Amendment 0001 - Combined Synopsis and Solicitation - AU Skill Gap.pdf

Amendment 0001

AF COOL SKILL GAP ANALYSIS COMBINED SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION

The purpose of this amendment is to:

1. Extend the solicitation offer due date by one day from “14 September 2023 by 12:00pm CST,” to “by 15

September 2023 by 12:00pm CST.”

2. No further changes have been made.

3. All changes have been highlighted in red, bold, and underlined.

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

The 42nd Contracting Squadron, 50 LeMay Plaza, Bldg. 804, Maxwell AFB, AL has a requirement to purchase Air Force COOL Skill Gap Analysis services for Maxwell AFB’ Air University. This is a streamlined combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

This announcement constitutes the only notice. A written solicitation will not be issued. This requirement is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect the Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-04 (effective 02 Jun 2023) and DPN change notice 20230817 effective 17 August 2023.

A Firm Fixed Priced (FFP) Award will be made in accordance with the following:

NAICS Code: The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services with a size standard of $24,500,000.

This requirement will be set aside for 100% woman-owned small businesses. Responsible offers will only be received and evaluated from women-owned small businesses.

Any questions must be sent and received by SrA Trevor Wilson by 07 Sep 2023, 12:00 noon, Central Standard Time (CST). Price lists/quote must be received by 15 Sep 2023, 12:00 noon. CST. Email price lists/quotes are acceptable. Please respond to this RFQ by emailing response to SrA Trevor Wilson at e- Mail: trevor.wilson.8@us.af.mil and Mr. Mark Restad at e-Mail: mark.restad.1@us.af.mil. Late price lists/quotes will be processed in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f) “Late submission, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers.”

LOCATION: Maxwell AFB, AL

II. SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES:

All services are to be performed in accordance with (IAW) the attached Performance Work Statement

(PWS).

The contractor shall provide the services listed below.

mailto:trevor.wilson.8@us.af.mil mailto:mark.restad.1@us.af.mil

Base Year Period of Performance (PoP): 30 Sep 2023 – 29 Sep 2024.

Item Number*

Description of Requirement Quantity Unit Unit Price Total Price

Air Force Credentialing Opportunities On-Line

(AFCOOL) Skill gap Analysis

Months

Base Year Total:

Option Year One Period of Performance (PoP): 30 Sep 2024 – 29 Sep 2025.

Number* Description of Requirement Quantity Unit Unit Price Total Price

Option Year One Total:

Option Year Two Period of Performance (PoP): 30 Sep 2025 – 29 Sep 2026.

Option Two Total:

Option Year Three Period of Performance (PoP): 30 Sep 2026 – 29 Sep 2027.

Option Year Four Period of Performance (PoP): 30 Sep 2027 – 29 Sep 2028.

Total: $

III. QUOTE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

52.212-1 ADDENDUM

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS

This firm fixed-price solicitation is a 100% Woman-Owned Small Business Set-aside. To insure timely and equitable evaluation of the quote, the offeror must comply with the instructions contained herein.

Quotes must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this RFQ. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale.

Specific Instructions:

a. The offeror must submit a signed and dated quote with unit prices and extended prices in response to this solicitation. In doing so, the offeror accedes to all of the solicitation requirements without taking any exception to this synopsis/solicitation, including the PWS, "Schedule of Supplies and Services" and terms and conditions.

b. All quote information shall be emailed to SrA Trevor Wilson, Contracting Specialist at trevor.wilson.8@us.af.mil and Mr. Mark Restad, Contracting Officer at mark.restad.1@us.af.mil .

Electronic submissions via e-mail are required. The due date and time for responses to this RFQ is 12:00 noon central standard time on 15 Sep 2023.

c. Period of acceptance of proposal. The contractor agrees to hold the prices in its proposal firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of proposal.

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d. If offerors SAM Representations and Certifications are not current, offeror must include a completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3, and Alternate I, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items. Incomplete or expired Representations and Certifications will render a quote as non-responsive and offeror will not be considered.

e. Offerors must provide a unit price and extended price for each Contract Line Item Number (CLIN), (0001, 1001, 2001, 3001, and 4001) referenced in the "SUMMARY OF SERVICES."

f. Interested parties capable of providing the services must submit a written quote to includediscount terms, tax identification number, cage code, and DUNS.

g. To be eligible to receive an award resulting from this RFQ, contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, no exceptions. To register, please visit http://www.sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220.

Quote Contents:

PART I – TECHNICAL ACCEPTABILITY:

General. The written technical volume shall be clear, concise, and include all the information required by this provision in sufficient detail for effective evaluation. The quote should not simply rephrase or restate the Government’s requirements, but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the offeror intends to meet these requirements. Offerors shall assume the Government has no prior knowledge of their capabilities, work processes, facilities, and experience and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the offeror’s technical response.

Provide a detailed approach to accomplish/satisfy the technical areas listed below. By submitting a quote, the offeror affirms that its organization will perform all requirements specified in the RFQ and PWS.

• The offeror shall provide, at a minimum, a written plan or sample documents (screen shots, sample reports and training material) that demonstrate the ability to provide research and maintain analysis for more than 100 career fields. The written plan or sample documents should identify the ability for the offeror to comply with PWS Para 1.3 in its entirety.

• The offeror shall, at a minimum, provide a written plan or sample documents (screen shots, sample reports and training material) that demonstrate the ability to evaluate civilian credentials for more than 100 career fields. The written plan or sample documents should identify the ability for the offeror to comply with PWS Para 1.4 in its entirety.

