Combined_Synopsis_Solicitation.pdf

Art Therapist Services

William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Ft. Bliss, TX

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

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.

(1) Solicitation number W91YU0-16-T-0116 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

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

Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-86, effective 1 Feb 2016.

(3) This solicitation and resultant contract is conducted as a small business set-aside using

NAICS code 621399 and the associated small business size standard is $7,500,000. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the government.

(4) A list of contract line item number(s), quantities and units of measure, including options.

Unit of Unit

Description Qty Issue Price

Total

Price

Base Period (1 Apr 16 to 30 Sep 16)

0001 Personal Services of one full time Art

Therapist IAW the Performance Work

Statement 960 Hours

0002 Contract Manpower Report IAW the

Performance Work Statement Paragraph 9. 1 Each $0.00 $0.00

Option Year 1 (1 Oct 16 to 30 Sep 17)

1001 Personal Services of one full time Art

Statement 1,920 Hours

1002 Contract Manpower Report IAW the

Option Year 2 (1 Oct 17 to 30 Sep 18)

2001 Personal Services of one full time Art

2002 Contract Manpower Report IAW the 1 Each $0.00 $0.00 file://///FSPIH_NT/regs$/Working/far_doc/FAR12.DOC%23s126

Performance Work Statement Paragraph 9.

Option Year 3 (1 Oct 18 to 30 Sep 19)

3001 Personal Services of one full time Art

3002 Contract Manpower Report IAW the

Option Year 4 (1 Oct 19 to 30 Sep 20)

4001 Personal Services of one full time Art

Statement 1,920 Hour

4002 Contract Manpower Report IAW the

(5) The Contractor shall provide the services of Art Therapist Services for the Resilience &

Restoration Center, William Beaumont Army Medical Center also referred to as the Military

Treatment Facility (MTF) and any of its outlying clinics located at Fort Bliss, Texas. This contract is a personal services contract and is intended to create an employer-employee relationship between the Government and the individual contract health care providers only to the extent necessary for providing the healthcare services required under this contract.

(6) Date and place of delivery and acceptance and FOB point.

Period of Performance: 1 Apr 2016 to 30 Sept 2016 with four one-year options

Place of Contract Performance: William Beaumont Army Medical Center

(WBAMC), Ft. Bliss, TX

Freight on Board: Destination.

(7) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition and the following addenda is provided. Addendum to 52.212-1:

(a) Deletions to 52.212-1: Paragraphs 52.212-1(d),(e), (h), and (i) are deleted

(b) Replacements to 52.212-1: Paragraph 52.212-1(b), Submission of Offers, Replace with the following:

(a) General:

(i) Whenever, the words “offer,” “proposal,” “offerors,” or similar terms are used in this solicitation, they shall be read to mean “quotation,” “quoter,” or similar http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1195_164041 corresponding term to reflect that this solicitation is a request for quotation and not a request for proposal or an invitation for bids.

(ii) Once the Contracting Officer has decided to whom an offer will be issued, an offer requiring the quoter’s signature will be issued. A contract will be in existence once both the quoter and the Contracting Officer have signed the contract.

(b) Quotation packages shall consist of the following items.

(i) Quotation package should include solicitation number W91YU0-16-T-0116, and be signed by an authorized company representative.

(ii) Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINS). Provide pricing for each CLIN.

(iv) Completed copy of 52.219-28 – Post-Award Small Business Program

Representation (Jul 2013)

Completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications

– Commercial Items (Mar 2015) Alt I (Oct 2014), or a statement indicating that you have completed on-line at https://www.sam.gov/.

Completed copy of 52.203-2,Certificate of Independent Price Determination

(APR 1985)

Completed copy of 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports

(MAR 2015)

Completed copy of 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted

Domestic Corporations - Representations (Nov 2015)

(v) Written overview of experience in providing Art Therapist services and a recruiting and retention plan. No more than two pages.

(vi) Past Performance: The purpose of the past performance information is to allow the government to assess the bidder’s ability to perform the effort described in the Performance Work Statement. The bidder shall provide a list of no more than two contracts with federal agencies or commercial customers within the last three years. Contracts include performance of efforts involving similar Art

Therapy services as the effort described in this solicitation. Past performance information will take into account past performance information regarding, key personnel who have relevant experience, or subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement. The government may also utilize the information in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) as well. Furnish the following information for each contract listed:

https://www.sam.gov/

(i) Federal agency or commercial customer name

(ii) Title and a brief summary of the Product/Service

(iii) Contract or Project Number

(iv) Contract Dollar Value

(v) Period of Performance

(vii) Verified, up-to-date name, address, E-mail address & telephone number of the client’s project manager (if applicable)

(viii) Comments regarding any known performance deemed unacceptable to the customer, or not in accordance with the projects terms and conditions.

(ix) If a teaming arrangement is contemplated, provide complete information as to the arrangement, including any relevant and recent past performance information on previous teaming arrangements with same partner. If this is a first time joint effort, each party to the arrangement must provide a list of past and present similar contracts.

