Att 1 Instructions to Offerors MPC_Final.doc

1. SUMMARY: The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operation Command (MARSOC), Camp Lejeune, NC, has a requirement to procure military working dogs and handlers as stated in the attached Statement of Work (SOW). The resulting award will be a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Quantity contract. The period of performance including options is: date of awrd (Jun) 2011 through Sept 2015.

2. SOLICITATION ATTACHMENTS:

Attachment #1- Statement of Work

3. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL AND QUOTE: Proposal and Quote must be returned to the below listed address no later than the date and time specified: 20 May 2011 1200 P.M. EST (Eastern Standard Time). Quotes may be hand carried, submitted by mail through the U.S. Postal Service, sent via commercial courier service (FedEx, UPS, etc.), Emailed or Faxed. The Government reserves the right to make award solely on initial quotes received. Faxed or Emailed quotes should be followed with a verbal conformation that the quotes were received. Offerors bear the burden of ensuring that all portions of the offer (and any authorized amendments) reach the designated office before the deadline specified in the solicitation. Quotations shall be delivered to:

Sent via U.S. Postal Service

Hand Carried or sent via courier service MARSOC Contracting

Attn: GySgt Shipley, Gabriel R

G4, Contracting, Bldg RR400

Stone Bay, Bldg RR400, Sect 1600B Camp Lejeune, NC 28455

Sent Via Fax or Email

*** Addressing to the attention of GySgt Shipley in G4, Contracting

Contracting is very important!***

Email: gabriel.shipley@usmc.mil Phone: 910-440-0776

Fax: 910-440-1130

Note: For all Email/FAX submissions, the Offeror is responsible for contacting GySgt Shipley to confirm receipt.

4. ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS APPLICATION (ORCA):

Offerors shall submit representations and certifications electronically at http://orca.bpn.gov/. Representations and Certifications must be completed and is required prior to submission of the offer.

5. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE SOLICITATION:

Questions must be submitted in writing no later than 6 May 2011 at 12:00 P.M. EST to the email address listed below. All questions will be reviewed and responded to by an amendment to the solicitation on or about 6 May 2011. Questions received after the deadline will not be addressed.

gabriel.shipley@usmc.mil

6. CONTRACT AUTHORITY: The Government will solicit and award this contract using Simplified Acquisition Procedures, in accordance with FAR subpart 13 and 16.5.

7. AWARD: The Government will place an order resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation to the responsible contractor whose proposal conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

1. Technical: Evaluation will include, but will not be limited to the following:

Subfactor 1 – Understanding/Facilities: Display an understanding of the requirement, include descriptive literature and adequately address all requirements identified in the SOW. Descriptively lay out the week by week training schedule/Period of Instruction (POI). Show both lodging and training facilities for acceptance by type and quantity. Simply making a restatement of the Governments SOW is unacceptable.

Subfactor 2 – Management/Staff: Capability will be evaluated based on contractor knowledge of the Multipurpose Canine Training Process, and demonstrate a management plan to ensure the training can be accomplished according to the attached SOW. Produce supporting documentation to show training staffs ability to instruct the course, i.e., training certifications, military/SOF backgrounds, etc.

2. Delivery: The ability of the contractor to meet the proposed Period of Performance (POP) as well as the ability of the contractor to deliver the requested dogs trained to the level in the SOW. Show replacement process and time line for dogs and equipment that have to be returned due to failed ability to meet established performance standards.

3. Past Performance: Provide a minimum of three (3) references for similar work completed within the past two years with the point of contact, email address, telephone number, contract number, and a brief description of work completed. Prior work with Special Operations Forces (SOF) is considered important.

4. Price: Pricing shall be submitted in an easy to understand unit price per MPC/Handler Training and per trained Marine with accompanying MPC.

CLIN 0001 New MPC/New Handler training package.

CLIN 0002 New handler training with accompanying Government owned MPC, Contractor provides all new equipment.

CLIN 0003 New handler training with accompanying Government owned MPC and equipment.

The Government may award based solely on information contained in the proposal and is not obligated to seek completion or clarification of any or all of the evaluation factors if the orginal proposal is unclear.