EACs Board of Advisors Meeting- Chicago Il

The purpose of this amendment 5 is to revise an answer to a vendor's previous submitted question and extend the deadline for proposals to 10:00 AM ET, March 24, 2016.

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the due date for proposals until 10:00 AM ET, March 21, 2016 and to answer vendor questions that were received during the pre-proposal conference on March 10, 2016. Please see the amended documents labeled RFP-EAC-16-0096(Amd-4) and Amd4 - Pre-proposal Conf Q&A.

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the due date for proposals until 2:00 PM ET, March 18, 2016.

Another Amendment is forthcoming to provide responses to questions received during the pre-proposal conference on March 10, 2016 and additional amendments to the statement of work.

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the due date for proposals until 10:00 AM ET, March 16, 2016.

Another Amendment is forthcoming to provide responses to questions received during the pre-proposal conference on March 10, 2016 and additional amendments to the statement of work.

The purpose of this Amendment is to answer vendor questions and provide an amendment to the RFP. Please see the attachments labeled Amd 1 - Q&A and Updated RFP-EAC-16-0096(Amd1) for more details.

There will be another Pre-Conference Call scheduled for 3-10-16 from 9:00-10:30 am ET. Please see page 1 of the document labeled RFP-EAC-16-0096(Amd1) for details on how to participate in the conference.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation issued by the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, on behalf of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) for Hotel and Conference Services for EAC's Board of Advisors Meeting described in the Statement of Work (SOW). This notice has been prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.
 

THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE HOLDING A PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE ON MARCH 7, 2016 FROM 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM - TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PACKAGE, OBTAIN QUESTIONS IN WRITING FROM INTERESTED VENDORS, AND IF TIME ALLOWS THE GOVERNMENT MAY PROVIDE RESPONSES TO VENDORS' PROCUREMENT RELATED QUESTIONS. ALL SUBMITTED TECHNICAL/SOW RELATED QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED IN AN AMENDMENT POSTING ON FEDBIZOPS FOR ALL INTERESTED VENDORS TO VIEW AFTER THE PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE. PLEASE SEE PAGE 1 OF THE DOCUMENT LABELED "RFP- EAC-16-0096" FOR DETAILS ON HOW TO ACCESS THE CONFERENCE CALL.

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested as described in "52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors" and a hard-copy written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is being issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated clauses and provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-82.

This RFP is being issued on an unrestricted basis to the open market, under NAICS 721110 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services) that has a United States Small Business Administration size standard of $32,500,000.00 in annual revenue.

This RFP consists of Go/No-Go Requirements as well as Other Technical and Price Factors. Offerors shall submit a proposal in accordance with the requirements set forth in "52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors" and the addendum thereto. It is anticipated that a single fixed price purchase order will be awarded as a result of this solicitation.

Questions received on or before 2:00 pm, ET, March 8, 2016 at purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov, with the subject line of "Questions for RFP-EAC-16-0096, Attn: JNYQUIST/TAYERS" will be answered. Questions received after the deadline may not be answered. Any questions and/or comments received are not considered proprietary and will not be protected by the Government. Offerors are prohibited from communicating directly with EAC personnel about this procurement action.

Responsive proposals received on or before 2:00 pm ET, March 14, 2016 at purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov with the subject line of "Proposal for RFP-EAC-16-0096, Attn: JNYQUIST/TAYERS" will be accepted and further evaluated.

The attached commercial item clauses, supplemental terms and conditions, instructions to offerors, and evaluation criteria/award determination apply to this acquisition. Please see attachment labeled RFP-EAC-16-0096.

Interested Offerors may register at http://www.fedbizopps.gov to receive notifications along with any amendments that are issued, which will be available for downloading. Please note that FedBizOpps provides notification of services as a convenience and does not guarantee that notifications will be received by all persons on the mailing list. Therefore, we recommend that interested Offerors monitor the FedBizOpps site for all information relevant to desired acquisitions.