Combined_Synopsis_Solicitation_DiSC_-_FULL_AND_OPEN_FINAL.doc

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the information in FAR Subpart 12.6. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation on FedBizOpps; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The requirement is solicited as a brand name only requirement for the DiSC online personality assessment suite (as published by Wiley/Inscape Publishing).

Solicitation H92240-16-Q-1040 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ).

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-88, effective 15 June 2016 and DFARS Change Notice 20160607. Participating vendors must be registered at www.sam.gov or self-certify in their quote to the applicable NAICS code size standard listed below.

Quotes are due 24 June 2016, at 11:00 a.m.

The following PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES apply to this acquisition and will be incorporated into any resultant purchase order.

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL ITEMS

(m) Quote Preparation and Submission Instructions.

(1) Quoters may submit written questions during the quote preparation period. All questions must be received no later than 1:00 pm PST on 22 June 2016 to allow adequate time to prepare and issue responses prior to the date and time set for receipt of quotes. Only written questions will receive a response. It is required that each question should include the document name, document date, specific page, paragraph, clause or other definitive citation requiring clarification. All questions will be answered via a consolidated Q&A document posted to FBO on or around 24 June 2016.

All questions and quotes shall be directed to the Contracting Office by email, citing at a minimum “H92240-16-Q-1040” in the subject line at the following address: matthew.aponte@fe.navy.mil.

(2) Quotes shall be submitted in accordance with the instructions herein, and non-conformance with the specified required content may be cause for rejection of the quote. The quote shall be valid for no less than 90 days from the date of RFQ closing, a statement affirming this fact shall be included in the Introduction. The quote shall provide comprehensive responses to the areas provided for in this section. The quote shall be a complete response to the requirements of this RFQ, taking into consideration required quantities and delivery schedules specified in this solicitation.

(3) Quoters must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale in their quote.

(n) Quote Format And Content. The quotation shall consist of 3 parts: (I) Introduction, (II) Technical, and (III) Price information. Electronic quotes shall contain separate files for each volume. Individual emails shall not exceed 10 MB. The quote page format will be 8 1/2” x 11” except for fold-outs used for charts, tables, or diagrams, which may not exceed 11” x 17”. A page is defined as one face of a sheet of paper containing information. Type shall not be less than 12 pitch. Elaborate formats or color presentations are not desired or required.

(1) INTRODUCTION: Complete business address of the Quoter, the corporate name to be used on any resultant contract, and the remittance address if different from that above. If this name does not identify a "parent company" or sponsoring "corporation" name, also provide such identity, as appropriate.

· The Quoter’s Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code and Dun & Bradstreet (DUNs) Number.

· Name, telephone numbers and e-mail address of person(s) to be contacted for clarification or questions to the quote.

· Fill-In Clauses: Provide all fill-ins or certifications required by the solicitation for inclusion in any resulting contract. Vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award; Quotes received without the completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 ALT I or completed SAM representation may be considered non-compliant. Quoters must also provide all fill-ins for:

· 252.209-7991 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW—FISCAL YEAR 2016 APPROPRIATIONS (DEVIATION 2016-O0002) (OCT 2015)

· Terms and Conditions: The Quoter must include a statement that it either (a) agrees to the terms and conditions of this solicitation (which consists of the entire RFQ, including all documents, exhibits, and other attachments that are incorporated therein by reference and made a part thereof) and any solicitation amendments; or (b) takes exceptions to any terms or conditions of the solicitation, and clearly identifies those exceptions. Exceptions to any of the terms and conditions of this RFQ may be considered by the Government to be unacceptable.

· Specific quote validity period.

(2) Factor 1 – Technical Capability. The quote will be evaluated to confirm the quoter as an “Everything DiSC” authorized distributor of all brand name items specified in the product description.

(3) Factor 2 – Price. The Quoter shall provide firm-fixed prices within the Schedule. The Government may require additional “other than cost and pricing data” prior to award.

(o) Restriction on disclosure and use of data. Quoters that include in their quotes data that they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, shall --

(1) Mark the title page with the following legend:

This quote includes data that shall not be disclosed outside the Government and shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed -- in whole or in part -- for any purpose other than to evaluate this quote. If, however, a contract is awarded to this quoter as a result of -- or in connection with -- the submission of this data, the Government shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent provided in the resulting contract. This restriction does not limit the Government’s right to use information contained in this data if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to this restriction are contained in sheets [insert numbers or other identification of sheets]; and

(2) Mark each sheet of data it wishes to restrict with the following legend:

Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this quote.

