FA251825Q0009_Combo_MFWR_A2.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

UNITED STATES SPACE FORCE

SPACE OPERATIONS COMMAND

11 June 2025

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

1. Solicitation. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services 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; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The Space Operations Command, (SpOC), Space Acquisition Integration Office (SAIO), Peterson Space Force Base (PSFB), Colorado, intends to utilize this Request for Quote (RFQ), under solicitation number FA251825Q0009, to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) purchase order.

The Government intends to award one contract to the responsible Offeror whose quotation represents the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable to the Government.

This document and incorporated clauses and provisions are those in effect through Federal

Acquisition Regular (FAR) Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2025-02, Defense

Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Change Number 01/17/2025, and

Department of the Air Force Federal Regulation Supplement (DAFFARS) Change Number

10/16/2024.

This requirement is being solicited as a 100% Small Business set aside. For this acquisition, the

PSC is U099, the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 611430, Professional and Management Development Training, and the small business size standard is

$11.5M. All prospective Offerors must have a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code and be registered with System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov.

Provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial

Services (Sep 2023), does not apply to this acquisition. Additionally, provision at FAR 52.212-

2, Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) is NOT used in this solicitation. The instructions to Offerors and evaluation procedures are outlined in this document.

Provision FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Products and

Commercial Services (May 2024) applies to this solicitation and Offerors are required to have a completed version within their SAM profile located at https://www.sam.gov.

FAR clauses 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial

Services (Nov 2023), and 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement

Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Jan 2025), apply to this solicitation. All provisions and clauses are listed in Attachment 1 of this RFQ.

Additionally, all clauses and provisions may be found in full text at the following site:

https://www.acquisition.gov/.

2. Description of Requirement. This effort supports USNORTHCOM, who is conducting this project in partnership with Mexico’s National Water Commission (CONAGUA). This project will provide eight Floodwater Rescue Operations Level trainings for approximately 140 responders, and two Technician Level training including boat handling for watercraft rescue for approximately thirty responders. The intent is to train brigade members with outdated or no http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.acquisition.gov/ flood response training to support rescue during large floods. USNORTHCOM partners with the

Government of Mexico to build capacity and capability in humanitarian assistance sectors, including in disaster response. Mexico’s CONAGUA is responsible for flood response in

Mexico, including through twenty-two regional emergency response centers. This contract enables partnership between CONAGUA and USNORTHCOM to enable the regional emergency response centers to conduct and plan flood rescue operations by beginning, refreshing, and advancing responders flood rescue skills. A copy of the Performance Work

Statement (PWS) is listed as Attachment 2.

3. Contract Line Item (CLIN). See Attachment 3, CLIN Pricing Sheet.

4. Period of Performance (PoP). See Attachment 3, CLIN Pricing Sheet.

5. Place of Performance/Deliveries. Due to the sensitive nature of the Places of Performance, they will only be released to offerors that are registered and active on SAM.gov. To request this information, send your full company name and CAGE via email to Flavio Ely, flavio.ely.1@spaceforce.mil, and Josiah Tucker, josiah.tucker@spaceforce.mil.

6. Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) Rating: Not Applicable

7. Quotation Preparation and Submission.

Offerors shall complete and submit a quotation with the following information: Cover Letter, Technical/Management Approach, and Price Schedule as identified in this RFQ. The details for assembly of the quotation are identified below.

Table-1.

Quotation Section Title/RFQ Reference Page

Limit

Cover Letter 1

Factor 1. Technical (Subfactor 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5) Technical 25

Subfactor 1.2 No limit

Factor 2. Price CLIN Pricing Sheet 1

Details for assembly of the quotation:

• Table of Contents, Glossaries, Tabs, and List of Acronyms do not count against the page limit.

• Cover Letter: The Cover Letter shall identify the Offeror’s Point of Contact (POC) to include a phone number and email address for any questions regarding the submitted quotation and the having authority to negotiate and bind the company.

• Pages shall be single line spaced; with a minimum 1-inch margin all around. The font shall be no smaller than 10 point and no larger than 12 point for general text, text in tables, charts, graphs, and figures. No condensed fonts allowed; Times New Roman or Arial font preferred.

• If page limits are exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the quotation.

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• All quotations must list UIE number, CAGE code, and Federal TIN with Company name, POC, and phone number. To obtain or renew a UIE number or CAGE code, please visit https://www.sam.gov. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make an Offeror ineligible for award.

• Any deviation from the RFQ requirements and format may result in non-consideration of the quotation.

8. Additional Instructions to Offerors. All questions regarding the RFQ package must be submitted to Mr. Flavio Ely, flavio.ely.1@spaceforce.mil, and Josiah Tucker, josiah.tucker@spaceforce.mil, by 18 June 2025 at 10:00 AM (MT). Any questions asked over the telephone will not be answered. Any questions received after this date and time may not be answered.

Offerors shall respond to this RFQ via e-mail by 25 June 2025 at 10:00 AM (MT). All quotations shall be sent to Flavio Ely, flavio.ely.1@spaceforce.mil, and Josiah Tucker, josiah.tucker@spaceforce.mil, before the due date and time specified. Any quotation, modification, or revision of a quotation received after the exact time specified for receipt of quotations is “late” and may not be considered.

Offerors must also be registered in Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) to receive payment through electronic funds transfer. If you are not currently registered, please visit the following website https://piee.eb.mil/ to complete your registration.

9. Organizational Conflicts of Interest. All Offerors shall identify any conflict of interest or appearance issues that might be a potential Organizational Conflict of Interest.

10. Notice to Offerors. The Government reserves the right to cancel this RFQ, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an Offeror for any costs. Submitted quotations shall be valid for 120 days after the closing date of the RFQ.

