A.07.23_Pre-Solicitation_PfPC_Ops__PM.docx

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE

for

HQ023618R0004

Operations Staff Specialist Services and Program Management Assistance Services to Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC) Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

1. ANTICIPATED PROJECT TITLE: Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) Operations Staff Specialist Services and Program Management Assistance Services support to Partnership for Peace Consortium, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies (GCMC), Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

2. AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)

3. NAICS: 561110, Office Administrative Services

4. CONTRACT SPECIALIST: Mr. Andrew E. Gonzalez, andrew.gonzalez@marshallcenter.org

5. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

6. SOLICITATION NUMBER: HQ023618R0004

7. DESCRIPTION: GCMC Contracting Office intends to issue a solicitation for a combined Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and not-to-exceed Cost Contract. The purpose of this contract is to provide the following:

· FFP- Operations Staff Specialist Services in support of Partnership for Peace Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes (PfPC) activities. The contractor shall provide operations synchronization and administrative support to the PfPC Operations Staff, and coordinate PfPC staff operations with the George C. Marshall Center (GCMC) Directorate of Business Operations. The contractor shall also assist with program planning, management, funding-related issues, and execution, to include travel to executing events. Working with PfPC leadership, NATO, international working group representatives, subject matter experts, the GCMC staff sections, and Combatant Command (COCOM) representatives, the contractor shall assist in PfPC programs and serve as the central clearinghouse and primary aggregator of information, as well as office manager for timelines and reports.

· FFP- Program Management Assistance Services in support of PfPC Wales Initiative Fund (WIF) programs. Contractor support is required to manage a growing number of Defense Education Enhancement Programs (DEEPs) and to accommodate the addition of a number of other PfPC WIF funded working groups. This contractor support allows PfPC international program managers to increase overall WIF funded program quality and cost effectiveness, as well as enhancing planning, information sharing, and reporting.

· Cost-Travel not-to-exceed amount to be provided by the Government.

8. TYPE OF CONTRACT: This solicitation will be for the award of a combined FFP and not-to-exceed Cost Contract.

9. TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: This acquisition will be an unrestricted action under full and open competitive conditions. Small and Small Disadvantaged Business requirements are waived for this project due to its location OCONUS.

10. SELECTION PROCESS: The GCMC Contracting Division source selection process will utilize FAR 12.6 streamlined solicitation and evaluation procedures, resulting in a combined FFP/Cost contract award to a contractor who demonstrates the best value to the Government, considering all non-price (technical) and price factors.

11. SOLICITATION WEBSITES: All prospective contractors and their subcontractors and suppliers must be registered in Federal Business Opportunities Website (FedBizOpps) https://www.fbo.gov before they will be allowed to download solicitation information. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ prior to award of this contract. Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via FedBizOpps. Registration for plans and specifications should be made via FedBizOpps Internet Homepage. If you are not registered, the United States government is not responsible for providing you with notifications of any changes to this solicitation. The solicitation will be available only as a direct download. This solicitation will not be issued on CD-ROM. Neither telephonic, mailed, nor fax requests will be accepted. Registration should be completed one week prior to the issue date. It is therefore the Contractor's responsibility to monitor the website daily for the solicitation to be posted, and for any posted changes or amendments to this solicitation. The requirements and all notifications of changes to this solicitation shall only be made through this posting and modifications hereto. Contract requirements will not be provided in a printed-paper format; however, the Government reserves the right to revert to paper medium when it is determined to be in the Government's best interest. NOTE: This solicitation is in .pdf format and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. Adobe Acrobat Reader may be downloaded free of charge at http://www.adobe.com/products/reader.

11. ANTICIPATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE AND AWARD DATE: The Government anticipates releasing the solicitation on or about 13 August 2018. The Government intends to have proposals due 04 September 2018 and award the contract in September 2018. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. Responses to this pre-solicitation are not required. Additional details can be found in the solicitation when it is posted.

15. NOTICE TO OFFERORS: The Government reserves the right to cancel any or all of the solicitation(s), either before or after the proposal opening with no obligation to the offeror by the Government.

16. POINT-OF-CONTACT: The GCMC Contracting Office will be the sole point-of-contact for this solicitation. The Primary Contracting Point of Contact for this solicitation is Contract Specialist, Mr. Andrew Gonzalez at andrew.gonzalez@marshallcenter.org and Contracting Officer, Ms. Rima Zimmermann at rima.zimmermann@marshallcenter.org Telephone calls will not be accepted.

Primary Point of Contact.:

Andrew E. Gonzalez, Contracting Specialist

Secondary Point of Contact:

Rima Zimmermann, Contracting Officer Contracting Office Address:

Germany Allow Vendors To Add/Remove From Interested Vendors:

Yes Allow Vendors To View Interested Vendors List:

Yes Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action:

No