FY23 Exercise Southern Strike OPFOR Support

AMENDMENT 4: 30 March 2023 Extending Solicitation to 3 April 2023

AMENDMENT 3: 22 March 2023  In Response to RFI, the PWS was NOT changed. Please see RFI# 3 (W50S7K-23-R-0006_RFI_3)  with goverment responses.

AMENDMENT 2: 15 March 2023  In Response to RFI, the PWS was changed. Please see new PWS and RFI# 2 (W50S7K-23-R-0006_RFI_2)  with goverment responses.

AMENDMENT 1: 14 March 2023  In Response to RFI, the PWS was changed. Please see new PWS and RFI with goverment responses.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included with this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is "W50S7K-23-R-0006" and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) for the CRTC Oppositional Forces (OPFOR) Support Services. This solicitation document, incorporated provisions, and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-02, effective 12 January 2023 and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS) Change Notice 20230301 dated 1 March 2023. It is the contractors' responsibility to be familiar with applicable clauses and provisions. This requirement is being issued as total small business set-aside.

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 561330 and the small business size standard is $30,000,000.00.

The Combat Readiness Training Center-Contracting Office, Gulfport, MS intends to issue a contract/purchase order for Oppositional Forces (OPFOR) Support Services. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, and quality control necessary to perform OPFOR Services for CRTC Gulfport, MS. The period of performance for this service is 15 April 2023 – 28 April 2023.

SITE VISIT
No site visit will be conducted for this requirement, but video calls and virtual walk through can be arranged.  Offerors may contact either of the POC’s listed below to arrange this.

Offers are due NLT Thursday, March 30th, 2023, at 4:00 P.M. Central time, using the bid sheet provided. Offers shall be emailed to michael.hornbeck@us.af.mil and brian.davis.18@us.af.mil. Questions concerning this solicitation should be addressed to SMSgt Michael Hornbeck, (228) 214-6168. Alt POC for this action is SMSgt Brian Davis, brian.davis.18@us.af.mil, (228) 214-6072.

BASIS OF AWARD:

This is a competitive requirement in which competing offerors' proposal will be evaluated on a best value basis. By submission of its offer, the offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors. Failure to meet a requirement may result in a proposal being determined unacceptable. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale.  

The following factors will be used to evaluate the proposals: (1) Past Performance, (2) Technical Capabilities and (3) Price.

• Past Performance shall be evaluated at being relevant or not relevant, and performance confidence as acceptable or unacceptable.
• Please limit font to nothing less than 11pt, no more than 10 pages.

Submit no more than three (3) references for projects with similar scope/magnitude completed within the last 5 years. The references are to assist the Contracting Officer in the evaluation of past performance.

Provide the following information requested in this format for each of the projects/contracts being submitted as a reference project. Projects may be on going and cannot have been completed any earlier than 5 years prior to the solicitation issue date.

Project/Contract Title: ________________________________________________________

Project Specifics:

• Description of Effort as ______Prime Contractor or _____Subcontractor

• Contract Number__________________________________________________________

• Original Contract $ Value _____________ Current/Final Contract $ Value ____________

• If amounts above are different, provide a brief description of the reason:

Completion Date:

• Original Scheduled Completion Date: ____________________________________

• Final Completion Date: _________________________________________

• If original completion date and final completion dates are different, provide a brief description of the reason:

Provide brief description of the work performed under the contract and describe why you believe the work is relevant to this solicited project.

Please try to provide a Point of Contact for Owner/Government agency Contracting Officer and or inspector for each reference project; include a current phone number and Email address

• Technical capability shall be evaluated as ACCEPTABLE/UNACCEPTABLE for the following areas

  • Capability - Does the proposal demonstrate a clear understanding of the performance work statement and the degree to which the proposed technical design and implementation approach is technically and managerially sound and likely to produce results and meet the objectives of the Oppositional Forces (OPFOR) Support Services as described in this solicitation.
  • Service Delivery, Operations and Management Approach - The extent to which the contractor’s management approach demonstrates best practices, reasonableness, and realism. The proposed solution should describe a logical sequence of events, including a proposed implementation timeline, needed to make the implementation of a success service program
  • Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale.
  • Please limit font to nothing less than 11pt, no more than 30 pages.

Price evaluation shall be based on the lowest reasonable evaluated price. Price will always be an important factor.

All evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are approximately equal to price.

Vendors MUST submit the completed the attached Bid sheet.  FAR and DFARS representations must be updated in SAM, to include the Covered Telecommunications Equipment and Services Representations.

