Multiple Award IDIQ for Joint Support Staff Family Readiness Programs

The purpose of this amendment is to update Special Instruction 01, add seasonal rate columns to the Pricing Schedule (Attachment 02), and to extend the date for receipt of proposals.
A. Special Instruction 01, specifically Price Proposal and General Considerations sections (b) and (d) have been revised to clarify maximum per diem for both lodging and meal rates.
B. Pricing Schedule has been revised to include an optional seasonal rate pricing column for CLINS AU through AZ.
C. The hour and date specified for the receipt of offers is hereby changed to read as follows:
FROM: 10 August 2011 at 1600 hrs
TO: 15 August 2011 at 1600 hrs

This solicitation for commercial services is prepared using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under the test program for commercial items found at FAR 13.5 as supplemented with the additional information included in the RFQ.

The Delaware National Guard intends to award without discussions, a total of six Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contracts to facilitate various Joint Support Staff programs conducted at multiple geographic locations.  The performance period is from 01 SEP 2011 to 31 Aug 2016.

Up to six (06) Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contracts will derive from this solicitation and all work shall be performed under individual task orders.

This acquisition is being set-aside for Small Business concerns in Ocean City MD, Baltimore MD, Lancaster PA, and New Castle DE. The government will also accept quotes on an UNRESTRICTED BASIS from concerns in Dover DE and Philadelphia PA. In the event of insufficient small business participation for any particular geographic location, the government reserves the right to make an award on an unrestricted basis. 

The response date for this solicitation is August 10, 2011 at 4:00 PM Eastern Standard. Notification of any revisions to this solicitation will be provided via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at http://www.fbo.gov. It is the responsibility of the contractor to check the FBO website daily for any posted revisions made to the solicitation.

It is highly recommended that Offerors pay special attention to Special Instructions 01 and 02 of the solicitation document as they provide step by step instructions concerning the submission of a quotation package as well as the best value award evaluation criteria.

Any questions regarding this notice shall be put into writing and directed to the Contract Specialist at: jonathan.bailey@ang.af.mil.  

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE: The purpose of this notice is to alert members of the commercial industry that the Delaware National Guard intends to solicit proposals on or about 25 Apr 2011, to develop Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts with a base year plus four options to support miscellaneous events for Joint Support Staff Family Readiness Programs being hosted in various geographical locations. Multiple awards are anticipated for this requirement in order to meet the actual needs of each specific event.

This acquisition is being partially set-aside for Small Business concerns; the government will also accept quotes from large business concerns. In the event of insufficient small business participation for any particular geographic location, the government reserves the right to make an award on an unrestricted basis.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 721110, with a size standard of $30,000,000. These are normally 1 or 2 day events primarily held over weekends with typical requirements including but not limited to: hotel lodging, conference and meeting space, dedicated space to support on-premise childcare, audio visual support, and food catering service for group sizes ranging in attendance of 50 to 750 personnel. Projected locations include Ocean City MD, Baltimore MD, Dover DE, New Castle DE, Philadelphia PA, and Lancaster PA; however the government reserves the right to add or change locations at any time prior to award of any contract.

Interested offerors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database in order to receive consideration for award of a DoD contract. Firms can register via the CCR internet site at http://www.ccr.gov or by contacting the CCR Information Center at 1-888-227-2423. Interested offerors are also required to submit their representations and certifications on-line at http://orca.bpn.gov and will need both a DUNS number and CCR MPIN to log in to the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). The entire solicitation will be made available on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) Web Site at http://www.fbo.gov and paper copies will not be made available. Once the solicitation is posted, it is incumbent upon the interested parties to review this site frequently for any updates/ amendments to any and all documents.

This pre-solicitation notice does not in any way obligate the Government to issue a solicitation. This is only a pre-solicitation notice to alert industry to monitor the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI)/FEDBIZOPPS websites for the formal solicitation and to allow firms time to register or make necessary updates to CCR and ORCA. Questions will NOT be fielded at this time since the actual solicitation will contain all specific details.