SFSIAQ14Q4004_A001.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE RATING

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

A001

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

06/12/2014

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

FSIAQCODE

FSI OFFICE OF AQUISITIONS (FSI/EX/GSACQ)

4000 ARLINGTON BLVD

ARLINGTON, VA 22204 Erin E. Williams

NAME

TEL.

williamsee3@State.gov

EMAIL

6. ISSUED BY CODE7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

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CONTACT DUNS

CODE FACILITY CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, country, state and ZIP Code) (X)

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

05/21/2014

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X XThe above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended, is not extended, Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods: (a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning __4__copies of the amendment;(b)By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.X

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the due date to June 23, 2014 at 11:00am EST.

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

Erin E. Williams

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 15C. DATE SIGNED

By (Signature of Contracting Officer)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 16C. DATE SIGNED

06/12/2014

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

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STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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Table of Contents

Section Description Page Number

I Contract Clauses 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

L Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors and Respondents L Instructions L Instructions

M Evaluation Factors for Award M.1 Evaluation Factors M.1 Evaluation Factors

Clause A Solicitation From Delivery Instructions was deleted.

A Solicitation From Delivery Instructions

Address Offers to:

Offerors shall return the complete solicitation package (see section L.1 for instructions) via courier service such as FedEx, UPS, etc. or hand carried in accordance with FAR 52.212-1. There is no page limit and under no circumstances will electronic copies be accept-able.

Any offer received at the address designated for receipt of offers after the date and time specified elsewhere in this solicitation for re-ceipt of offers shall be processed in accordance with the late offers provision of this solicitation.

Delivery Addresses:

1. Hand carried packages should be delivered to the address below. Please expect a 15-30 minute wait for pick up.

Hand deliveries shall be no earlier than 8:30 am and no later than 5:00pm EST

Visitor’s Center 4000 Arlington Blvd Arlington, VA 22204

Once in the Visitor’s Center, request the Security Officer to contact Erin Williams at extension 2-6803 or Eric Modrak at extension 2-6772 for pick up. Note, the offer is not considered accepted until it is in the possession of an acquisitions representative and is date and time stamped.

1. Courier Service (FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc.) should be addressed as follows:

Office of Acquisitions Department of State Foreign Service Institute 4000 Arlington Boulevard Arlington, VA 22204 ATTN: Erin Williams

RM: F-2130

The United States Postal Service (USPS) does not deliver to 4000 Arlington Boulevard. Do not send anything via the USPS.

Authorized Negotiators The offeror shall, in the spaces provided below, fill in the names of all persons authorized to negotiate with the Government in con-nection with this request for quote. (List the names, titles, telephone numbers and electronic mail address of the authorized negotiat-ors.)

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Line Item Summary

Solicitation Number:

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Contract Number: Title: Afghan Fam Course Facilitator

SPAS/SO

Date of Solicitation:

06/12/2014

Line Item No. Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Total Cost

Section I- Contract Clauses

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 giv-en 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):

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/

[Insert one or more Internet addresses]

(End of clause)

Section L- Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors and Respondents

Clause L Instructions was deleted.

L Instructions

Section L – Instructions, Condition, and Notices to Respondents

General Instructions

L.1 Quotes shall consist of 3 segments:

1. Technical Quote

2. Pricing Quote

3. Past Performance Survey

TECHNICAL

All quotes must submit an original and 3 copies (4 total) of their TECHNICAL quote, (Responses to sections C and M).

PRICING/MISC.:

All offerors must submit ONE (1) original of:

- Page 1 of the solicitation (blocks 12 (if applicable), 17 including DUNS #, and 30a-c)

- Section B (pg 5-6) - Pricing (Do not include pricing within your technical quote),

- Section K - Representations and Certifications (Please fill out completely)

- Contact information including name, email address and telephone number.

PAST PERFORMANCE SURVEY:

In the www.fbo.gov notice posting, you will find an attachment titled, "Past Performance Survey". The offeror shall send this survey to three different past performance references. The references shall send the completed form directly to williamsee3@state.gov. The past performance surveys shall not come directly from the offer-or.

L.2 The instructions establish the acceptable minimum requirements for the format and content of quotes: spe-cial attention is directed to the requirements for technical and past performance reports to be submitted in ac-cordance with these instructions. Any resultant contract shall include the general provisions applicable to the se-lected prospective provider's organization and type of contract awarded. Copies of general provisions may be obtained by accessing http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html.

