Workforce Development Services Training

Added: Jul 28, 2010 10:19 pm Modified: Aug 02, 2010 11:48 pmTrack Changes LOOK FOR W912CN10R007001 AND UPLOAD ADDENDUM 1

THIS IS A REQUIRED ADDENDUM 1 TO SOLICITATION W912CN10R0070 and W912CN10R0070A

Added: Jul 28, 2010 10:19 pm Modified: Aug 02, 2010 11:35 pmTrack Changes Questions #2 for Solicitation W912CN10R0070


1.How likely is the due date for this solicitation to be earlier than August 6, 2010?

Answer: Solicitation will close on August 6, 2010.

2.Is Think the incumbent contractor? Does it partner with sub contractors? Or is Think the contractor for a part of this training program?

Answer: Th!nk is the incumbent contractor.

3.How much writing would you like in the response to this solicitation?

Answer: Refer to the solicitation, Section: Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL.

4.Will you accept bids on only a portion of the instruction or must we bid on all classes? We have the ability to present only the leadership instruction.

Answer: No.

5.CLIN 0003 states Each course will be comprised of, at the minimum, eight 4-hour class meetings Since we will be traveling from the continental US are we free to suggest longer class meeting (6 hours)?

Answer: Refer to the solicitation; Amendment 1 .

6.Adjunct professor training will be conducted after the first presentation of CLIN 004 and there is only one additional session scheduled. Will it be OK for adjunct instructors to co-teach the second session?

Answer: Yes.


7.You state minimum hours for other courses. Are we free to recommend the number of hours for the adjunct instructors training.

Answer: Yes, as long as it is in the confines of what is stated in the contract.

8.You account for travel expenses to the main island of Hawaii from Oahu. Do you want us to include travel to Oahu from the continental US in our price for instruction or list it as a separate item. There is no CLIN for this.

Answer: Refer to the solicitation, Section: Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL, II. PROPOSAL CONTENTS, Item number 1 (a), Completeness.


9.Will you be seeking comments from our references or must we ask them directly to submit their comments to you?

Answer: Refer to the solicitation, Section: Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL, II. PROPOSAL CONTENTS, Item number 6, Offeror Questions.

10.You will entertain questions until 3 Aug. Assuming you can publish answers by 4 August, there does not appear sufficient time to respond to your answers and meet the 6 August deadline. Will you extend the 6 Aug deadline?

Answer: No.


11.Is there a reason why offerors are not being given a reasonable time frame by which to respond?

Answer: The Period of Performance commencement date is August 16, 2010.


12.In our prior experience with the US Army, we have 1-day, 2-day and 3-day versions of the training materials we are prepared to submit and much experience in training the trainer. Please let me know what length (1-day, 2-day, 3-day or other) of training is required for this offer.

Answer: Please refer to the solicitation; Technical Exhibit 1.


13.I would like to know where I can find the proposal evaluation criteria.

Answer: Within the solicitation, you will find the proposal evaluation criteria
under clause 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS and Addendum to FAR
52.212-2.


14.When we view pages 3 - 31, it looks like this is a 1 year agreement with 2 option years. Is this correct?

Answer: One Year Base period and Two 12-month Option Periods.

15.On page 3, the notice section states that the documents created under this contract are the property of US Army. and will be used by the Army without additional compensation. We are concerned that this would mean the books we use in training can be photocopied without paying for additional books. Am I reading this correctly?

Answer: The purchased material will be the property of the Army and the Army will not have to return the purchased material.

16.On page 40 item 3, it says that we need to give the proposal on removable media like CD. Do you want the proposal on digital files, not hard copies?

Answer: Please refer to the solicitation, Section: Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL; I. PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS.


17.Does this mean there are three different curricums? 10 Customer Service Courses; -2 Growing Leaders Courses; -? Adjunct Instructors Course?

Answer: Please refer to the solicitation, Section: Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET; All Item numbers. Also refer to the Technical Exhibit 1, Numbers 1 - 5.

18.I would like to know if the requirement is to have separate binders for Volumes 1 & 2 (meaning, a total of 6 binders); or, if Volumes 1 & 2 are to be included in a single binder under different tabs, meaning a total of 3 binders).

Answer: Please refer to the solicitation, Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL; I. PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS.

