Combined Synopsis Soliciation JPME II .pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

6TH AIR REFULING WING (AMC)

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for facility requirements in support of the National Defense University (NDU) Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC) to conduct Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) II for US Central Command located in Tampa, Florida. This requirement is commercial and prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The Request for Quotation (RFQ) number FA481426Q0015 shall be used to reference any written quote provided under this RFQ.

The RFQ document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06 Effective 10/1/2025.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 721110 with a size standard of $40.0 Million.

**Notice to Vendor(s)/Supplier(s)**:

- This requirement is set-aside 100% for Small Business.

- Offerors must quote on all line items presented in the CLIN Schedule below.

- To be eligible for award, offerors are required to be registered in the SAM database (https://www.sam.gov)

The purpose of this Combined Synopsis and Solicitation (hereinafter referred to as “Request for Quote” and/or “RFQ”) is to:

Locate vendors capable of providing an appropriate facility space for USCENTCOM to host a satellite course for JPME II that will be taught by the National Defense University .Reference Attachment 1, SOW for complete requirement details.

Place of Performance: Tampa, FL https://www.sam.gov/

Period of performance (PoP):

5 January 2025 – 20 March 2026

The Contract Line-Item Number (CLIN) Schedule is provided below:

Item Description Qty Unit Unit Cost Total Amount

0001 Facility for USCENTCOM JPME II course by NDU to Tampa, FL

5 January 2025 – 20 March 2026

1 Lot

TOTAL

1. Information Requested.

As part of a vendors quote, the following information must be furnished:

(i) Company Name

(ii) Unique Entity Identification Number

(iii) Cage Code

(iv) POC name, phone number, and e-mail address

(v) Business Size

2. Evaluation of Quotations

Pursuant to FAR 12.602 contract award will be made using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR 13.106. Quotes will be evaluated using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable.

a. Technical. Attachment #1, SOW identifies the Government’s minimum requirements. As part of an offeror’s technical response, specific evidence must be provided to demonstrate a clear understanding of and the capability to meet all minimum requirements.

b. Price. To be considered responsive, vendors shall provide pricing for all items specified in the above CLIN Schedule.

3. Basis for Award

Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). A technical evaluator will compare a vendor’s quoted solution against the minimum requirements identified in the SOW and assign a technical rating of either “Acceptable” or Unacceptable”. If the lowest priced vendor is rated to be “Technically Acceptable”, evaluation will stop without any further consideration of additional quotes. If the lowest priced vendor is rated to be “Technically Unacceptable”, review of the next lowest priced quote will continue until a “Technically Acceptable” rating is achieved or until all quotes are evaluated.

4. Quote/Question Suspense & Submission Instructions

NOTE: Quotes must be submitted via email to the government POCs listed below. ZIP files are not an acceptable format for the Air Force Network and will not go through our email system. Any offer not sent via email to the appropriate government POC’s will be considered nonresponsive.

a. RFQ due date: December 30, RFQ due time: 7:00 AM EST Email Quotes to:

Ms. Sydney Henderson SSGT Sanchez Contract Specialist Contracting Officer

(813) 828-0485 (813) 828-3978 sydney.henderson.2@us.af.mil jeremy.sanchez.7@us.af.mil mailto:sydney.henderson.2@us.af.mil mailto:jeremy.sanchez.7@us.af.mil

5. Provisions and Clauses

The vendor acknowledges that should the quote terms and conditions and/or agreement conflict with mandatory provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other Federal law applicable to commercial acquisitions, to the extent of such conflict the FAR and Federal law govern and conflicting vendor terms and conditions and/or agreement are unenforceable and are not considered incorporated into any resultant contract.

Provisions and clauses may be obtained via the internet through the following websites:

https://www.acquisition.gov, http://www.arnet.gov/far/, or http://safaq.hq.af.mil/contracting.

NOTE: ALL PROVISIONS WILL BE REMOVED AT TIME OF AWARD BUT

SHALL REMAIN PART OF THE CONTRACT FILE.

The following FAR Provisions and Clauses are applicable to this RFQ:

- Reference attachment # 2 for list of applicable FAR provisions and clauses.

The following DFAR Provisions and Clauses are applicable to this RFQ:

- Reference attachment # 2 for list of applicable DFAR

Provisions and Clauses.

The following AFFARS clauses are applicable to this RFQ:

5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (Jul 2023)

(a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern.

http://www.acquisition.gov/ http://www.arnet.gov/far/ http://safaq.hq.af.mil/contracting

(b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).

(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, [Insert names, addresses, telephone numbers, facsimile numbers, and e-mail addresses of Center/MAJCOM/FLDCOM/DRU/DAFRCO ombudsman/ombudsmen]. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/FLDCOM/DRU ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Department of the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431.

(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.

(e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the contracting officer.

(End of clause)

Attachments: (2)

1. Statement of Work

2. Provisions & Clauses