SS130118RQ0011_RFQ_Travel_Training.pdf

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

(THIS IS NOT AN ORDER)

THIS RFQ IS IS NOT A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE

15. DATE OF QUOTATION

16. SIGNER

a. NAME (Type or print)

c. TITLE (Type or print)

b. TELEPHONE

AREA CODE

NUMBER

STANDARD FORM 18 (REV. 6-95) Prescribed by GSA-FAR (48 CFR) 53.215-1(a)

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

Previous edition not usable

8. TO:

b. COMPANYa. NAME

c. STREET ADDRESS

d. CITY e. STATE f. ZIP CODE

9. DESTINATION

a. NAME OF CONSIGNEE

b. STREET ADDRESS

c. CITY

d. STATE e. ZIP CODE

7. DELIVERY

FOB DESTINATION

OTHER

(See Schedule)

10. PLEASE FURNISH QUOTATIONS TO THE

ISSUING OFFICE IN BLOCK 5a ON OR BEFORE CLOSE OF BUSINESS (Date)

IMPORTANT: This is a request for information and quotations furnished are not offers. If you are unable to quote, please so indicate on this form and return it to the address in Block 5a. This request does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of the submission of this quotation or to contract for supplies or service. Supplies are of domestic origin unless otherwise indicated by quoter. Any representations and/or certifications attached to this Request for Quotation must be completed by the quoter.

11. SCHEDULE (Include applicable Federal, State and local taxes)

ITEM NO.

(a)

SUPPLIES/ SERVICES

(b)

QUANTITY

(c)

UNIT

(d)

UNIT PRICE

(e)

AMOUNT

(f)

12. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

a. 10 CALENDAR DAYS (%) b. 20 CALENDAR DAYS (%) c. 30 CALENDAR DAYS (%) d. CALENDAR DAYS

NUMBER PERCENTAGE

NOTE: Additional provisions and representations are are not attached.

13. NAME AND ADDRESS OF QUOTER

a. NAME OF QUOTER

b. STREET ADDRESS

c. COUNTY

d. CITY e. STATE f. ZIP CODE

14. SIGNATURE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO

SIGN QUOTATION

PAGE OF PAGES

1. REQUEST NO. 2. DATE ISSUED 3. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO. 4. CERT. FOR NAT. DEF.

UNDER BDSA REG. 2

AND/OR DMS REG. 1

RATING

5a. ISSUED BY 6. DELIVER BY (Date)

5b. FOR INFORMATION CALL (NO COLLECT CALLS)

NAME TELEPHONE NUMBER

AREA CODE NUMBER

AA-OFM-WC-O-18-00236

AA-OFM-WC-O-18-00236

SS130118RQ0011

Department of Commerce - Enterprise Services 1401 Constitution Ave, NW HCHB Suite 200 Washington DC 20230

Brenda Brummer bbrummer@doc.gov

Please See Continuation Page for Line Item Details

202 482-8335

OFC OF FINANCIAL MGMT- RM 6827 1401 CONSTITUTION AVE, N

WASHINGTON

20230DC

MAR 19, 2018

APR 02, 2018

DUNS:

OS6827

SCHEDULE Continued

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

PROPRIETARY ONLINE TRAVEL TRAINING FOR

DOC EMPLOYEES IN OFFICE OF FINANCIAL

MANAGEMENT, OFFICE OF FINANCIAL REPORTING,

POLICY, INTERNAL CONTROLS, AND TRAVEL

(OFRICT)

BASE YEAR

0001 Travel Basics Web-Based/Online Training (Performance Work Statement, Appendix A)

Period of Performance: 04/02/2018 to 04/01/2019

1.00 EA

BASE YEAR

0002 Implementation Support, Maintenance and Updates (Performance Work Statement, Appendix A)

Period of Performance: 04/02/2018 to 04/01/2019

OPTION 1

OPT

1001 Implementation Support, Maintenance and Updates

(Performance Work Statement, Appendix A)

Period of Performance: 04/02/2019 to 04/01/2020

OPTION 2

2001 Implementation Support, Maintenance and Updates

(Performance Work Statement, Appendix A)

Period of Performance: 04/02/2020 to 04/01/2021

OPTION 3

3001 Implementation Support, Maintenance and Updates

(Performance Work Statement, Appendix A)

Period of Performance: 04/02/2021 to 04/01/2022

OPTION 4

4001 Implementation Support, Maintenance and Updates

(Performance Work Statement, Appendix A)