(p) To be considered timely. E-mail quote must be received in its entirety in the above designated E-mail inbox by the due date and time for final quote submission. An E-mail quote that resides on a Government server, but has not appeared in the designated E-mail inbox by the due date and time for quote submission will be considered late in accordance with FAR 15.208(b). Therefore, it is incumbent upon the Quoter to ensure that its entire quote is received by the Agency by the designated due date.

(End of provision)

52.212-2 – EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:

i) Factor 1 - Technical Capability. The quote will be evaluated to confirm the quoter as an “Everything DiSC” authorized distributor of all brand name items specified in the product description.

ii) Factor 2 – Price. All prices, including all options, will be evaluated for reasonableness IAW FAR 13.106-3.

Award will be made to the responsible quoter with the lowest price technically acceptable quote.

(End of Provision)

The following clauses incorporated in 52.212-5 are also applicable:

52.217-7 OPTION FOR INCREASED QUANTITY—SEPARATELY PRICED LINE ITEM

The Government may require the delivery of the numbered line item, identified in the Schedule as an option item, in the quantity and at the price stated in the Schedule. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor prior to contract expiration. Delivery of added items shall continue at the same rate that like items are called for under the contract, unless the parties otherwise agree.

(End of Clause)

The following DFARS provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference. If the offeror has completed any of the following provisions listed in this paragraph electronically as part of its annual representations and certifications at https://www.acquisition.gov, the offeror they are to indicated in the submitted quote, there is no need to complete these provisions again for a this solicitation

252.209-7991 Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law—Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriations.

REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW—FISCAL YEAR 2016 APPROPRIATIONS

(DEVIATION 2016-O0002)

(a) In accordance with section 101(a) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (Pub. L. 114-53) and any subsequent FY 2016 appropriations act that extends to FY 2016 funds the same restrictions as are contained in sections 744 and 745 of division E, title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), none of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that—

(1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or

(2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) The Offeror represents that—

(1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability,

(2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.

(End of provision)

The following SOFARS provision and clauses apply to this acquisition

5652.201-9002 AUTHORIZED CHANGES ONLY BY CONTRACTING OFFICER

The Contractor shall not comply with any order, direction or request of Government personnel unless it is issued in writing and signed by the Contracting Officer, or is pursuant to specific authority otherwise included as part of this contract. Except as specified herein, no order, statement, or conduct of Government personnel who visit the contractor’s facilities or in any other manner communicates with Contractor personnel during the performance of this contract shall constitute a change under the Changes clause in Section I. In the event the Contractor effects any change at the direction of any person other the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract price to cover any increase in cost incurred as a result thereof. The address and telephone number of the Contracting Officer is:

PHONE:

619-537-3201

EMAIL:

matthew.aponte@socom.mil

5652.204-9003 DISCLOSURE OF UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION

(a) On September 21, 2001, the Department of Defense designated Headquarters US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) a sensitive unit, as defined by Title 10 United States Code (USC) Section 130b (10 USC 130b). In keeping with this designation, unclassified information related to USSOCOM military technology acquisitions managed by USSOCOM or any of its component commands, will be designated Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). As such, the contractor hereby unequivocally agrees that it shall not release to anyone outside the Contractor's organization any unclassified information, regardless of medium (e.g., film, tape, document, contractor's external website, newspaper, magazine, journal, corporate annual report, etc.), pertaining to any part of this contract or any program related to this contract, unless the Contracting Officer has given prior written approval. Furthermore, any release of information which associates USSOCOM, Special Operation Forces (SOF), or any component command with an acquisition program, contractor, or this contract is prohibited unless specifically authorized by USSOCOM.

(b) Request for approval shall identify the specific information to be released, the medium to be used, and the purpose for the release. The contractor shall submit the request to the Contracting Officer at least 45 days before the propose date for release for approval. No release of any restricted information shall be made without specific written authorization by the Contracting Office.

(c) The Contractor shall include a similar requirement in each subcontract under this contract. Subcontractors shall submit request for authorization to release through the prime contractor to the Contracting Officer.

