951700-18-R-0124_Solicitation.pdf

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24 & 30

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

I300-18-IQ-00042

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER

951700-18-R-0124

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE DATE

TBD

4. ORDER NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE

DATE

08/15/2018

7. FOR SOLICITATION INFORMATION

CALL:

a. NAME

Ms. Amber Gray, Contract Specialist email: agray@bbg.gov

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (No collect calls)

Email is preferred method of contact

8. OFFER DUE DATE / LOCAL

TIME

08/27/2018 12:00:00 noon (Eastern Time)

CODE CON

Broadcasting Board of Governors Office Of Contracts 330 Independence Avenue SW Cohen Building, Room 4360 Washington, DC 20237

9. ISSUED BY UNRESTRICTED OR X SET ASIDE: 100.00 % FOR

X SMALL BUSINESS

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB)

ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

EDWOSB

8(A)

NAICS: 611430

SIZE STANDARD: $0

10. THE ACQUISITION IS

SEE

SCHEDULE

11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINATION

UNLESS BLOCK IS MARKED 0 Days: 0.00 %

0 Days: 0.00 % 0 Days: 0.00 % 0 Days: 0.00 %

12. DISCOUNT TERMS

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS

RATED ORDER UNDER DPAS

13b. RATING

RFQ IFB X RFP

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

OCRCODE15. DELIVER TO

Program Acquisitions Office of Civil Rights 330 Independence Avenue SW Room 4338 Washington, DC 20237

CODE CON16. ADMINISTERED BY

Broadcasting Board of Governors Office Of Contracts 330 Independence Avenue SW Cohen Building, Room 4360

FACILITY

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Telephone No.

17a. CONTRACTOR/

OFFEROR

CODE18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY Program Acquisitions Office of Civil Rights 330 Independence Avenue SW Room 4338 Washington, DC 20237

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT SUCH ADDRESS IN

OFFER X SEE ADDENDUM

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK BELOW IS

CHECKED

19. ITEM NO. 20. SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

(Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

21. QUANTITY 22. UNIT 23. UNIT PRICE 24. AMOUNT

See Lines

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

See Line Item Detail

26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Govt. Use Only)

X 27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4, FAR 52.212-3 AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA X ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4, 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN ____ COPIES TO

ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH

OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE

TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF. _____________________________ OFFER

DATED _________________ . YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION (BLOCK 5)

INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE SET FORTH HEREIN,

IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (TYPE OR PRINT) 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICER (TYPE OR PRINT) Jacob Acosta

31c. DATE SIGNED 08/14/2018

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 02/2012)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

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ITEM NO.

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY

22.

UNIT

23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

RECEIVED INSPECTED ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED: _________________________________

32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32c. DATE 32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 32f. TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

PARTIAL FINAL

33. SHIP NUMBER 34. VOUCHER NUMBER 35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

COMPLETE PARTIAL FINAL

36. PAYMENT 37. CHECK NUMBER

38. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER 40. PAID BY

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT 42a. RECEIVED BY (Print) 41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER 41c. DATE

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

42c. DATE REC'D (YY/MM/DD) 42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 02/2012) BACK

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Table of Contents

Section Description Page Number

CS Continuation Sheet

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Section CS - Continuation Sheet

BBG/OCR DIVERSITY TRAINING

Number Supplies or Services Quantity Unit Unit Price Total ( Inc. disc., tax, and fees)

1 Services 0.000000 EA

Period of Performance: 09/03/2018 - 09/02/2019

Description: The Contractor shall provide all necessary management, supervision and other labor required to successfully perform non-personal Diversity Training in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW) and other areas of the solicitation.

BASE PERIOD - 12 MONTHS

Reference Line: I300-18-IQ-00042 - 0

2 Services 0.000000 EA

Period of Performance: 09/03/2019 - 09/02/2020

Description: The Contractor shall provide all necessary management, supervision and other labor required to successfully perform non-personal Diversity Training in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW) and other areas of the solicitation.

