combined_synopsis-cyber_security.docx

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial item prepared in accordance with the information in FAR Subpart 12.6, using simplified acquisition procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Request for Quotation (RFQ) N55236-17-Q-0063 is issued as a total small business set –aside. The applicable North American Industry classification System (NAICS) code is 611519, $15 Million. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95, effective 13 January, 2017 and DFARs Change notice 20161222.

Quotes must be valid for 30 days. Email is the only acceptable method of submission. All quotes must be emailed with the RFQ Number in the subject line. Contractors are responsible for verifying receipt of their quotes to this office before quote due date and time.

The following PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES apply to this acquisition and will be incorporated into any resultant purchase order.

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items ADDENDUM Submission Instructions.

(1) Offerors may submit written questions during the quote preparation period. All questions must be received no later than 02 June 2017 to allow adequate time to prepare and issue responses to all offerors prior to the date and time set for receipt of quotes. Only written questions will receive a response. All questions and quotes shall be directed to:

Southwest Regional Maintenance Center, (SWRMC) Email: citing the solicitation number in the subject line:

Email Address: Cynthia.urias@navy.mil / Roderick.rioveros@navy.mil

1. TECHNICAL: Ability to meet the Statement of Work requirements. Submission shall address the Offeror’s technical capabilities to accomplish the work to by providing specific narrative details and/ or description of the Cyber Security COMPTIA SEC +401 Course and what it entails, in accordance with Attachment 1 – Statement of Work. (SOW).

1. PRICE: The Offeror shall populate Attachment 2, Pricing (Detail to include complete course pricing)

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52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (JAN 1999):

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes are in descending order of importance:

1. Technical Capability – Ability to meet the Statement of Work requirements.

2. Price –

(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of a quote mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful quoter within the time for acceptance specified in the quote, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the quote's specified expiration time, the Government may accept a quote (or part of a quote), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of Clause) 52.212-5 -- Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Jan 2017)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Dec 2014)

(2) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (FEB 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).

____ Alternate I (AUG 2007) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).

(3) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(4) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77, 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(End of Clause) 52.217-8 -- Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor prior to contract expiration.

(End of Clause) The following DFARS provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference. If the offeror has completed any of the following provisions listed in this paragraph electronically as part of its annual representations and certifications at https://www.acquisition.gov, the offeror they are to indicated in the submitted quote, there is no need to complete these provisions again for a this solicitation.

DoD Officials

SEP 2011

Information Controls

OCT 2016

Litigation Support

MAY 2016

The following NAVSEA provision and clauses apply to this acquisition:

HQ B-2-0022 CONTRACT SUMMARY FOR PAYMENT OFFICE (FIXED PRICE) (FEB 1997)

This entire contract is fixed price.

PURCHASING OFFICE

SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MAINTENANCE CENTER

3755 BRINSER STREET, SUITE 1

SAN DIEGO, CA 92136

Telephone No. (619) 556-1336

Fax No. (619) 556-2331

Email Address: cynthia.urias@navy.mil

HQ G-2-0009 SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING INVOICING (NAVSEA) (APR 2015)

(a) For other than firm fixed priced contract line item numbers (CLINs), the Contractor agrees to segregate costs incurred under this contract/task order (TO), as applicable, at the lowest level of performance, either at the technical instruction (TI), sub line item number (SLIN), or contract line item number (CLIN) level, rather than on a total contract/TO basis, and to submit invoices reflecting costs incurred at that level. Supporting documentation in Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) for invoices shall include summaries of work charged during the period covered as well as overall cumulative summaries by individual labor categories, rates, and hours (both straight time and overtime) invoiced; as well as, a cost breakdown of other direct costs (ODCs), materials, and travel, by TI, SLIN, or CLIN level. For other than firm fixed price subcontractors, subcontractors are also required to provide labor categories, rates, and hours (both straight time and overtime) invoiced; as well as, a cost breakdown of ODCs, materials, and travel invoiced. Supporting documentation may be encrypted before submission to the prime contractor for WAWF invoice submittal. Subcontractors may email encryption code information directly to the Contracting Officer (CO) and Contracting Officer Representative (COR). Should the subcontractor lack encryption capability, the subcontractor may also email detailed supporting cost information directly to the CO and COR; or other method as agreed to by the CO.

(b) Contractors submitting payment requests and receiving reports to WAWF using either Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) or Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) shall separately send an email notification to the COR and CO on the same date they submit the invoice in WAWF. No payments shall be due if the contractor does not provide the COR and CO email notification as required herein.

RMC G-2-0052 AUTHORIZED CHANGES ONLY BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER (JAN 1992)

a. Except as specified in paragraph (b) below, no order, statement, or conduct of Government personnel who visit the Contractor's facilities or in any other manner communicates with Contractor personnel during the performance of this contract shall constitute a change under the "Changes" clause of this contract.

b. The Contractor shall not comply with any order, direction or request of Government personnel unless it is issued in writing and signed by the Contracting Officer, or is pursuant to specific authority otherwise included as a part of this contract.

The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to approve changes in any of the requirements of this contract and, notwithstanding provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely the Contracting Officer's. In the event the contractor effects any change at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract price to cover any increase in charges incurred as a result thereof.