(d) The Contractor further understands that Title 18 USC Section 701 specifically prohibits the use of the USSOCOM emblem or logo in any medium (e.g., corporate website, marketing brochure, newspaper, magazine, etc.) unless authorized in writing by USSOCOM. Forward any request to use the USSOCOM emblem or logo through the Contracting Officer.

5652.215-9016 TECHNICAL AND CONTRACTUAL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS SOLICITATION (2000) All questions concerning this procurement, either technical or contractual must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Office. No direct discussion between the technical representative and a prospective offeror will be conducted unless it is deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer. Questions shall be sent to the following point of contact: Matthew Aponte Email: matthew.aponte@socom.mil.

5652.233-9000 INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF AGENCY PROTESTS (2013)

All protests shall be submitted through the Contracting Officer. A request for an independent review of the protest decision shall be made through the Contracting Officer to the HCD/FCO. If the HCD/FCO is the Contracting Officer, submit the request in accordance with FAR 33.103(d)(4) to: Chief, SOF AT&L-KM or SOF AT&L-KX as appropriate, 7701 Tampa Point Blvd., MacDill AFB, FL 33621, Fax (813) 826-7504.

Note: Quotes received without the completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 ALT I or completed SAM representation may be considered non-compliant. Vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award.

Shipment All transportation charges to be paid by the contractor without additional expense to the Government. Quotes submitted on a basis other than F.O.B. Destination will be rejected and may be deemed unacceptable.

Schedule : Insert prices and other required information below. CLIN 0001 through 0005 will be executed in accordance with the ELIN structure contained herein. Option periods are subject to the terms and conditions of FAR 52.217-7.

CLIN

1 July 2016 – 30 June 2015

Grand Total

ELIN

Grand Total

Prompt Payment Terms: ________________

CAGE Code: ________________

Product Description:

Statement of Work (SOW) for

Everything DiSC© Management Assessments & Reports

1. INTRODUCTION: The Center for SEAL and SWCC (CENSEALSWCC) requires Everything DiSC© Management assessments and Everything DiSC© Work of Leaders assessments, with associated profiles and reports, for use in the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Platoon Leaders Course (PLC).

2. BACKGROUND:

2.1. Everything DiSC© Management includes four products that provide personnel attending the NSW PLC the necessary leadership and relational tools to more effectively lead junior personnel: (1) Management Assessments that identify individual behavioral style preferences as managers. (2) Management Profiles that translate the assessment results into a common language, and are used as a tool for the individual to adapt their style to effectively manage, lead, motivate and delegate subordinates. (3) Comparison Reports that help each student dyad (Platoon Officer in Charge & Platoon Chief Petty Officer) develop a greater understanding of how their management tendencies differ, and enable them to appreciate the benefit of adapting their style as necessary to increase the team’s problem-solving potential, thereby making them more effective leaders and managers of the platoon. (4) Facilitator Reports to assist the certified instructor in leading the feedback session/discussion, which helps participants recognize the styles of other platoon members and of command leadership, thereby enabling them to develop strategies to increase the effectiveness, reduce the stress that often occurs in professional relationships, and ultimately enables the command to better accomplish its mission.

2.2. Everything DiSC© Work of Leaders assessments, and the associated Profiles and Comparison Reports, identify individual behavioral style preferences for leaders. These products will assist the supported team’s leadership triad (Commanding Officer, Executive Officer, and Command Master Chief) in understanding how their tendencies influence their effectiveness in specific leadership situations, and lead to improved communication inside and outside the triad.

3. SCOPE: The contractor shall provide an Electronic Profile Information Center (EPIC) Administrator Account, which is an online tool for managing the delivery and storage of Everything DiSC© products. The contractor shall provide technical support for the management of the EPIC Account. The government will administer the assignment of Access Codes to students, print the necessary reports, and manage the organization/storage of past reports. The government will use the reports to lead a facilitated discussion, led by a CENSEALSWCC Staff member who is a certified DiSC© Facilitator.

4. REQUIREMENTS: The contractor shall:

4.1. Be an authorized Everything DiSC© product reseller capable of providing the support necessary for the web site and products in paragraphs 4.2 and 4.3, respectively.

4.2. Maintain the EPIC web site according to the support level required.

4.3. Provide maintenance and support, effective 01 July 2016, for all online software products listed in “Schedule”.

4.4. Provide a certificate of support to the Delivery Point POC.

5. DELIVERABLES:

6. DELIVERY POINT:

TBD

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