ORDERING PERIOD ONE - 12 MONTHS

Reference Line: I300-18-IQ-00042 - 0

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

IDC Constraints Line Item Line Number Minimum Quantity Minimum Amount Maximum Quantity Maximum Amount

1 0.000000 0.000000

2 0.000000 0.000000

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

ITEM START END

1 09/03/2018 09/02/2019

2 09/03/2019 09/02/2020

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STATEMENT OF WORK

OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS DIVERSITY TRAINING

August 8, 2018

I. INTRODUCTION

The Broadcasting Board of Governor’s (BBG), Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has a requirement for a talent vendor (hereinafter referred to as “Contractor”) to provide Diversity Training as described below. The work shall be performed on an assignment basis issued by a Call Order.

For the purpose of this Statement of Work (SOW) a Blanket Purchase Agreement will be awarded as an ordering vehicle through which the BBG can obtain Diversity Training.

The estimated value of the BPA is $105,000 dollars.

II. SCOPE OF WORK

The Contractor shall perform the following unless otherwise mutually agreed to by the Contracting Officer.

A. Design and present intervention objectives

B. Facilitate avenues for conflict resolution

C. Design an assessment and evaluation that focuses on bringing harmony and mutual respect in the workplace

D. Create a module from which participants can create their own individual strategies, at the same time be reflective of their own diversity and how they would promote diversity within the Agency

E. Present training in the workforce awareness and leveraging stereotypes, discrimination, sexual harassment, bullying in the workplace, and EEO diversity and inclusion

F. Present interactive session(s) on recognizing and eliminating biased language to enhance customer service

G. Provide all handout and written course materials

III. COURSE OBJECTIVE

The objective of this agreement is to obtain Diversity Training services that will teach Full-Time Government Employees and support Contractors how to communicate with bias-free messages to their intended audiences.

IV. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall provide the necessary personnel and materials to perform orders placed under this agreement in accordance with the technical requirements of this section.

i. General Training Requirements (applicable to all training provided by the Contractor)

1. The training shall be taught in a "learn-by-doing" fashion where student participation is the primary method of learning.

ii. The Contractor shall have the ability to facilitate in-person training for up to 32 on-site, in addition to interacting/providing instructions to remote participants utilizing web-based technology (i.e. video conference calls to broadcast the training to BBG Regional Office participants).

iii. All courses shall include an evaluation form for each student to complete, as an assessment of the training and instructor, and a course completion certificate for each student.

V. GOVERNMENT FURNISTHED EQUIPMENT

The Government will provide the room for the training course, a projector, whiteboard, markers and student name cards.

VI. SUBMISSION OF DELIVERABLES

The Contractor shall complete the requested session of addressing course objective.

VII. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION CRITERIA

The quality and efficiency of the services performed by the Contractor shall be reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that the Contractor is meeting the requirements of the Government.

VIII. BPA PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The term of this BPA shall be for two years, from the date of award.

IX. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The place of performance for the BPA will be at the following location:

330 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20237 (Cohen Building)

Delivery of training shall be conducted live in-person at the locations identified above. In addition the BBG anticipates live-broadcasting (video conferencing) to remote participants in regional offices.

X. SECURITY

The building has security, in which limited access will be granted as necessary upon BPA award. All Contractors will be provided Temporary Identification Cards/Badges, which must be displayed at all times while visiting the BBG.

XI. BBG OBSERVANCE OF LEGAL HOLIDAYS - FACILITY

CLOSURES

The BBG observes the following days as holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and any other day designated by Federal law, Executive Order, or Presidential Proclamation.

When any such day falls on a Saturday or Sunday the preceding Friday or following Monday is observed, respectively.

XII. RELEASE OF INFORMATION

No BBG data shall be divulged to any unauthorized person for any purpose.

The Contractor shall clear with the Contracting Officer any public release of information on this contract/order, to include news stories, articles, sales literature, advertisements, radio-tv spots, etc.

XIII. INVOICE REQUIREMENTS

All Invoices shall be submitted via Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). IPP is the no cost on-line Department of Treasury system being used at BBG for Contractor invoices and is a requirement of all new contract awards.

End of Statement of Work

PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS AND EVALUATION INFORMATION

FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show—

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) “Remit to” address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see

FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender’s request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions, including alternative line items (provided that the alternative line items are consistent with subpart 4.10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation), or alternative commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers.

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(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and—

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government’s control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers. Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint.

However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the

Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation.

(1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item

Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to—

GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section Suite 8100 470 East L’Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20407 Telephone (202) 619-8925 Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).

(ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).

(iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).

