DANTES Administrator

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
FA481924QA002
Agency
Air Combat Command Air Force, Department of Defense
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
611710 Educational Support Services
PSC
U002 Education/Training- Personnel Testing
Place of performance
Tyndall AFB, Florida 32403, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

This solicitation seeks testing services to support the 325th Force Support Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. The Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command is procuring these services to be provided annually from January 2024 through January 2029. Offerors must have experience administering various exams and will be evaluated on technical approach and price. Quotes are due by December 4, 2023 and shall be submitted electronically to the identified contracting officer.

The requirement is set aside entirely for small businesses under NAICS code 611710, Educational Support Services, with a size standard of $21M. The contractor shall provide 125 testing services per year to be performed at Tyndall AFB. Current incumbent contractors are not named. The statement of work and wage determination provide details on occupational requirements, duties, and compensation.

Notice text

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Update #4 · Latest ·

DANTES Administrator: Provide Testing Services to Tyndall AFB, FL.

Qustions and Answers:  

1.  Can this Contract be Sub-Contracted?  Per, SOW Para 3.1.5  It says Contractor cannot sub-contract testing services.

    Answer :This contract can be Sub-Contracted.  "Para 3.1.5 Contractor cannot sub-contract testing services" has been deleted  from SOW.

2.  Can Govt. provide incumbent details (Contractor Name, Contract Value and Contractor Number)?

     Answer:  FA481919PA007

3.  What is the proposal validity?

    Answer:  See SAM.GOV solicitation FBO General Information section.

4.  Referring to the Attachment 3, “Pricing Section” Can Govt confirm are these the expected number of hours for each CLIN 125? 

    Answer: Yes, confirmed

5.  Whether the Key Personnel are permissible to work remotely?

     Answer:  No, must be on site

6.  Based on the level of effort can the government confirm how many FTEs/Key Personnel are exactly required?

     Answer: One person, one day a week

7.  Do we need to provide resumes for DANTES Administrator?

     Answer: Yes.

8.  Referring to the SOW, Section 3.0 General requirements. The individual performing the work must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited United States of America institution. “Confirmation of degree completion will be provided to the ETSC before award”. Do we need to submit the proof of the response?

     Answer:   Yes, submit official transcript The individual performing the work must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited United States institution. Confirmation of degree completion will be provided to the ETSC before award. Contractor must have two (2) years of verifiable test specialist/test examiner experience.

9.  Based on the roles and responsibilities can the govt. clarify the exact roles and responsibilities of the DANTES Administrator?

     Answer:  Test Examiner will provide services of test examination for the following programs: Force Professional Military Education (PME) testing programs, Career Development Course (CDC) testing, Air University (AU) testing programs, Air Education and Training Command (AETC) exams, Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT),specialty or certification exams and any test required by the Air Force, if not administered, through the local military test control officer. Knowledge of computer-based testing for military and civilian programs, network infrastructure concepts and troubleshooting techniques for Ethernet local area network (LAN), intranet and internet connectivity.

10.  Is this is a follow-on requirement or a new contract? If it is a follow on contract, could you please provide the incumbent contract number and the awarded price? 

       Answer:  Follow-on, FA481919PA007.

11.  How many people are currently working under this contract?

       Answer:  One person

12. Please confirm if this requirement is a full-time or part-time position? 

      Answer:  Part-time, about 1 day a week.

13.  PWS paragraph 4.1. TRAINING, it states:

DoD/AF training may be required to fulfill contract obligations. AF will pay contractor’s training fees and attendance time if, as result of the training, it enhances the performance provided by the contractor and it benefits the Government. This training must be coordinated through the Contracting Officer prior to the start of the training.

  • Please confirm where will be the location of this training? Is it on site training or overseas training? If overseas training, who will cover the cost(s)?  
  • How many days the training will be?  
  • How many training in a year? 

       Answer:  Travel for training is not expected, online/desktop available.  Training will be online. Training will be 4-16 hrs a year. 

  

Update #3 ·

DANTES Administrator: Provide Testing Services to Tyndall AFB, FL.

Qustion

1.  Can this Contract be Sub-Contracted?  Per, SOW Para 3.1.5  It says Contractor cannot sub-contract testing services.

    Answer :This contract can be Sub-Contracted.  "Para 3.1.5 Contractor cannot sub-contract testing services" has been deleted  from SOW.

2.  Can Govt. provide incumbent details (Contractor Name, Contract Value and Contractor Number)?

     Answer:  FA481919PA007

3.  What is the proposal validity?

    Answer:  See SAM.GOV solicitation FBO General Information section.

4.  Referring to the Attachment 3, “Pricing Section” Can Govt confirm are these the expected number of hours for each CLIN 125? 

    Answer: Yes, confirmed

5.  Whether the Key Personnel are permissible to work remotely?

     Answer:  No, must be on site

6.  Based on the level of effort can the government confirm how many FTEs/Key Personnel are exactly required?

     Answer: One person, one day a week

7.  Do we need to provide resumes for DANTES Administrator?

     Answer: Yes.

8.  Referring to the SOW, Section 3.0 General requirements. The individual performing the work must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited United States of America institution. “Confirmation of degree completion will be provided to the ETSC before award”. Do we need to submit the proof of the response?

     Answer:   Yes, submit official transcript The individual performing the work must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited United States institution. Confirmation of degree completion will be provided to the ETSC before award. Contractor must have two (2) years of verifiable test specialist/test examiner experience.

9.  Based on the roles and responsibilities can the govt. clarify the exact roles and responsibilities of the DANTES Administrator?

     Answer:  Test Examiner will provide services of test examination for the following programs: Force Professional Military Education (PME) testing programs, Career Development Course (CDC) testing, Air University (AU) testing programs, Air Education and Training Command (AETC) exams, Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT),specialty or certification exams and any test required by the Air Force, if not administered, through the local military test control officer. Knowledge of computer-based testing for military and civilian programs, network infrastructure concepts and troubleshooting techniques for Ethernet local area network (LAN), intranet and internet connectivity.

Update #2 ·

DANTES Administrator: Provide Testing Services to Tyndall AFB, FL.

Qustion

1.  Can this Contract be Sub-Contracted?  Per, SOW Para 3.1.5  It says Contractor cannot sub-contract testing services.

Answer

This contract can be Sub-Contracted.

"Para 3.1.5 Contractor cannot sub-contract testing services" has been deleted from SOW.

Update #1 ·

DANTES Administrator: Provide Testing Services to Tyndall AFB, FL.

Attachments

Files attached to this notice, newest first
File Type Posted
Statement of Work Test Administrator CAO 18 SEP 2023.pdf PDF
Statement of Work Test Administrator CAO 18 SEP 2023.pdf PDF
WD 2015-4559 Rev 23.pdf PDF
Quote Sheet.pdf PDF
Combined Synopsis Solicitation.pdf PDF

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