Community Economic Development Curriculum Update and Training

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 - Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. The request for proposal number is AG-31ME-S-15-0015, in conjunction with FAR Subpart 13.5 - Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. This combined synopsis constitutes a solicitation and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through federal acquisition circular  2005-83, effective July 2, 2015.

 The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 611430 - Professional and Management Development Training with a size standard of $11 million. This procurement is being conducted as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside.

 The Rural Business-Cooperative Service, an agency within United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development (RD), requires professional services to update the training curriculum and provide Commuinty Economic Development Training (CEDT), which is an intermediate-level course offered to USDA RD field employees. The first version (The Practice of Community Development, TPOCD) was focused upon community development and was created by USDA RD in partnership with Purdue University.

The USDA RD intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract with a base plus four one-year option periods. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor FBO for the release of any amendments that may follow.

For more detailed information about this requirement please refer to the full Combined Synopsis/Solicitation, the Performance Work Statement, and Evaluation Factors, which are located in the attachment folder.The Request For Proposals (RFP), which includes a detailed description of the requirement, the CLINs, proposal submission instructions and all provisions/clauses that apply to this acquisition, can be found in the attached solicitation number AG-31ME-S-15-0015 Offerors shall submit their proposals in accordance with the submission instructions contained in the solicitation by 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, Thursday, July 23, 2015. Only proposals received within the response timeframe will be considered by the Government. Offerors are responsible for downloading the solicitation, all of its supporting documents, and any applicable amendments posted on Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) at http://www.fbo.gov. Amendments may be posted to FedBizOpps up until the response due date. All requests for clarification/questions must be submitted in writing via e-mail to Berel Dorfman at berel.dorfman@wdc.udsa.gov. No information concerning this RFP or requests for clarification will be provided in response to telephone calls. Questions will be received up to 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on Friday, July 17, 2015. Questions received after this time and date may not be answered