HSSS01-15-R-0069.pdf

HSSS01-15-R-0069

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STATEMENT OF WORK

CONTRACT CLAUSES

CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

52.202-1 Definitions. (Jul 2004) 52.203-3 Gratuities. (Apr 1984) 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. (Oct 2010) 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper. (May 2011) 52.204-7 System for Award Management (Jul 2013) 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. (Mar 2015) 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification (Apr 1984) 52.224-2 Privacy Act. (Apr 1984) 52.229-3 Federal, State, and Local Taxes. (Feb 2013) 52.232-1 Payments. (Apr 1984) 52.232-8 Discounts for Prompt Payment. (Feb 2002) 52.232-11 Extras (Apr 1984) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013) 52.239-1 privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) 52.242-13 Bankruptcy. (Jul 1995) 3052.204-70 Security Requirements for Unclassified Information Technology Resources (Jun 2006) 3052.209-79 Representation by Corporations Regard-ing a Felony Criminal Violation under any Federal or State Law or Un-paid Federal Tax Liability (2014)

CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT:

52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel. (Jan 2011) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Apr 2014) Addendum to 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items. (APR 2014) 52.212-2 -Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 2004) 52.212-3 -- Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. (Mar 2015) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items. (May 2015) 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items. (May

2015) 52.215-21 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data-

Modifications (OCT 2010) 52.216-1 Type of Contract. (APR 1984) 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. (Mar 2000) 52.233-2 Service of Protest 52.233-3 Protest after Award (AUG 1996) 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998) 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998) 3052.204-71 Contractor employee access (SEP 2012) - - Alternate I (SEP 2012) 3052.209-70 Prohibition on contracts with corporate expatriates. (JUN 2006) 3052.242-71 Dissemination of contract information. (DEC 2003) 3052.242-72 Contracting officer's technical representative. (DEC 2003) USSS 3052.204-90 Unauthorized Use of the U.S. Secret Service Name

ATTACHMENT 1 – PAST PERFORMANCE SURVEY

ATTACHMENT 2 – PRICE SHEET

STATEMENT OF WORK

US Secret Service Counter Terrorist Search Advisor Courses

1.0 General Information

1.1 SCOPE:

Contractor shall create a Counter Terrorist Search Advisor Course Handbook and complete course curriculum in order to execute a program of 2 Search Advisor Training Courses (10 days per course, 15 students per class) along with specified Search related equipment (commercial off the shelf) for Government personnel.

1.2 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS:

Government approved course material (to be provided upon award) from the USSS Basic Counter Terrorist Search Course. This material will serve as supportive references to generate the Search Advisor Course material.

1.3 TRAVEL:

Travel shall be built into the fixed price of the class. Travel will not be reimbursed separately. Course delivery will be in the

Washington, D.C. area.

1.4 SECURITY:

The contractor and his/her employees and sub-contractors shall be citizens of the United States.

Contract employees shall undergo a favorable Suitability Assessment as determined by the US Secret Service’s Security Clearance

Division’s, Clearance and Access Branch (SCD-CAB) prior to performing any work within US Secret Services controlled access facilities, or on US Secret Service’s information technology systems. Additional Suitability Assessments will be required for continued work requirements as determined by SCD-CAB, but no less than once every two years.

When work performance requirements exceed Non-Sensitive standards; additional Suitability Assessment reviews will be required prior to access being granted, specifically;

Contract employees who provide support in Low Risk positions must have undergone a minimum of a Tier 1/NACI (National

Agency Check and Inquiries) level background investigation within the last 10 years; or otherwise be the subject of a favorable US Secret Service controlled Tier 1/NACI background investigation.

Contract employees who provide support in Moderate or High positions must have undergone a minimum of a Tier 4a/BI

(Background Investigation) level background investigation within the last 5 years; or otherwise be the subject of a favorable

US Secret Service controlled Tier 4a/BI background investigation.

For contract employee positions that require access to US Secret Service controlled Information Technology systems, the contract employee must have undergone a minimum of a Tier 4a/BI (Background Investigation) level background investigation within the last 5 years; or otherwise be the subject of a favorable US Secret Service controlled Tier 4a/BI background investigation.