The full text of a clause/provision may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov . Award will be made to the offeror which is most advantageous to the government. To be eligible for an award, all contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). A contractor can register in SAM at www.sam.gov or contact SAM by calling 1-866-606-8220.

Invoicing will be required through WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ and vendors are required to be registered in SAM at https://www.beta.sam.gov.

SAM is a mandatory requirement for all DoD Government contracts. You must be registered and have an active status in order to be eligible for award of a contract. To register on line go to http://www.beta.sam.gov/.

This contract is susceptible to the Service Contract Act. 

Please reference the below wage determination.  This is subject to change upon time of award.

WD 2015-5147 (Rev.-20) dated 26 Dec 2022.  posted on https://beta.sam.gov/

APPLICABLE CLAUSES/PROVISIONS:

52.232-18 Availability of Funds.

Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

FAR 52.212-1(g) Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

FAR 52.202-1 Definitions

FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities
FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management

FAR 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel

FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance

FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting

FAR 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror

FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance

FAR 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications

FAR 52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror

FAR 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities

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

FAR 52.204-25 – Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

FAR 52.204-26 – Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services Representation

FAR 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal

FAR 52.207-3 Right of First Refusal of Employment

FAR 52.209-1 Qualification Requirements

FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

FAR 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations

FAR 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law

FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside

FAR Clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting

FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor
FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor
FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities
FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity

FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans
FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities

FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans

FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards

FAR 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires

FAR 52.222-44 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment

FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons

FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658

FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706

FAR 52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace

FAR 52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program

FAR 52.223-12 Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners

FAR 52.223-19 Compliance with Environmental Management Systems

FAR 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification

FAR 52.224-3 Privacy Training
FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases
FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer/ Central Contractor Registration

FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations

FAR 52.237-1 Site Visit

FAR 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation

FAR 52.243-1 Changes—Fixed Price--Alternate I

FAR 52.246-4 Inspection of Services—Fixed-Price

FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price)
FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference
FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference

DFARS 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative

DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

DFARS 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product
DFARS 252.204-7004 DoD Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors

DFARS 252.204-7006 Billing Instructions

DFARS 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls

DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information

DFARS 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services Representation

DFARS 252.204-7017 – Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services Representation

DFARS 252.204-7018 – Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunication Equipment or Services
DFARS 252.225-7055, Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime
DFARS 252.225-7056, Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

DFARS 252.223-7004 Drug-Free Work Force

DFARS 252.225-7000 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.

252.225-7055, Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regim

252.225-7056, Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests
DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions

DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments Program—Basic

DFARS 252.239-7098 – Prohibition on Contracting to Maintain or Establish a Computer Network Unless Such Network is Designed to Block Access to Certain Websites – Representation (Deviation 2021-O0003) (April 2021)

Contracting Office Address:

Combat Readiness Training Center – Battlefield Airman Center

4715 Hewes Ave, bldg. 85

Gulfport, MS 39207

Primary Point of Contact:

Michael S. Hornbeck II, 228-214-6168

michael.hornbeck@us.af.mil
 

Secondary Point of Contact:

Brian M. Davis, 228-214-6072

brian.davis.18@us.af.mil.mil

AMENDMENT 3: 22 March 2023  In Response to RFI, the PWS was NOT changed. Please see RFI# 3 (W50S7K-23-R-0006_RFI_3)  with goverment responses.

AMENDMENT 2: 15 March 2023  In Response to RFI, the PWS was changed. Please see new PWS and RFI# 2 (W50S7K-23-R-0006_RFI_2)  with goverment responses.

AMENDMENT 1: 14 March 2023  In Response to RFI, the PWS was changed. Please see new PWS and RFI with goverment responses.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included with this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is "W50S7K-23-R-0006" and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) for the CRTC Oppositional Forces (OPFOR) Support Services. This solicitation document, incorporated provisions, and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-02, effective 12 January 2023 and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS) Change Notice 20230301 dated 1 March 2023. It is the contractors' responsibility to be familiar with applicable clauses and provisions. This requirement is being issued as total small business set-aside.

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 561330 and the small business size standard is $30,000,000.00.

The Combat Readiness Training Center-Contracting Office, Gulfport, MS intends to issue a contract/purchase order for Oppositional Forces (OPFOR) Support Services. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, and quality control necessary to perform OPFOR Services for CRTC Gulfport, MS. The period of performance for this service is 15 April 2023 – 28 April 2023.

SITE VISIT
No site visit will be conducted for this requirement, but video calls and virtual walk through can be arranged.  Offerors may contact either of the POC’s listed below to arrange this.