11. Basis for Award. The Government intends to award a FFP contract resulting from the RFQ to the responsible Offeror who presents the best value to the government. The Government will use a combination of Acceptable/Unacceptable (pass/fail) and subjective trade-off methodology as the basis for award as described below. The Subfactors 1.1, 1.2, will be evaluated as

Acceptable/Unacceptable and the Subfactors 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 will be evaluated as a subjective trade-off. Subfactors 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 are considered significantly more important than Factor 2, Price.

This may result in an award to a higher rated, higher priced Offeror, where the decision is consistent with the evaluation factors, and the CO reasonably determines that the Subfactors 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 of the higher priced Offeror outweighs the price difference. Factor 2 will be assessed for reasonableness, completeness, and balance.

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The Government intends to award based on the initial quotation submission without interchanges. Offerors are highly encouraged to quote their most advantageous pricing in their initial response. The responses to this RFQ are intended to be evaluated, and award made, without interchanges unless interchanges are deemed to be in the best interest of the

Government. Interchanges are fluid interaction(s) between the Contracting Officer (CO) and the

Contractors that may address any aspect of the quote and may or may not be documented in real time. Offeror responses to interchanges will be considered in making the award selection decision. Interchanges may be conducted with one (1), some, or all Offeror’s as the Government is not required to conduct interchanges with any or all contractors responding to this RFQ. If the

Government enters interchanges, the Government will not request final quote revisions.

Offerors who do not quote the entire package requested will be considered non-responsive and their quotation may not be evaluated. The Government intends to select one contractor;

however, the Government reserves the right to award no contract at all.

12. Evaluation Criteria. Responses to this RFQ will be evaluated against the following factors and subfactors:

Factor 1: Technical

The following ratings shall be used in the evaluation of Subfactors 1.1, 1.2, and Factor 3.

Technical Ratings Description

Acceptable Quote meets the requirements of the solicitation

Unacceptable Quote does not meet the requirements of the solicitation

Subfactor 1.1: FLOODWATER/SWIFTWATER RESCUE Training Capability in Spanish. The

Offeror shall demonstrate and provide evidence of a training you have conducted in each of the PWS courses (list below). The Offerors potential evidence might include training certificate, published invitation for training, proof of contract, and/or invoice. Identify your customer and his/her contact information for verification of delivery of training.

• Swiftwater or Floodwater Operations

• Swiftwater or Floodwater Technician

• Swiftwater or Floodwater Watercraft Operations

• Incident Command System Levels 100/200

• Rope Rescue Operations

• Train-the-Trainer Courses

Subfactor 1.2: The Offeror shall provide the technical rescue certificates for Floodwater or

Swiftwater rescue - Technician Level for the Spanish-speaking trainer(s) who will train the audience in

Mexico. The Offeror shall provide all certificates relevant to the optional training areas (Swiftwater or

Floodwater Watercraft Operations, Incident Command System, Rope Rescue)

The following technical ratings shall be used in the evaluation of Subfactors 1.3, 1.4, 1.5.

Technical Ratings Description

Outstanding Quote meets requirements of the solicitation, contains at least 4 strengths (at least one in each subfactor), and no weaknesses.

Very Good

Quote meets requirements of the solicitation and contains 6 or more strengths (at least one in each subfactor); any weaknesses are evaluated as low risk or offset by strengths.

Good

Quote meets requirements of the solicitation and contains 3 to 5 strengths (at least one in each subfactor); any weaknesses are evaluated as low risk or offset by strengths.

Acceptable Quote meets requirements of the solicitation, contains up to 2 strengths may contain low risk weaknesses. Quote does not contain any deficiencies.

Unacceptable Quote does not meet requirements of the solicitation and contains one or more deficiencies. Quote is un-awardable.

*A strength is defined as an aspect of the quote that exceeds the specified requirement in a way that is advantageous to the government.

*A weakness is defined as a flaw in the quote that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

*A deficiency is defined as a material failure of a quote to meet a Government requirement or a combination of weaknesses in a quote that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level

Subfactor 1.3: Training Capability.

The Offeror shall demonstrate expertise in lesson planning for a Swiftwater/Floodwater Operations +

Technician Fundamentals course. The Offeror shall provide an outline of the topics to be covered each of the five days of the course, including covering Technician level fundamentals outlined in the PWS.

The Offeror shall provide a lesson plan explaining how each topic will be taught. The Offeror shall include a description of ancillary equipment that will be used in class to emphasize the concepts and explain where practical application applies.

Subfactor 1.4: Course Materials.

The Offeror shall demonstrate your expertise in providing course reference materials. Provide a sample of a course manual for one floodwater rescue operations skill or module that would support participants’ learning during the course as well as serve as a reference of learned skills.

Subfactor 1.5: Cultural Sensitivity.

The Offeror shall describe in no more than one-typed page a course where the hands-on training was adapted to meet the expectations/needs of your international students. Consider examples in which the trainees did not use standard equipment or the customary response to a situation and explain how this was addressed. The Government is looking for cultural sensitivity and integration of non-standard

American processes into your training.

Factor 2: Price

Quotes will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 13.106-3(a) for price fair and reasonable.

Factor 3: Past Performance

The Government will consider past performance in accordance with FAR 12.206 and FAR 13.106-

2(b)(3)(ii). The Contracting Officer will consider data located in SAM.gov, the Federal Awardee

Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), and/or the Contractor Performance Assessment

Reporting System (CPARS) to establish passing Past Performance. No information is considered to receive a rating of “Acceptable”. Only derogatory information identified will receive a rating of

“Unacceptable”.

FLAVIO G. ELY, DAF

Contracting Officer

Attachments:

1. Provisions & Clauses

2. MFWR PWS Rev A2

3. CLIN Price Sheet A2