RFQ_N6227119Q1182.docx

N6227119Q1182 Advanced Climate Analysis and Forecasting Support This is a Request for Quote for commercially available software development services, and is prepared in accordance with the information in FAR 8.405 – Ordering Procedures for Federal Supply Schedules, and supplemented with the additional information included in this notice.

Under the authority of FAR 6.302-5(b)(6), this is a sole source to Clear Science, Inc.

The Naval Postgraduate School has an immediate requirement for software development services to improve the statistical analysis and forecasting capabilities of the Advanced Climate Analysis and Forecasting system (ACAF).

ACAF is an online application for analyzing large multi-decadal, multi-level global and regional environmental data sets, and developing climate analyses and forecasts at subseasonal and longer lead times. ACAF provides users with tools for accessing and analyzing the data, visualizing the data and analysis results, developing forecasts and other products based on the data and analysis results, and downloading data and user generated results. Upgrades to ACAF are needed to: (a) implement newly available databases; (b) compute and display additional variables; (c) enable additional visualization, analysis, forecasting, and plotting capabilities.

The work will be conducted in three phases, with Phase 1 being completed via an initial base period, and Phases 2 and 3 being completed via contract options. The anticipated periods of performance are: (a) Phase 1: Date of contract award through 31 December 2019; (b) Phase 2 / Option One: 01 January 2020 through 30 June 2020; and (c) Phase 3 / Option Two: 01 July 2020 through 31 December 2020.

The RFQ number is N6227119Q1182. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2005-87-1 and DFARS Publication Notice 20160325. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html.

The NAICS code is 541690 and the Small Business Standard is $15M.

THIS EFFORT IS A SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES SOLE SOURCE TO CLEAR SCIENCE INE UNDER GSA SCHEDULE CONTRACT GS-07F-168DA.

Clauses:

GSA commercial clauses are applicable to this order. Additional DFARS clauses shall apply to any resulting order.

Submission Deadline:

This announcement will close at 1:00 PM PST on 09/17/2019. Questions are due by 5:00 PM PST on 09/10/2019. Contact Robert B Gallagher, who can be reached at (831) 656-7853 or email rbgallag@nps.edu . All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency.

Evaluation: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Procedures in FAR 8.405 are applicable to this procurement. While price will be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, the final contract award will be based on a combination of factors: price, technical, and past performance will be evaluated. Award will be made to the lowest-price technically acceptable offeror, proposing a solution that meets all of the minimum technical requirements specified.

System for Award Management (SAM). Quoters 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/. Quoters shall have a current GSA contract, and GSA pricing and terms and conditions must be offered. All quotes shall include price(s), FOB point, a point of contact, name and phone number, GSA contract number, business size, and payment terms. Each response must clearly indicate the capability of the quoter to meet all specifications and requirements.

Volume 1 – Technical & Past Performance 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 5.0 of the Performance Based SOW (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)/Experience. Contractor must submit a signed letter of commitment for each candidate.* A statement indicating whether the company is 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 the company’s knowledge the individuals are eligible to perform the duties in this task order.

*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 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 my relationship with this proposing company for this or other government contracts. I also certify that I am eligible to perform the 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.

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. Past performance form included at the end of the solicitation.

The Government intends to make award based on initial quotes received. Task order 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.

Volume 2 - Price:

Price quotations shall be firm fixed price and in accordance with CLIN structure provided below. NPS requests responses from offerors for the following:

PoP: Date of award – 31 December 2019

ACAF Code Phase 2 (Tasks 3.2.1 – 3.2.6)

PoP: 01 January 2020 – 30 June 2020

ACAF Code Phase 3 (Tasks 3.3.1 – 3.3.5)

PoP: 01 July 2020 – 31 December 2020

In addition to the GSA contract terms and conditions, the following FAR and DFARS clauses will apply to any resulting order.

Applicable FAR and DFARS clauses follow.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.219-27 -- Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside. (Nov 2011)

(a) Definition. “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).

(b) Applicability. This clause applies only to--

(1) Contracts that have been set aside or reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns;

(2) Part or parts of a multiple-award contract that have been set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; and

(3) Orders set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns under multiple-award contracts as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F).

(c) General.

(1) Offers are solicited only from service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns shall not be considered.

(2) Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.

(d) Agreement. A service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern agrees that in the performance of the contract, in the case of a contract for--

(1) Services (except construction), at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance will be spent for employees of the concern or employees of other service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns;

(2) Supplies (other than acquisition from a nonmanufacturer of the supplies), at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing, excluding the cost of materials, will be performed by the concern or other service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns;

(3) General construction, at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent on the concern's employees or the employees of other service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; or

(4) Construction by special trade contractors, at least 25 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent on the concern's employees or the employees of other service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns.

(e) A joint venture may be considered a service-disabled veteran owned small business concern if--

(1) At least one member of the joint venture is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern, and makes the following representations: That it is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern, and that it is a small business concern under the North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code assigned to the procurement;

(2) Each other concern is small under the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the procurement; and

(3) The joint venture meets the requirements of paragraph 7 of the explanation of Affiliates in 19.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(4) The joint venture meets the requirements of 13 CFR 125.15(b)

(f) Any service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern (nonmanufacturer) must meet the requirements in 19.102(f) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to receive a benefit under this program.

(End of Clause) 52.227-17 -- Rights in Data -- Special Works. (Dec 2007)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-- “Data” means recorded information, regardless of form or the medium on which it may be recorded. The term includes technical data and computer software. The term does not include information incidental to contract administration, such as financial, administrative, cost or pricing, or management information.

“Unlimited rights” means the rights of the Government to use, disclose, reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly, in any manner and for any purpose, and to have or permit others to do so.

(b) Allocation of Rights.

(1) The Government shall have—

(i) Unlimited rights in all data delivered under this contract, and in all data first produced in the performance of this contract, except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause for copyright.

(ii) The right to limit assertion of copyright in data first produced in the performance of this contract, and to obtain assignment of copyright in that data, in accordance with paragraph (c)(1) of this clause.

(iii) The right to limit the release and use of certain data in accordance with paragraph (d) of this clause.

(2) The Contractor shall have, to the extent permission is granted in accordance with paragraph (c)(1) of this clause, the right to assert claim to copyright subsisting in data first produced in the performance of this contract.

(c) Copyright—

(1) Data first produced in the performance of this contract.

(i) The Contractor shall not assert or authorize others to assert any claim to copyright subsisting in any data first produced in the performance of this contract without prior written permission of the Contracting Officer. When copyright is asserted, the Contractor shall affix the appropriate copyright notice of 17 U.S.C. 401 or 402 and acknowledgment of Government sponsorship (including contract number) to the data when delivered to the Government, as well as when the data are published or deposited for registration as a published work in the U.S. Copyright Office. The Contractor grants to the Government, and others acting on its behalf, a paid-up, nonexclusive, irrevocable, worldwide license for all delivered data to reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly, by or on behalf of the Government.

(ii) If the Government desires to obtain copyright in data first produced in the performance of this contract and permission has not been granted as set forth in paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this clause, the Contracting Officer shall direct the Contractor to assign (with or without registration), or obtain the assignment of, the copyright to the Government or its designated assignee.

(2) Data not first produced in the performance of this contract. The Contractor shall not, without prior written permission of the Contracting Officer, incorporate in data delivered under this contract any data not first produced in the performance of this contract and which contain the copyright notice of 17 U.S.C. 401 or 402, unless the Contractor identifies such data and grants to the Government, or acquires on its behalf, a license of the same scope as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1) of this clause.

(d) Release and use restrictions. Except as otherwise specifically provided for in this contract, the Contractor shall not use, release, reproduce, distribute, or publish any data first produced in the performance of this contract, nor authorize others to do so, without written permission of the Contracting Officer.

(e) Indemnity. The Contractor shall indemnify the Government and its officers, agents, and employees acting for the Government against any liability, including costs and expenses, incurred as the result of the violation of trade secrets, copyrights, or right of privacy or publicity, arising out of the creation, delivery, publication, or use of any data furnished under this contract; or any libelous or other unlawful matter contained in such data. The provisions of this paragraph do not apply unless the Government provides notice to the Contractor as soon as practicable of any claim or suit, affords the Contractor an opportunity under applicable laws, rules, or regulations to participate in the defense of the claim or suit, and obtains the Contractor’s consent to the settlement of any claim or suit other than as required by final decree of a court of competent jurisdiction; and these provisions do not apply to material furnished to the Contractor by the Government and incorporated in data to which this clause applies.

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SUPTXT243-9400 (1-92) 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.

c. 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. The address and telephone number of the Contracting Officer is:

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