RFQ_N6227119Q1132.pdf

N622719Q1132

08/03/2019

REQUEST FOR QUOTE N6227119Q1132

This Request for Quote (RFQ), N6227119Q1132, for the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), is prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 13 and supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This

RFQ intends to result in a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Award.

The Department of Oceanography at NPS has a requirement for a scientific research assistant providing computational expertise to process mine burial and hydrographic data and to update the Navy’s mine impact burial model (IMPACT35) in preparation for student thesis research on the project.

The award will be evaluated on a lowest-price technically acceptable basis. This is set-aside 100% for small business. The NAICS associated with this purchase is 541990 with a small business size standard of $15 million.

Schedule of Services

CLIN Description QTY Unit of

Measure Unit Price Total Price

Base Year Period of Performance (PoP): One year from Date of Award applies to CLINs 0001 – 0004.

Fixed-Firm Price for a total estimated level of effort of 1040 hours for the deliverables as follows:

0001 4.1. Estimated 210 hours to complete 1 EA $ $

0002 4.2. Estimated 350 hours to complete 1 EA $ $

0003 4.3. Estimated 175 hours to complete 1 EA $ $

0004 4.9. Estimated 305 hours to complete 1 EA $ $

Options One through Four PoP: One year from end of Base PoP applies to CLINs 0005 – 0007. CLINs

0005 – 0007 must be exercised before the Base PoP’s expiration. Fixed-Firm Price for a total estimated level of effort of 1040 hours for the deliverables as follows:

0005 4.4. Estimated 560 hours to complete 1 EA $ $

0006 4.5. Estimated 175 hours to complete 1 EA $ $

0007 4.9. Estimated 305 hours to complete 1 EA $ $

Options Eight through Eleven PoP: One year from end of CLINs 0005 – 0007 PoP applies to CLINs

0008 – 0011. CLINs 0008 – 0011 must be exercised before Options One through Four PoP’s expiration.

Fixed-Firm Price for a total estimated level of effort of 1040 hours for the deliverables as follows:

0008 4.6. Estimated 210 hours of complete 1 EA $ $

0009 4.7. Estimated 350 hours of complete 1 EA $ $

0010 4.8. Estimated 175 hours of complete 1 EA $ $

0011 4.9. Estimated 305 hours of complete 1 EA $ $

Total Price $

Include any Federal and/or Educational discounts and specify the discount amount/percentage.

System for Award Management (SAM). Vendors must be registered in the SAM database to be considered for award. Registration is free and can be completed on-line at http://www.sam.gov/.

http://www.sam.gov/

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF QUOTATION:

Contractor’s proposal shall be valid for thirty (30) days and include Volume 1, and 2. Each document should contain the following language on every page: SOURCE SELECTION SENSITIVE - SEE FAR PART 2.101

AND 3.104.

Note: A complete quote in response to this RFQ shall include the following:

a. A detailed narrative description of the proposed solution for the objective set forth in the Performance

Based Statement of Work (SOW).

b. Proposed number of labor hours in correlation to the above Estimated Firm-Fixed Price Schedule of

Services.

c. No relocation or commuting travel expenses will be provided to the contractor. A breakdown of the proposed price shall be provided showing how the firm-fixed price costs were calculated.

d. The total firm-fixed price proposed, consisting of the elements proposed under items b. and c. All pricing information shall be provided in spreadsheet format so that calculations can be easily understood and checked.

e. A statement indicating whether you are proposing performance by one or more individuals who have previously worked for the federal government either as civilians or active duty military members, and if so, a second statement that to the best of your knowledge the individuals are eligible to perform the duties in the SOW.

4. In addition to price, the following factors will be used in evaluation of the quote/proposal to determine the quote/proposal that is in the best interest of the Government:

VOLUME I: TECHNICAL

The Technical Quote shall consist of the sections as detailed below. The contractor must use the same numbering scheme for the sections as the ones used below. The technical quote shall be divided into the sections for each of the below factors.

Factor 1 – Technical Approach

Factor 2 – Management Approach

Factor 3 – Quality of Personnel as referenced in Section 4.0 of the SOW (Minimum Technical Requirements).

Contractor must submit a signed letter of commitment for each candidate.

Contractor Candidate Personnel must submit a signed statement of compliance and certification of the below statement:

I certify that I had no hand in the creation or refinement of this statement of work and that I was not privy to any non-public information about the requirement before or after the point of solicitation. I further certify that I used no government resources in pursuit of my relationship with this proposing company for this or other government contracts. I also certify that I am eligible to perform the instructor duties in this requirement; no post-government-employment restrictions or other restrictions would prevent my performance. Additionally, I certify that should this proposing company be awarded this contract, I will renounce any status I may have as an NPS volunteer and relinquish any NPS office-space and other resources given to me on account of my volunteer status.

Finally, I certify that no government resources (other than those provided pursuant to this contract) will be used in the performance of this requirement.

Contractor Management and Bid Preparation personnel must submit a signed statement of compliance and certification of the below statement:

I certify that I had no hand in the creation or refinement of this requirement and that I was not privy to any non-public information about the requirement before or after the point of solicitation. I further certify that I used no government resources in pursuit of this requirement.

Factor 4 – Past Performance. Provide up to 3 references for past performance, including contract numbers and amounts. See section 4.0 of the statement of work for relevant past performance requirements. The Past

Performance form included at the end of the solicitation.

VOLUME II: PRICE

The Naval Postgraduate School is requesting a firm-fixed price quote with the CLIN structure provided above.