Paragraph 52.212-1(c), Period for Acceptance of Offers. Replace with the following:

GOVERNMENT MINIMUM ACCEPTANCE PERIOD.

The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless the government specifies another time period in an addendum to the solicitation. The Government will not consider offers providing less than 90 calendar days for Government acceptance. (End of

Addendum to 52.212-1)

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

The specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) is as follows: Award will be made using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) process. The bidder shall provide a written overview of experience in providing Art Therapist services and a recruiting and retention plan. The written overview will be evaluated for an understanding of recruiting and retaining Art Therapist services (i.e technically acceptable). The written overview will be determined as “pass” or “fail”. Award will then be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of quotes meeting or exceeding the technical acceptability standards. Also, technical acceptability, for relative importance, is the same as price. To be eligible for award, offerors must have favorable past performance. Bidders with no relevant past or present performance history shall receive be treated neither favorably nor unfavorably. Paragraphs (b) Options.

The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1256_175846 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). and (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. (End of Addendum to 52.212-

2)

(9) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and addenda to the clause is as follows: Addendum to paragraph 52.212-

4(c): UNILATERAL MODIFICATIONS The Government may make unilateral modifications considered administrative in nature. These include, but are not limited to, changes in the accounting and appropriation data, payment and issuing office addresses, and other corrections that have no effect on the terms and conditions of the contract. (u) The non-FAR Part 12 discretionary FAR, DFARS, AFARS, and LOCAL clauses included herein are incorporated into this contract either by reference or in full text. If incorporated by reference, see clause 52.252-2 herein for locations where full text can be found. (End of

Addendum to 52.212-4)

(10) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes

Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (FEB 2016) (Deviation 2013-O0019)(FEB 2016), applies to this acquisition.

(11) Additional contract terms and conditions:

The following FAR Clauses apply: 52.203-6 Alt I Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal

Transactions, 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To

Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights, 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on

Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper, 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor

Personnel, 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards, 52.209-6 Protecting the Governments Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors

Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment, 52.209-10 Prohibition of Contracting with

Inverted Domestic Corporations, 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services, 52.217-9 Option to

Extend the Term of the Contract, 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside, 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting, 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program

Representation, 52.222-3 Convict Labor, 52.222-17 Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers, 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity, 52.222-35

Equal Opportunity for Veterans, 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities, 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans, 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights

Under the National Labor Relations Act, 52.222-50 Combat Trafficking in Persons, 52.222-

54 Employment Eligibility Verification, 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know

Information, 52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace, 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to

Ban Text Messaging While Driving, 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification, 52.224-2 Privacy http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1532_211957 http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1723_250531

Act, 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases, 52.228-5 Insurance -Work on a

Government Installation, 52.232-18 Availability of Funds, 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic

Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration, 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized

Obligations, 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors, 52.233-3 Protest After Award, 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claims, 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation, 52.242-13

Bankruptcy, 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order, 52.249-12 Termination (Personal Services), 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference, 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses

The following DFARS Clauses apply: 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative, 252.203-7000 Requirement Relating to Compensation of former DoD Officials, 252.203-

7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights, 252.204-7000 Disclosure of Information, 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product, 252.204-

7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting, 252.204-

7015 Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors, 252.209-7004

Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism, 252.223-7006 Prohibition on Storage, Treatment, and

Disposal of Toxic or Hazardous Materials, 252.225-7048 Export Controlled Items, 252.232-

7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests, 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract

Payments, 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications, 252.243-7002 Requests for

Equitable Adjustment, 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items and Commercial

Components (DOD Contracts), 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) applies to this acquisition.

The following Solicitation Provisions apply, 52.203-2 Certificate of Independent Price

Determination, 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, 52.216-1 Type of Contract, 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports, 52.225-

25 Prohibition of Engaging in Sanctioned Activities Relating to Iran-Certification, 52.209-2

Prohibition on contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-Representations, 52.233-2 -

Service of Protest, 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference, 52.252-5

Authorized Deviations In Provisions, 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to

Compensation of Former DOD Officials, 252.203-7996 Prohibition on Contracting with

Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements-representation , 252.203-

7997 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internaconfidentiality

Agreements, 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information

Controls, 252.222-7007 Representation Regarding Combating Trafficking in Persons.

The full text version of FAR and DFARS provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm.

(13) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable to this acquisition.

(14) Please submit the requested information no later than 14 March 2016 (Monday), 12 p.m. Mountain Standard time to the POC listed below. E-mail is the preferred method of http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm proposal submission. Please note, all questions must be received no later than three business days prior to the closing date. The Government reserves the right to not answer questions not meeting this timeline if doing so would result in an amendment requiring an extension of the solicitation and to extend would not be in the best interest of the Government.

(15) Ms. Hyun Townsley, phone: 719-526-7337, fax: 719-524-5405, or E-mail:

hyun.j.townsley.civ@mail.mil.