Period of Performance: 04/02/2022 to 04/01/2023

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ENTERPRISE SERVICES SS130118RQ0011

PURCHASE ORDER SOLICITATION – OFRICT TRAINING FOR TRAVEL OFFICIALS

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PURCHASE ORDER REQUEST FOR QUOTE:

SS130118RQ0011

TRAINING FOR TRAVEL OFFICIALS

REQUESTING OFFICE:

OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, OFFICE OF

FINANCIAL REPORTING, POLICY, INTERNAL

CONTROLS AND TRAVEL (OFRICT)

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Table of Contents

1.0 Instructions and Notices for Offerors

1.1 Addenda to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors–Commercial

1.2 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items (JAN 2017)

1.3 1352.239-71 Electronic and information technology (APR 2010)

2.0 Communications and Questions

2.1 Solicitation Communications and Questions

2.2 1352.233-70 Agency protests (APR 2010)

2.3 1352.233-71 GAO and Court of Federal Claims protests (APR 2010)

3.0 Quote Organization

3.1 Section 1 Technical Quote

3.2 Section 2 Past Performance Information

3.3 Section 3 Price Quote

4.0 Evaluation Factors

4.1 52.217-5 Evaluation of options (JUL 1990)

4.2 1352.213-70 Evaluation utilizing simplified acquisition procedures (APR 2010)

(1) Technical

(2) Past Performance

(3) Price

5.0 Purchase Order Clauses

5.1 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders— Commercial Items (JAN 2018)

5.4 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (Jun 2016)

5.2 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services NOV 1999

5.3 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract MAR 2000

5.5 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

5.6 1352.201-72 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (C0R) (APR 2010)

5.7 1352.209-74 Organizational conflict of interest (APR 2010)

5.8 1352.270-70 Period of performance (APR 2010)

6.0 Attachments

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1.0 Instructions and Notices for Offerors

1.1 Addenda to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors–Commercial

This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) for a commercial item using FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial, applies to this acquisition as supplemented with addenda below.

This RFQ is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 611430, Professional and Management Development Training, with a small business size standard of $11.0M. The RFQ will result in award of a firm-fixed-price Purchase Order.

Quotes shall be submitted by email in electronic format to:

Agency Contacts: Brenda Brummer 202-482-8335 bbrummer@doc.gov

James Mills 202-482-1435 jmills@doc.gov

Contracting Officer: Christopher Wallis 202-482-2810 cwallis@doc.gov

Quote Due Date: 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 19MAR2018.

Quotes shall be valid for 60 calendar days.

Hard copies will not be accepted.

In response to this RFQ, the Offeror shall prepare a detailed quote for meeting all stated requirements and comply with the following limitations and characteristics:

• Margins (Top, Bottom, Right and Left) no smaller than 1" (headers and footers are allowed in the margins)

• Submission shall be provided in electronic format

• Arial size 11 font or Times New Roman 12 font shall be used with Arial size 9 font or Times

New Roman 10 font permitted for tables and graphics.

• Offers shall be submitted in a format readable by Microsoft (MS) Word 2007, MS Excel 2007, or in text searchable PDF format, as applicable.

• Proposals shall be subdivided into sections as follows: Section 1 Technical Quote, Section 2

Past Performance Information and Section 3 Price Quote.

o Combined, sections 1 and 2 of the proposal shall be limited to a total of twenty pages (20). A cover letter/page, table of contents, blank page section dividers, and resumes for Key Personnel are excluded from this total page count.

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• Separate electronic files shall be submitted for the quote sections as follows:

o One file consisting of both Section 1, Technical Quote and Section 2, Past Performance Information;

o One file consisting of Section 3, Price Quote;

The government requires all contractors doing business with the government to be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). For additional information and to register in SAM, a free service, please access the following website: www.sam.gov 1-866-606-8220. In order to register with SAM and to be eligible to receive an award, all offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet number, which may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on line at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or by phone at 1-866-705-5711. All offerors must have submitted their Representations and Certifications using the on-line Business Partner Network (BPN) at https://www.sam.gov . The BPN is the single source for vendor data for the federal government. Award will not be made to any contractor that is not registered in SAM.

1.2 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items (JAN 2017)

(a) The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 611430, Professional and Management Development Training, with a small business size standard of $11.0M.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 18, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show—

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) “Remit to” address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-

3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 18, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

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(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender’s request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions, including alternative line items (provided that the alternative line items are consistent with subpart 4.10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation), or alternative commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers.