The Government intends to make award based on initial quotes. Award will be made to the contractor submitting the quote determined to best meet the needs of the Government after consideration of all the evaluation factors, including price. The evaluation criteria will be Lowest Price Technically Acceptable.

a. A detailed narrative description of the proposed solution for the objective set forth in the SOW.

b. Proposed labor category, number of labor hours, and hourly labor rate in correlation to the Estimated Firm-

Fixed Price Schedule of Services above.

c. Submitted in MS Word and / or Excel format; PDF is not acceptable. No page limitations.

d. Each page labeled with Contractor’s name and pages numbered in the following format: page ___ of ___.

ALL Questions regarding this requirement must be submitted via e-mail no later than 1:00 PM Pacific

Standard Time (PST) on August 9, 2019 to the below point of contact.

ALL Quotes must be submitted via email no later than 1:00 PM PST on August 19, 2019 to the below point of contact.

Point of Contact

Laura Lindsay

Contract Specialist

Phone: (831) 656-6127

E-mail: laura.lindsay@nps.edu

This RFQ does not constitute a notice to proceed, nor shall it be considered as a commitment on the part of the government. Any costs incurred prior to award and any proposal preparation costs are not reimbursable.

Quote Submission: Shall include all Terms and Conditions proposed to the government.

mailto:laura.lindsay@nps.edu

PAPERLESS CONTRACTING:

All contractual documents (i.e. contracts, purchase orders, task orders, delivery orders and modifications) related to the instant procurement are considered to be "issued" by the government when copies are either deposited in the mail, transmitted by facsimile, or sent by other electronic commerce methods, such as email. The government's acceptance of the contractor's proposal constitutes bilateral agreement to "issue" contractual documents as detailed herein.

PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES

The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and will be incorporated into any resultant

Award.

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018

52.204-10 Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract

Awards

OCT 2018

52.204-18 Commercial and Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2016

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications DEC 2014

52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with

Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

OCT 2015

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items OCT 2018

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items OCT 2018

52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations OCT 2014

52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Class Deviation 2019-

O0003)

JAN 2019

52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation JUL 2013

52.222-3 Convict Labor JUN 2003

52.232-1 Payments APR 1984

52.222-19 Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies MAR 2012

52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities FEB 1999

52.222-26 Equal Opportunity SEP 2016

52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers w/ Disabilities OCT 2010

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons JAN 2019

52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases JUN 2008

52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while

Driving

AUG 2011

52.227-14 Rights in Data – General MAY 2014

52.227-17 Rights in Data – Special Works DEC 2007

52.227-18 Rights in Data – Existing Works DEC 2007

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award

Management

OCT 2018

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013

52.233-3 Protest After Award AUG 1996

52.233-4 Applicable Law For Breach Of Contract Claim OCT 2004

52.243-1 Changes – Fixed Price AUG 1987

52.243-7 Notification of Changes JAN 2017

52.249-1 Termination For Convenience Of The Government (Fixed Price)

(Short Form)

APR 1984

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference), http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ and www.acq.osd.mil

FEB 1998

52.252-3 Alterations in Solicitation APR 1984

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials SEP 2011

525.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights SEP 2013

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials NOV 2011

252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992

252.204-7004 System for Award Management MAY 2013

252.204-7007 Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications APR 2019

252.204-7012 Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information NOV 2013

252.204-7015 Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors FEB 2014

252.213-7000 Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Supplier Performance

Risk System in Past Performance Evaluations

MAR 2018

252.215-7007 Notice of Intent to Resolicit JUN 2012

252.215-7008 Only One Offer JUN 2019

252.223-7001 Hazardous Warning Labels DEC 1991

252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium JUN 2013

252.225-7000 Buy American Act – Balance of Payments Program Certificate JUN 2012

252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program DEC 2012

252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors DEC 2012

252.225-7048 Export – Controlled Items JUN 2013

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission Of Payment Requests And Receiving

Reports

DEC 2018

252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions DEC 2018

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments JUN 2006

All of the above clauses shall be incorporated by reference in the Award. Additional contract terms and conditions applicable to this procurement are:

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

FAR Clauses: http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/

DFARS Clauses: http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/

(End of clause)

Authorized Changes Only by Contracting Officer 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 part of this contract. Except as specified herein, no order, statement, or conduct of Government personnel who visit the Contractor’s facilities or in any other manner communicate with Contractor personnel during the performance of this contract shall constitute a change under http://www.acq.osd.mil/ http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/ http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/ the Notification of Changes clause, FAR 52.243-37. In the event the Contractor effects any change at the direction of any person other 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 cost incurred as a result thereof. The address and telephone number of the Contracting Officer is: TBD

Technical and Contractual Questions Concerning This Solicitation All questions concerning this procurement, either technical or contractual, must be submitted in writing via email to the Contracting Office. No direct discussion between the technical representative and a prospective Offeror will be conducted unless it is deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer. Questions shall be sent to the following NPS Contracting POC:

Laura Lindsay, laura.lindsay@nps.edu, (831) 656-6127.

PAST PERFORMANCE FORM

Past Performance Form: CONTRACTOR/SUB:

Contract Number:

Type:

PoP:

Ceiling Value:

(with options: ________)

Contract Value:

Customer Contact:

Name:

Address:

Phone:

E-Mail:

Customer COR:

Name:

Address:

Phone:

E-Mail:

Company’s Contracts POC:

Company’s Technical POC:

Overview / Description

Relevance:

Awards:

Corrective Actions: