Cover Letter Solicitation - Adult Achievement Test - 9-1-21.pdf

September 1, 2021

Re: 15BNAS21Q00000019

All Interested Parties:

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation. This notice constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is being issued as Request for Quote (RFQ) 15BNAS21Q00000019.

This Request for Quotation (RFQ) is to award a contract to a vendor who can supply an adult achievement test to assess inmates’ strengths and weaknesses in the areas of Reading, Math, and Language Arts.

The adult achievement test must be aligned with the National Reporting System (NRS) for Adult Education, as authorized by Section 212 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

The Contractor will be required to meet all needs in the attached statement of work (SOW).

The following must be completed and submitted with your Quotation:

Standard Form (SF) 1449 - Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items - Please complete blocks 12, 17a, 17b, 23, 24, 30a, 30b, and 30c, of the SF-1449 and the continuation sheets. Please include your telephone number in Block 17a. Original signatures are required.

Quoter Representations and Certifications (FAR 52.212-3) - Prospective quoters are required to submit Annual Representations and Certifications at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. By submission of a quote under this solicitation, the quoter acknowledges completion of the annual representations and certifications via SAM and verifies and that the representations and certifications currently posted in SAM were entered or updated within the last 12 months and are current, accurate, complete and applicable to this solicitation.

All quoters must be capable of and comply with FAR 52.212-1(j), Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, Unique Entity Identifier (March 2020) and FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management(Oct 2018).

U.S . Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Washington, DC 20534

Required Documentation Identified at Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items Government shall award on a best value trade-off basis.

Electronic copies of quotations shall be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist, Carol Wilson, at cjwilson@bop.gov in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. Email attachments cannot exceed 14 MB per email. You will likely need to send multiple emails. Please confirm with the Contract Specialist that all emails have been received.

Quotes will not be accepted via fax or mail. The subject line of the email must state “15BNAS21Q00000019 Adult Achievement Test- (Company Name).”

All Questions concerning this solicitation must be emailed to cjwilson@bop.gov no later than 12:00 p.m. EST on Monday, September 6, 2021. The subject line of the email must state “15BNAS21Q00000019-Adult Achievement Test-(Company Name).” Questions received after this time frame will not be answered.

All answers will be posted in writing as an update to the solicitation on SAM.gov. Questions will not be answered verbally or by email. For the integrity of the award, no calls shall be answered.

Please include SEPARATE FILE ATTACHMENTS for the following:

1. Completed SF-1449

2. Completed Technical Quotation Information packet

3. Completed Business Quotation Information packet

4. Proof of completed SAM registration (must be Active by time of award)

Quotations shall be received by Wednesday, September 8, 2021, 12:00 PM ET. The solicitation will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration’s Beta SAM.gov website (beta.sam.gov). Hard copies of the solicitation document will not be available. The website provides downloading instructions. All future information about this solicitation, including solicitation amendments, will be solely distributed through this website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this website to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this solicitation.

Sincerely, Carol Wilson

Contracting Specialist mailto:cjwilson@bop.gov