• The offeror shall provide a detailed resume for each analyst that confirms the offeror’s ability to comply with PWS Para 1.4.5. IAW PWS Para 1.4.5, the resume should include confirmation that that offeror can provide a working and operational change request system that can meet all requirements as identified in the PWS.

• The offeror shall provide a detailed resume for each analyst that confirms the offeror’s ability to comply with PWS Para 1.4.6. IAW PWS Para 1.4.6, the resume should include confirmation that that offeror demonstrates a working relationship with various credentialing programmatic accreditation agencies such as American National Standards Institute (ANSI), National Certification Career Association (NCCA), and International Certification Accreditation Council

(ICAC).

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• The offeror shall provide a detailed resume for each analyst that confirms the offeror’s ability to comply with PWS Para 1.4.7. IAW PWS Para 1.4.7, the resume should include confirmation that that offeror demonstrates a working relationship with the National Governor’s Association, Department of Labor, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Department of Veteran Affairs, state credentialing regulatory affairs bodies, and various veteran support organizations (VSO).

• The offeror shall provide a detailed resume for each analyst that confirms the offeror’s ability to comply with PWS Para 1.4.8. IAW PWS Para 1.4.8, the resume should include confirmation that that offeror demonstrates experience working with credentialing and licensure policy with the Department of Defense.

PART II – PAST PERFORMANCE:

The offeror shall submit at least two (2) contract of project references (whether federal, state, local government or private industry for the prime contractor and significant subcontractors) that provide recent (within the past five (5) years from the date of issuance of this RFQ) and relevant (similar or greater in size/scope/complexity of this requirement) past performance information. Past performance information shall include:

• Company or Agency

• Total contract value

• Period of Performance

• Contracting point of contact with either phone number or email.

• Description of Service Provided

PART III – PRICE:

The offeror must submit proposed unit and extended prices in Section III (see above) of the synopsis/solicitation for 0001, 1001, 2001, 3001, and 4001). The price factor will be evaluated for reasonableness.

IMPORTANT NOTE: A single award will be made in the resultant contract.

IV. BASIS FOR AWARD

52.212-2 ADDENDUM

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-2, EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

This is a competitive best value acquisition utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures authorized by FAR 13.5, "Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items." For proposals determined technically acceptable, a best value selection based on past performance and price will be made. The evaluation will proceed as follows:

TECHNICAL ACCEPTABILITY:

Technical Acceptability. The Government will evaluate technical response on a pass/fail basis and assign an Acceptable or Unacceptable rating as described in Table A-1 below. A rating of unacceptable in one or more technical area will constitute an overall rating of Unacceptable for the technical evaluation. The offeror’s quote shall, at a minimum, address each of the areas outlined below as they apply to the Performance Work Statement (PWS), in Attachment 1. using the ratings and descriptions.

Table A-1: Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings Rating Description Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirement of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation

• The Government will evaluate the offeror’s written plan or sample documents (screen shots, sample reports and training material) that demonstrate the ability to provide research and maintain analysis for more than 100 career fields. The written plan or sample documents should identify the ability for the offeror to comply with PWS Para 1.3 in its entirety.

• The Government will evaluate the offeror’s written plan or sample documents (screen shots, sample reports and training material) that demonstrate the ability to evaluate civilian credentials for more than 100 career fields. The written plan or sample documents should identify the ability for the offeror to comply with PWS Para 1.4 in its entirety.

• The Government will evaluate the offeror’s resumes for each analyst that confirms the offeror’s ability to comply with PWS Para 1.4.5. IAW PWS Para 1.4.5, the resume should include confirmation that that offeror can provide a working and operational change request system that can meet all requirements as identified in the PWS.

ability to comply with PWS Para 1.4.6. IAW PWS Para 1.4.6, the resume should include confirmation that that offeror demonstrates a working relationship with various credentialing programmatic accreditation agencies such as American National Standards Institute (ANSI), National Certification Career Association (NCCA), and International Certification Accreditation Council (ICAC).

ability to comply with PWS Para 1.4.7. IAW PWS Para 1.4.7, the resume should include confirmation that that offeror demonstrates a working relationship with the National Governor’s Association, Department of Labor, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Department of Veteran Affairs, state credentialing regulatory affairs bodies, and various veteran support organizations (VSO).

ability to comply with PWS Para 1.4.8. IAW PWS Para 1.4.8, the resume should include confirmation that that offeror demonstrates experience working with credentialing and licensure policy with the Department of Defense.

Quotes will be assign ratings of Acceptable (clearly meets minimum requirements) and Unacceptable (does not meet minimum requirements).

PAST PERFORMANCE

Past Performance will be evaluated for all technically acceptable offerors. The Government is not limited to past performance information provided by the offeror but may consider other available sources of past performance information.

PRICE EVALUATION:

The Government will evaluate the prices submitted by each technically acceptable offeror. Evaluation of the option will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

The prices submitted in each offeror’s quote, as required by Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 will be evaluated to determine if quotes are fair and reasonable in accordance with FAR 13.106-3(a). A contract will not be awarded to an offeror whose quote is not determined to be fair and reasonable.

BEST VALUE SELECTION:

For all offerors found technically acceptable, the Government will make a best value determination based on past performance and price.

List of Attachments:

1. Attachment 1 – Performance of Work Statement

2. Attachment 2 – Clauses and Provisions