(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by—

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600

EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Unique entity identifier. (Applies to all offers exceeding $3,500, and offers of $3,500 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database.) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “Unique Entity Identifier” followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror’s name and address. The Offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the Offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one. The Offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

(k) System for Award Management. Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/ http://quicksearch.dla.mil/ http://assistdocs.com/ https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/Subpart%2032_11.html#wp1043964 https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/www.sam.gov https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/www.sam.gov shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror.

Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency’s evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror’s offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

ALTERATION

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE OFFERORS

The Offeror’s proposal submitted in response to this RFP shall include three parts: Part I

– Technical Proposal; Part II – Past Performance Proposal and Part III – Price Proposal, as listed below. The proposal package shall include a transmittal letter. The transmittal letter shall identify the solicitation number, the name and DUNS number of the firm submitting the proposal, the firm’s address, and a contact name, fax, and phone number.

The transmittal letter must contain a statement to the effect that the proposal is guaranteed for a period of at least forty five (45) days from the date of proposal receipt by the Government. The transmittal letter does not have a page limitation and should be separate from the following:

Part I – Technical Proposal page limit 10 pages Part II – Past Performance Proposal page limit 6 pages

Part III – Price Proposal limit 2 pages

Offerors are cautioned that they must not exceed the page limits cited above. Proposals submitted in excess of the prescribed page limits shall be considered non-responsive and shall be removed from consideration.

Written parts of the proposal shall be formatted as follows:

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a. Page Size: 8 ½ x 11” with at least 1” margins on all sides

b. Font Size: 12 point or larger

c. Page Numbering: Pages consecutively numbered within each section

d. Page Count: Title pages, tables of contents, and section dividers are not included in the page count

e. Format: Two-column format is allowable

The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) takes seriously the intent of the Procurement Integrity and Ethics statutes. Any proposal found to be copied from a potential competitor is subject to disqualification and, therefore, ineligible for award.

Price and cost information shall not be included in the Technical Proposal.

(End of provision)

FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(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:

ALTERATION

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

PART I – TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

Factor 1: EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Part 1: The Offeror shall describe its processes for conducting, performing, and providing highly sought after investigative, counseling and final agency decisions.

Part 2: A resume shall be provided for the following key personnel: Training Instructor.

The resume(s) shall include educational and training accomplishments, as well as past work and other relevant experience, including any special accomplishments and skills.

Resumes shall include dates of employment, education, etc. Each resume may not exceed three pages.

The Offeror’s resume should have relevant experience and knowledge to adequately provide Diversity Training. Resumes must clearly demonstrate desired qualifications and relevant/specialized experience related to this requirement.

Part 3: The resume shall provide a discussion of the Instructor’s experience and qualifications with respect to their proposed responsibilities:

a. Current employment status and a list or description of the activities or contract on which the individual is currently working;

b. Previous work experience, to include position title, dates in position, employing organization, duties performed, and role performed (e.g., management, task leader, lead, chief analyst, etc.);

c. Educational background and a brief description of its relevance to the individual’s role in the company.

Factor 2: TECHNICAL APPROACH & CAPABILITY

The Offeror should clearly demonstrate how the proposed approach will meet the BBG’s scope of work and technical requirements, and should include the following elements:

1. Response Paper

a. Summary of company’s expertise in providing related training services

b. Training Methodology

2. List of recommended training course(s)

a. Course Title

b. Course Description

c. Minimum and Maximum amount of Attendees

PART II – PAST PERFORMANCE PROPOSAL

Factor 3: PAST PERFORMANCE

Use of Past Performance information retrieval system – statistical reporting (PPIRS-SR) in Past Performance evaluation:

1. The Government will use the PPIRS-SR system to retrieve qualitative assessments for the prime Offeror, or partners in the case of a formal teaming arrangement.

2. For purposes of this solicitation, contractor past performance will be based on data from PPIRS-SR, or if an Offeror has fewer than two PPIRS-SR’s, the Offeror may solicit past performance references from current Government clients using the form attached (Attachment A). The Government will primarily rely upon references from similar contracts for the same or similar services, and/or similar in value. However, the Government may rely upon any other PPIRS-SR report for the Offeror/team. Offerors with no history in PPIRS-SR, or surveys, will receive a neutral rating.

