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AMENDMENT 0001

The purpose of this Amendment is to include the Questions and Answers in the to solicitation. The response date to the solicitation remains the same.

DATE: 19 March 2025

Request for Proposal (RFP)#: W91QV1-25-R-0018

FY: 2025

Competition Category: 100% Small Business

Procurement: Basic Horsemanship Course (BHC) (See Performance Work Statement (PWS)

FUNDS ARE NOT PRESENTLY AVAILABLE FOR THIS ACQUISITION. NO

CONTRACTAWARD WILL BE MADE UNTIL APPROPRIATED FUNDS ARE MADE

AVAILABLE.

This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the information in FAR Subpart 12.6, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures and no further solicitation will be issued. In accordance with FAR Subpart 13.106-2 (3) comparative evaluations will be conducted.

The proposed contract action is for commercial services for which the Government intends to solicit.

Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement and submit proposals. Award of this contract will be made on a competitive best value trade off. The Government will select the best overall proposal based upon an integrated assessment of three (3) evaluation factors:

Technical Capability, Past Performance and Price.

A Firm Fixed Price Contract will be issued to fulfill the Government’s need for a Basic Horsemanship Course. The vendor will deliver, per Contract Line Item Number 0001 and 1001 and PWS.

SAM: Offerors 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/. All quotes shall include price(s), a point of contact, name and phone number, GSA contract number if applicable, business size, and payment terms. Offerors are advised that delays can be experienced with the Governments email system. Additionally, the email system capacity for each email is 10 MB. Emails greater than 10 MB will not be delivered and consequently will not be considered. Therefore, quotations exceeding the size limit must be sent via multiple emails. Zip Files are not accepted. Offerors will not be accepted by facsimile. Oral quotes will not be accepted. Each response must clearly indicate the capability of the offeror to meet all specifications and requirements

RESPONSE DATE: 31 March 2025 at 15:00 local time (See Addendum 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors for Additional Information)

Product Service Code: U099-Eduation/Training-Other

NAICS & Size Standard: 611620-Sports and Recreation Instruction

Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price

Place of Performance: Joint Base Myer-Henerson Hall (JBM-HH)

Period of Performance: Base Period: 05 May 2025-25 July 2025

Option Period: 26 July 2025-04 May 2026

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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

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The following have been added by full text:

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Basic Horsemanship Course (BHC) Questions and Answers

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1. Question: Past Army equine brokerage RFP have defined Military Working Equines as between age 3 to 12 and at a height of 15.2 to 17 HH. The subject RFP asks for equine between the ages of 8 to 18 and a height of 16 to 16.3 HH.

Why such age and height restrictions. A 15.2 equine is more than capable of accommodating a large adult. An age of 8 is inconsistent with what has been asked for by the Old Guard in the past and serves to restrict competition for those barns that have been collecting equines that meet past MWE specifications, as dictated by the Army Request the RFP be adjusted to allow for equines in height of 15.2 to 17 HH and ages 4 to 15 years

Answer: The Government will not adjust the RFP.

2. Question: The RFP requires a minimum of 15 working equines and refers to a property of at least 14 acres. There is only one county within a 60 mile radius of Fort Myers that will legally permit 15 horses to be maintained on a 14 acre property. Loudon County is the most restrictive and requires 25 acres of land to operate a commercial stable. Prince William, Fairfax, and Stafford counties all require a minimum of 17 acres to maintain 15 equines.

Request the RFP be adjusted to reflect a minimum of 25 acres to legally accommodate a 15 horse herd for those counties that are within 60 miles of Fort Myers.

Answer: The Government will not adjust the RFP to reflect a minimum of 25 acres.

3. Question: Would a facility in upstate NY be an option?

Answer: No. Reference paragraph 5.1.1.11 of the Performance Work Statement

(PWS).

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