L.3 Quote DUE DATE is 11:00 am (EST) on Thursday, June 23, 2014 L.4 The Government will evaluate quotes in accordance with the evaluation criteria set forth in Section M of this request for quotes.

Prospective offerors are encouraged to submit quotes on recycled paper with a high post-consumer waste con-tent and there must be no type of binding. Quotes should be Times New Roman with a 12 point font. The quote shall be submitted so as to cover all requirements as stated in the solicitation.

It is understood that your proposal will become part of the official contract file. The Government will not return any documents or other items submitted with the offer to the offerors. The RFP does not commit the Govern-ment to pay any cost for the preparation and submission of a quote. In addition, the Contracting Officer is the only individual who can legally commit the Government to the expenditure of public funds in connection with this proposed acquisition. The RFQ will be available for download at www.fbo.gov.

L.5 Clarification Questions Prospective offerors must submit all clarification questions concerning this solicitation in writing to the contract specialist. Telephonic questions regarding this solicitation will not be accepted. All questions must be submit-ted via email to Erin Williams at williamsee3@state.gov.

Clarification questions will be received until 12:00 noon (EST) Tuesday, May 28, 2014. Questions will then be compiled and posted with the solicitation at www.fbo.gov.

Any information given to a prospective provider concerning a solicitation will be furnished promptly to all other prospective providers as an amendment to the solicitation, if that information is necessary in submitting a quote or tender or if a lack of it would be prejudicial to any other prospective providers.

L.6 Quote Delivery - SEE SECTION A Quotes will not be accepted electronically or by fax.

IF YOU ARE USING A COURIER SERVICE (e.g., FEDEX, UPS, etc) all packages should be sent to:

Office of Acquisitions F-2130 Department of State Foreign Service Institute 4000 Arlington Boulevard Arlington, VA 22204 PLEASE NOTE: The US Postal Service does not deliver mail to this address. DO NOT USE THE US POSTAL

SERVICE TO THE ARLINGTON BOULEVARD ADDRESS.

Regardless of the method in which you send your quote, the quote must be in the Office of Acquisitions, 4000 Arlington Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22204, Room F-2130, by the due date and time.

L.7 No quotes will be processed after the deadline.

L.8 On the first page of each technical proposal each quote shall provide the following information:

Name of company/quoter Company Point of Contact telephone number and email address A Dun and Bradstreet Number that is "active" in the System for Award Management (SAM).

Section M- Evaluation Factors for Award

Clause M.1 Evaluation Factors was deleted.

M.1 Evaluation Factors

M.1 Evaluation Criteria:

Offeror's will be evaluated based on technical and past performance evaluations as well as price. Awards will be made based on the best overall value to the Foreign Service Institute (FSI). Quotes will be evaluated based on the following three factors: (Note: Factors 1 and 2 are weighted equally and when combined are significantly more important than Factor 3) Factor 1: Quality (Technical)

1) Quality, coherence, and appropriateness of the proposed approach or methodology (including course design) to perform the re-quired work;

2) Qualifications (professional background as called for in the SOW including training experience) of offeror; course facilitator / moderator.

These criteria will be rated on the following scale:

1) Excellent

2) Good

3) Fair

4) Poor

5) Unsatisfactory

Factor 2: Past Performance (Technical)

1) Offeror's prior experience and past performance in delivering this type of training.

These criteria will be rated on the following scale:

1) Excellent

2) Good

3) Fair

4) Poor

5) Unsatisfactory

Factor 3: Price Quality and Past Performance when combined are significantly more important than cost or price. A contract may be awarded to other than the lowest priced quote. FSI seeks the best overall value. However, in cases where quotes are technically equivalent or substan-tially similar, cost or price may become the determining selection factor.

FSI reserves the right to schedule interviews/oral presentations with offerors. These interviews/oral presentations will be at the ex-pense of the offeror.

M.2. Right to Award The U.S. Government reserves the right to award an Agreement/Contract (whichever is pertinent) from the initial quote submissions, or to establish a competitive range and award from this listing, with or without initiating discussions/negotiations. The establishment of a competitive range is at the sole discretion of the Contracting Officer.

Section M – Evaluation Factors