3. The purpose of PPIRS-SR is to provide source selection officials with quantifiable past performance information.

4. Contractors can obtain access to PPIRS through http://www.ppirs.gov/.

IF THE OFFEROR KNOWS THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY PPIRS-RS

REFERENCES IN THE PPIRS SYSTEM, THEN:

The Offeror shall submit past performance evaluations that are in reference to work that was similar to the scope (nature and size) of this solicitation’s Statement of Work.

References must be in relation to training services as described in the SOW, and performed within the last year.

Past performance evaluations shall be submitted by sending the Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment A) to references that the Offeror had a contract with. The Offeror shall instruct the reference to complete the questionnaire and forward it via email to agray@bbg.gov and Jacob.acosta@bbg.gov. Please reference RFP 951700-18-R-0124 in the subject line of the email. Please note: Questionnaires must be received by the Government by the closing date of this Request for Proposal (RFP).

Offerors, via references, shall submit up to two evaluations.

Performance information will be used for both responsibility determinations and as an evaluation factor. The Government will focus on information that demonstrates quality of performance. References other than those identified by the Offeror may be contacted by the Government.

Names of individuals providing reference information about an Offeror’s past performance shall not be disclosed.

Note: Offerors that are newly formed entities without prior contracts may list contracts and subcontracts as required above for the key personnel. Those with no past performance to evaluate will be given a neutral rating.

PART III – PRICE PROPOSAL

Factor 4: PRICE

Offerors shall submit their cost/price schedule in the same format as provided on page 4 of SF1449 Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) structure.

Offerors may not propose labor categories in addition to the established CLIN structure.

All labor, associated hours and/or costs should be included in the fully burdened price for related training services, and shall be reflected in the cost/price table. The Contractor shall submit pricing on a per task basis, for each individual training course.

The RFP does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the submission of your proposal. It is also brought to your attention that the Contracting Officer is the only http://www.ppirs.gov/ mailto:agray@bbg.gov mailto:Jacob.acosta@bbg.gov individual who can commit the Government to the expenditures of public funds in connection with this procurement.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

The factors are presented in descending order of importance (i.e., 1. has the greatest weight, 2. the second greatest weight, etc.). Non-price factors, when combined, are significantly more important than price.

Offerors will be evaluated against these factors based on the following:

1. Experience and Qualifications

2. Technical Approach & Capability

3. Price

4. Past Performance

Factors 1 and 2 (Experience and Qualifications and Technical Approach & Capability) - The Offeror's technical expertise (specifically related to the subject of Diversity), in providing training to the Government will be evaluated to determine an overall rating of either “acceptable” or “unacceptable”.

Factor 3 (Price) – the Offeror’s price Offer will be evaluated to determine that the total price is fair and reasonable.

Factor 4 (Past Performance) - The Offeror's past performance on related contracts shall be evaluated to determine, as appropriate, successful performance of contract requirements, quality and timeliness of delivery of goods and services, cost management, communications between contracting parties, proactive management and customer satisfaction. The Government may use any resource available including the Offerors submission, Contractor’s Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), or any other applicable performance-related Information.

(b) 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).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

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FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS—

COMMERCIAL ITEMS. (NOV 2017)

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website located at https://www.sam.gov/portal. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (u) of this provision.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

“Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern” means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

“Highest-level owner” means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

“Immediate owner” means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror.

Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

“Inverted domestic corporation”, means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c).

“Manufactured end product” means any end product in product and service codes (PSCs) 1000- 9999, except—

(1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

(2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;

(5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

(6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

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(7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

(8) PSC 9610, Ores;

(9) PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

“Place of manufacture” means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

“Predecessor” means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.

“Restricted business operations” means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174). Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate—

(1) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan;

(2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization;

(3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan;

(4) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization;

(5) Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education; or

(6) Have been voluntarily suspended.

“Sensitive technology”—

(1) Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically—

(i) To restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or

(ii) To disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran; and

(2) Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)).

“Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern”—

(1) Means a small business concern—

(i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and

(ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran.

(2) Service-disabled veteran means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16).

“Small business concern” means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR Part 121 and size standards in this solicitation.

“Small disadvantaged business concern”, consistent with 13 CFR 124.1002, means a small business concern under the size standard applicable to the acquisition, that—

(1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned (as defined at 13 CFR 124.105) by—

(i) One or more socially disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States;

and

(ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding $750,000 after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2); and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at 13.CFR 124.106) by individuals, who meet the criteria in paragraphs (1)(i) and (ii) of this definition.