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and—

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government’s control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

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(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers. Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation.

(1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to—

GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section Suite 8100 470 East L’Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20407

Telephone (202) 619-8925 Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).

(ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).

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(iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).

(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single

Stock Point (DoDSSP) by—

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-

5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Unique entity identifier. (Applies to all offers exceeding $3,500, and offers of $3,500 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database.) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “Unique Entity Identifier” followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror’s name and address. The Offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the Offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one. The Offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

(k) System for Award Management. Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency’s evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror’s offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

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(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

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1.3 1352.239-71 Electronic and information technology (APR 2010)

(a) To be considered eligible for award, offerors must propose electronic and information technology (EIT) that meet the applicable Access Board accessibility standards at 36 CFR 1194 designated below:

___ 1194.21 Software applications and operating systems

___ 1194.22 Web-based intranet and internet information and applications

___ 1194.23 Telecommunications products

___ 1194.24 Video and multimedia products

___ 1194.25 Self-contained, closed products

___ 1194.26 Desktop and portable computers

___ 1194.31 Functional performance criteria

___ 1194.41 Information, documentation and support

(b) The standards do not require the installation of specific accessibility-related software or the attachment of an assistive technology device, but merely require that the EIT be compatible with such software and devices so that it can be made accessible if so required by the agency in the future.

(c) Alternatively, offerors may propose products and services that provide equivalent facilitation. Such offers will be considered to have met the provisions of the Access Board standards for the feature or components providing equivalent facilitation. If none of the offers that meet all applicable provisions of the standards could be accepted without imposing an undue burden on the agency or component, or if none of the offerors propose products or services that fully meet all of the applicable Access Board's provisions, those offerors whose products or services meet some of the applicable provisions will be considered eligible for award. Awards will not be made to an offeror meeting all or some of the applicable Access Board provisions if award would impose an undue burden upon the agency.

(d) Offerors must submit representation information concerning their products by completing the VPAT template at http://www.Section508.gov.

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2.0 Communications and Questions

2.1 Solicitation Communications and Questions

Communications shall be conducted electronically by e-mail to Contract Specialist with a copy to the Contracting Officer identified in section 1 above.

The due date for communications and questions concerning this RFP is 13MAR2018, 10:00AM Eastern Standard Time (EST). Questions received after the cut-off date will generally not be considered.

Any information given to one Offeror concerning this requirement will be furnished at the same time to other prospective Offeror, if that information is necessary in submitting offers, or if lack of it would be prejudicial to the other prospective Offeror.

2.2 1352.233-70 Agency protests (APR 2010)

(a) An agency protest may be filed with either: (1) The contracting officer, or (2) at a level above the contracting officer, with the appropriate agency Protest Decision Authority. See 64 FR 16,651 (April 6, 1999).

(b) Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer shall be sent to the following address:

U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the Secretary Enterprise Services-Acquisition, Room 6521 ATTN: Christopher Wallis 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20230 Email: cwallis@doc.gov

(c) Agency protests filed with the agency Protest Decision Authority shall be sent to the following address:

U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the Secretary Enterprise Services-Acquisition, Room A257 ATTN: Anthony S. Kram 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20230 Email: AKram@doc.gov

(d) A complete copy of all agency protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel within one day of filing a protest with either the Contracting Officer or the Protest Decision Authority.

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(e) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of the General Counsel, Chief, Contract Law Division, Room 5893, Herbert C. Hoover Building, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. FAX: (202) 482–5858.

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2.3 1352.233-71 GAO and Court of Federal Claims protests (APR 2010)

(a) A protest may be filed with either the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or the Court of Federal Claims unless an agency protest has been filed.

(b) A complete copy of all GAO or Court of Federal Claims protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon (i) the Contracting Officer, and (ii) the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel, within one day of filing a protest with either GAO or the Court of Federal Claims.

(c) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of the General Counsel, Chief, Contract Law Division, Room 5893, Herbert C. Hoover Building, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. FAX: (202) 482–5858.

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3.0 Quote Organization

Quote materials will be organized as follows: Section 1 Technical Quote, Section 2 Past Performance Information and Section 3 Price Quote. All Sections are to be clearly separated from the other (i.e, page break, blank page divider, etc). Each Offeror shall provide all price information only in the Price Proposal. The Technical and Past Performance sections shall not contain any price information.

