIA

FAR Provision 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(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:

i – Technical Acceptability, technical evaluation team will evaluate by assigning a rating of “acceptable” or “unacceptable”. The Government will evaluate a minimum of three (3) lowest priced offers for technical acceptability in accordance with the solicitation. If none of the lowest three (3) are technically acceptable, the Government will evaluate the next three (3) lowest priced proposals until one proposal is technically acceptable, or until all offers have been evaluated. Only those proposals considered technically acceptable will receive further consideration for award. Once a proposal is deemed acceptable, all technical proposals are considered equal.

A. Must meet requirement listed in Attachment 1 Statement of Work, OST Recruitment Booth/Career Fair, paragraph titled; Access, to all four (4) branches of service installation. **NOTE** state yes/no on Attachment 2 Quote Recruit Military.

NNSA ALBUQUERQUE COMPLEX, NEW MEXICO

B. Must meet requirement listed in Attachment 1 Statement of Work, OST Recruitment Booth/Career Fair, paragraph titled; Requirements, capability to provide up to four (4) representatives upon request at an event. **NOTE** state yes/no on Attachment 2 Quote Recruit Military.

ii – Price – Price will be evaluated on total value to include all options IAW FAR Provision 52.217-5, on a comparative basis amongst all received quotations and the Government’s estimate.

CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS

The provisions and clauses listed below have been determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. All provisions and clauses are available at https://www.acquisition.gov.

Provisions The following provisions are hereby included by full text or by reference as prescribed:

52.204-7, System or Award Management 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items with Alternate I (full text) 52.204-7, System or Award Management 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options

Clauses:

FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition.

FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -

- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition; the following checked clauses are hereby included by reference:

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity

52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking Persons 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text

Messaging While Driving 52.225-13, Restrictions on

Certain Foreign Purchases

52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management 52.247-29, F.O.B. Origin

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 SOW, OST Recruitment Career Fair

Attachment 2 - Quote Sheet Recruit Booth Career Fair