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KDDVA20RV121

Interactive Web-based Financial Information Service

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation request for quotes (RFQ) for the purchase of Interactive Web-based Financial Information Service for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), Standards and Compliance Office, Indianapolis, IN to support strategic decision making and investment of trust funds managed by this work center in accordance with the procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 – Acquisition of Commercial Items, FAR Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This will be a firm fixed price (FFP) contract type for one base year and four one-year option periods. This requirement is considered unrestricted under NAICS code 523991 with small business size standard $41.5 million. Any qualified, responsible vendor may submit a quote.

QUESTIONS, SUGGESTED ALTERNATE TERMS, INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS CONCERNING THIS RFQ: Quoters are invited to submit any questions or suggested alternate terms (including changes to the solicitation, contract clauses, statement of assumptions, or other terms, etc.) DFAS will consider all input and attempt to balance the needs of all parties.

All questions, suggestions and inquiries concerning any aspect of this announcement must be submitted in writing by 10 a.m. Eastern Time, Monday June 1, 2002 via email to sharon.e.brenner.civ@mail.mil. Telephone requests will not be honored. The Government’s response will be made in writing. Any resulting additions, deletions or changes to the RFQ will be made by issuances of a formal amendment. Quoters are instructed specifically to contact only the issuing contract office in connection with any aspect of this requirement prior to contract award.

SOLICITATION CLOSING DATE AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: All quotes must be received by 10 a.m. (Eastern), Monday, June 8, 2020. Preferred delivery method for submission of your quote is via email: sharon.e.brenner.civ@mail.mil.

DFAS’ Contracting Officer reserves the right to reject the quotation as non-compliance if the quotation takes exception to any of the terms of the RFQ, includes assumptions, or does not conform to the RFQ’s submission instructions.

Quotes shall include at a minimum, in addition to the items listed in the section Basis for Award below, the following:

· Quotes shall include two attachments: Non-Priced Factors and Price

· Unit price per year for the base year and four one-year option periods;

· Vendor Contact Name, Phone Number and Email Address;

· Company Cage Code and DUNS Number;

· Tax Identification Number;

· Business Size: Small/Large/Other: _______________;

· The following statement: “The quoter takes no exception and completely accepts all the terms and conditions in the RFQ and subsequent amendments.”

Note 1: A Schedule of Items table has been provided as a separate attachment to assist with supplying the required pricing and vendor contact information.

Note 2: Each email quotation including attachment cannot exceed 10 MB because it may be rejected by DFAS’ server. If your entire quotation exceeds 10 MB in size, please divide your quotation into appropriate smaller emails.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Prior to submission of quote, please verify your registration is current and active via the System for Award Management (SAM): https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. A quoter that is not actively registered in SAM at the time of quote submission will not have its quote considered and will not be eligible for award.

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) requires Interactive Web-based Financial Information Software Licensing Service which will be used by the Trust Fund Accounting and Reporting work center (DFAS-IN/JJAH). The Service must provide real-time financial market data, analytics, and content to be used for investment of trust funds managed by this work center, and must be available via standard internet connectivity. Official Use access may be sub-issued to subject matter experts on the Investment Advisory Committee (IAC), as necessary and applicable, for maintaining the data/portfolio information and performing research.

BACKGROUND: The Trust Fund Accounting and Reporting area (JJAH) is responsible for the management of over $1 trillion in investments for DoD, including the investments comprising the Military Retirement Fund and the Medicare Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund. The area is responsible for the day-to-day investment and long term liquidity of these funds, and receives direction and governance through the DoD Investment Board. The Committee is responsible for recommending future investment strategies and relies on specific investment information to develop the strategy. To that end, the Investment Advisory Committee recommended using a Service to obtain real-time, detailed market data.

REQUIREMENTS/TASKS: Service will provide the following specific data elements of market and economic data for four (4) users:

· Economic research data including, but not limited to history and projections for Real Gross Domestic Products (GDP), Consumer Price Index, Federal Funds Rate, Leading Economic Indicators, Treasury Yields, Unemployment Rates, Treasury Inflation Protected Security (TIPS) Breakeven, and TIPS yield spread to Nominal.

· Ability to track a treasury portfolio at the Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures (CUSIP) level with appropriate statics on said portfolio, such as yield to maturity, average yield, and average duration.

· Portfolio modeling tools that allow for inflation rates that vary across the life of the TIPS.

· Treasury Board Advisory Council research and analysis reports.

· Portfolio stress testing / modeling under various scenarios to obtain information such as value at risk.

· Real-time treasury pricing and analysis for on-the-run vs. off-the-run treasury securities.

The Service must be accessible from any regular internet connected laptop with the use of security token provided by the Service provider.

Performance Location: DFAS Indianapolis, 8899 E. 56th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46249.

Period of Performance: One-year base period award plus four one-year option periods. (Anticipated start date is 1 July 2020.)

BASIS FOR AWARD: The Government will award a contract resulting from this announcement to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. DFAS reserves the right to issue an order to a vendor for reasons other than the lowest price. To permit a thorough and effective evaluation, the quote should be as concise, complete and clear as possible so as to permit the Government to make evaluation of the quote without further information being required from the quoter. Inclusion of any important consideration not covered by this request is encouraged. The Government reserves the right to make a determination whether a quote is acceptable or unacceptable solely on the basis of the information submitted and proceed without requesting additional information. Therefore, each response should be submitted in the most favorable terms satisfying the RFQ requirement.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes: technical capability, past performance and price.

The following should be addressed in your quote:

TECHNICAL CAPABILITY: Quoters shall describe and demonstrate their understanding of DFAS’ requirements using sound, practical and feasible methods to accomplish all of the requirements identified in the description of the requirement section above.

PAST PERFORMANCE: Provide a list of no more than five (5) of your most recent and relevant contracts. Only recent and relevant contracts will be evaluated or considered. Recent means contracts performed or completed within three years from the quotation due date. For contracts that are currently being performed, the vendor must have performed at least six months of service for the contract to be considered. Relevant means similar in scope and complexity to the solicited work. Furnish the following information for each contract referenced:

(1) Company/Division name

(2) Description of Service

(3) Contracting Agency/Customer

(4) Contract Number

(5) Contract Dollar Value

(6) Period of Performance

(7) Verified, up-to-date name, address, email and phone number of the contracting officer/POC

(8) Comments regarding compliance with contract terms and conditions

(9) Comments regarding any known performance deemed unacceptable to the customer, or not in accordance with the contract terms and conditions.

(10) Explanation why the project is relevant to the solicited work.

PRICE: A table has been included as a separate attachment titled Schedule of Items Table to assist with submission of pricing for your convenience. The provided information should clearly identify the price per year for the base year and four one-year option periods.

Page Limitation: Excluding cover pages, the technical quote (to include past performance references and other attachments) is limited to 10 pages. There is no page limitation on the price quote submission. The font and format should be of readable quality. Excessively small font may be rejected or not evaluated at the Contracting Officer’s discretion.

Quoters shall not include any price information in the technical quotation. For the overall technical quotation, a recitation or paraphrasing of the requirements already identified in the work requirements will not improve the quotation.

Option(s), inclusive of any potential extensions in accordance with FAR 52.217-8, will be evaluated at time of award. The Government will evaluate quotes for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

INVOICES: Advanced payment is authorized. Shall be submitted via Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) to a WAWF acceptor that will be identified in the resulting contract. Reference DFAR Clause 252.232-7006.

SECTION 508 COMPLIANCE: The following Section 508 accessibility standards are applicable: Software applications and operating systems (36CFR 1194.21).

PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES:

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-01. The Government intends to include the following FAR and DFAR clauses and provisions, either by reference or in full text in the resulting award. NOTE: The FAR and DFARS clauses may be accessed in full text at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/.

Provisions By Reference:

FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (JUL 2016) FAR 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors – Commercial Items (OCT 2018)

FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representation and Certifications – Commercial Items (OCT 2018)

FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (JUL 1990) FAR 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran – Representation and Certification (AUG 2018) DFARS 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (NOV 2011) Clauses By Reference:

FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities (APR 1984)

FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (JUL 2016)

FAR 204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (DEC 2014)

FAR 204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (JUN 2016)

FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (OCT 2018) FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (OCT 2019) (Note: This clause has been included in the document titled (Clauses)

FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999) (Note: This clause has been included in the document titled Clauses)

FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000) (Note: This clause has been included in the document titled Clauses)

FAR 52.232-19 Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year (APR 1984)

FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (JUN 2013)

FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (DEC 2013)

FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) FAR 52.253-1 Computer Generated Form (JAN 1991) DFAR 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (SEP 2011)

DFARS 252.204-7015 Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors (MAY 2016)

DFAR 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (DEC 2018) DFAR 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions (DEC 2018)

DFAR 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (DEC 2006)

DFARS 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel (JUN 2013) DFARS 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items (JUN 2013)

PLEASE NOTE: A quotation does not constitute an award; therefore, an obligation to your company is not official until you receive a purchase order for this service.

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