The US Secret Service Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or their US Secret Service designee is responsible for determining the contract employee’s position description level as being either Non-Sensitive, Low Risk, Moderate Risk, or High Risk. The COR or their designee will also make the determination when contract employees require access to US Secret Service controlled Information

Technology systems, unless otherwise stipulated within the Statement of Work.

The contracting agency shall submit to the COR the following completed documentation for each contract employee requiring access to US Secret Services controlled access facilities, in order to satisfy initial and/or recurring (as requested by the COR) Suitability

Assessments:

SSF 3237: US Secret Service Facility Access Request

SSF 4024: US Secret Service Non-disclosure Agreement

SSF 3030A: Financial Disclosure/Credit Release

For sensitivity positions determined as Low Risk, Moderate Risk, or High Risk; or, for positions that require access to US Secret

Service controlled Information Technology systems, the contracting agency shall submit to the COR (only when requested) the following completed form:

SF 85P: Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions

1.5 IMPLEMENTATION:

The contractor shall develop and present all material in American English and congruent with FLETA standards format through the entire USSS Counter Terrorist Search Advisor Course Handbook and coordinate overall course design and delivery methods with the designated USSS COR, to include student handouts, course presentation materials and any other pertinent course material. The contractor shall comply with USSS schedules (Please see section1.8) for course execution. Final results and documentation shall be delivered to the USSS COR no later than (15) working days from the completion of the contract. COR

1.6 KEY PERSONNEL:

The contractor shall assign to this contract a Project Manager that must act as the single point of contact for the government. The

Project Manager (PM) shall be designated as “Key” in accordance with HSAR Clause 3052.215-70. The PM shall have at least five years of Program Management Experience, with emphasis on government contracts and which includes experience with working with sub-contracted (third party vendors) to fulfill government contract needs. The PM’s resume shall demonstrated ability to work well with and lead cross functional teams and shall state any previous work with government agencies in providing training courses and materials.

The Government shall be notified 30 days in advance of any replacement of the project manager during the period of performance.

The replacement PM shall submit a resume which must be approved by the COR and contracting officer before staring work.

1.8 DELIVERABLES AND DELIVERY SCHEDULE:

The table below provides a summary of the deliverables i and associated delivery dates for each item.

No: Description Responsible Party Delivery Date:

1 Delivery of government provided (if applicable) Course material

COR 60 days after contract award

2 Create Course Manual and Curriculum CTR 120 days after contract award

3 Delivery of Material to USSS for approval CTR 160 days after contract award

4 Approval of Material by USSS CTR 180 days after each course completion

5 Schedule the two 10 day courses to USSS personnel – availability dictates course dates

CTR 180 days after contract award date

1.9 ACCEPTANCE:

All written deliverables must be complete and thorough; structured in clear, logical fashion; they must use American English and a proper, accepted writing style (MLA or similar). Draft outlines of each document shall be coordinated with the COR for review and approval. All deliverables shall be subject to quality control procedures. Due to the sensitivity of this effort, the contractor shall limit dissemination of the work product developed under this task to those contractor personnel directly assigned to the task and approved by the COR.

Written deliverable must be accompanied by a cover letter, signed by a senior company official, affirming that the deliverable has been through the contractor’s internal review and quality control procedures. COR comments in response to draft deliverables shall be carefully reviewed and incorporated into the final document. If a final written deliverable is found by the COR to contain spelling errors, grammatical errors, improper format, or is found otherwise not to conform with contractual requirements of previously approved drafts or outlines, the document will be immediately rejected without further review and returned to the contractor for correction and resubmission. Material will be reviewed and verified in course structure to determine if standards have been met, in accordance with FLETA standards and may be subject to independent verification by outside agencies at the discretion of US Secret

Service and other government agency authorities. All material may be independently reviewed in order to be within standards and guidelines governed by the US Secret Service. Furthermore, material will be provided in both .pdf and MS Word formats.

The COR will notify the contractor in writing of the acceptance or rejection of each deliverable. The government shall have 20 working days to review. Rejected deliverables shall be returned and corrected by the contractor within ten (10) working days of return receipt from the COR.

