FINAL_AG-024B-S-15-0043.pdf

OFFEROR’S COPY

(Ref. 48 CFR 1) Issuing Office:

U.S. FOREST SERVICE, CONTRACTING

NATIONAL INTERAGENCY FIRE CENTER

OWYHEE BUILDING - MS 1100

3833 S DEVELOPMENT AVE

BOISE, ID 83705

This solicitation can be downloaded from the following Internet site: N/A Offers Are Solicited For:

Leadership Development, FAM

Solicitation No:

AG-024B-S-15-0043

Issued Date:

December 22, 2015

IMPORTANT – NOTICE TO OFFEROR

Offers will be due on 01/06/2016 @ 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time.

The offeror shall submit the following items in response to this solicitation:

1. SF-1449, blocks 17a, 30a-30c: Complete, date, and sign.

2. Fill in the appropriate information requested under Sections 1 and 4.

3. Please provide one copy of your Business proposal.

THE SOLICITATION PACKAGE SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:

U.S. FOREST SERVICE, CONTRACTING

NATIONAL INTERAGENCY FIRE CENTER

ATTN: SOLICITATION NO. AG-024B-S-15-0044

OWYHEE BUILDING - MS 1100

3833 S. DEVELOPMENT AVE.

BOISE, ID 83705

E-mail offers will be accepted.

E-mail: tearnberger@fs.fed.us. Offerors may contact Tanya Arnberger for information about this solicitation at 208-387-5279.

“The policy of the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, disability, family status, and/or political affiliation.” Persons believing they have been discriminated against in any Forest Service related activity should write to: Chief, Forest Service, USDA, P. O. Box 96090, Washington, DC 20090-6090.

Previous editions of this form are obsolete. FS-6300-44 (11/79) https://www.fbo.gov/ mailto:tearnberger@fs.fed.us

Solicitation No. AG-024B-S-15-0043 U.S. Forest Service Leadership Development, FAM National Office

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1 – SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

1.1 STANDARD FORM 1449 AND SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

SECTION 2 – CONTRACT CLAUSES

2.1 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

2.2 ADDENDUM TO FAR CLAUSE 52.212-4, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS –

COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAY 2015) (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE ON STANDARD

FORM 1449)

FAR 52.209-9 UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING

RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (FEB 2012)

FAR 52.216-18 ORDERING (OCT 1995)

FAR 52.216-19 ORDER LIMITATIONS (OCT 1995)

FAR 52.216-22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY (OCT 1995)

FAR 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

FAR 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

AGAR 452.209-71 ASSURANCE REGARDING FELONY CONVICTION OR TAX DELINQUENT

STATUS FOR CORPORATE APPLICANTS (FEB 2012) ALTERNATE I (FEB 2012)

AGAR 452.237-74 KEY PERSONNEL. (FEB 1988)

2.3 FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT

STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 2015)

SECTION 3 – CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, OR ATTACHMENTS

3.1 SCOPE OF WORK

INTRODUCTION

DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE

GENERAL WORK REQUIREMENTS

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED MATERIALS

LOCATIONS OF WORK AND TRAVEL

3.2 WAGE DETERMINATION

3.3 PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE

3.4 INITIAL TASK ORDER

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND

SCOPE

TARGET AUDIENCE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DELIVERY DATES AND TIMEFRAMES

APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

SECTION 4 – SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

4.1 PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

4.2 FAR 52.209-5 CERTIFICATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2015)

4.3 FAR 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (JUL 2013)

4.5 52.212-2 EVALUATION - COMMERCIAL ITEMS. (OCT 2014)

4.6 FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS – COMMERCIAL

ITEMS (MAR 2015)

4.7 FAR 52.217-5 EVALUATION OF OPTIONS (JUL 1990)

4.8 AGAR 452.209-70 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID

DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION (DEVIATION 2012-01) (FEB 2012)

ALTERNATE I (FEB 2012)

4.9 AGAR 452.219-70 SIZE STANDARD AND NAICS CODE INFORMATION (SEP 2001)

SEE ADDENDUMIS CHECKED

CODE 18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

CODE

FACILITYCODE

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

OFFEROR

024B

BOISE ID 83705

3833 S DEVELOPMENT AVE

ATTN CONTRACTING

USDA FOREST SERVICE - NIFC

024B CODE 16. ADMINISTERED BYCODE

X

X

611430

SIZE STANDARD:

