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NIEHS, Office of Acquisitions

Technical, Logistics, &

Administrative Support

Services Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for Commercial Items

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COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

General Information

Contracting Office Address

Office of Acquisitions

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

530 Davis Drive

Morrisville, NC 27560

Description

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, “Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and

Solicitation for Commercial Items,” as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued.

(ii) This solicitation is a request for quotations (RFQ). The solicitation number is 75N96020Q00008 and the solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ).

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal

Acquisition Circular (FAC) FAC 2020-05 dated March 30, 2020.

(iv) A total small business set-aside is applicable to this procurement and the associated North American

Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541611, with a small business size standard of $16.5M. The anticipated contract type is a single award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity

(IDIQ) contract with fixed pried task orders.

(v) Line item number(s) and items, quantities, and units of measure are:

Item No. Schedule of Supplies/Services Ceiling

Technical, Logistics, & Administrative Support Services

Ordering Period: 07/08/2010 - 5 years from date of award $3,160,000.00

Travel and Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

Ordering Period: 07/08/2010 - 5 years from date of award $840,000.00

Total Contract Ceiling $4,000,000.00

(vi) For a description of requirements for the items to be acquired:

See documents titled “Attachments I – VI”

(vii) For date(s) and place(s) of performance:

• The contract will consist of a 5-year ordering period.

Document Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Solicitation Number: 75N96020Q00008

Posted Date: 4/20/2020

Closing Response Date: 5/11/2020

Product or Service Code: R699 - Other Administrative Support Services

Set Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside

NAICS Code: 541611 – Administrative Management and General

Management Consulting Services

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• Task orders will be placed as needed by the NIEHS and will specify actual performance dates and task areas to be covered. Single task orders cannot exceed a 12-month period.

• The Contractor shall perform work out of their own facility and shall be required to provide services within the Continental United States (CONUS) and OCONUS in accordance with the

SOW. Any work OCONUS requires Government preapproval, authorization, and notification to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html.

(viii) The provisions at FAR 52.212-1, “Instructions to Offerors–Commercial Items” [Mar 2020] applies to this acquisition.

See document titled “Addendum to FAR 52.212-1“Instructions to Offerors”

(ix) The provisions at FAR 52.212-2, “Evaluation – Commercial Items” [Oct 2014] applies to this acquisition

See document titled “Basis for Award & Evaluation Criteria “Evaluation”

(x) FAR 52.212-3, “Offerors Representations and Certifications–Commercial Items” [Mar 2020]. The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v)) of this provision….”

See FAR 52.212-3 “Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items.”

(xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, “Contract Terms and Conditions–Commercial Items” [Oct 2018] applies to this acquisition

See document titled “Addendum to FAR 52.212-4“Contract Terms and Conditions”

(xii) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, “Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive

Orders” [Mar 2020] applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in FAR 52.212-

5 are applicable to the acquisition:

(b) (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).

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

(b) (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (June

2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment

Act of 2009.)

(b) (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) (41

U.S.C. 2313).

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

(b) (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C.637(a)(14)).

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

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

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

(b) (28) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) (E.O.11246).

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

(b) (30) (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C.793).

(b) (34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015). (Executive Order 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.)

(b) (42) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O.

13513).

(b) (55) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct 2018) (31 http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html

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

(c) (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(c) (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).

(xiii) Other FAR or agency-level provisions/procedures/clauses and any other additional contract requirements or terms and conditions consistent with customary commercial practices.

See document titled “Additional Solicitation Clauses and Provisions”

• All quoters shall submit the following: See Addendum to FAR 52.212-1“Instructions to Offerors”.

• This is an open-market combined synopsis/solicitation for services as defined herein. The government intends to award a contract as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation that will include the terms and conditions set forth herein. To facilitate the award process, all quotes must include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows:

"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition."

(xiv) The date, time and place offers are due:

• QUOTE SUBMISSION shall be received at or before Monday May 11, 2020 at 2:00 PM ET. All quotations shall be e-mailed to the CO at uche.washington@nih.gov

• Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f).

Faxed, hand delivered, or physically mailed quotes WILL NOT be accepted. The burden of ensuring the quote is received by this office, within the stated timeframe, is the Quoter’s responsibility.

(xv) Points of Contact (POC): The POC is the CO, Uche Washington.

• QUESTIONS or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the

CO at uche.washington@nih.gov at or before Tuesday April 28, 2020 at 2:00 PM ET. Quoters

MUST Reference “75N96020Q00008 RFQ Questions” in the e-mail’s subject line.