1.10 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE and TYPE of CONTRACT:

The period of performance is one year from date of award. This contract is a fixed priced contract with the class price being fixed.

The amount for any courses not taught will be de-obligated at the end of the contract. Contractor shall bill after completion of the development of course material and completion of each course.

1.11 RESALE CLAUSE:

The course curriculum that is produced as a result of the inclusion of the Government’s approved curriculum shall not be reproduced and resold to any public or private entity without written consent from the US Secret Service. Additionally, the course curriculum that is produced from this contract shall remain the property of the US Secret Service.

2 REQUIREMENTS:

The contractor shall be able to provide the following types of courses for USSS personnel and any other federal personnel the USSS may invite as guests.. Upon award, the Government shall provide the contractor with the government approved course curriculum in which the contractor shall incorporate into their COTS class. The class shall be tailored to each audience. Before class is taught, the

Government shall approve the tailored class. The instruction of the class should be structured for a 1/5 instructor to student ratio for practical exercises based on an expected class occupancy of 15. The material for this course will be written in manner that is to train personnel in the managerial and supervisory standpoint to direct and control Counter Terrorist Searches; a higher level of cognizance than that of the USSS Counter Terrorist Search Course.

2.1 USSS personnel training:

Use approved course curriculum for a ten (10) day Counter Terrorist Search Advisor Training Course with USSS oversight. Modules of instruction will include, but are not limited to:

- Strategic Issues:

Counter Terrorism Search (CTS); Search Objectives; Definitions; Search Levels, Training and

Certifying; CONTEST Strategy; Strategic Overview; CTS: Authority; Terminology; Human Rights;

Community Impact Assessment; Tools and Equipment; Crime Search.

- Core Material:

Search and Security Roles; Terrorism Overview; Terrorism Methods; Search Operational Order;

Threat, Vulnerability and Risk; Explosive Effect; Building Construction; Vulnerability Assessment

Principles; Venue Search; Military Aid to Civilian Authorities; Projectile Attacks;

- Systematic Procedures:

Actions on a Find; Searching persons; Vehicle Search; Offensive Building Search; Area Search; Route

Search; Aircraft Search; Vessel Search

- Expanded Knowledge:

Appendices and other applicable information that will be needed in training personnel to supervise and manage other personnel conducting a variety of searches.

Provide both PolSA andRESA certified instructional staff for each class. Instructional Staff will meet the following requirements:

Be a successful graduate of the following:

1. Police Search Advisor (PolSA) certified by the Police National Search Centre (UK), or a

2. Royal Engineer Search Advisor (RESA) certified by the British Army, Royal Engineers

Conduct two training sessions for approximately 15 personnel in each of the two courses on developed curriculum in the

Washington, DC area. The government will provide classrooms, target vehicles, routes, open areas, venues, and training liaison personnel to facilitate local contacts and logistics.

Contractor shall provide the following:

a. Provide Training Aids to support course curriculum

b. Provide Instructional Manuals for each student (digital and hard copy)

c. Provide relevant unclassified case study material that complements course material

d. Provide student support materials for each student (name tents, pens, pencil, high lighters. handouts, and course certificates)

e. Provide dry erase poster size aerial imagery of all training routes, areas, and venues (scaled to threat rings out to 500m)

f. Provide projector and screen to display electronic course material.

g. Provide basic individual search equipment kits for each student.

Contract Clauses

Clauses and Provisions Incorporated by Reference:

52.202-1 Definitions. (Jul 2004)

52.203-3 Gratuities. (Apr 1984)

52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. (Oct 2010)

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper. (May 2011)

52.204-7 System for Award Management (Jul 2013)

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. (Mar 2015)

52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification (Apr 1984)

52.224-2 Privacy Act. (Apr 1984)

52.229-3 Federal, State, and Local Taxes. (Feb 2013)

52.232-1 Payments. (Apr 1984)

52.232-8 Discounts for Prompt Payment. (Feb 2002)

52.232-11 Extras (Apr 1984)

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013)

52.239-1 privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996)

52.242-13 Bankruptcy. (Jul 1995)

3052.204-70 Security Requirements for Unclassified Information Technology Resources (Jun 2006)

3052.209-79 Representation by Corporations Regard-ing a Felony Criminal Violation under any Federal or State Law or Un-paid Federal Tax Liability (2014)

Clauses and Provisions Incorporated by Full Text:

52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel. (Jan 2011)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with agency personal identity verification procedures identified in the contract that implement

Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance M-05-24 and Federal

Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS PUB) Number 201.