“Subsidiary” means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned—

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(2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation.

“Veteran-owned small business concern” means a small business concern—

(1) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more veterans (as defined at 38 U.S.C.

101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans.

“Successor” means an entity that has replaced a predecessor by acquiring the assets and carrying out the affairs of the predecessor under a new name (often through acquisition or merger). The term “successor” does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name. The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may vary, depending on State law and specific circumstances.

“Women-owned business concern” means a concern which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of its stock is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

“Women-owned small business concern” means a small business concern—

(1) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and

(2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

“Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program” (in accordance with 13 CFR part 127), means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States.

(b)(1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications posted on the SAM website.

(2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the SAM website accessed through http://www.acquisition.gov. After reviewing the SAM database information, the offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this http://uscode.house.gov/uscode-cgi/fastweb.exe?getdoc+uscview+t37t40+200+2++%2838%29%20%20AND%20%28%2838%29%20ADJ%20USC%29%3ACITE%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20 http://uscode.house.gov/uscode-cgi/fastweb.exe?getdoc+uscview+t37t40+200+2++%2838%29%20%20AND%20%28%2838%29%20ADJ%20USC%29%3ACITE%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20 http://www.acquisition.gov/ offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs

[Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (t) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any.

These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on SAM.]

(c) Offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas. Check all that apply.

(1) Small business concern. The offeror represents as part of its offer that it □ is, □ is not a small business concern.

(2) Veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it □ is, □ is not a veteran-owned small business concern.

(3) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it □ is, □ is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.

(4) Small disadvantaged business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents, that it □ is,

□ is not a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR 124.1002.

(5) Women-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it □ is,

□ is not a women-owned small business concern.

(6) WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a women-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(5) of this provision.] The offeror represents that—

(i) It □ is,□ is not a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and

(ii) It □ is, □ is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(6)(i) of this provision is accurate for each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/Subpart%204_12.html#wp1073667 name or names of the WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: __________.] Each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the WOSB representation.

(7) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program in (c)(6) of this provision.] The offeror represents that—

(i) It □ is, □ is not an EDWOSB concern, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and

(ii) It □ is, □ is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(7)(i) of this provision is accurate for each EDWOSB concern participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name or names of the EDWOSB concern and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: __________.] Each EDWOSB concern participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the EDWOSB representation.

Note: Complete paragraphs (c)(8) and (c)(9) only if this solicitation is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(8) Women-owned business concern (other than small business concern). [Complete only if the offeror is a women-owned business concern and did not represent itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it □ is a women-owned business concern.

(9) Tie bid priority for labor surplus area concerns. If this is an invitation for bid, small business offerors may identify the labor surplus areas in which costs to be incurred on account of manufacturing or production (by offeror or first-tier subcontractors) amount to more than 50 percent of the contract price:____________________________________

(10) HUBZone small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that—

(i) It □ is, □ is not a HUBZone small business concern listed, on the date of this representation, on the List of Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns maintained by the Small Business Administration, and no material changes in ownership and control, principal office, or HUBZone employee percentage have occurred since it was certified in accordance with 13 CFR Part 126;

and

(ii) It □ is, □ is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR Part 126, and the representation in paragraph (c)(10)(i) of this provision is accurate for each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the names of each of the HUBZone small business concerns participating in the HUBZone joint venture: __________.] Each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the HUBZone representation.

(d) Representations required to implement provisions of Executive Order 11246—

(1) Previous contracts and compliance. The offeror represents that—

(i) It □ has, □ has not participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the Equal Opportunity clause of this solicitation; and

(ii) It □ has, □ has not filed all required compliance reports.

(2) Affirmative Action Compliance. The offeror represents that—

(i) It □ has developed and has on file, □ has not developed and does not have on file, at each establishment, affirmative action programs required by rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor (41 cfr parts 60-1 and 60-2), or

(ii) It □ has not previously had contracts subject to the written affirmative action programs requirement of the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor.

(e) Certification Regarding Payments to Influence Federal Transactions (31 U.S.C. 1352).

(Applies only if the contract is expected to exceed $150,000.) By submission of its offer, the offeror certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that no Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress or an employee of a Member of Congress on his or her behalf in connection with the award of any resultant contract.