Offers are due NLT Thursday, March 30th, 2023, at 4:00 P.M. Central time, using the bid sheet provided. Offers shall be emailed to michael.hornbeck@us.af.mil and brian.davis.18@us.af.mil. Questions concerning this solicitation should be addressed to SMSgt Michael Hornbeck, (228) 214-6168. Alt POC for this action is SMSgt Brian Davis, brian.davis.18@us.af.mil, (228) 214-6072.

BASIS OF AWARD:

This is a competitive requirement in which competing offerors' proposal will be evaluated on a best value basis. By submission of its offer, the offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors. Failure to meet a requirement may result in a proposal being determined unacceptable. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale.  

The following factors will be used to evaluate the proposals: (1) Past Performance, (2) Technical Capabilities and (3) Price.

• Past Performance shall be evaluated at being relevant or not relevant, and performance confidence as acceptable or unacceptable.
• Please limit font to nothing less than 11pt, no more than 10 pages.

Submit no more than three (3) references for projects with similar scope/magnitude completed within the last 5 years. The references are to assist the Contracting Officer in the evaluation of past performance.

Provide the following information requested in this format for each of the projects/contracts being submitted as a reference project. Projects may be on going and cannot have been completed any earlier than 5 years prior to the solicitation issue date.

Project/Contract Title: ________________________________________________________

Project Specifics:

• Description of Effort as ______Prime Contractor or _____Subcontractor

• Contract Number__________________________________________________________

• Original Contract $ Value _____________ Current/Final Contract $ Value ____________

• If amounts above are different, provide a brief description of the reason:

Completion Date:

• Original Scheduled Completion Date: ____________________________________

• Final Completion Date: _________________________________________

• If original completion date and final completion dates are different, provide a brief description of the reason:

Provide brief description of the work performed under the contract and describe why you believe the work is relevant to this solicited project.

Please try to provide a Point of Contact for Owner/Government agency Contracting Officer and or inspector for each reference project; include a current phone number and Email address

• Technical capability shall be evaluated as ACCEPTABLE/UNACCEPTABLE for the following areas

  • Capability - Does the proposal demonstrate a clear understanding of the performance work statement and the degree to which the proposed technical design and implementation approach is technically and managerially sound and likely to produce results and meet the objectives of the Oppositional Forces (OPFOR) Support Services as described in this solicitation.
  • Service Delivery, Operations and Management Approach - The extent to which the contractor’s management approach demonstrates best practices, reasonableness, and realism. The proposed solution should describe a logical sequence of events, including a proposed implementation timeline, needed to make the implementation of a success service program
  • Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale.
  • Please limit font to nothing less than 11pt, no more than 30 pages.

Price evaluation shall be based on the lowest reasonable evaluated price. Price will always be an important factor.

All evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are approximately equal to price.

Vendors MUST submit the completed the attached Bid sheet.  FAR and DFARS representations must be updated in SAM, to include the Covered Telecommunications Equipment and Services Representations.

The full text of a clause/provision may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov . Award will be made to the offeror which is most advantageous to the government. To be eligible for an award, all contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). A contractor can register in SAM at www.sam.gov or contact SAM by calling 1-866-606-8220.

Invoicing will be required through WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ and vendors are required to be registered in SAM at https://www.beta.sam.gov.

SAM is a mandatory requirement for all DoD Government contracts. You must be registered and have an active status in order to be eligible for award of a contract. To register on line go to http://www.beta.sam.gov/.

This contract is susceptible to the Service Contract Act. 

Please reference the below wage determination.  This is subject to change upon time of award.

WD 2015-5147 (Rev.-20) dated 26 Dec 2022.  posted on https://beta.sam.gov/

APPLICABLE CLAUSES/PROVISIONS:

52.232-18 Availability of Funds.

Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

FAR 52.212-1(g) Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

FAR 52.202-1 Definitions

FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities
FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management

FAR 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel

FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance

FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting

FAR 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror

FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance

FAR 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications

FAR 52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror

FAR 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities

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

FAR 52.204-25 – Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

FAR 52.204-26 – Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services Representation

FAR 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal

FAR 52.207-3 Right of First Refusal of Employment

FAR 52.209-1 Qualification Requirements

FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

FAR 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations

FAR 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law

FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside

FAR Clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting

FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor
FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor
FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities
FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity

FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans
FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities

FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans

FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards

FAR 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires

FAR 52.222-44 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment

FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons

FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658

FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706

FAR 52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace

FAR 52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program

FAR 52.223-12 Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners

FAR 52.223-19 Compliance with Environmental Management Systems

FAR 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification

FAR 52.224-3 Privacy Training
FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases
FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer/ Central Contractor Registration

FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations

FAR 52.237-1 Site Visit

FAR 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation

FAR 52.243-1 Changes—Fixed Price--Alternate I

FAR 52.246-4 Inspection of Services—Fixed-Price

FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price)
FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference
FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference

DFARS 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative

DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

DFARS 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product
DFARS 252.204-7004 DoD Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors

DFARS 252.204-7006 Billing Instructions

DFARS 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls

DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information

DFARS 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services Representation

DFARS 252.204-7017 – Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services Representation

DFARS 252.204-7018 – Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunication Equipment or Services
DFARS 252.225-7055, Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime
DFARS 252.225-7056, Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

DFARS 252.223-7004 Drug-Free Work Force

DFARS 252.225-7000 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.

252.225-7055, Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regim

252.225-7056, Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests
DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions

DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments Program—Basic

DFARS 252.239-7098 – Prohibition on Contracting to Maintain or Establish a Computer Network Unless Such Network is Designed to Block Access to Certain Websites – Representation (Deviation 2021-O0003) (April 2021)

Contracting Office Address:

Combat Readiness Training Center – Battlefield Airman Center

4715 Hewes Ave, bldg. 85

Gulfport, MS 39207

Primary Point of Contact:

Michael S. Hornbeck II, 228-214-6168

michael.hornbeck@us.af.mil
 

Secondary Point of Contact:

Brian M. Davis, 228-214-6072

brian.davis.18@us.af.mil.mil

AMENDMENT 1: 15 March 2023  In Response to RFI, the PWS was changed. Please see new PWS and RFI# 2 (W50S7K-23-R-0006_RFI_2)  with goverment responses.

AMENDMENT 1: 14 March 2023  In Response to RFI, the PWS was changed. Please see new PWS and RFI with goverment responses.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included with this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is "W50S7K-23-R-0006" and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) for the CRTC Oppositional Forces (OPFOR) Support Services. This solicitation document, incorporated provisions, and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-02, effective 12 January 2023 and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS) Change Notice 20230301 dated 1 March 2023. It is the contractors' responsibility to be familiar with applicable clauses and provisions. This requirement is being issued as total small business set-aside.

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 561330 and the small business size standard is $30,000,000.00.

The Combat Readiness Training Center-Contracting Office, Gulfport, MS intends to issue a contract/purchase order for Oppositional Forces (OPFOR) Support Services. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, and quality control necessary to perform OPFOR Services for CRTC Gulfport, MS. The period of performance for this service is 15 April 2023 – 28 April 2023.

SITE VISIT
No site visit will be conducted for this requirement, but video calls and virtual walk through can be arranged.  Offerors may contact either of the POC’s listed below to arrange this.

Offers are due NLT Thursday, March 30th, 2023, at 4:00 P.M. Central time, using the bid sheet provided. Offers shall be emailed to michael.hornbeck@us.af.mil and brian.davis.18@us.af.mil. Questions concerning this solicitation should be addressed to SMSgt Michael Hornbeck, (228) 214-6168. Alt POC for this action is SMSgt Brian Davis, brian.davis.18@us.af.mil, (228) 214-6072.

BASIS OF AWARD:

This is a competitive requirement in which competing offerors' proposal will be evaluated on a best value basis. By submission of its offer, the offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors. Failure to meet a requirement may result in a proposal being determined unacceptable. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale.  

The following factors will be used to evaluate the proposals: (1) Past Performance, (2) Technical Capabilities and (3) Price.

• Past Performance shall be evaluated at being relevant or not relevant, and performance confidence as acceptable or unacceptable.
• Please limit font to nothing less than 11pt, no more than 10 pages.

Submit no more than three (3) references for projects with similar scope/magnitude completed within the last 5 years. The references are to assist the Contracting Officer in the evaluation of past performance.

Provide the following information requested in this format for each of the projects/contracts being submitted as a reference project. Projects may be on going and cannot have been completed any earlier than 5 years prior to the solicitation issue date.

Project/Contract Title: ________________________________________________________

Project Specifics:

• Description of Effort as ______Prime Contractor or _____Subcontractor

• Contract Number__________________________________________________________

• Original Contract $ Value _____________ Current/Final Contract $ Value ____________

• If amounts above are different, provide a brief description of the reason:

Completion Date:

• Original Scheduled Completion Date: ____________________________________

• Final Completion Date: _________________________________________

• If original completion date and final completion dates are different, provide a brief description of the reason:

Provide brief description of the work performed under the contract and describe why you believe the work is relevant to this solicited project.

Please try to provide a Point of Contact for Owner/Government agency Contracting Officer and or inspector for each reference project; include a current phone number and Email address

• Technical capability shall be evaluated as ACCEPTABLE/UNACCEPTABLE for the following areas

  • Capability - Does the proposal demonstrate a clear understanding of the performance work statement and the degree to which the proposed technical design and implementation approach is technically and managerially sound and likely to produce results and meet the objectives of the Oppositional Forces (OPFOR) Support Services as described in this solicitation.
  • Service Delivery, Operations and Management Approach - The extent to which the contractor’s management approach demonstrates best practices, reasonableness, and realism. The proposed solution should describe a logical sequence of events, including a proposed implementation timeline, needed to make the implementation of a success service program
  • Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale.
  • Please limit font to nothing less than 11pt, no more than 30 pages.

Price evaluation shall be based on the lowest reasonable evaluated price. Price will always be an important factor.

All evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are approximately equal to price.

Vendors MUST submit the completed the attached Bid sheet.  FAR and DFARS representations must be updated in SAM, to include the Covered Telecommunications Equipment and Services Representations.

The full text of a clause/provision may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov . Award will be made to the offeror which is most advantageous to the government. To be eligible for an award, all contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). A contractor can register in SAM at www.sam.gov or contact SAM by calling 1-866-606-8220.

Invoicing will be required through WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ and vendors are required to be registered in SAM at https://www.beta.sam.gov.

SAM is a mandatory requirement for all DoD Government contracts. You must be registered and have an active status in order to be eligible for award of a contract. To register on line go to http://www.beta.sam.gov/.

This contract is susceptible to the Service Contract Act. 

Please reference the below wage determination.  This is subject to change upon time of award.

WD 2015-5147 (Rev.-20) dated 26 Dec 2022.  posted on https://beta.sam.gov/

APPLICABLE CLAUSES/PROVISIONS:

52.232-18 Availability of Funds.

Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

FAR 52.212-1(g) Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

FAR 52.202-1 Definitions

FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities
FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management

FAR 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel

FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance

FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting

FAR 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror

FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance

FAR 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications

FAR 52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror

FAR 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities

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

FAR 52.204-25 – Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

FAR 52.204-26 – Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services Representation

FAR 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal

FAR 52.207-3 Right of First Refusal of Employment

FAR 52.209-1 Qualification Requirements

FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

FAR 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations

FAR 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law

FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside

FAR Clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting

FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor
FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor
FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities
FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity

FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans
FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities

FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans

FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards

FAR 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires

FAR 52.222-44 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment

FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons

FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658

FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706

FAR 52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace

FAR 52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program

FAR 52.223-12 Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners

FAR 52.223-19 Compliance with Environmental Management Systems

FAR 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification

FAR 52.224-3 Privacy Training
FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases
FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer/ Central Contractor Registration

FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations

FAR 52.237-1 Site Visit

FAR 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation

FAR 52.243-1 Changes—Fixed Price--Alternate I

FAR 52.246-4 Inspection of Services—Fixed-Price

FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price)
FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference
FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference

DFARS 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative

DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

DFARS 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product
DFARS 252.204-7004 DoD Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors

DFARS 252.204-7006 Billing Instructions

DFARS 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls

DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information

DFARS 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services Representation

DFARS 252.204-7017 – Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services Representation

DFARS 252.204-7018 – Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunication Equipment or Services
DFARS 252.225-7055, Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime
DFARS 252.225-7056, Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

DFARS 252.223-7004 Drug-Free Work Force

DFARS 252.225-7000 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.

252.225-7055, Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regim

252.225-7056, Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests
DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions

DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments Program—Basic

DFARS 252.239-7098 – Prohibition on Contracting to Maintain or Establish a Computer Network Unless Such Network is Designed to Block Access to Certain Websites – Representation (Deviation 2021-O0003) (April 2021)

Contracting Office Address:

Combat Readiness Training Center – Battlefield Airman Center

4715 Hewes Ave, bldg. 85

Gulfport, MS 39207

Primary Point of Contact:

Michael S. Hornbeck II, 228-214-6168

michael.hornbeck@us.af.mil
 

Secondary Point of Contact:

Brian M. Davis, 228-214-6072

brian.davis.18@us.af.mil.mil

AMENDMENT 1: 14 March 2023  In Response to RFI, the PWS was changed. Please see new PWS and RFI with goverment responses,

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included with this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is "W50S7K-23-R-0006" and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) for the CRTC Commercial Internet Description Subscription.  This solicitation document, incorporated provisions, and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-02, effective 12 January 2023 and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS) Change Notice 20230301 dated 1 March 2023. It is the contractors' responsibility to be familiar with applicable clauses and provisions. This requirement is being issued as total small business set-aside.

