Central Office Legislative Consultants

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.
Solicitation 36C10E19Q0242 is issued as a request for quotation.
This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-36.
This procurement is being issued using Cascading Procedures. Reference the below listed Evaluation Addendum detailed in paragraph 10, for complete guidance on order of preference.
The NAICS code is 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services) with a small business size standard of $15,000,000.00.
CLIN 0001 Senior Economic Consultant 520 HRs
CLIN 0002 Junior Economic Consultant 2080 HRs
CLIN 0003 Senior Regulatory Consultant- 2080 HRs
The Contractor shall furnish all resources necessary to accomplish the deliverables described in the statement of work at the Loan Guarantee Office in Washington DC. Work will consist of: Statement of Work is attached. Contractor shall perform these commercial services IAW with all federal, state, county, local, and VA requirements.
Period of Performance: One year from notice to proceed.
The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition.
52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items applies. Quotes will be evaluated based on Price, Technical, and Past Performance.
Addendum to 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items Method of Award Cascade Procedure - As follows:
Any award(s) resulting from this solicitation will be made using the following cascading order of precedence. Offers shall clearly record their business size and all business preference category s (i.e. SDVOSB, VOSB, HubZone, WOSB, Large Business, etc.) on the cover page of the offer. As a minimum, this cover page shall also include the following: Business name, Address, DUNS Number, Name, phone number, and email address for the Primary Point of Contact, Tax Identification Number, and your GSA contract number if applicable to this service. This cover page is a mandatory element of your offer as the offers will only be reviewed in accordance with the below criteria:
In accordance with FAR Subpart 19.14 and PL 109-461, award under this solicitation will be made on a competitive basis first to an eligible Service Disabled Veteran Owned small business (SDVOSB) concern (FAR 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations for small business size definition) who submits a responsive offer, provided that there is adequate competition among such firms.
If there is inadequate competition for award to a SDVOSB concern, award will be made competitively to an eligible Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) concern.
If there is inadequate competition for award to a VOSB concern, award will be made competitively to a certified HUBZone small business concern.
If there is inadequate competition for award to a HUBZone concern, award will be made competitively to a Women-Owned small business concern.
If there is inadequate competition for award to a Women-owned concern, award will be made competitively to a small business concern IAW FAR 19.5.
If there is inadequate competition for award to a small business concern, award will be made on the basis of full and open competition considering all responsive offers submitted by responsible business concerns.
Adequate competition shall be deemed to exist if
At least two competitive offers are received from qualified, responsible business concerns at the tier under consideration; and
Award will be made at fair market prices as determined in accordance with FAR 19.202-6.
When there is inadequate competition at any tier, an otherwise competitive offer from a responsible business concern at that tier will be considered with the eligible offers for the next lower tier. For example, only one competitive offer is received from a SDVOSB business. That offer will be included with the offer(s) received from all VOSB businesses. If there is still inadequate competition, the offer from the SDVOSB business will then be included with SB offer(s) received; finally, if there is inadequate competition at the SB tier, the SDVOSB offer will be included with all responsive offers.
Award will be made to the quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.
Pricing will be firm fixed price for each line item identified.
The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:
The Government will assess the capability of each quoter on the basis of the following criteria, which are approximately equal in value: (1) Price, (2) Technical Approach, (3) Relevant Past Performance. The Government will assess these factors as a basis for comparing quoters to determine best value.
Price: The Government intends to assess price to determine realism and reasonableness (reflective of the quoter s understanding of the work and ability to perform the contract).
Non-Price Factors:
Technical Approach & Project Schedule: Reference Statement of Work. Discuss project scope of work to include schedule and methods to be used. This narrative should not exceed 3 pages.
Relevant Past Performance: References can confirm satisfaction and successful completion of past projects. Provide 3 references of relevant work of the type and magnitude of this project. Please provide current telephone and email contact information. (Ideally you would provide references for the projects listed in the Relevant Experience section.)
A written notice of award or acceptance of a quote, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful quoter within the time for acceptance specified in the quote, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the quote's specified expiration time, the Government may accept a quote (or part of a quote), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.
End of Addenda to FAR 52.212-2
Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer.
Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.
Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders
The following clauses apply to this acquisition:
52.202-1 Definitions
52.203-3 Gratuities
52.203-6 Restriction on Subcontractor Sales to the Government ALT I
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
52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements
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 Award
52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance
52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance
52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications
52.204-23 Prohibition on Kaspersky
52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractor's Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment
52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters
52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations
52.211-8 Time of Delivery
52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns
52.219-27 Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set Aside
52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation
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 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
52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards
52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires
52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons
52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification
52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658
52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706
52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace
52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving
52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases
52.227-14 Rights in Data-General
52.227-17 Rights in Data-Special Works
52.228-5 Insurance-Work on a Government Installation
CL-120 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
52.229-3 Federal, State, and Local Taxes
52.232-1 Payments
52.232-8 Discounts for Prompt Payment
52.232-11 Extras
52.232-17 Interest
52.232-32 Performance-Based Payments
52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management
52.232-39 Unenforceabilityof Unauthorized Obligations
52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors
52.233-1 Disputes
52.233-3 Protest after Award
52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim
52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation
52.237-3 Continuity of Services
52.242-13 Bankruptcy
52.242-15 Stop-Work Order
52.242-17 Government Delay of Work
52.246-4 Inspection of Services-Fixed Price
52.246-20 Warranty of Services 46.710(d) C/Y/O
52.246-25 Limitation of liability-Services
52.249-4 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Services) (Short Form)
52.249-8 Default (Fixed Price Supply and Service)
52.252-6 Authorized in Clauses
52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference
852.252-70Â Solicitation provisions or clauses incorporated by reference.
852.203-70Â Commercial advertising
852.219-10Â VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside
852.232-72Â Electronic submission of payment requests.
852.237-70Â Contractor responsibilities.
The following Provisions apply to this solicitation
52.204-6 Unique Entity Identifier
52.204-7 System for Award Management
52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting
52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal
52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters
52.209-13 Violation of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements-Certification
52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors-Competitive
52.216-1 Type of Contract
52.217-4 Evaluation of Options Exercised at Time of Contract Award
52.217-5 Evaluation of Options
52.222-24 Pre-award On-Site Equal Opportunity Compliance Evaluation
52.232-15 Progress Payments Not Included
52.233-2 Service of Protest
52.237-1 Site Visit
52.237-10 Identification of Uncompensated Overtime
52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions
52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference
852.209-70Â Organizational conflicts of interest
852.233-70Â Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution.
852.233-71Â Alternate protest procedure.
852.270-1Â Representatives of contracting officers.
852.273-70Â Late offers.
852.273-74 Award without exchanges.
Offers are required not later than August 16, 2019 at 4:00 PM EST. Submit to Jeffrey.reed@va.gov
Contracting Officer: Jeff Reed
Jeffrey.reed@va.gov
215-906-5468
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