Cover Letter Solicitation - Peer Support pdf.pdf

August 27, 2021

Re: 15BNAS21Q00000042

All Interested Parties:

This Request for Quotation (RFQ) is to obtain services for the creation of Peer Support Training Materials and a comprehensive audit. The purpose is to develop an introductory training curriculum for peer support specialists and conduct an audit of existing peer support training and certification requirements across state and federal jurisdictions. This includes the development of interactive journals, facilitator’s guide, videos and audio scripts; collaborative meetings given by the contractor with staff; and a comprehensive audit development of a database that provides information on state requirements and standards for peer support and peer recovery specialists.

Services are to be provided in accordance with the enclosed Statement of Work.

The following must be completed and submitted with your Quotation:

Standard Form (SF) 1449 - Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items - Please complete blocks 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, by the submission of the quote, 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 to the lowest priced, technically acceptable, responsive and responsible quoter.

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 be “15BNAS21Q00000042-Peer Support-(Company name).”

All Questions concerning this solicitation must be emailed to cjwilson@bop.gov no later than 12:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, September 2, 2021. The subject line of the email must be 15BNAS2100000042-Peer Support-(Company Name). Questions received after this time frame will not be answered.

All answers will be posted in writing as an amendment 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 Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 12:00

PM ET.

The solicitation will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration’s SAM.gov website. 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

Contract Specialist mailto:cjwilson@bop.gov