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This is a combined synopsis and 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 solicitation; quotations are being requested and

A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED.

AMENDMENT 0001 (27 Mar 2016) – The following changes have been incorporated.

1. Included detailed instructions on which solicitation attachments must be submitted with the quotation.

2. Included a statement in PWS Section 4.5.1 clarifying that the two (2) athletic trainer positions will be full-time positions, requiring a minimum of 40 hours per week.

3. Added Attachment 7, Responses to contractor questions.

4. To avoid confusion, questions previously submitted must be resubmitted if they have not been addressed in solicitation amendment.

AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

The Government intends to award for this service, HOWEVER FUNDS ARE NOT PRESENTLY AVAILABLE FOR THIS CONTRACT. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

The solicitation number for this procurement is FA4830-18-Q-S005 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

All references to offer/offeror are deemed to have the meaning of quote/quoter and any quote received in response to this RFQ is not binding until contractor signs the purchase order issued at time of award or starts performance.

This RFQ and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-96 (Correction), Defense Acquisition Circular (DAC) 20171228, and Air Force Acquisition Circular (AFAC) 2017-1003. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 621340. The small business size standard is $7.5 million. This acquisition will be set aside 100% for Small Business in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.502-2(a).

Note: FAR 52.222-17 Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers applies. Quoters may contact the primary or additional points of contacts listed for this acquisition for contract information of current employees. Quoters will have access to employee information of only those employees who have consented to release this information. All current employees of the incumbent contractor may be considered.

Description: Certified Athletic Trainers shall assist in the training of tactical athletes to enhance and optimize human performance by focusing on the full integration of human performance capabilities in the delivery of athletic training/physical therapy. The Athletic Trainer under the direction and supervision of the 347th Rescue Group (RQG) Flight Surgeon Officer in Charge (OIC) shall collaborate with the Rescue Group team to treat, screen, optimize human performance, prevent injuries and rehabilitate injuries. This requirement is a personal service.

See Attachment 1: Performance Work Statement (PWS) for full description of the requirement.

FOB Point: Destination (Moody AFB, GA)

Period of Performance:

Base Year: 01 August 2018 – 31 July 2019 Option Year: 01 August 2019 – 31 July 2020

All quoters must be System for Award Management (SAM) registered, to include the online representation and certification application. Information concerning SAM requirements may be viewed via the internet at https://www.sam.gov or by calling 866-606-8220, or 334-206-7828 for international calls. Quoters that fail to furnish the required representation information via submission or SAM registration, or reject the terms and conditions of the RFQ, may be excluded from consideration.

The below listed Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFFARS) clauses and provisions apply to this solicitation and pursuant contract. All clauses may be viewed in full text via the internet at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/.

The following clauses will be incorporated by reference into the resulting contract.

FAR 52.202-1 Definitions Nov-13 FAR 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel Jan-11 FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance Jul-13 FAR 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and

Certifications Dec-14

FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

Aug-13

FAR 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations

Dec-14

FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions–Commercial Items May-14 FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside Nov-11 FAR 52.219-7 Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside Jun-03 FAR 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation Apr-12 FAR 52.222-1 Notice to the Government of Labor Disputes Feb-97 FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor Jun-03 FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies Mar-12 FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities Feb-99 https://www.sam.gov/ http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity Mar-07 FAR 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity of Workers With Disabilities Jul-14 FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Act of 1965 Nov-07 FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons Feb-09 FAR 52.223-2 Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under

Service and Construction Contracts Sep-13

FAR 52.223-3 Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data Jan-97

FAR 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information May-11 FAR 52.223-5 Alt I Pollution Prevention and Right to Know Information

Alternate I May-11

FAR 52.223-17 Affirmative Procurement of EPA-Designated Items in Service and Construction Contracts

May-08

FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging

Aug-11 FAR 52.227-1 Authorization and Consent Dec-07 FAR 52.227-2 Notice and Assistance Regarding Patent and Copyright

Infringement Dec-07

FAR 52.228-5 Insurance – Work on a Government Installation Jan-97

FAR 52.229-3 Federal, State, and Local Taxes Feb-13

FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds Apr-84 FAR 52.232-22 Limitation of Funds Apr-84 FAR 52.232-23 Assignment of Claims May-14 FAR 52.232-23 Alt

Assignment of Claims - Alternate I Apr-84

FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer – System for Award

Jul-13 FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations Jun-13 FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Dec-13

FAR 52.233-1 Disputes May-14

FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim Oct-04 FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award Aug-96 FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim Oct-04 FAR 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and

