Combined Synopsis-Solicitation (Catholic Coordinator).docx

GENERAL INFORMATION

The 42d Contracting Squadron, Maxwell Air Force Base AFB, AL, is seeking to provide all personnel, labor, materials, and transportation to provide non-personal service in support of the Maxwell Chapel as the Catholic (RE) Coordinator. The contractor shall serve as the coordinator, teacher, facilitator, and organizer of the Catholic religious education program for ages 1 through adult. Consults with, coordinates with, and is directly involved with the Chaplain. The contractor shall furnish all necessary equipment, including delivery, assembly, disassembly, and training on equipment. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial service items prepared IAW the format in FAR 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. This requirement is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) and the solicitation number for this procurement is F2X0CH5181A002. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect the Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-02, Department of the Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DAFFARS) 2023-0707, and the DPN 20231222.

A Firm Fixed Priced Award will be made IAW the following:

NAICS Code: 611710; Size Standard: $24.0M

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. THIS IS REQUIREMENT IS BEING SOLICITED AS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE.

NATURE OF ACQUISITON:

42d Contracting Squadron, located on Maxwell AFB, AL has a requirement to purchase the below listed items outlined in CLINs 0001 - 4001. This procurement will be awarded under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

All inquiries/ responses to this notice must be received by Friday, August 01, 2025 at 4:30 PM CDT. SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES:

This acquisition is for the purchase of the following items:

Base Year: 09/22/2025 – 09/21/2026

12 MO

Option Year One: 09/22/2026 – 09/21/2027

12 MO

Option Year Two: 09/22/2027 – 09/21/2028

12 MO

Option Year Three: 09/22/2028 – 09/21/2029

12 MO

Option Year Three: 09/22/2029 – 09/21/2030

12 MO

DELIVERY INFORMATION

42 ABW/HC

331 WEST DR

MAXWELL AFB, AL 36112-5000

UNITED STATES

QUOTATION PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

1. The offeror must submit a dated quote with unit prices and extended prices in response to this solicitation. To ensure timely and equitable evaluation of quotes, offerors must comply with instructions contained herein. Failure to do so may result in an offer being determined non-responsive. Quotes must be complete, self- sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this RFQ.

2. Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. Request for Quotations or modification of quotes received at the address specified for the receipt of offers after the exact time specified for receipt of offers will be considered late and handled in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f). Multiple offers will not be accepted under this Request for Quotation nor will multiple awards be considered.

3. THE OFFEROR’S QUOTE PACKAGE SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

a. Service Requirement: The offeror shall provide documentation sufficient in detail to clearly demonstrate their capability of providing all requirements referenced in the Schedule of Supplies/ Services, CLIN 0001 – 4001 have been met in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). Documentation required to confirm contractor’s capability to meet the requirement must include, at a minimum, the following:

1. Experience: Offerors must provide a resume indicating the following:

i. A minimum of three references with contact information (phone/email).

ii. A minimum of (2) years’ experience leading an RE program at a military installation and/or three years’ experience as a volunteer leader in an RE program at a military installation

iii. A minimum of (2) years’ experience leading an RE program at a military installation and/or three years’ experience as a volunteer leader in an RE program at a military installation.

iv. At least a two (2) year degree in Education, related fields or equivalent experiences/certifications.

v. Fluency and experience with Microsoft Office and Adobe software

2. Contractors Approach: Offerors must provide documentation for the following:

i. Provide a capability statement illustrating your knowledge of Catholic religious education in accordance with paragraph 5.13.

ii. Provide a capability statement illustrating your knowledge and effectiveness for developing RE programs in accordance with paragraph 6.1.

iii. Provide a capability statement illustrating how you solve conflict, disagreement or misunderstanding with someone in accordance with paragraph 5.13.

iv. Provide a capability statement illustrating your ability to build up volunteers for an effective Religious Education team in accordance with paragraph 6.2.

b. Period of Performance: September 22 2025 – September 21 2030.

