HS0021-12-R-0083 - SPeD external testing - Final - FBO posting - Amendment 3.pdf

HS0021-12-R-0083

Statement of Work

SPeD External Testing Amendment 3

Amendment 3: The purpose of this amendment is to correct the price form. Option year four, CLIN 4002 has been changed from NTE 50,000 to NTE 5,000. This amendment also extends the due date for proposals from noon (Eastern) on 8 August 2012 to noon (Eastern) on 15 August 2012. Only the instructions and price form will be uploaded to FBO with this amendment.

Amendment 2: The purpose of this amendment is to correct the attachment number in Section C.2, Electronic Test Administration Services. The sentence is changed from, “The list of military bases is included in appendix A” to “The list of military bases is attached”.

Amendment 1: The purpose of this amendment is to add the following sentence to the SOW, Section C.2, Electronic Test Administration Services: Assessments are two hours in duration.

The Defense Security Service (DSS) has a requirement for external testing administration and candidate management services for its Security Professional Education Development (SPeD) certification program. This requirement is being competed via FAR Part 12.6 procedures and this document serves as a combined synopsis/solicitation. This announcement incorporates FAR provisions and clauses in effect through FAR FAC 2005-58 and constitutes the only solicitation;

a separate written solicitation will not be issued. NAICS Code 611710 applies to this requirement. The solicitation number is HS0021-12-R-0083. Work shall be performed at contractor/contractor obtained sites worldwide - including military installations. Periodic meetings may be required at Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE) or another Federal facility. FAR clauses 52.212-4 and 52.212-5 apply to this solicitation and are included in the “Clauses” section of the solicitation.

The solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). To be eligible for award, vendors must be registered and active in Central contractor registration (CCR.

The period of performance is a base period of 12 months and four, 12-month options.

Proposals will be evaluated on the résumé of the key personnel (the program manager), experience, test center locations, past performance and price. Non-price factors are more important than price.

A full and complete proposal is defined as follows:

1. Price: Proposals must provide a firm fixed price using the attached “Price Form”. The total evaluated price will be the sum of the base and four options. The pricing sheet shall include the offeror’s, DUNS number and CAGE code.

2. Key personnel résumé (program manager): Describe how the candidate meets the qualifications set out in Enclosure (1). The résumé shall not exceed two pages.

(2.) Information contained in pages that exceed two pages will not be considered.

SPeD External Testing Amendment 3

3. Experience: Provide up to three (3) recent (performed within the last three years) examples of experience similar in magnitude and complexity as the work described in the SOW. Describe the work performed and how it relates to your ability to provide testing administration and candidate management support to DSS. Each example shall indicate how many testing centers were utilized in the performance of the work. Failure to clearly articulate how the experience examples correlate to the work to be done in the SOW may result in an unfavorable evaluation. The description shall not exceed two pages for each example. (Information contained in pages that exceed the two page limit will not be considered.)

For each example, include the contract number; the name of the contracting officer (if applicable); contracting officer’s representative (COR) or commercial point of contact (POC) and his or her telephone number and e-mail address; the dollar amount of the contract; and contract tier (i.e. prime or sub). The COR or POC must be able to verify the type and quality of work that was performed experience similar in magnitude and complexity as the work described in the SOW.

4. Listing of test centers: Provide a list of all test centers – domestic, international and military bases. This list will used to determine if the contractor can meet the requirements set forth in the SOW.

5. Past performance: DSS will use the information from the contracts listed in

“Experience” to evaluate past performance. You are responsible for assuring the POCs cooperate with us. DSS may also obtain and consider any other relevant information in evaluating past performance, including the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS).

6. Representations: Mark all required information and return the representations in enclosure 4.

Proposals must be received in the following e-mail box by noon (Eastern) on 15 August 2012:

karen.oettinger@dss.mil. Proposals that are received late (i.e. after the date and time shown in the preceding sentence), incomplete, or at any location other than the e-mail box identified in the previous sentence will be considered to be late and will not be evaluated by the Government. E-mail transmission is not instantaneous and delays in transmission may occur anywhere along the route. The Government takes no responsibility for any delays in the transmission of an e-mailed proposal.

