Legal Training Services

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 Streamlined Solicitation for Commercial Items and FAR 13.5 Test Program for Certain Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
(ii) This solicitation, GG000000-15-03166 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ).
(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-83.
(iv) This solicitation is unrestricted and all interested vendors may submit a quote. The NAICS Code is 541199 with a size standard of $11.0.0M
(v) The following contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure for this requirement.
Schedule of Required Items
LINE ITEM 0001: Base Year, The Contractor shall provide Legal Consulting Services in accordance with the attached Statement of Work.
Period of Performance: September 1, 2015- August 31, 2016

LINE ITEM 0002: Option Year 1, The Contractor shall provide Legal Consulting Services in accordance with the attached Statement of Work.
Period of Performance: September 1, 2016- August 31, 2017

LINE ITEM 0003: Option Year 2, The Contractor shall provide Legal Consulting Services in accordance with the attached Statement of Work.
Period of Performance: September 1, 2017- August 31, 2018

LINE ITEM 0004: Option Year 3, The Contractor shall provide Legal Consulting Services in accordance with the attached Statement of Work.
Period of Performance: September 1, 2018- August 31, 2019

Place of Performance:
Commerce Headquarters (HQ)
Herbert C. Hoover Building in Washington, DC:
Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
1401 Constitution Ave, N.W.
Washington, DC 20230

(vi) See attached: Statement of Work
(vii) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The Addendum to 52.212-1 also applies. See attached addendum.
(viii) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. See attached.
(x) The offeror must have completed the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) which is the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. Reps and certs must be uploaded to the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov.
(xi) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.
(xii) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Additional FAR 52.212-5 clauses cited in the clause applicable to this acquisition are:
52.204-10 Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards
52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment
52.219-28, Post-Award Small Business Program Re-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, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities
52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving
52.225-3, Buy America-Free Trade Agreements
52.225-13 Restriction of Certain foreign Purchases
52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management

52.217-9 -- Option to Extend the Term of the Contract.
Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000)
(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.
(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.
(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 48 months).

52.217-8 -- Option to Extend Services.
Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999)
The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days.

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FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)
This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Procuring Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at these addresses:
https://acquisition.gov/far/index.html
www.farsite.gov

(xiii) The following clauses are also applicable to this acquisition:
CAR 1352.237-71, Security Processing requirements
CAR 1352.246-70, Place of Acceptance
CAR 1352.201-70, Contracting Officers Authority
CAR 1352.209-73, Compliance with the laws
CAR 1352.209-74, Organizational conflict of interest
CAR 1352.233-71, GAO and Court of Federal Claims Protests (APR 2010)
CAR 1352.215-72, Inquires
CAR 1352.233-70, Agency Protest

(xiv) Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) ratings do not apply to this acquisition.
(xv) Quotes shall be submitted through the FedBizOpps "Bid Module" by the due date and time specified in the FedBizOpps announcement.
(xvi) Please direct any questions regarding this solicitation to prateema.carvajal@nist.gov no later than July 28, 12:00pm. All emails shall contain the following subject line "Question: GG000000-15-03166"