Catholic Community Coordinator McConnell AFB

Added: Aug 27, 2012 11:44 am Catholic Community Coordinator
Solicitation FA4621-12-T-0017

The 22d Contracting Squadron (22 CONS) of the 22d Air Refueling Wing announces the solicitation for a Catholic Community Coordinator (SOW Attached) at McConnell AFB, Kansas 67221.

Anticipated workload consists of a full range of services relating to coordinating catholic events and catholic religious eduaction in support of the catholic community at the McConnell AFB chapel, see statement of work for full job description upon release of solicitation package. This requirement is anticipated to receive quotes from at least two small businesses, therefore it will be set-aside 100% for a small business. The NAICS code for this requirement is 813110, religious organizations. The Small Business Size Standard is $7,000,000.00.

The Government contemplates issuing a Request for Quote with a 100% small business set-aside. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. Responses to the Request for Quote (RFQ) will be evaluated using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation factors and technical capability to meet the Governments requirement. The Government shall issue an award to a single small business using a Firm Fixed Price (FFP), contract on or about 1 October 2012 with a period of performance from 1 October 2012 to 30 September 2013. This requirement shall be procured pursuant to the regulatory direction of FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items.

The closing date and time for submission of offers shall be contained in the solicitation package. The entire solicitation package, including the Standard Form 1449, continuation pages, Statement of Work, and prevailing wage determination shall be made available only on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) Web Site at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Requests for copies of the solicitation package, or any cumulative parts thereof, by any other means shall not be honored.

All firms wishing to submit a quote subsequent to the solicitation described herein MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) or risk their otherwise-timely quote being considered non-responsive regardless of its completeness, timeliness or other salient considerations. Information on SAM registration can be obtained at it's web site: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/

The government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this announcement. The solicitation subsequent to this announcement may be cancelled. After solicitation and prior to award the possibility exists to reject all offers when cancellation is clearly in the public interest. This announcement does not obligate the Government to pay for any bid/quote preparation costs.

Instructions to Offerors:

When submitting a bid package for this requirement, offerors shall provide following items:
1. A filled out copy of the attached solicitation document
2. A Resume of the individual that will be providing the service

**Offerors may submit bid packages electronically, when doing so please sumbit them to the primary point of contact listed for this solicitation.**

Per AFFARS 5352.201-9101 (10 AUG 2005) the following applies:

(a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of quotes, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the party to another official who can resolve the concern.

(b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMBC A-76 competition performance decisions).

(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, concerned parties may contact the Center/MAJCOM ombudsmen, Mr. Gregory Oneal, HQ AMC/A7K, 507 Symington Drive, Scott AFB IL 62225-5022, (618) 229-0267, fax (618) 256-6668, email: gregory.oneal@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the MAJCOM/DRU level, may be brought by the concerned party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (703) 588-7004, facsimile number (703) 588-1067.

(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.

(e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer, 1 Lt. Jason Hatcher email: jason.hatcher.1@us.af.mil.