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 561330 and the small business size standard is $30,000,000.00.

The Combat Readiness Training Center-Contracting Office, Gulfport, MS intends to issue a contract/purchase order for Oppositional Forces (OPFOR) Support Services. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, and quality control necessary to perform OPFOR Services for CRTC Gulfport, MS. The period of performance for this service is 15 April 2023 – 28 April 2023.

SITE VISIT
No site visit will be conducted for this requirement, but video calls and virtual walk through can be arranged.  Offerors may contact either of the POC’s listed below to arrange this.

Offers are due NLT Thursday, March 30th, 2023, at 4:00 P.M. Central time, using the bid sheet provided. Offers shall be emailed to michael.hornbeck@us.af.mil and brian.davis.18@us.af.mil. Questions concerning this solicitation should be addressed to SMSgt Michael Hornbeck, (228) 214-6168. Alt POC for this action is SMSgt Brian Davis, brian.davis.18@us.af.mil, (228) 214-6072.

BASIS OF AWARD:

This is a competitive requirement in which competing offerors' proposal will be evaluated on a best value basis. By submission of its offer, the offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors. Failure to meet a requirement may result in a proposal being determined unacceptable. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale.  

The following factors will be used to evaluate the proposals: (1) Past Performance, (2) Technical Capabilities and (3) Price.

• Past Performance shall be evaluated at being relevant or not relevant, and performance confidence as acceptable or unacceptable.

Submit no more than three (3) references for projects with similar scope/magnitude completed within the last 5 years. The references are to assist the Contracting Officer in the evaluation of past performance.

Provide the following information requested in this format for each of the projects/contracts being submitted as a reference project. Projects may be on going and cannot have been completed any earlier than 5 years prior to the solicitation issue date.

Project/Contract Title: ________________________________________________________

Project Specifics:

• Description of Effort as ______Prime Contractor or _____Subcontractor

• Contract Number__________________________________________________________

• Original Contract $ Value _____________ Current/Final Contract $ Value ____________

• If amounts above are different, provide a brief description of the reason:

Completion Date:

• Original Scheduled Completion Date: ____________________________________

• Final Completion Date: _________________________________________

• If original completion date and final completion dates are different, provide a brief description of the reason:

Provide brief description of the work performed under the contract and describe why you believe the work is relevant to this solicited project.

Please try to provide a Point of Contact for Owner/Government agency Contracting Officer and or inspector for each reference project; include a current phone number and Email address

• Technical capability shall be evaluated as ACCEPTABLE/UNACCEPTABLE for the following areas

  • Capability - Does the proposal demonstrate a clear understanding of the performance work statement and the degree to which the proposed technical design and implementation approach is technically and managerially sound and likely to produce results and meet the objectives of the Oppositional Forces (OPFOR) Support Services as described in this solicitation.
  • Service Delivery, Operations and Management Approach - The extent to which the contractor’s management approach demonstrates best practices, reasonableness, and realism. The proposed solution should describe a logical sequence of events, including a proposed implementation timeline, needed to make the implementation of a success service program

Price evaluation shall be based on the lowest reasonable evaluated price. Price will always be an important factor.

All evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are approximately equal to price.

Vendors MUST submit the completed the attached Bid sheet.  FAR and DFARS representations must be updated in SAM, to include the Covered Telecommunications Equipment and Services Representations.

The full text of a clause/provision may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov . Award will be made to the offeror which is most advantageous to the government. To be eligible for an award, all contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). A contractor can register in SAM at www.sam.gov or contact SAM by calling 1-866-606-8220.

Invoicing will be required through WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ and vendors are required to be registered in SAM at https://www.beta.sam.gov.

SAM is a mandatory requirement for all DoD Government contracts. You must be registered and have an active status in order to be eligible for award of a contract. To register on line go to http://www.beta.sam.gov/.

This contract is susceptible to the Service Contract Act. 

Please reference the below wage determination.  This is subject to change upon time of award.

WD 2015-5147 (Rev.-20) dated 26 Dec 2022.  posted on https://beta.sam.gov/

APPLICABLE CLAUSES/PROVISIONS:

52.232-18 Availability of Funds.

Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

FAR 52.212-1(g) Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

FAR 52.202-1 Definitions

FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities
FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management

FAR 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel

FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance

FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting

FAR 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror

FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance

FAR 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications

FAR 52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror

FAR 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities

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

FAR 52.204-25 – Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

FAR 52.204-26 – Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services Representation

FAR 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal

FAR 52.207-3 Right of First Refusal of Employment

FAR 52.209-1 Qualification Requirements

FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

FAR 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations

FAR 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law

FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside

FAR Clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting

FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor
FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor
FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities
FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity

FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans
FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities

FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans

FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards

FAR 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires

FAR 52.222-44 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment

FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons

FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658

FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706

FAR 52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace

FAR 52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program

FAR 52.223-12 Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners

FAR 52.223-19 Compliance with Environmental Management Systems

FAR 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification

FAR 52.224-3 Privacy Training
FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases
FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer/ Central Contractor Registration

FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations

FAR 52.237-1 Site Visit

FAR 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation

FAR 52.243-1 Changes—Fixed Price--Alternate I

FAR 52.246-4 Inspection of Services—Fixed-Price

FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price)
FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference
FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference

DFARS 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative

DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

DFARS 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product
DFARS 252.204-7004 DoD Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors

DFARS 252.204-7006 Billing Instructions

DFARS 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls

DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information

DFARS 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services Representation

DFARS 252.204-7017 – Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services Representation

DFARS 252.204-7018 – Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunication Equipment or Services
DFARS 252.225-7055, Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime
DFARS 252.225-7056, Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

DFARS 252.223-7004 Drug-Free Work Force

DFARS 252.225-7000 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.

252.225-7055, Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regim

252.225-7056, Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests
DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions

DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments Program—Basic

DFARS 252.239-7098 – Prohibition on Contracting to Maintain or Establish a Computer Network Unless Such Network is Designed to Block Access to Certain Websites – Representation (Deviation 2021-O0003) (April 2021)

Contracting Office Address:

Combat Readiness Training Center – Battlefield Airman Center

4715 Hewes Ave, bldg. 85

Gulfport, MS 39207

Primary Point of Contact:

Michael S. Hornbeck II, 228-214-6168

michael.hornbeck@us.af.mil
 

Secondary Point of Contact:

Brian M. Davis, 228-214-6072

brian.davis.18@us.af.mil.mil

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included with this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is "W50S7K-23-R-0006" and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) for the CRTC Commercial Internet Description Subscription.  This solicitation document, incorporated provisions, and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-02, effective 12 January 2023 and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS) Change Notice 20230301 dated 1 March 2023. It is the contractors' responsibility to be familiar with applicable clauses and provisions. This requirement is being issued as total small business set-aside.

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 561330 and the small business size standard is $30,000,000.00.

The Combat Readiness Training Center-Contracting Office, Gulfport, MS intends to issue a contract/purchase order for Oppositional Forces (OPFOR) Support Services. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, and quality control necessary to perform OPFOR Services for CRTC Gulfport, MS. The period of performance for this service is 15 April 2023 – 28 April 2023.

SITE VISIT
No site visit will be conducted for this requirement, but video calls and virtual walk through can be arranged.  Offerors may contact either of the POC’s listed below to arrange this.

Offers are due NLT Thursday, March 30th, 2023, at 4:00 P.M. Central time, using the bid sheet provided. Offers shall be emailed to michael.hornbeck@us.af.mil and brian.davis.18@us.af.mil. Questions concerning this solicitation should be addressed to SMSgt Michael Hornbeck, (228) 214-6168. Alt POC for this action is SMSgt Brian Davis, brian.davis.18@us.af.mil, (228) 214-6072.

BASIS OF AWARD:

This is a competitive requirement in which competing offerors' proposal will be evaluated on a best value basis. By submission of its offer, the offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors. Failure to meet a requirement may result in a proposal being determined unacceptable. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale.  

The following factors will be used to evaluate the proposals: (1) Past Performance, (2) Technical Capabilities and (3) Price.

• Past Performance shall be evaluated at being relevant or not relevant, and performance confidence as acceptable or unacceptable.

Submit no more than three (3) references for projects with similar scope/magnitude completed within the last 5 years. The references are to assist the Contracting Officer in the evaluation of past performance.

Provide the following information requested in this format for each of the projects/contracts being submitted as a reference project. Projects may be on going and cannot have been completed any earlier than 5 years prior to the solicitation issue date.