100.00 % FOR:SET ASIDE:UNRESTRICTED OR024B

RFPIFB

10. THIS ACQUISITION ISCODE

RFQ

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

13b. RATING

NAICS:

SMALL BUSINESS

01/06/2016 1400 MT

12/22/2015

208-387-5279TANYA ARNBERGER

(No collect calls)

INFORMATION CALL:

FOR SOLICITATION 8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIMEb. TELEPHONE NUMBERa. NAME

4. ORDER NUMBER3. AWARD/ 6. SOLICITATION

AG-024B-S-15-0043

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS 1. REQUISITION NUMBER PAGE OF

1 74 OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30

TELEPHONE NO.

17a. CONTRACTOR/

BOISE ID 83705

3833 S DEVELOPMENT AVE

ATTN CONTRACTING

USDA FOREST SERVICE - NIFC

15. DELIVER TO

BOISE ID 83705

3833 S DEVELOPMENT AVE

ATTN CONTRACTING

9. ISSUED BY

7.

2. CONTRACT NO.

EFFECTIVE DATE

$11.0

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

ISSUE DATE

DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINA-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

11.

SEE SCHEDULE

12. DISCOUNT TERMS

THIS CONTRACT IS A

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13a.

SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

8(A)X

USDA FOREST SERVICE - NIFC

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS

(WOSB) ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

EDWOSB

24.

AMOUNT

23.

UNIT PRICE

22.

UNIT

21.

QUANTITY

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

19.

ITEM NO.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IDIQ, FAM

Delivery: 01/31/2021 Period of Performance: 01/13/2016 to 01/12/2021

001 MINIMUM GUARANTEE 1 LS

Product/Service Code: U008 Product/Service Description: EDUCATION/TRAINING-

TRAINING/CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

Period of Performance: 01/12/2016 to 01/11/2021 Continued ...

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

HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

XX

DATED

TANYA E. ARNBERGER

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION (BLOCK 5),

INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE SET FORTH

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND DELIVER

ARE

ARE

31c. DATE SIGNED

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA

31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY ADDITIONAL

SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3 AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA

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

OFFER

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

ARE NOT ATTACHED.

ARE NOT ATTACHED.

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT:

REF.

32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

32c. DATE 32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED:

32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

RECEIVED INSPECTED

40. PAID BY39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER38. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER

37. CHECK NUMBER

FINALPARTIAL

36. PAYMENT

FINALPARTIAL

35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

34. VOUCHER NUMBER33. SHIP NUMBER

COMPLETE

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS42c. DATE REC'D (YY/MM/DD)

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

41c. DATE41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012) BACK

24.

AMOUNT

23.

UNIT PRICE

22.

UNIT

21.

QUANTITY

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

19.

ITEM NO.

002 BASE YEAR, ESTIMATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE EA

1/12/2016 - 1/11/2017

Product/Service Code: U008

Product/Service Description: EDUCATION/TRAINING-

TRAINING/CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

Period of Performance: 1/12/2016 to 01/13/2021

003 OPTION YEAR 1, ESTIMATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE EA

1/12/2017 - 1/11/2018

(Option Line Item)

Product/Service Code: U008

Product/Service Description: EDUCATION/TRAINING-

TRAINING/CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

Period of Performance: 1/12/2016 to 01/13/2021

004 OPTION YEAR 2, ESTIMATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE EA

2/1/2018 - 1/31/2019

(Option Line Item)

Product/Service Code: U008

Product/Service Description: EDUCATION/TRAINING-

TRAINING/CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

Period of Performance: 1/12/2016 to 01/13/2021

005 OPTION YEAR 3, ESTIMATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE EA

2/1/2019 - 1/31/2020

Continued ...