c. Price: Offeror must submit dated proposal with the unit prices and extended prices for each service identified in the Schedule of Supplies/Services.

d. Representations and Certifications: IAW 52.212-3, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site accessed through http://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, including the additions to (c) (11) at 52.212-3, Alternate I. Interested parties capable of providing the requirement must include discount terms, if applicable, tax identification number, cage code, and DUNS.

e. To be eligible to receive an award resulting from this RFQ, contractors MUST BE REGISTERED and ACTIVE in the DoD Systems for Award Management (SAM) database at time of quotation submission, no exceptions. Contractors not registered in SAM, your quote will not be evaluated. To register, please visit http://www.sam.gov or call 1-866-606-8220.

f. Responses to this notice shall be provided in writing via email to both the Contract Specialist, AIC Alexia Lassin (Contract Specialist) @ alexia.lassin@us.af.mil (334)953-9376 and the Contracting Officer, Mr. Jeremy Kersey (Contracting Officer) @ jeremy.kersey.1@us.af.mil (334)953-3526. All responses shall be received NLT 4:30 pm CDT on Friday August 01, 2025. Email is the preferred method. Upon receipt of your quote, the Government will confirm receipt within 24 hours. If confirmation has not been received within 24 hours, please contact the Contract Specialist or the Contracting Officer identified in this notice.

BASIS FOR AWARD

1. This will be a competitive best value acquisition utilizing FAR 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Award will be made to the lowest priced offeror that meets the minimum criteria identified below. Quotes will be assigned ratings of Acceptable (clearly meets minimum requirements) and Unacceptable (does not clearly meet minimum requirements).

a. Service Requirement: The offeror’s documentation will be evaluated to ensure it is sufficient in detail to clearly demonstrate their capability of providing all requirements referenced in the Schedule of Supplies/ Services, CLIN 0001 – 4001 in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). Documentation required to confirm contractor’s capability to meet the requirement will be evaluated to ensure it includes, at a minimum, the following:

1. Experience: Offerors must provide a resume indicating the following:

i. A minimum of three references with contact information (phone/email).

ii. A minimum of (2) years’ experience leading an RE program at a military installation and/or three years’ experience as a volunteer leader in an RE program at a military installation

iii. A minimum of (2) years’ experience leading an RE program at a military installation and/or three years’ experience as a volunteer leader in an RE program at a military installation.

iv. At least a two (2) year degree in Education, related fields or equivalent experiences/certifications.

v. Fluency and experience with Microsoft Office and Adobe software

2. Contractors Approach: Offerors must provide documentation for the following:

i. Provide a capability statement illustrating your knowledge of Catholic religious education in accordance with paragraph 5.13.

ii. Provide a capability statement illustrating your knowledge and effectiveness for developing RE programs in accordance with paragraph 6.1.

iii. Provide a capability statement illustrating how you solve conflict, disagreement or misunderstanding with someone in accordance with paragraph 5.13.

iv. Provide a capability statement illustrating your ability to build up volunteers for an effective Religious Education team in accordance with paragraph 6.2.

2. Price. The Government may use any of the following price analysis techniques IAW FAR 13.106-3(a) to determine price reasonableness: competitive quotes, comparison of the proposed price with prices found reasonable on previous purchases, a comparison with similar items in a related industry, comparison to an independent Government estimate, or any other reasonable basis.

Attachment 1: Performance Work Statement Attachment 2: Clauses and Provisions

AFFARS CLAUSES IN FULL TEXT

5352.201-9101 AETC Ombudsman 2023-07 SEC I

(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.

(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, Primary: Mr. David E. Jones, Deputy Director of Contracting, AFICC/KT (OL-AET), Telephone Numbers: (210)652-1722 (DSN: 487-1722); or Alternate: Mr. Todd S. Joyner, Chief, Clearance & Program Support Division, Telephone Number: (210) 652-7075 (DSN: 487-7075). Address: 2035 First Street West, JBSA Randolph TX 78150-4304. E-mail Addresses: david.jones.3@us.af.mil and todd.joyner@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to 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.

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