Vegetation Apr-84

FAR 52.242-13 Bankruptcy Jul-95

FAR 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order Aug-89 FAR 52.245-1 Government Property Apr-12 FAR 52.245-9 Use and Charges Apr-12 FAR 52.249-1 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed

Price) (Short Form) Apr-84

FAR 52.249-8 Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service) Apr-84

DFARS 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative Dec-91 DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials Sep-11

DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower

Sep-13 DFARS 252.204-7000 Disclosure of Information Aug-13 DFARS 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product Apr-92 DFARS 252.204-7006 Billing Instructions Oct-05 DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical

Information Nov-13

DFARS 252.204-7015 Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support C

Feb-14 DFARS 252.223-7006 Prohibition on Storage, Treatment, and Disposal of Toxic or Hazardous Materials Sep-14

DFARS 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items Jun-13 DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and

Receiving Reports

DFARS 252.232-7007 Limitation of Government’s Obligation Apr-14 DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments Dec-06 DFARS 252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications Dec-91 DFARS 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustments Dec-12 DFARS 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items Jun-13 DFARS 252.245-7001 Tagging, Labeling, and Marking of Government-Furnished

Apr-12

DFARS 252.245-7002 Reporting Loss of Government Property Apr-12 DFARS 252.245-7003 Contractor Property Management System Administration Apr-12 DFARS 252.245-7004 Reporting, Reutilization, and Disposal May-13 DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea – Basic Apr-14

AFFARS 5352.204-

Notification of Government Security Activity and Visitor Group Security Agreements

Mar-12

AFFARS 5352.215-

Facility Clearance May-96

AFFARS 5352.223-

Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances

(ODS)

Nov-12

AFFARS 5352.242-

Contractor Access to Air Force Installations Nov-12

The following clauses will be incorporated by full text in the resulting contract.

FAR 52.212-5 Contract terms and conditions required to implement statutes or executive orders—Commercial items

(DEVIATION 2013-O0019)

Jul-14

FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services, with blank filled in indicating “thirty (30) days or earlier”

Nov-99

FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract, with first blank indicating “within thirty (30) days or earlier";

second blank indicating "within sixty (60) days or earlier"; third blank indicating "thirty six (36) months."

Mar-00

FAR 52.219-13 Notice of Set-Aside of Orders Nov-11

FAR 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires - rates are as follows: SYSTEM SUPPORT SPECIALIST, GS-8, $18.50

May-14

FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference – web address http://farsite.hill.af.mil

Feb-98

FAR 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses – fill in “Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 2)”

Apr-84

DFAR 252.204-0004 Line Item Specific: By Fiscal Year Sep-09

DFAR 252.223-7001 Hazard Warning Labels Dec-91

DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions. (to be filled in at time of award)

May-13

DFARS 252.232-7007 Incremental Funding (to be filled in at time of award) Sep-09

AFFARS 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (to be filled in at time of award) Apr-14

The below listed provisions apply to the solicitation only and must be printed and returned with the quote.

FAR 52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters Oct-15

FAR 52.212-3 Alt I Offeror Representations and Certifications --Commercial Items - Alternate I

May-14

FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations Apr-12 http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

FAR 52.219-1 Alt I Small Business Program Representations – Alternate I May-14

FAR 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports Feb-99

FAR 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance Apr-84

The following provisions apply for informational purpose to the solicitation only, and may require the quoter to submit documentation as applicable.

FAR 52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to

Influence Certain Federal Transactions Sep-07

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management Jul-13

FAR 52.207-1 Notice of Standard Competition May-06

FAR 52.207-2 Notice of Streamlined Competition May-06

FAR 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations—Representation

May-11

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items Apr-14

FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items May-14

FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition Jan-17

FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options Jul-90

FAR 52.222-56 Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan

Mar-15

FAR 52.223-4 Recovered Material Certification May-08

FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest, blank indicating “23CONS.PKB@us.af.mil”

Sep-06

DFARS 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

Nov-11

DFARS 252.204-7004 Alternate A, System for Award Management Feb-14

DFARS 252.204-7011 Alternative Line Item Structure Sep-11

DFARS 252.222-7007 Representation Regarding Combating Trafficking in Persons Jan-15

The Certificate of Compliance with Insurance Requirements at Attachment 3 also apply to the solicitation.

mailto:23CONS.PKB@us.af.mil

Response Time: Quotations will be accepted electronically no later than 2:00 PM Eastern on Wednesday, 9 April 2018. All quotations shall be marked with the RFQ number and title. Email quotations shall be sent to both the primary and all alternate points of contacts identified below.