32f. TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

74 2 of

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

3 74

CONTINUATION SHEET

REFERENCE NO. OF DOCUMENT BEING CONTINUED PAGE OF

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F)

AG-024B-S-15-0043

(Option Line Item)

Product/Service Code: U008

Product/Service Description: EDUCATION/TRAINING-

TRAINING/CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

Period of Performance: 1/12/2016 to 01/13/2021

006 OPTION YEAR 4, ESTIMATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE EA

1/12/2020 - 1/11/2021

(Option Line Item)

Product/Service Code: U008

Product/Service Description: EDUCATION/TRAINING-

TRAINING/CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

Period of Performance: 1/12/2016 to 01/13/2021

NSN 7540-01-152-8067 OPTIONAL FORM 336 (4-86)

Sponsored by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

SECTION 1

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

1.1 SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

BASE PERIOD

ITEM LABOR CATEGORY UNIT RATE

Conference Planner I HOUR

0002 Conference Planner II* HOUR

0003 Conference Planner III HOUR

0004 Consultant I HOUR

0005 Consultant II HOUR

0006 Consultant III HOUR

0007 Facilitator I HOUR

0008 Facilitator II* HOUR

0009 Facilitator III HOUR

0010 Project Manager HOUR

0011 Program/Management Analyst I HOUR

0012 Program/Management Analyst II HOUR

0013 Program/Management Analyst III HOUR

0014 Technical Writer/Editor I HOUR

0015 Technical Writer/Editor II HOUR

0016 Technical Writer/Editor III HOUR

0017 Educational Technologist* HOUR

0018 Travel Per Task Order

(LUMP SUM) TBD

0019 INITIAL TASK ORDER LUMP SUM

ALL LABOR CATEGORIES MUST HAVE A RATE ON THE BASE PERIOD AND OPTION PERIODS.

THESE ARE FULLY BURDENED RATES TO INCLUDE PROFIT, G&A, OVERHEAD, ETC.

OPTION PERIOD 1

1002 Conference Planner II* HOUR

1003 Conference Planner III HOUR

1004 Consultant I HOUR

1005 Consultant II HOUR

1006 Consultant III HOUR

1007 Facilitator I HOUR

1008 Facilitator II* HOUR

1009 Facilitator III HOUR

1010 Project Manager HOUR

1011 Program/Management Analyst I HOUR

1012 Program/Management Analyst II HOUR

1013 Program/Management Analyst III HOUR

1014 Technical Writer/Editor I HOUR

1015 Technical Writer/Editor II HOUR

1016 Technical Writer/Editor III HOUR

1017 Educational Technologist* HOUR

1018 Travel Per Task Order

OPTION PERIOD 2

2002 Conference Planner II* HOUR

2003 Conference Planner III HOUR

2004 Consultant I HOUR

2005 Consultant II

HOUR

2006 Consultant III HOUR

2007 Facilitator I HOUR

2008 Facilitator II* HOUR

2009 Facilitator III HOUR

2010 Project Manager HOUR

2011 Program/Management Analyst I HOUR

2012 Program/Management Analyst II HOUR

2013 Program/Management Analyst III HOUR

2014 Technical Writer/Editor I HOUR

2015 Technical Writer/Editor II HOUR

2016 Technical Writer/Editor III HOUR

2017 Educational Technologist* HOUR

2018 Travel Per Task Order

OPTION PERIOD 3

3002 Conference Planner II* HOUR

3003 Conference Planner III HOUR

3004 Consultant I HOUR

3005 Consultant II HOUR

3006 Consultant III HOUR

3007 Facilitator I HOUR

3008 Facilitator II* HOUR

3009 Facilitator III HOUR

3010 Project Manager HOUR

3011 Program/Management Analyst I HOUR

3012 Program/Management Analyst II HOUR

3013 Program/Management Analyst III HOUR

3014 Technical Writer/Editor I HOUR

3015 Technical Writer/Editor II HOUR

3016 Technical Writer/Editor III HOUR

3017 Educational Technologist* HOUR

3018 Travel Per Task Order

OPTION PERIOD 4

4002 Conference Planner II* HOUR

4003 Conference Planner III HOUR

4004 Consultant I HOUR

4005 Consultant II HOUR

4006 Consultant III HOUR

4007 Facilitator I HOUR

4008 Facilitator II* HOUR

4009 Facilitator III HOUR

4010 Project Manager HOUR

4011 Program/Management Analyst I HOUR

4012 Program/Management Analyst II HOUR

4013 Program/Management Analyst III HOUR

4014 Technical Writer/Editor I HOUR

4015 Technical Writer/Editor II HOUR

4016 Technical Writer/Editor III HOUR

4017 Educational Technologist* HOUR

4018 Travel Per Task Order

BASIS OF AWARD

One contract will be awarded from this solicitation. Offerors must submit prices for all items, except for travel. See section 4.4, 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items (Oct 2014) for instructions for proposal preparation. This contract has been developed for Washington Office Fire and Aviation Management, and it may be used by all USFS Offices with the contractor and the Contracting Officers approval. Per FAR 16.504 (a)(1) the minimal guarantee for this award is $2,500.00 for the life of the contract.

