Combat Style Leadership Development Training

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; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued.

This solicitation will be competed as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside.  The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-06.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Geotechnical & Structures Laboratory at Vicksburg, MS has a requirement for the following:

Combat Style Leadership Development Training

Potential vendors may access the following attachment below:

Attachment 01 (Performance Work Statement)

Performance will be at the following location:

U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

3909 Halls Ferry Road

Vicksburg, MS 39180

The North American Industry Classification System Code for this procurement is 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services) with a small business size standard of $16.5M in average annual receipts. 

FAR 52.212-2 - Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 2014)

(a) The government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

1)  Past Performance

2)  Technical Capability

2)  Price

The Past Performance factor is equal to the Technical Capability factor.

The Technical Capability and Past Performance factors, when combined, are significantly more important than Price.

The vendor must submit the following so the Government can evaluate the offeror’s technical acceptability:

1)  Relevant past performance information

2)  Sufficient information to determine that the services proposed meet the specifications as defined in Attachment 01

The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at www.farsite.hill.af.mil.

The following provisions apply to this acquisition:

52.204-99 System for Award Management Registration (DEVIATION)

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items

52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items

52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items

The following clauses apply to this acquisition:

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments

252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications

Additionally, the following clauses/provisions located within FAR 52.212- 5 apply to this acquisition:

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation

52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interests when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside

52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation

52.222-3 Convict Labor

52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation With Authorities And Remedies

52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities

52-222-26 Equal Opportunity

52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons

52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration

Quotes shall be submitted by e-mail to Jody.Criss@usace.army.mil