Solicitation_NIHDA201800543.pdf

Solicitation # NIHDA201800543 Page 1 of 2

NON-COMPETITIVE

COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION

Title: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Saturday Science Academy scientific training services for

Washington DC, MD, and VA public and charter schools

(1) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(2) The solicitation number is NIHDA201800543 and the solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures; FAR Subpart

13.5—Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items; and FAR Part 12—Acquisition of

Commercial Items, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

THIS IS A NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) COMBINED SYNOPSIS

SOLICITATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT

PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME).

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Office of Acquisition (OA), on behalf of the

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) intends to negotiate and make an award without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to Foundation for Advanced

Education in the Sciences, Inc, 10 Center Dr Rm 1N241 - MSC 1115, Bethesda, MD 20892 for

NIMH Saturday Science Academy scientific training services for Washington DC, MD, and VA public and charter schools.

This acquisition is conducted as non-competitive for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the FAR Subpart 13.5—Simplified Procedures for Certain

Commercial Items and 13.501 Special documentation requirements and the authority of 41 U.S.C.

1901 and the statutory authority of FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

Pursuant to FAR Subpart 13.501 (a) (1) (iii) the justification (excluding brand name) will be made available within 14 days after contract award or in the case of unusual and compelling urgency within 30 days after contract award.

(3) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through

Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95, dated 01-19-2017.

(4) The associated NAICS code 611430 Professional and management development training and the small business size standard is $11 million. This requirement is sole-single source non-competitive acquisition.

(5) Description: See Statement of Work

(6) Period of Performance: See Statement of Work

(7) The provision at FAR clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

(8) The provision at FAR clause 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

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a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Technical and past performance, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price.

b) Options: The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

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

(9) The Offerors to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror

Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items, with its offer.

(10) The FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

(11) FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or

Executive Orders–Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. See attached Addendum.

(12) The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions as determined by the contracting officer are necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions applicable to this acquisition.

(13) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) are not applicable to this requirement.

(14) Responses to this solicitation must include sufficient information to establish the interested parties’ bona-fide capabilities of providing the product or service. The price quote shall include:

unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, delivery days after contract award, delivery terms, prompt payment discount terms, F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), product or catalog number(s); product description; and any other information or factors that may be considered in the award decision. Such factors may include: past performance; special features required for effective program performance; trade-in considerations; probable life of the item selected as compared with that of a comparable item; warranty considerations; maintenance availability; and environmental and energy efficiency considerations.

Contractors shall complete the attached price schedule template and submit with the response.

In addition the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov

All questions and responses to this solicitation must be submitted electronically via email to:

Sally Ibrahim at sally.ibrahim@nih.gov

Email subject line: “Response to NIHDA201800543 NIMH Saturday Science Academy scientific training services”

Facsimile responses are not accepted.

The response must be received on or before September 11, 2018 by 2:00 pm Eastern Time.

http://www.sam.gov/