SECTION 2

CONTRACT CLAUSES

2.1 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

Federal Acquisition Regulations https://www.acquisition.gov/far http://farsite.hill.af.mil

Agriculture Acquisition Regulations http://www.dm.usda.gov/procurement/policy/agar.htm http://farsite.hill.af.mil

2.2 ADDENDUM TO FAR CLAUSE 52.212-4, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS –

COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAY 2015) (INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE ON STANDARD

FORM 1449)

The Following are added to the terms and conditions in FAR 52-212-4:

FAR 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (MAY

2011) FAR 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel. (JAN 2011) FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (JUL 2013) FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data - General (MAY 2014) FAR 52.228-5 Insurance – Work on a Government Installation FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (JUN 2013) FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (DEC

2013) FAR 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation (APR 1984) FAR 52.245-1 Government Property (APR 2012) FAR 52.245-9 Use and Charges (APR 2012) FAR 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms. (JAN 1991)

AGAR 452.224-70 Confidentiality of Information (FEB 1988) AGAR 452.228-71 Insurance Coverage (NOV 1996) AGAR 452.236-72 Use of Premises (NOV 1996) AGAR 452-237-75 Restrictions Against Disclosure (FEB 1988)

FAR 52.209-9 UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING

RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (Feb 2012)

(a) The Contractor shall update the information in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) on a semi-annual basis, throughout the life of the contract, by posting the required information in the Central Contractor Registration database via https://www.acquisition.gov.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ http://www.dm.usda.gov/procurement/policy/agar.htm http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ https://www.acquisition.gov/

(b) As required by section 3010 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111- 212), all information posted in FAPIIS on or after April 15, 2011, except past performance reviews, will be publicly available. FAPIIS consist of two segments—

(1) The non-public segment, into which Government officials and the Contractor post information, which can only be viewed by—

(i) Government personnel and authorized users performing business on behalf of the Government; or

(ii) The Contractor, when viewing data on itself; and

(2) The publicly-available segment, to which all data in the non-public segment of FAPIIS is automatically transferred after a waiting period of 14 calendar days, except for--

(i) Past performance reviews required by subpart 42.15;

(ii) Information that was entered prior to April 15, 2011; or

(iii) Information that is withdrawn during the 14-calendar-day waiting period by the Government official who posted it in accordance with paragraph (c)(1) of this clause.

(c) The Contractor will receive notification when the Government posts new information to the Contractor’s record.

(1) If the Contractor asserts in writing within 7 calendar days, to the Government official who posted the information, that some of the information posted to the non-public segment of FAPIIS is covered by a disclosure exemption under the Freedom of Information Act, the Government official who posted the information must within 7 calendar days remove the posting from FAPIIS and resolve the issue in accordance with agency Freedom of Information procedures, prior to reposting the releasable information. The contractor must cite 52.209-9 and request removal within 7 calendar days of the posting to FAPIIS.

(2) The Contractor will also have an opportunity to post comments regarding information that has been posted by the Government. The comments will be retained as long as the associated information is retained, i.e., for a total period of 6 years. Contractor comments will remain a part of the record unless the Contractor revises them.

(3) As required by section 3010 of Pub. L. 111-212, all information posted in FAPIIS on or after April 15, 2011, except past performance reviews, will be publicly available.

(d) Public requests for system information posted prior to April 15, 2011, will be handled under Freedom of Information Act procedures, including, where appropriate, procedures promulgated under E.O. 12600.

FAR 52.216-18 ORDERING (OCT 1995)

(a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from date of contract award through the expected date of last option exercised.

(b) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control.