DSS will assess the résumé, experience, test center locations, past performance, and price of proposals in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6. Non-price factors, when combined, are more important than price. After this assessment, the DSS contracting officer may award a contract to the contractor he or she determines to represent the best value, or may obtain additional information from and negotiate with that contractor to improve the terms of the deal reflected in its proposal. If the DSS contracting officer is unable to negotiate a favorable deal with that mailto:karen.oettinger@dss.mil

SPeD External Testing Amendment 3 contractor, he or she reserves the right to negotiate and reach agreement with another firm submitting a proposal that was not assessed initially to be the best. This process will continue until a contract has been reached or all those firms submitting a proposal have been considered.

If agreement on a deal cannot be reached with any of the firms, negotiations may be reopened with all firms or the solicitation may be canceled.

In making the decision as to which firm represents the best value, information contained in pages in excess of the page limitations above will not be evaluated or reviewed by the Government.

This request for quotation shall not be construed as a commitment of any kind.

Questions shall be addressed to Karen Oettinger at Karen.oettinger@dss.mil or 703.617.2731.

Sincerely, Karen Oettinger Contracting Officer Defense Security Service Phone: 703.617.2731 Email: Karen.Oettinger@dss.mil

Enclosures:

Price Form mailto:Karen.oettinger@dss.mil mailto:Karen.Oettinger@dss.mil

Enclosure 6

Price Form

Base year – 12 months

CLIN QTY Price Total 0001: Program management support 12 mths $ $ 0002: Electronic test administration services – includes all aspects of test administration, to include loading assessment instruments, test proctoring, and official transcripts.

NTE 30,000 $ $

0003: Candidate management services – migration of up to 5,000 existing records and up to 30,000 new records

NTE 35,000 $ $

0004: Conference and event test support Travel –

NTE

$50,000 $50,000

0005: Data transfer services 12 mths $ $ 0006: Recommendation for CDSE onsite commercial test center

1 report $ $

Total $

Option 1:

CLIN QTY Price Total 1001: Program management support 12 mths $ $ 1002: Electronic test administration services – includes all aspects of test administration, to include loading assessment instruments, test proctoring, and official transcripts

NTE 15,000 $ $

1003: Candidate management services – up to 40,000 records

12 mths $ $

1004: Conference and event test support Travel –

NTE

$50,000 $50,000

1005: Data transfer services 12 mths $ $

Option 2:

CLIN QTY Price Total 2001: Program management support 12 mths $ $ 2002: Electronic test administration services – includes all aspects of test administration, to include loading assessment instruments, test proctoring, and official transcripts

NTE 10,000 $ $

2003: Candidate management services – up to 40,000 records

12 mths $ $

2004: Conference and event test support Travel –

NTE

$50,000 $50,000

2005: Data transfer services 12 mths $ $ Total $

Option 3:

CLIN QTY Price Total 3001: Program management support 12 mths $ $ 3002: Electronic test administration services – includes all aspects of test administration, to include loading assessment instruments, test proctoring, and official transcripts

NTE 8,000 $ $

3003: Candidate management services – up to 45,000 records

12 mths $ $

3004: Conference and event test support Travel –

NTE

$50,000 $50,000

3005: Data transfer services 12 mths $ $ Total $

Option 4:

CLIN QTY Price Total 4001: Program management support 12 mths $ $ 4002: Electronic test administration services – includes all aspects of test administration, to include loading assessment instruments, test proctoring, and official transcripts

NTE 5,000 $ $

4003: Candidate management services – up to 45,000 records

12 mths $ $

4004: Conference and event test support Travel –

NTE

$50,000 $50,000

4005: Data transfer services 12 mths $ $

Base + 4 options:

CLIN Total Program management support $ Electronic test administration services – includes all aspects of test administration, to include loading assessment instruments, test proctoring, and official transcripts

Candidate management $ Conference and event test support $250,000 Data transfer services $