N4008424R0059_PreSolicitation_Notice.pdf

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

Subject: N4008424R0059 KOREAN TRANSLATION SERVICE IDIQ FOR NAVFAC FE

NAICS Code: 541930 – Translation and Interpretation Services

PSC: R608 – Support – Administrative: Translation and Interpreting

Solicitation Number: N4008424R0059

Points of Contract:

Ms. Motoko Kawashima, Contract Specialist, Email: motoko.kawashima.ln@us.navy.mil

Ms. Wencee Narvarte, Contracting Officer

Email: wencee.p.narvarte.civ@us.navy.mil

The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Far East (NAVFAC FE) is issuing this Pre-solicitation Notice in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.204.

(1) DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED WORK:

This acquisition is for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract for Korean translation and interpretation services at various locations throughout the Republic of Korea and NAVFAC FAR

EAST’s Area of Responsibility (AOR). The Contractor shall provide all personnel, facilities, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, transportation and other items as necessary to interpret and translate to and from Korean and English in support of this effort. The Requiring Activity (RA) for this contract is

NAVFAC FAR EAST.

The Government intends to award a single IDIQ contract with Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) pre-priced line items. The contract term will be a five-year period, consisting of one (1) 12-month base ordering period and four (4) 12-month option periods, for a total of 60 months if all options are exercised. A minimum guarantee will be provided in the amount of ₩5,693,374.37 and will be issued at the time of award. When orders exceed the minimum guarantee, the full minimum guarantee amount will be deobligated.

(2) LOCATION OF WORK

Republic of Korea and NAVFAC FAR EAST Area of Responsibility (AOR)

(3) TENTATIVE DATE(S) FOR THIS ACQUISITION:

Request for Proposal (RFP) Issuance: 20 September 2024

Proposal Due Date: 30 October 2024 mailto:motoko.kawashima.ln@us.navy.mil mailto:wencee.p.narvarte.civ@us.navy.mil

Contract Duration: The contract will be for a base period of 12-months, with four (4) 12-month option periods, for a total potential period of performance of 60-months if all options are exercised.

(4) AVAILABILITY OF SPECIFICATIONS

The Performance Work Statement (PWS) is NOT included with this Pre-solicitation Notice.

Interested offerors can view and download the solicitation, and any attachments (e.g., PWS) attached with the RFP, at the Department of Defense (DoD) Solicitation Module in the Procurement Integrated

Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website at https://piee.eb.mil/sol/xhtml/unauth/index.xhtml and/or

Contract Opportunities on the System for Award Management (SAM) website at https://sam.gov/ once the RFP is issued. Hard copies or electric files of the solicitation will NOT be provided by other methods.

It is the offeror’s responsibility to check the aforementioned websites daily for any postings or amendments to the solicitation.

The planned submittal methods of the proposal are electronic submission using Solicitation Module, mail, package delivery service (takuhai bin) or hand-carry. If the offeror elects to submit their proposal using electric submission means, the offeror shall use the Solicitation Module in PIEE (Please note that a PIEE account with Solicitation Module access is required to submit proposals through PIEE).. Proposal submissions via email or electronic methods other than through the solicitation module will not be considered.

For setup and registration in PIEE:

https://piee.eb.mil/xhtml/unauth/help/newuser.xhtml

New Vendor Getting Started

For starting Solicitation Module, see below (5) ELECTRIC SUBMITTAL OF PROPOSAL.

(5) CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

This acquisition will provide for full and open competition in accordance with FAR 6.1.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) REGISTRATION.

All offerors (i.e., whether individually or as a joint venture, etc.) responding to this solicitation must be registered in the SAM database at https://sam.gov prior to the closing date for receipt of proposal in order to be eligible for award and must have completed annual

Representations and Certifications in SAM. To register, the SAM internet address is https://sam.gov/content/entity-registration. Interested offerors are encouraged to register as soon as possible.

An offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting its proposal, and shall continue to be registered at all relevant times, i.e., time of award, during contract performance, and through final payment of the contract resulting from the solicitation. Offerors with no active registration in SAM or an offeror whose SAM online Representations and Certifications are not current shall be considered ineligible for award.

The awarded contractor shall have and maintain an office within Japan.

ELECTRONIC SUBMITTAL OF PROPOSAL.

This solicitation may require electronic submittal of a proposal through the Department of Defense (DoD)

Solicitation Module in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) or via other methods, if specified by the Government. In order to submit a proposal through the Solicitation Module in PIEE, https://piee.eb.mil/xhtml/unauth/help/newuser.xhtml the offeror must have an active Proposal Manager role in PIEE at https://piee.eb.mil. Interested offerors are encouraged to register for the required role as soon as possible.

Information and training on PIEE Solicitation Module is available at:

https://dodprocurementtoolbox.com/site-pages/solicitation-module

Vendor Solicitation Module Instructions

Additional Web-based Training is available at:

https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/index.xhtml https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/sol/Posting_Offer.pdf

CONTRACTOR LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.

Any contract resulting from this solicitation will be awarded and performed in the Republic of Korea.

Contractors must be duly authorized to operate and conduct business in the Republic of Korea and must fully comply with all laws, decrees, labor standards, and regulations of the Republic of Korea during the performance of the contract.

STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT.

The U.S. Government will NOT offer “United States Official Contractor” status under Article XIV of the

U.S.-South Korea Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) to any offeror awarded a contract under this solicitation; however, the U.S. Government may consider designating eligible employee(s) as “Members of the Civilian Component” under Article I(b) of the SOFA.

(6) This notice does NOT constitute a Request for Proposal, Request for Quote, Invitation for Bid, or a commitment on the part of the Government to award a Contract, or to pay for any costs incurred as a result in replying to this notice. This notice shall NOT be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose.

https://dodprocurementtoolbox.com/site-pages/solicitation-module https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/index.xhtml https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/sol/Posting_Offer.pdf