(c) If mailed, a delivery order or task order is considered “issued” when the Government deposits the order in the mail. Orders may be issued orally, by facsimile, or by electronic

FAR 52.216-19 ORDER LIMITATIONS (OCT 1995)

(a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than $2,500.00, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract.

(b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor --

(1) Any order for a single item in excess of $750,000.00;

(2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of $750,000.00; or

(3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within 60 days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in subparagraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section.

(c) If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) of this section.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within 7 days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor’s intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source.

FAR 52.216-22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY (OCT 1995)

(a) This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract.

(b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the “maximum.” The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the “minimum.”

(c) Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations.

(d) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor’s and Government’s rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract’s effective period;

provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after the latest completion date of any order issued during the effective period of the contract.

FAR 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates, provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days.

FAR 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days, provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years, 6 months.

AGAR 452.209-71 ASSURANCE REGARDING FELONY CONVICTION OR TAX

DELINQUENT STATUS FOR CORPORATE APPLICANTS (FEB 2012) ALTERNATE I (FEB

2012)

(a) This award is subject to the provisions contained in sections 433 and 434 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. No. 112-74), Division E, as amended and/or subsequently enacted, regarding corporate felony convictions and corporate federal tax delinquencies. Accordingly, by accepting this award the contractor acknowledges that it –

(1) does not have a tax delinquency, meaning that it is not subject to any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, and

(2) has not been convicted (or had an officer or agent acting on its behalf convicted) of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within 24 months preceding the award, unless a suspending and debarring official of the United States Department of Agriculture has considered suspension or debarment of the awardee, or such officer or agent, based on these convictions and/or tax delinquencies and determined that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(a) If the awardee fails to comply with these provisions, the Forest Service may terminate this contract for default and may recover any funds the awardee has received in violation of sections 433 or 434, amended and/or subsequently enacted.

AGAR 452.237-74 KEY PERSONNEL. (FEB 1988)

(a) The Contractor shall assign to this contract the following key personnel:

To be determined under each Task Order.

(b) During the first ninety (90) days of performance, the Contractor shall make no substitutions of key personnel unless the substitution is necessitated by illness, death, or termination of employment. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer within 15 calendar days after the occurrence of any of these events and provide the information required by paragraph (c) below. After the initial 90-day period, the Contractor shall submit the information required by paragraph (c) to the Contracting Officer at least 15 days prior to making any permanent substitutions.

(c) The Contractor shall provide a detailed explanation of the circumstances necessitating the proposed substitutions, complete resumes for the proposed substitutes, and any additional information requested by the Contracting Officer. Proposed substitutes should have comparable qualifications to those of the persons being replaced. The Contracting Officer will notify the Contractor within 15 calendar days after receipt of all required information of the decision on substitutions. The contract will be modified to reflect any approved changes of key personnel.

2.3 FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT

STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 2015)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015)

(2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77, 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

(1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

(2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Jun 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub L. 111-5) (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009).

(4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2015) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

(5) [Reserved]

(6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111- 117, section 743 of Div. C).

(7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

(8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C.

6101 note).

(9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

(10) [Reserved]

(11) (i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

(ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011) of 52.219-3.

(12) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer)(15 U.S.C. 657a).

(ii) Alternate I (Jan 2011) of 52.219-4.

(13) [Reserved]

(14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).

(ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011).

(iii) Alternate II (Nov 2011).

(15) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C.

644).

(ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.

(iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.

(16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C.

637(d)(2) and (3)).

(17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Oct 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(4)).

(ii) Alternate I (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

(iii) Alternate II (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

(iv) Alternate III (Oct 2015) of 52.219-9.

(18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

(19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

(20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C.

637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

(21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set- Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

(22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

(23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) Concerns (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

(24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the WOSB Program (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

(25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

(26) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2014) (E.O. 13126).

(27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

(28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246).

(29) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C.

793).

(31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

(33) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50, (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015). (E. O. 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

(35) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA- Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

(ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

(36) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514

(ii) Alternate I (Oct 2015) of 52.223-13.

(37) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Television (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

(ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-14.

(38) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

(39) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Personal Computer Products (Oct 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

(ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

(40) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513).

(41) 52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

(42) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43).

(ii) Alternate I (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

(iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

(iv) Alternate III (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

(43) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Nov 2013) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C.

3301 note).