(b) The Contractor shall account for all forms of Government-provided identification issued to the Contractor employees in connection with performance under this contract. The Contractor shall return such identification to the issuing agency at the earliest of any of the following, unless otherwise determined by the Government:

(1) When no longer needed for contract performance.

(2) Upon completion of the Contractor employee’s employment.

(3) Upon contract completion or termination.

(c) The Contracting Officer may delay final payment under a contract if the Contractor fails to comply with these requirements.

(d) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in all subcontracts when the subcontractor’s employees are required to have routine physical access to a Federally-controlled facility and/or routine access to a Federally-controlled information system. It shall be the responsibility of the prime Contractor to return such identification to the issuing agency in accordance with the terms set forth in paragraph (b) of this section, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Contracting Officer.

(End of clause)

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Apr 2014)

a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show --

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) “Remit to” address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender’s request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions or commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers.

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the

Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)

(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and—

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government’s control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the

Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the

Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers. Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified.

The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation.

(1)

(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to--

GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section

Suite 8100

470 L’Enfant Plaza, SW

Washington, DC 20407

Telephone (202) 619-8925)

Facsimile (202 619-8978).

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision.

Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites--

(i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/ ).

(ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).

(iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).

(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by—

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard ( https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm );

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4 Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone

(215) 697/2197, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. (Applies to offers exceeding $3,000, and offers of $3,000 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “DUNS” or “DUNS+4” followed by the DUNS or

DUNS+4 number that identifies the offeror’s name and address. The DUNS+4 is the DUNS number plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned at the discretion of the offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer

(EFT) accounts (see FAR Subpart 32.11) for the same concern. If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. An offeror within the United States may contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling 1-866-705-5711 or via the Internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. An offeror located outside the United States must contact the local Dun and https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/ http://quicksearch.dla.mil/ http://assistdocs.com/ https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform

Bradstreet office for DUNS number. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(k) System for Award Management. Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency’s evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror’s offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

(End of Provision)

Addendum to 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items. (APR 2014)

The proposal submitted shall include the following:

I. Technical Proposal - Technical Proposal shall be separate from Price Proposal and include resumes of key personnel

(Technical proposal shall not exceed 15 pages)

II. Excel Spreadsheet for Pricing – Offeror shall prepare in separate proposal than Technical Proposal in accordance in the

Price Sheet in Attachment II

III. Financial Statements or any documentation to prove financial capability and responsibility for example Company’s

Financial Statement which includes Balance Sheet and Income Statement; and Point of contact form their bank or any financial institution with which they transact business OR a memo documenting financial responsibility

IV. Filling in all clauses that are required to be filled by the Offeror (FAR 52.212-3)

V. DUNS # and Cage Code, TIN#, Bank information (name, address, account #, savings or checking, routing #)

VI. Past Performance references – Proposals should include three past performance references. A survey (Attachment I) shall be completed by each reference listed by the offeror. Completed surveys shall be email to

Morgan.Schickler@usss.dhs.gov. Surveys shall not be emailed or submitted by the offeror, but must come from the reference.

All questions shall be submitted in electronic format and emailed to Morgan.Schickler@usss.dhs.gov NO LATER THAN

August 17, 2015 at 5:00 PM EST. Please provide, with your questions, a reference to the section of the solicitation in question.

The proposal shall be submitted in electronic format and emailed to Morgan.Schickler@usss.dhs.gov

NO LATER THAN AUGUST 27, 2015 at 5:00 PM EST. HARD COPIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILTY:

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 9.1, the Contracting Officer shall award contracts only to a responsible offeror. No purchase or award shall be made unless the contracting officer makes an affirmative determination of responsibility.

