Combo Priest_FA520526QB0071.pdf

35th Contracting Squadron USAF Misawa Air Base, Japan

FA520526QB071

Roman Catholic Priest

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION:

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with RFO Subpart 12.2, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

Offerors may use another format for submission of a response to this RFQ. All responses must contain the minimum information required as listed below:

Please provide the following information:

Company Name:

CAGE: SAM/UEI: Prompt Payment Discount Term:

Quote Expiration : Delivery Time:

Shipping Method :

Name of Offeror:

Offeror Email: Offeror Phone:

Signature: Date:

REQUESTED SUPPLIES AND SERVICES LIST:

Item Description Qty Unit Unit Price Extended Price 0001 Roman Catholic Priest 12 Mo $ $ 1001 Roman Catholic Priest (Option Year 1) 12 Mo $ $ 2001 Roman Catholic Priest (Option Year 2) 12 Mo $ $ 3001 Roman Catholic Priest (Option Year 3) 12 Mo $ $ 4001 Roman Catholic Priest (Option Year 4) 12 Mo $ $

5001 Roman Catholic Priest (Extension 6 months) (This CLIN is not in the amount of contract amount.) 6 Mo $ $

Total Amount $

Note:

- Incomplete quotes will be considered nonresponsive.

- Contractor must be actively registered with the System Award Management (SAM). Lack of registration in the SAM database will make an offeror ineligible for award. The Contractor is required to confirm on an annual basis that its information in the SAM database is accurate and complete at https://www.sam.gov/. (IAW FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electric Funds Transfer – System Award Management, Oct 2018)

- Contractor must be registered in Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF). The WAWF system is the method to electrically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, at http://wawf.eb.mil/. (Authorized by DFAR 252.232-7003, Electric Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports, Dec 2018)

RESPONSE TIME:

Please send your quotation including all the documents specified above NO LATER THAN 1000 hours on 10 June 26 (JST).

Point of Contact (POC) is Katsuyoshi Kodera, Contract Specialist Telephone: 011-81-176-3895 Email: katsuyoshi.kodera.jp@us.af.mil

Alternate POC is Lt. Kade Forrester, Contracting Officer Telephone: 011-81-176-4895 Email: kade.forrester.1@us.af.mil

PROVISIONS/CLAUSES:

The following provisions and/or clauses apply to this acquisition. Offeror must comply with all instructions contained in. Clauses may be accessed electrically in full text through https://www.acquisition.gov/.

EVALUATION CRITERIA:

(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.

Past performance is estimated to be of equal importance to price.

The following factors shall be evaluated:

Past Performance:

Interested vendors shall submit and the government will evaluate recent and relevant performance information provided by offerors along with past performance information available via USG records/databases, if available.

List shall consist of the following format project title, contract number, contract dollar value, location and if any quality issues. This is the minimum requirement. A contractor may submit additional columns if relevant.

Recent is defined as contracts/sub-contracts performed and/or being performed for any customer within the past 3 years prior to issuance of this solicitation.

Relevant is defined as projects involving the performance of Catholic Priest or Similar Religious Services of similar scope, effort, complexity and or magnitude to this solicitation.

Project Title Contract # # Value Location Any Quality Issues

The purpose of the past performance evaluation is to assess the degree of confidence the Government has in the offeror's ability to meet the solicitation requirements based on the offeror's demonstrated record of performance.

Offerors will be evaluated on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis. Offeror missing past performance will receive a neutral rating. Preference shall be given to offers with an acceptable rating over those with neutral (Preferable treatment shall be placed on proposals with Past Performance over those with a Neutral rating).

Past Performance Acceptable/Unacceptable Rating Method Adjectival Rating Description Acceptable Proposal does not consist of Recent and Relevant information Unacceptable Proposal consists of Recent and Relevant information

Neutral No Past performance available Preferable treatment shall be placed on proposals with Past Performance over those with a Neutral rating

Price:

(b) Price proposal shall be evaluated for fair and reasonableness. The USG reserves the right to conduct price realism if needed. Offers received will be ranked in order of price for past performance evaluation. The USG will evaluate the three (3) lowest prices offers received, but reserve the right to evaluate others if needed.

Award will be made to an offer who conforms to the solicitation, provide a proposal that is past performance acceptable at the lowest price that provides the USG the best value. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract within further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

Addendum to RFO 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023)

(a) Paragraph 52.212-1(c), “Period of Acceptance of Offers” is tailored as follows: “The offeror agreed to hold the price in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified in the price list”.

(b) Paragraph 52.212-1(f)(2)(i)(A), “Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers,” is tailored as follows: If it was transmitted through an electric commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than the date specified for receipt of offers.”

(c) Paragraph 52.212-1(h), “Multiple awards” is tailored as follows: “The government intends to make single award resulting from this solicitation, based on overall assessment of each proposal as stipulated in the provision of 52.212-2 of this solicitation”.

(End of Addendum)

Addendum to RFO 52.232-34

The following sentence is inserted in the fill-in blanks under Paragraph 52.232-34(b)(1). "...the date when the contract is awarded and is uploaded to EDA, using EFT Form established by DFAS."

(End of Addendum)

Addendum to RFO 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services

RFO 52.212-4 is tailored as follows:

(a) RFO 52.212-4, para. (k), "Taxes" is changed to read: "Exemption from Japanese customs duties and taxes.

Resulting contract shall be exempt from customs duties and taxes of Japan in accordance with article XI and XII of the status of Forces Agreement between Japan and the United States of America." This is applicable to Japanese contractors.

(End of Addendum)

Ombudsman

(a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes.

The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern.

(b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).

(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, AFICC/KH (Chief Enlisted Manager), 25 E Street, Suite B-100, JBPH-H, HI 96853-5427, Phone: (808) 449- 8569, FAX: (808) 449-8571, e-mail: afica.kh@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/FLDCOM/DRU ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Department of the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431.

(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.

(e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the contracting officer.

Attachment:

1. Attachment 1 - Statement of Work (SOW)

2. Attachment 2 - Provisions and Clauses