The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

Quotations shall contain the following information: RFQ Number; Time Specified for Receipt of Quotations; Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Quoter; Name and Email address of Representative authorized to discuss quote; Any Discount Terms; and Acknowledgement of all Solicitation Amendments (if applicable). Attachment 3, Contractor Insurance and Attachment 4, Base Pass Request are not required to be submitted with the quote. They are provided for informational purposes only and will be requested from the awarded contractor prior to contract performance. The quoter is required to appropriately mark and sign Attachment 5, the SFLLL and return with their quote. Instructions on how to fill out this form is provided on page 2 of the attachment. Information requested in Attachment 6, Contractor Financial Information also need to be submitted with the contractors quote. Quotations shall also include the following required documentation:

1. Price: Quoted prices must be submitted using the Pricing Schedule at Attachment 2.

Quoters shall insert unit prices in the attached pricing schedule, rounded to the nearest cent (for example $0.02 not $0.0231). Quoters rejecting the terms and conditions may be excluded from consideration.

2. Technical: The quoter must submit a resumes for two (2) Athletic Trainers demonstrating that the Athletic Trainers have the following minimum qualifications:

a) A Bachelor’s or a Master’s degree in Athletic Training from an accredited institution.

b) Certified by the Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer and state licensed or eligible for state license.

c) Have at least three (3) years of professional experience working with college level or higher athletes and/or tactical military personnel of which one (1) year of full-time experience must be within the last three (3) years. Candidates with Master’s degrees require only a minimum of two (2) years professional experience working with college level or higher athletes and/or tactical military personnel.

d) Certified in Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization. Some examples of certification could be Graston, ASTM, SASTM

NOTE: The purpose of obtaining resumes is to demonstrate the quoter can identify a pool of fully qualified Athletic Trainers that meet of the PWS. It is not to demonstrate compliance with “Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers” clause. Resumes must be submitted; resumes can be but do not have to be resumes of incumbent employees. The submission of any resume will not imply or require employment under any future contract. Statements such as potential employees are qualified, or that qualified employees will be hired are not resumes and as such will not meet this requirement.

3. Past Performance: The contractor may submit no more than three (3) past performance references. References should be for services similar in scope to this requirement that have occurred in the last five years prior to the closing date of the solicitation. References for past performance shall include a point of contact, their phone number, email address, name of the company, contract number (if applicable), initial contract cost and period of performance.

Evaluation: IAW FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, the Government will award a contract to the quoter whose quotation is judged to represent the best value to the Government based on Price, Technical Factors, and Past Performance.

Price: Evaluation of price will consider the total of the annual prices for all contract years (base plus all options, including a possible six-month extension), with each year’s price evaluated as the sum of the prices of all contract line items (CLINs) for that year. Each CLIN price will be evaluated as the quantity multiplied by the unit price, rounded to the nearest cent. Pricing will not be provided by the contractor for CLIN 0003 and CLIN 1003. These CLINs will be estimated at the price provided by the Government. Overtime CLINs – Contractor shall sum up all overtime costs utilizing the estimated hours provided by the Government (estimated 25 hours) to provide a total amount. The Overtime CLINs are as follows: CLINs 0004 and 1004. A potential six-month extension IAW the clause FAR 52.217-8 will be evaluated at the pricing of the final option year. In the event of an extension under this clause, it will be exercised at the prices of the prior contract year.

Technical Factors: Technical will be evaluated to determine if the resumes of the Athletic Trainers meet the minimum qualifications as outlined in items a-d above.

Past Performance: Evaluation of past performance will consider past performance information obtained from any suitable source, such as Air Force automated past performance data bases (i.e.

CPARS, PPIRS), direct local business experience with quoter, or similar.

Site Visit: A site visit will not be held.

Questions and Answers: Should you have any questions about this requirement, please submit them no later than 2:00 PM EST 21 March 2018. All questions must be submitted via email.

Answers to all questions will be posted to FBO no later than COB 27 March 2018.

Primary Point of Contact: Laura Sanchez, Email: laura.sanchez.3@us.af.mil, Phone: 229-257- 4029. Additional Points of Contact: Alyssa Basek, Email: alyssa.basek@us.af.mil Phone: 229- 257-4722. 23 CONS/PKB Organizational box, Email: 23CONS.LGCB@us.af.mil

ATTACHMENTS:

Attachment 1 – Performance Work Statement (PWS) Attachment 2 – Pricing Schedule Attachment 3 – Contractor Insurance Attachment 4 – Base Pass Request Attachment 5 – SF LLL Attachment 6 – Contractor Financial Information Attachment 7 – Responses, Contractor Questions