FA557021Q0013.pdf

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Department of the Air Force 501st Combat Support Wing (USAFE)

Requirement Title: Protestant Religious Education Coordinator, RAF Croughton

Solicitation Number: FA557021Q0013

Solicitation Issue Date: Friday, 23 July 2021

Response Deadline: Friday, 06 August 2021 no later than 1500 GMT

Point(s) of Contact: Lawrence Roman / lawrence.roman.gb@us.af.mil / Comm: +44 1480843925

SSgt Benjamin Albers / benjamin.albers@us.af.mil / Comm: +44 1480843045

General Information

1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

2. This solicitation is being issued as a(n) Request For Quotation (RFQ).

3. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through:

Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2021-05, Effective: 3-10-21 Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Public Notice DPN 20210520, Effective: 05-20-21 Air Force Federal Acquisition Circular AFAC 2019-1001, Effective: 1 Oct 20

4. Due to the overseas location of this requirement, no set-aside will be used in accordance with FAR 19.000(b).

The North American Industry Size Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this requirement is 611710

Requirement Information

Description:

The U.S. Air Force has a requirement for a Protestant Religious Education Coordinator to support Base Chapel Community at RAF Croughton. Further details can be found in Attachment 2 - Performance Work Statement.

Place of Delivery/Performance/Acceptance/FOB Point:

RAF Croughton, United Kingdom.

Line Item Description Quantity Unit of Measure 0001 (Required) Protestant RE Coordinator, 12 August 2021 - 11 August 2022 12 Month 1001 (Required) Protestant RE Coordinator, 12 August 2022 - 11 August 2023 12 Month 2001 (Required) Protestant RE Coordinator, 12 August 2023 - 11 August 2024 12 Month 3001 (Optional) Protestant RE Coordinator, 12 August 2024 - 11 August 2025 12 Month 4001 (Optional) Protestant RE Coordinator, 12 August 2025 - 11 August 2026 12 Month

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Instructions to Offerors

FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. As prescribed in FAR 12.301(b)(1), the following addendum is provided for this solicitation and hereby amends any language therein:

1. Quotes in response to this solicitation must be submitted no later than 6 August 2021 at 1500 GMT. Quotes must be submitted via email to lawrence.roman.gb@us.af.mil and benjamin.albers@us.af.mil. Quotes must be valid until 30 September 2021.

2. Quotes shall include pricing and technical documentation. The Pricing Worksheet at Attachment 1 shall be completed to satisfy the pricing requirement. The technical documentation (ex. resume, work experience, etc.) shall not exceed 5 pages and should show proof of personal qualifications under PWS paragraph 3.0.

3. All quotes must include pricing for Line Items 0001, 1001, and 2001; it is optional to submit pricing for Line Items 3001 and 4001

Evaluation Criteria

FAR Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. As prescribed in FAR 12.301(c), the following addendum is provided for this solicitation and hereby amends any language therein:

(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. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) technical; (ii) price;

Evaluation of these factors will utilize a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation approach. The Offeror's submitted technical documentation shall be evaluated to determine if it is acceptable or not acceptable for the requirement, as specified in the solicitation and Performance Work Statement.

(b) When evaluating price, quotes will be evaluated based on the Total Evaluated Price (TEP). The TEP = Sum of the total price of CLINS 0001, 1001, 2001 + the Evaluated Price of Option to Extend Services IAW FAR 52.217-8. The Evaluated Price of Option to Extend Services shall be calculated by multiplying half the quantity by the unit price of CLIN 2001. The price for the Option to Extend Services shall not be included in the contract value, and should the Government choose to exercise this option, a CLIN will be added to the contract at the time the option is exercised.

If provided, the total price of CLINS 3001 and 4001 shall not be included in the TEP. However, if the selected awardee has provided prices for CLINs 3001 and 4001 and the Contracting Officer determines that the prices are fair and reasonable, CLINs 3001 and 4001 may be included in the resulting contract.

When evaluating quotes in a foreign currency, the exchange rate used will be the President's Budget Rate FY 2021.

(c) 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 when the offeror returns a signed copy and the Contracting Officer signs the award document. 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 it's receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(d) Interactions between the Contracting Officer and the offeror(s), after receipt of quotations that are undertaken with the intent to address any aspect of the quotations may be conducted with all, some, or none of the offerors. The Government reserves the right to award all, some, or none of the requirements in this solicitation.

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Clauses and Provisions

FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items with alternate I applies to this acquisition;

the offeror verifies by submission of their offer that the representation and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation.

FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition.

FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition; the following checked clauses are hereby included by reference:

52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government with Alternate I 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards ✖

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

52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities ✖

52.222-26, Equal Opportunity ✖

52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities ✖

52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking Persons✖

52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving ✖

52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases✖

52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management✖

52.232-36, Payment by Third Party

The provisions and clauses listed below have been determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. The following provisions and clauses are hereby included by reference:

52.204-7, System for Award Management 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services - Representation 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract 52.225-17, Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers 52.232-1, Payments 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

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52.233-1, Disputes 52.233-3, Protest After Award 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7004, Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors 252.204-7006, Billing Instructions 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support 252.213-7000 Notice to Prospective Suppliers on the Use of Supplier Performance Risk System in the Past Performance Evaluations 252.215-7013, Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors 252.222-7002, Compliance with Labor Laws (Overseas) 252.223-7006 Prohibition of Storage, Treatment and Disposal of Toxic or Hazardous Materials 252.225-7032, Waiver of United Kingdom Levies - Evaluation of Offers 252.225-7033, Waiver of United Kingdom Levies 252.225-7041, Correspondence in English 252.225-7042, Authorization to Perform 252.225-7043, Antiterrorism/Force Protection for Defense 252.225-7048, Export-Controlled Items 252.229-7000, Invoices Exclusive of Taxes or Duties 252.229-7001, Tax Relief 252.229-7006, Value Added Tax Exclusion (United Kingdom) 252.229-7007, Verification of United States Receipt of Goods 252.229-7008, Relief from Import Duty (United Kingdom) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006, Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions 252.232-7008, Assignment of Claims (Overseas) 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments 252.233-7001, Choice of Law (Overseas) 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items 5352.223-9000, Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) 5352.223-9001, Health and Safety on Government Installations 5352.242-9000, Contractor Access to Air Force Installations

5352.201-9101 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, Mr. Erik J. Symanski, AFICA/KU, Unit 3103, APO, AE 09094-3103, erik.symanski@us.af.mil, +49 6731472209. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to 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."

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Attachments

Attachment 1 - Pricing Worksheet Attachment 2 - Performance Work Statement