(44) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

(45) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(46) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

(47) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

(48) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 4505), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

(49) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C.

4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

(50) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer— System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

(51) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other Than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

(52) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

(53) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(54) (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

(ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

(1) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495)

(2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.).

(3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (May 2014) (29 U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(5) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(6) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-- Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(7) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2014) (E.O.

13658).

(9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

(10) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sep 2008) (31 U.S.C.

5112(p)(1)).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records -- Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e)

(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C.

637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $700,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(iii) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495).

Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (1) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

(iv) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

(v) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246).

(vi) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(vii) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(viii) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(ix) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(x) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014), (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xi) (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C.

chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 E.O.

13627).

(xii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.)

(xiii) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67)

(xiv) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015) (E. O. 12989).

(xv) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2014) (E.O.

13658).

(xvi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xvii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations.

(May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph

(e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xviii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

(End of Clause)

SECTION 3

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, OR ATTACHMENTS

3.1 SCOPE OF WORK

The US Forest Service Incident Support Branch anticipates awarding an Indefinite Delivery contract (IDIQ) with option years for technical and administrative support for the US Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management Training Branch. The Government plans to award a single IDIQ. The Government reserves the right to award any combination of items and/or number of items.

INTRODUCTION

Leadership, or problems associated with its practice on the fire line, has been cited frequently as a factor contributing to wildland fire accidents in Accident Investigation Reports and management reviews for many years. The importance of leadership on fires has been echoed time and again. In the Final Report of the Interagency Management Review Team on the South Canyon Fire, published June 26, 1995, the statement is made that "attitudes and leadership are universal factors that influence safe fire suppression." A few years later, the "Wildland Firefighter Safety Awareness Study, Phase III" (Tri-Data report) was published. It contained numerous goals and implementation strategies related to leadership and leadership training.

The staff ride is a unique technique for conveying the lessons of the past to present day leaders.

While the sole purpose of a staff ride is to further the professional development of leaders, it may be designed to achieve one or many goals. Depending on the incident selected, the staff ride can illuminate any principle or lesson at any chosen level. Because its mixture of classroom and field study facilitates participant involvement, it ensures that any educational benefits are more likely to be retained by participants. Staff rides should be viewed more as education and less as training. The goals of staff rides have varied from the specific testing of operational concepts to the general enhancement of professional and analytical skills. All staff rides, however, have one idea in common: to place participants on an actual piece of terrain, confront them with an operational situation, and stimulate them to reach conclusions or derive lessons from the experience.

The professional development of wildland fire leaders can be accomplished in many ways through the use of the staff ride. Teaching points from small unit tactics to fire behavior to the art of leadership can be addressed through staff rides. Because staff rides involve a high level of personal commitment and involvement for all participants, the learning that occurs on staff rides can be deeper and more meaningful for adult learners than classroom lectures.

DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE

Scope of work: The organization selected shall be tasked to provide leadership development training services for Incident Management Teams or specific agencies that are members of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group within the scope of one or more of the following:

a. Staff rides: The supporting organization shall provide subject matter expertise to assist Incident Management Teams or Government agencies in the design, development, and implementation of staff rides. These staff rides may either be based on historical or future incident management events, and will vary in scope to meet the needs of the supported agency.

b. Tabletop exercises and simulations: The supporting organization shall provide subject matter expertise to assist Incident Management Teams or Government agencies in the design, development, and implementation of table-top exercises and simulations. These exercises may either be based on historical or future incident management events, and will vary in scope to meet the needs of the supported agency.

c. Conference presentations: The supporting organization shall provide subject matter experts from high-level military and business leadership backgrounds to impart pragmatic, experiential knowledge to Incident Management Teams or Government agencies.

d. Leadership development courseware: The supporting organization shall provide subject matter expertise to assist Incident Management Teams or Government agencies in the design, development, and evaluation of leadership development courseware. Support for both resident or non-resident (distance learning) courseware may be required.

e. Lessons-learned collection: The supporting organization shall actively gather lessons learned from assigned incidents, by deploying lessons-learned collection teams in support of Government after action reviews.

f. Specialized command and control systems: The supporting organization shall provide subject matter expertise to assist Incident Management Teams or Government agencies in the analysis, design, development, and deployment of tools or systems that will support more effective communication and decision-making by incident response leaders and planners.