To be acceptable, the proposal must meet all of the constraints set forth in the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

3.1 Section 1 Technical Quote

This volume addresses the technical aspects of the requirement. It shall indicate the firm’s capabilities and the means used to satisfy the requirements stated in the attached Performance Work Statement.

Reference the PWS Section 3, Requirement for specifics of the Government’s requirements for this service. In the technical proposal the offeror shall address its understanding of, and approach towards, fulfilling the requirements to include the following:

(i) describe the training products and licenses offered and identify how they meet the requirements;

(ii) describe the implementation and maintenance offered and identify how they meet the requirements;

(iii) describe how the training and maintenance offered meet Section 508 and other IT requirements.

(iv) describe expertise in providing training and related maintenance support.

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The Technical Quote shall fully discuss how the contract requirements will be met and the means used to accomplish them. Merely repeating the contract requirements and stating that they will be accomplished, without discussing how the offeror will accomplish them, is not acceptable.

3.2 Section 2 Past Performance Information

This volume addresses the offerors past performance as it relates to the requirement. The offeror shall submit data for past performance for relevant work completed or substantially performed within the past 36 months.

The offeror shall provide documentation outlining relevant past performance with contracts, as a prime or major subcontractor, which is the same or similar in nature, size, and complexity to the services being procured under this solicitation. Non-Government contracts may be used if Government contracts are not available. Offeror may provide performance information of predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience or subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement when such information is relevant. The documentation shall be submitted in the following format:

• Contract Number, Award Date and Contract type,

• Cost/Price – original awarded AND final (or projected final, if contract is active),

• Delivery Schedule – original AND final (or projected final, if the contract is active),

• Name, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address for the following:

Contracting Officer (CO) Government Technical Representative or COR/COTR

• Identify in specific detail for each contract listed, why or how that effort is considered relevant or similar to the effort required by this solicitation. In determining relevancy, consideration should be given to such things as product/service similarity, size and complexity, contract type, contract environment, division of company proposing, and subcontractor interaction,

• A narrative explanation on each contract listed describing the objectives achieved and any cost growth or schedule delays encountered. For any contracts which did not/do not meet original requirements with regard to cost, schedule, or technical performance, a brief explanation of the reason(s) for such shortcomings and any demonstrated corrective actions taken to avoid recurrence,

• A copy of any cure notices or show cause letters received on each contract listed and a description of any corrective action by the offeror or proposed subcontractor,

• Description of any Termination or Termination proceedings for contracts that required work similar to that required by this solicitation. Detail circumstances leading to Termination proceedings and final outcome.

Offerors are reminded that both independent data and data provided by offerors in their proposals may be used by the Government to evaluate offeror past performance. However, the burden of providing thorough, complete, and current past performance information as requested herein remains with the offeror. Proposals that do not contain the information requested by this section are at risk for rejection or a less than acceptable performance rating by the Government. In the case of an offeror without any relevant past performance history, past performance will be evaluated as “neutral.” A neutral rating is neither an advantage nor disadvantage to the Offeror. Offerors with no past performance may provide the equivalent information on company officials and/or personnel proposed for this action.

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All past performance comments received will be taken into account and could affect the overall rating.

The overall past performance evaluation is a subjective decision based on the whole of all data received.

If the past performance information is negative and the contractor has not previously had an opportunity to provide a response to the government evaluation, the contractor will be given an opportunity to provide rebuttal.

3.3 Section 3 Price Quote

This volume consists of the pricing and business terms associated with the offer to enter into a contract to perform the desired work. It includes a completed pricing table using the format provided below. It also includes a completed Representations and Certifications package containing offeror representations and certifications under 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications– Commercial Items (see Attachment 2) and 1352.239-71, Electronic and information technology (see section 1.3). Additionally, it includes all solicitation amendments acknowledged in accordance with the solicitation and any other required administrative information. The offeror shall submit sufficiently detailed information in the price proposal to permit the Contracting Officer and authorized representatives to evaluate the offer for fairness and reasonability.

