FA4626-20-Q-0006.docx

MALMSTROM AFB, MT

Catholic Religious Education (RE) Coordinator Services

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item prepared in accordance with (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.

(ii) This solicitation is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). Submit written quotes (oral quotes will not be accepted) on RFQ reference number FA4626-20-Q-0006.

(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-03.

(iv) This procurement is being solicited as a total small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 813110 with a small business size standard of $7.5 million.

(v) Requirement: When submitting your quotation, please structure your Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) to the following format:

ITEMS TO BE PROVIDED/SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED

PRICE

EXTENDED

AMOUNT

Total

PROPOSED PRICE

Company Name: ______________________ Is your company currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and active?

Yes No CAGE Code: _____________ DUNS Number: _________________

Business Size: Small Large Women-Owned Veteran-Owned Other ___________________

(vi) All items are to be provided and all services are to be performed in strict accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS).

(vii) Period of Performance:

*Contractor will provide services as the Catholic RE Coordinator at the Chapel, Malmstrom AFB to include but not limited to the following: prepare scheduled Catholic RE program curriculum, prepare an annual comprehensive RE program, organize classes, and recruit suitable volunteers, see the full lists of specific duties and responsibilities listed in the PWS.

(viii) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items (Oct 2018), applies to this acquisition.

FAR 52.212-1 Addenda:

A. Offerors’ quotation shall conform to the required qualifications stated in the PWS and on this solicitation. Any offeror not conforming to the required qualifications shall be deemed unacceptable and therefore ineligible for award.

B. Submission of Quotes:

Submit signed and dated quotes to the 341 Contracting Office (CONS) by email, at or before the closing time specified in paragraph xvi of this solicitation. Quotes are subject to the submission timelines required in FAR 52.212-1 (f)(2)(i). Due to government computer firewall security and file size limitations, please be advised that it is the prospective contractor’s responsibility to ensure that 341 CONS receives ALL required documents on time, including acknowledgment of receipt from the Government, and in strict accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f).

C. Offerors must submit the following:

Please note, requests for such information does not constitute a contract award.

D. For either the site visit (if required) or submission of offers, all personnel requesting access to Malmstrom Air Force Base must possess a valid State or Government picture identification card. Furthermore, individuals presenting identification cards from a state that is non-compliant with the REAL ID Act will require additional documentation to gain unescorted base access. Additional documentation include a valid U.S. or foreign government issued passport, an employment authorization document that contains a photograph, or identification cards issued by federal, state or local government agencies that include a photo and biographic information. A full list of REAL ID Act compliant and non-complaint states can be found at https://www.dhs.gov/current-status-states-territories. Personnel requesting vehicle access to Malmstrom Air Force Base must provide a valid driver's license, current vehicle registration, and valid vehicle insurance.

E. All firms or individuals submitting a quote shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) website. SAM must be current at the time of award and have completed the annual representations and certifications section IAW FAR 4.1102.

F. Notice to Offerors/Suppliers: Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, 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.

Your quotation must remain valid for a minimum of 90 calendar days.

(ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Items (Oct 2014), applies to this acquisition. Specific evaluation criteria is included in paragraph (a) of this provision:

1. Price

2. Curriculum Vitae

FAR 52.212-2 Addenda:

Evaluation-Commercial Items

A. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

B. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

1. Completeness – Does the offer conform and provide all requirements outlined within the solicitation? This includes but is not limited to completing FAR 52.212-3 Representations and Certifications within System for Award Management.

2. Price – Offerors submitting an acceptable quote shall be sorted by price in ascending order from lowest priced to highest priced based upon the total evaluated price (TEP).

a. The TEP will be calculated based upon the responses within para. (v) above. The quantities will be multiplied by the unit price to confirm extended total amounts. The sum of all extended amounts will equate to the offeror’s proposed price.

b. In order to meet the requirements of FAR Parts 6 and 17, the Government will evaluate the option to extend services under FAR Clause 52.217-8 by adding one-half of the offeror’s final option period prices to the offeror’s total proposed price. Offerors are required only to price the base and option CLINs. Offerors shall NOT submit a price for the potential six-month extension of services period.

c. The offeror’s Total Evaluated Price (TEP) will include the base period, all option periods and the potential six-month extension of services period.

3. The curriculum vitae (CV) will be evaluated against the performance work statement on a pass/fail basis. CVs of the three lowest priced quotes at a minimum will be evaluated for acceptability or until an acceptable CV is evaluated.

4. Fair and Reasonable Determination – The techniques and procedures described under FAR 13.106-3 will be the primary means of assessing offers’ reasonableness.

(x) The provisions at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items (Oct 2018) with its Alternate I (Oct 2014), applies to this acquisition.

(xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items (Oct 2018), applies to this acquisition.

(xii) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items (Jan 2020), applies to this acquisition. Additionally, the following FAR clauses cited in FAR 52.212-5 apply to this acquisition:

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records -- Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e)

(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Jan 2019) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(iii) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(iv) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $700,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(v) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (1) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

(vi) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

(vii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O. 11246).

(viii) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2019) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(ix) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(x) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(xi) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(xii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018), (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiii) (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2019) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 E.O. 13627).

(xiv) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.)

(xv) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67)

(xvi) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015) (E. O. 12989).

(xvii) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015).

(xviii) 52.222-62, Paid sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017) (E.O. 13706).

(xix) (A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(B) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

(xx) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xxi) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

(End of Clause)

(xiii) The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions apply to this acquisition and are consistent with customary commercial practices:

52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 15 days.

(End of clause)

52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 4 years.

(End of clause)

(xiv) Wage Determination

The Department of Labor Wage Determination Number 2015-5391, Revision No.: 9, dated 12/23/2019, is incorporated by reference. The full text can be accessed electronically at: http://www.wdol.gov.

(xv) Quote is required to be received NO LATER THAN 2:00 PM MST, Tuesday, 11 February 2020. Quote must be emailed to: edsa.artates@us.af.mil. Please follow-up quote submission with an email/call to ensure receipt.

(xvi) Direct your questions to Edsa Artates at commercial: (406) 731-4011 or e-mail: edsa.artates@us.af.mil or Jayce M. Blood at commercial: (406) 731-3625 or e-mail: jayce.blood@us.af.mil.

2 Attachments:

1. Performance Work Statement, dated 20 November 2019, 4 pages

2. Installation Perimeter Access Control, dated 3 August 2018, 2 pages