This contract requires support and assistance of the mission-oriented business functions of the US Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management and acquiring experts with specialized skills to accomplish specific tasks. Together with their partners, FAM works to:

• creating organizational resiliency;

• assessing human factors;

• developing doctrine;

• long-term strategy formulation;

• improving tactical operations;

• providing support to non-fire emergency management activities;

• building partnerships;

• workforce issues;

• international fire management assistance;

• research;

• training.

Tasks covered by this IDIQ may support all of the above activities by providing experts with specialized skills and/or knowledge in the following:

• fire management;

• facilitation;

• research;

• analysis;

• strategic planning;

• coaching;

• meetings management;

• emergency/risk management;

• training;

• tactical operations;

• other skills relevant to FAM’s mission.

Tasks covered by this IDIQ are in support of the following goals:

a. Create a memorable experiential leadership development experience that helps participants make better decisions supported by the application of recent and relevant history.

b. Broaden the expectations of participants as to future environmental conditions and possibilities.

c. Discover and reveal trends in operational decision-making, in order to reinforce the positive and reverse negative.

d. Provide for opportunity recognition within the realm of interface-driven chaos, applying intuitive judgment to better evaluate the ever-increasing amount and availability of analytical data

e. Provide an opportunity for better mental awareness of history and future operations in the context of organizational and community culture.

f. Help heal communities affected by past and future fatalities in the course of wildland fire operations.

GENERAL WORK REQUIREMENTS

The contractor shall provide services to facilitate the development of wildland fire leaders. The contractor shall furnish all personnel, facilities, equipment, materials, supplies, and services (except as may be expressly set forth in the master IDIQ or task orders), and incidentals (except those designated as government-furnished property). The contractor has the responsibility for ensuring that all deliverables for all tasks under this contract are complete, accurate and delivered according to established schedules and budgets. The Forest Service retains the authority for review, comment and acceptance.

Conference planning – Assists with development of or independently develops workshops, meetings and conferences.

Consulting – Provides expert advice, assistance, guidance or counseling in support of USFS Fire and Aviation Management, organizational and business improvement efforts.

Facilitation – Works with project lead in developing agendas and creating support documentation; organizes and facilitates staff rides.

Technical Writer/Editor – Writes, edits and reviews complicated subject matter in the form of manuals, brochures, articles, reports, etc.

Educational Technologist – Provides expertise in instructional methodology and curriculum development

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

The purpose of this contract is to obtain professional and administrative services contributing to the accomplishment of developing wildland fire leaders. The government may issue task orders to perform work in all or any of the subject/tasks listed above in order to carry out the mission of

FAM.

The Contractor shall provide hourly labor rates required for the administrative and non-scientific labor categories noted below. Labor requirements will be specified by individual task order(s) issued herein in strict accordance with the Statement of Work and all other terms and condition of the contract(s). These rates are the “maximum” rates allowable under the contract and subsequent task order(s) requiring services to be performed. The list of labor categories defined below is a sample listing of anticipated needs.

Conference Planner I - Assists with development of workshops, meetings and conferences.

Responsible for assisting in coordinating logistics for these events during the planning and execution stages. Assignments may require completion outside normal hours of operation of the Center and in the accompaniment of Center personnel. For example, accompanying staff to workshop on a weekend that the contractor staff member has assisted in developing.

Possesses limited experience and exercises limited judgment with commonly-used concepts, practices, protocols, and procedures within the event planning or hospitality field. Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish tasks. A limited degree of creativity and latitude is required. Completes all assignments in a professional and independent manner.

Primary job functions require a limited degree of work independence and judgment.

Experience/Education Requirements - An Associate's degree or two (2) full years of study from an accredited college or university with a major in event planning , hospitality , or a related field and one (1) year experience as related directly to the individual Task Order. A bachelor’s degree at an accredited college or university with a major in education or a related field may be substituted for four (4) years of the required experience.

Conference Planner II - Assists with development of workshops, meetings and conferences.

Responsible for coordinating logistics for these events during the planning and execution stages. Task orders for this labor category may require assignments to be completed outside the normal hours of operation of the Center in the accompaniment of Center personnel. For example, accompanying staff to workshop on a weekend that the contractor staff member has assisted in developing.