To be determined responsible, a prospective contractor must have adequate financial resources to perform the contract, or the ability to https://www.acquisition.gov/ mailto:Morgan.Schickler@usss.dhs.gov mailto:Morgan.Schickler@usss.dhs.gov obtain them. The Contracting Officer shall require acceptable evidence of the prospective contractor’s current sound financial status, as well as the ability to obtain required resources if the need arises. Pursuant to FAR 9.104-4, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to request adequate evidence of responsibility on the part of any prospective contractor/subcontractor(s). In the absence of information clearly indicating that the prospective contractor is responsible, the Contracting Officer shall make a determination of non-responsibility.

As a minimum requirement, all offerors shall submit, as part of the original proposal, the following:

(1) Company’s Financial Statement which includes Balance Sheet and Income Statement; and

(2) Point of contact form their bank or any financial institution with which they transact business.

(3) A memo certifying that they are financially responsible and have the resources to perform this contract

52.212-2 -Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 2004)

(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. Only one award will be made based on this solicitation. Contractors must bid all or none of the requirements. The contractor may have subcontracts for this requirement, and must include all pertinent information regarding the proposed subcontractors.

(b) 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. Contract award shall be made on a best value basis. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Technical, past performance, and price.

FACTOR 1 – TECHNICAL

The following sub-factors are of equal importance:

a. Technical Qualifications – The offeror shall demonstrate the experience and qualifications of instructional staff. The offeror shall also provide a resume for the key person, program manager (PM). The PM will be evaluated to determine if they meet the minimum education and experience requirements as outlined in the SOW. The offeror shall demonstrate the ability to deliver training to a diverse audience and demonstrate understanding of required Counter Terrorist Search training aides.

Offerors with more experience and expertise will be given a higher rating.

b. Schedule: The offeror shall provide a detailed schedule which demonstrates a clear and concise plan for supporting numerous training venues while conducting simultaneous training cycles.

c. Curriculum: The offeror shall provide information on their COTS class to include curriculum, list of equipment included in training aids, etc. Demonstrate the ability to provide all required classroom support items in this topic (aerial imagery, case studies, and general classroom student expendables). Offerors that provide an acceptable COTS program will be given a satisfactory rating. Offerors that exceed requirements that benefits the government may be given a higher rating.

General statements such as "the vast resources of our nationwide company will be used to perform the services required by the

Statement of Work" are not sufficient. Any proposal failing to address all of the elements of this PWS may be considered an indication of the Offeror's lack of understanding in response to the Government's requirements, and may result in the proposal being determined unacceptable.

FACTOR 2 - PAST PERFORMANCE

The Government shall assess risks associated with offeror’s past performance in the following areas:

A. Timely delivery of services.

B. Technical quality.

C. Business-like concern for the interests of the customer.

D. Similarity and relevancy of work performed

The contractor shall submit at least three references for past performance from the past 3 years. Each performance risk assessment of the areas listed above will consider the number and severity of problems, the effectiveness of corrective actions taken and the overall work record. Problems not addressed by the offeror will be considered to still exist. However, the degree to which the offeror can demonstrate that it has successfully applied continuous systemic improvement to resolve past performance problems will be evaluated.

Under this factor, the USSS will evaluate how well an offeror has performed similar work before. The assessment of performance risk is not intended to be the product of a mechanical or mathematical analysis of an offeror’s performance on a list of contracts, but rather the product of subjective judgment of the evaluators after it considers all available, relevant and recent information. The offeror shall also provide their past achievements, awards, experience with other government agencies providing like programs, and how many years’ experience in providing similar programs. The govern ent reserves the right to pull relevant past performance information from

PPIRS for evaluating past performance in addition to the references

FACTOR 3 - PRICE AND OTHER BUSINESS FACTORS

For evaluation purposes, the Total Evaluated Price will be the sum of all CLIN amounts and prices proposed to include options. In addition, for evaluation purposes, adjustments the Government deems appropriate will be made to include Government costs required to accomplish the offeror’s proposed approach with the exception of those costs to the Government that are equal across all offerors.