CLIN Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount 0001 Travel Basics Web-Based/Online Training 1 EA

Base Period, Implementation and Maintenance 1 YR

Option Period 1, Implementation and Maintenance 1 YR

Option Period 2, Implementation and Maintenance 1 YR

Option Period 3, Implementation and Maintenance 1 YR

Option Period 4, Implementation and Maintenance 1 YR

Total Price

4.0 Evaluation Factors

4.1 52.217-5 Evaluation of options (JUL 1990)

Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government’s best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

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4.2 1352.213-70 Evaluation utilizing simplified acquisition procedures (APR 2010)

The Government will issue an order resulting from this request for quotation to the responsible offeror whose quotation results in the best value to the Government, considering both price and non-price factors using the trade-off method of analysis.

In determining which proposal provides best value to the Government, an integrated evaluation and assessment of offers will be conducted. The evaluation will consist of three factors; Technical, Past Performance and Price. The Technical factor is more important than the Past Performance factor.

When the two non-price factors (Technical and Past Performance) are combined, they are approximately equal to price. In the event of essential equality in the total non-price factor evaluation between one or more offerors price may become more important.

Based upon the results of the integrated assessment of the price and non-price factors, the Government may make an award to other than the lowest-priced offeror or the offeror with the highest technical score if the source selection official determines that to do so would result in the best value to the Government. Communications may be conducted with the offeror in line for award to ensure that the product and maintenance package offered meet requirements to include provision of supplemental information from the offeror if necessary to validate technical claims.

The following factors will be used to evaluate quotes.

(1) Technical

The offeror's approach to performing contract requirements and its capability to successfully perform the contract will be evaluated. The quote will be evaluated based on the extent to which it demonstrates an understanding of and the capacity to fulfill the requirements including the following elements as applicable:

(i) extent to which the training products and licenses offered meet the requirements;

(ii) extent to which the implementation and maintenance support offered meet the requirements;

(iii) extent to which the training and maintenance offered meet Section 508 and other IT requirements;

(iv) extent to which expertise in providing training and related maintenance support is demonstrated.

(2) Past Performance

The offeror's past performance on related contracts will be evaluated to determine, as appropriate, successful performance of contract requirements, quality and timeliness of delivery of goods and services, cost management, communications between contracting parties, proactive management and customer satisfaction.

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Past Performance will be determined to be relevant if the performance involves work performed within the past three (3) years that is the same or similar in nature, size, and complexity to the services being procured under this solicitation.

The Government reserves the right to assess the past performance of proposed subcontractors.

The Government will use its discretion to determine the sources of past performance information used in the evaluation, and the information may be obtained from references provided by the offeror, the agency’s knowledge of contractor performance, other government agencies or commercial entities, or past performance databases.

If an offeror does not have a history of relevant past performance, or indications of unsatisfactory performance in general, the offeror will receive a neutral past performance rating. A neutral rating is an Acceptable rating.

(3) Price

Proposed prices will be evaluated but not scored. The price evaluation will determine whether the proposed prices are complete and reasonable in relation to the solicitation requirements and market rates. Proposed prices must be entirely compatible with the technical quote and consistent with the pricing requirements listed in this solicitation.

Proposals will be reviewed for page limitations. Pages exceeding the page limitation will be eliminated from evaluation.

A proposal receiving an “Unsatisfactory” or “Fail” rating in one or more factors may be removed from further consideration for award or continued evaluation.

The Government reserves the right to award without discussions if the Contracting Officer determines that the initial offer is fair and reasonable and that discussions are not necessary.

(End of clause)

5.0 Purchase Order Clauses

5.1 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items (JAN 2018)

(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) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

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(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 and 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:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

__ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

XX (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509)).

__ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (June 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

__ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (5) [Reserved].

__ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section

743 of Div. C).

__ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct

2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

XX (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors

Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

XX (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul

2013) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

__ (10) [Reserved].

__ (11)(i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C.

657a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011) of 52.219-3.

__ (12)(i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (OCT 2014) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (JAN 2011) of 52.219-4.

__ (13) [Reserved] XX (14)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011).

__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2011).

__ (15)(i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.

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__ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Nov 2016) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

__ (17)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (iv) Alternate III (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (v) Alternate IV (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

__ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

__ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcon-tracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

__ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011)

(15 U.S.C. 657 f).

XX (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C.

632(a)(2)).

__ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged

Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business

Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

XX (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

XX (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2018) (E.O.

13126).

XX (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

XX (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) (E.O. 11246).

__ (29) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015)(38 U.S.C. 4212).

XX (30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

__ (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (FEB 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

__ (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec

2010) (E.O. 13496).

XX (33)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O.

13627).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

__ (34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (OCT 2015). (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

__ (35)(i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (36) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

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