Project/Contract Title: ________________________________________________________

Project Specifics:

• Description of Effort as ______Prime Contractor or _____Subcontractor

• Contract Number__________________________________________________________

• Original Contract $ Value _____________ Current/Final Contract $ Value ____________

• If amounts above are different, provide a brief description of the reason:

Completion Date:

• Original Scheduled Completion Date: ____________________________________

• Final Completion Date: _________________________________________

• If original completion date and final completion dates are different, provide a brief description of the reason:

Provide brief description of the work performed under the contract and describe why you believe the work is relevant to this solicited project.

Please try to provide a Point of Contact for Owner/Government agency Contracting Officer and or inspector for each reference project; include a current phone number and Email address

• Technical capability shall be evaluated as ACCEPTABLE/UNACCEPTABLE for the following areas

  • Capability - Does the proposal demonstrate a clear understanding of the performance work statement and the degree to which the proposed technical design and implementation approach is technically and managerially sound and likely to produce results and meet the objectives of the Oppositional Forces (OPFOR) Support Services as described in this solicitation.
  • Service Delivery, Operations and Management Approach - The extent to which the contractor’s management approach demonstrates best practices, reasonableness, and realism. The proposed solution should describe a logical sequence of events, including a proposed implementation timeline, needed to make the implementation of a success service program

Price evaluation shall be based on the lowest reasonable evaluated price. Price will always be an important factor.

All evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are approximately equal to price.

Vendors MUST submit the completed the attached Bid sheet.  FAR and DFARS representations must be updated in SAM, to include the Covered Telecommunications Equipment and Services Representations.

The full text of a clause/provision may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov . Award will be made to the offeror which is most advantageous to the government. To be eligible for an award, all contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). A contractor can register in SAM at www.sam.gov or contact SAM by calling 1-866-606-8220.

Invoicing will be required through WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ and vendors are required to be registered in SAM at https://www.beta.sam.gov.

SAM is a mandatory requirement for all DoD Government contracts. You must be registered and have an active status in order to be eligible for award of a contract. To register on line go to http://www.beta.sam.gov/.

This contract is susceptible to the Service Contract Act. 

Please reference the below wage determination.  This is subject to change upon time of award.

WD 2015-5147 (Rev.-20) dated 26 Dec 2022.  posted on https://beta.sam.gov/

APPLICABLE CLAUSES/PROVISIONS:

52.232-18 Availability of Funds.

Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

FAR 52.212-1(g) Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

FAR 52.202-1 Definitions

FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities
FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management

FAR 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel

FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance

FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting

FAR 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror

FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance

FAR 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications

FAR 52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror

FAR 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities

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

FAR 52.204-25 – Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

FAR 52.204-26 – Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services Representation

FAR 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal

FAR 52.207-3 Right of First Refusal of Employment

FAR 52.209-1 Qualification Requirements

FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

FAR 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations

FAR 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law

FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside

FAR Clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting

FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor
FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor
FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities
FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity

FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans
FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities

FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans

FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards

FAR 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires

FAR 52.222-44 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment

FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons

FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658

FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706

FAR 52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace

FAR 52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program

FAR 52.223-12 Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners

FAR 52.223-19 Compliance with Environmental Management Systems

FAR 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification

FAR 52.224-3 Privacy Training
FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases
FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer/ Central Contractor Registration

FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations

FAR 52.237-1 Site Visit

FAR 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation

FAR 52.243-1 Changes—Fixed Price--Alternate I

FAR 52.246-4 Inspection of Services—Fixed-Price

FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price)
FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference
FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference

DFARS 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative

DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

DFARS 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product
DFARS 252.204-7004 DoD Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors

DFARS 252.204-7006 Billing Instructions

DFARS 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls

DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information

DFARS 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services Representation

DFARS 252.204-7017 – Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services Representation

DFARS 252.204-7018 – Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunication Equipment or Services
DFARS 252.225-7055, Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime
DFARS 252.225-7056, Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

DFARS 252.223-7004 Drug-Free Work Force

DFARS 252.225-7000 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.

252.225-7055, Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regim

252.225-7056, Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests
DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions

DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments Program—Basic

DFARS 252.239-7098 – Prohibition on Contracting to Maintain or Establish a Computer Network Unless Such Network is Designed to Block Access to Certain Websites – Representation (Deviation 2021-O0003) (April 2021)

Contracting Office Address:

Combat Readiness Training Center – Battlefield Airman Center

4715 Hewes Ave, bldg. 85

Gulfport, MS 39207

Primary Point of Contact:

Michael S. Hornbeck II, 228-214-6168

michael.hornbeck@us.af.mil
 

Secondary Point of Contact:

Brian M. Davis, 228-214-6072

brian.davis.18@us.af.mil.mil