The proposed unit prices and the Total Evaluated Price as previously defined will be evaluated for reasonableness. Also, each offeror’s Price proposal will be evaluated to determine if it is consistent with the offeror’s technical approach and reflects a clear understanding of the solicitation requirements. Inconsistencies between the Technical and Price proposals may be assessed as proposal risk under the Technical evaluation.

EVALUATION PHASES AND COMPETITIVE RANGE DETERMINATION

Written Proposals will be evaluated based on the evaluation criteria described in this request. Following the Government’s initial evaluation, a Competitive Range Determination may be made based on written proposals.

Basis for Award

The evaluation will be based on best value principles. Non-pricing factors shall be considered more important than price. The award will be made to the responsible and technically acceptable Offeror whose proposal provides the greatest overall value to the

Government, price and other factors considered. This will be determined by comparing the value of the differences in the technical approach for competing offers based on their strengths, weaknesses, and risks with differences of their price to the Government. In making this comparison, the Government is more concerned with obtaining superior technical capabilities than with making an award at the lowest overall cost to the Government. However, the Government will not make an award at a significantly higher overall price to the Government to achieve slightly superior technical skills.

Past performance is equal to the technical approach factor. All technical approach sub-factors are considered equal. When combined, the non-price factors are of factors is of significantly greater importance than price. The Government may award any resulting contract to other than the lowest priced offeror, or other than the offeror with the highest non-price rating. Although the Government anticipates making an award on initial offers, the government reserves the right to establish a competitive range and open discussion with those offerors most highly rated.

(d) 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 without further action by either party. 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 its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of Provision)

52.212-3 -- Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. (Mar 2015)

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website accessed through http://www.acquisition.gov. If the

Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (p) of this provision.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision-

“Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern” means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

“Forced or indentured child labor” means all work or service-

(1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

“Highest-level owner” means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

“Immediate owner” means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

“Inverted domestic corporation”, means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c).

“Manufactured end product” means any end product in product and service codes (PSCs) 1000-9999, except-

(1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

(2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;

(5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

(6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

(7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

(8) PSC 9610, Ores;

(9) PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

“Place of manufacture” means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

“Restricted business operations” means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and

Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174). Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate-

(1) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan;

(2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization;

(3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan;

(4) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization;

(5) Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education; or

(6) Have been voluntarily suspended.

“Sensitive technology”-

(1) Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically-

(i) To restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or

(ii) To disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran; and

(2) Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)).

“Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern”-

(1) Means a small business concern-

(i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and

(ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran.

(2) Service-disabled veteran means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in

38 U.S.C. 101(16).

“Small business concern” means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR Part 121 and size standards in this solicitation.

“Small disadvantaged business concern”, consistent with 13 CFR 124.1002, means a small business concern under the size standard applicable to the acquisition, that-

(1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned (as defined at 13 CFR 124.105) by-

(i) One or more socially disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR

124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States; and

(ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding $750,000 after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2); and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at 13.CFR 124.106) by individuals, who meet the criteria in paragraphs (1)(i) and (ii) of this definition.

“Subsidiary” means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned-

(1) Directly by a parent corporation; or

(2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation.

“Veteran-owned small business concern” means a small business concern-

(1) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more veterans (as defined at 38 U.S.C. 101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans.

“Women-owned business concern” means a concern which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of its stock is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

“Women-owned small business concern” means a small business concern-

(1) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and

(2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

“Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program” (in accordance with 13 CFR part 127), means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States.

(b)

(1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications posted on the SAM website.

(2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the SAM website accessed through http://www.acquisition.gov. After reviewing the SAM database information, the offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations 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 (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs ______________.

[Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (p) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any.

These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on SAM.]

(c) Offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas. Check all that apply.

(1) Small business concern. The offeror represents as part of its offer that it □ is, □ is not a small business concern.

(2) Veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph

(c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it o is, o is not a veteran-owned small business concern.

(3) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it o is, o is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.

(4) Small disadvantaged…