ID07170051_RFP_First_Step_READ_ME_FIRST.pdf

U.S. General Services Administration

Acquisition Operations Division (AOD)

Greater Southwest Region (7)

Federal Acquisition Service

819 Taylor Street, Room 13A33

Fort Worth, TX 76102

July 17, 2018

TO: All Interested/Eligible/Qualified Offerors

FROM: GSA Region 7, Acquisition Operations Division and Assisted Acquisition Service, Patrick Clementine, Contracting Officer (CO)

SUBJECT: Request for Proposal (RFP) Notice for Training System Support Center

(TSSC) for Air National Guard (ANG) ID07170051

1. This letter serves an official Request for Proposal (RFP) under Task ID07170051, for the General

Services Administration (GSA). This is an open market procurement, therefore it is being released on the

Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website.

2. The contractor shall review the Performance Based Work Statement (PWS) and the

REPRESENTATIONS AND ISNTRUCTIONS (Sections K, L and M), and provide and submit the offer by August 17, 2018 at 5 PM CST through the ITSS system (per the instructions in the PWS and Sections

K, L, and M of the solicitation).

3. All industry questions concerning this RFP shall be submitted to the GSA CO by close of business five

(5) working days [which is July 24, 2018 by 5PM CST] after the RFP issue date identified in the GSA

Electronic Ordering System (ITSS). The subject line of the email containing questions regarding this procurement shall read: “ID07170051 QUESTIONS.” Questions shall be directed to Contracting

Officer, Patrick Clementine at Patrick.Clementine@gsa.gov and cc’d to the Project Manager, Mark

Pombert at Mark.Pombert@gsa.gov. No phone calls please, email only.

4. The GSA CO will compile all questions and responses and post them in ITSS via solicitation amendment for all solicited vendors to view. No questions shall be entertained regarding this RFP after

July 24, 2018 by 5PM CST. It is the Government’s intention not to extend the RFP beyond the original closing date of August 17, 2018 at 5PM CST.

5. All interested offerors must submit their proposal via GSA’s IT Solution Shop (ITSS) web-based order processing system. Proposals will only be received and awarded via ITSS. The link is listed below and the ITSS Help Desk number is 1-877-243-2889. ITSS webpage is https://web.itss.gsa.gov/Login.

The solicitation is being posted via FBO.gov; however, vendors must also register to receive the solicitation information via ITSS, utilizing the following guidance:

Vendors shall use IT Solution Shop (ITSS) to receive the RFP and all amendments, as well as submit its proposal through the system. To receive the RFP, and submit a proposal for consideration for award, all interested vendors must: send GSA an email identifying (1) vendor’s name, and (2) the name of an individual vendor employee who will act as the vendor’s GSA point of contact (POC) for this requirement that is “registered in IT Solution Shop (ITSS)”. VENDORS MUST IDENTIFY THE

COMPANY NAME OF THE VENDOR AND THE POC’S NAME EXACTLY AS IT APPEARS IN

ITSS. “Registered in ITSS” or “Registration in ITSS” means a vendor is successfully registered in ITSS mailto:Patrick.Clementine@gsa.gov https://web.itss.gsa.gov/Login such that the Government can select vendor’s designated POC in ITSS to receive the RFP, view an order, and be able to submit a proposal. Some vendors have multiple company divisions and employees registered in ITSS making it difficult for GSA selection.

To ensure that all interested vendors receive the RFP, prompt submission of the above ITSS vendor information (vendor’s name and POC) is requested. An email must be sent to Patrick.Clementine@gsa.gov in order to ensure registration.

5. All questions regarding this solicitation shall be directed to the Contracting Officer and Project

Manager listed in paragraph 3 above, via email.

Patrick Clementine Contracting Officer mailto:Patrick.Clementine@gsa.gov