19.On p. 41, what amendments or acknowledgements are being referred to for Volume I, other than FAR52.212.3 and FARS252.201-7000?

Answer: Amendments to the solciitation, if any, that may be posted on Fed Biz Ops.

20.I was looking at R--Workforce Development Training - Solicitation Number: W912CN10R0070A and was wondering if it would be a possiblity to propose web based training modules for this? I was not able to find if you are demanding an on site instructor or not.

Answer: All training specified in this requirement shall be formal classroom training or face to face training (no web-based training).

Added: Jul 28, 2010 10:19 pm Modified: Jul 29, 2010 11:53 pmTrack Changes Questions for Solicitation W912CN10R0070

1. Is the government looking for multiple vendors for this solicitation?

Answer: No.

2. Is the current vendor eligible to bid?

Answer: Yes.

3. Since we are required to submit past performance questionnaires is it possible to extend the response date?

Answer: No.

4. The RFP requests past performance questionnaires AND work experience references. Do we understand correctly that we are to submit both? Or are they intended to be one and the same?

Answer: Refer to the Solicitation W912CN10R0070 Addendum to FAR 52.212-1
Submission of Proposal, II. Proposal Contents, 5. Performance Risk, Sub-Factor (a) and Sub-Factor (b).

5. When do you require the curriculum to be ready for delivery?

Answer: Curriculum for Customer Service and Growing Leaders drafts should be ready for review NLT 23 August 2010. Finalized curriculum for Customer Service and Growing Leaders are to be delivered by 03 September 2010. Curriculum for the Enhancing Leaders and Adjunct Instructor Course should be ready for review by 15 September 2010, finalized and delivered by 30 September 2010.

6. Are you requiring the contractor to teach each course only once and then hand it off to be taught by one of the identified Adjunct Instructors? Or will the contractor be teaching courses multiple times during the course of the contract?

Answer: The contractor is expected to provide instructors for all classes throughout the the contract period.

7. Can you estimate how many total employees need training (please break down per training course if possible) and how many adjunct instructors you would like trained?

Answer: An estimate of 300 employees will enroll in courses for the base period. An estimate to offer 10 Customer Service courses and two Growing Leaders courses for the base period is expected. Each course except for the Adjunct Instructors course will have 25 employees registered per class.


8. How many instructors are you requiring the contractor to provide?

Answer: The number of instructors is a contractors internal decision.


9. Did we understand correctly that a company called Think has been the current incumbent for a base plus four-year contract?

Answer: Th!nk has been awarded the previous contract which included a base year and four option years.

10. What is the contract number for the current contract?

Answer: The Current Contract Number is W912CN-09-D-0009


11. When does the current contract expire?

Answer: The Current Contract is completed.


12. Is the current contract worth $2,027,876 per year or for the entire five year period?

Answer: The current contract awarded was $2,027,876 for the entire five year period.


13. Does the government plan to re-use the curriculum from the original contractor or have everything re-created from scratch?

Answer: A new curriculum was developed for this requirement.

14. Are the amount of courses/classes and schedule similar to the current contract?

Answer: No. A new curriculum was developed for this requirement.


15. The synopsis states that the period of performance is for 12-months plus 2 pre-priced 12-month options. Can you define pre-priced?

Answer: Pre-Priced is the amount the offeror will propose per each line item in the solicitation to include option years.


16. Will there be a compilation of all Q & A posted?

Answer: Yes.

Added: Jul 28, 2010 10:19 pm Modified: Jul 29, 2010 7:13 pmTrack Changes This notice is to Correct the location of the Posted Solicitation W912CN10R0070.

Issued solicitation packages will be posted at the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI)website, https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/

Select Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Search located on the left-hand side of page
Select Contracting Office: RCO Hawaii, (PARC Pacific, 413th CSB)
Scroll down to the Continue Button located towards the bottom of the page.
Select the referenced solicitation number W912CN10R0070
Select the link on the bottom of the page https://www.fbo.gov/notices/30833260c4d2cfa8638a7b52d4584350
You will be directed to the FedBizOpps Website
Scroll to Additional Info Click on Additional Documentation
The Screen will read:
Synopsis Attachment View for W912CN10R0070 - Sequence Number 142935

Click on the PDF Workforce Development Training (This is the SOLICITATION)

Interested offerors are required to download the solicitation and any subsequent amendments from this website. Once posted on the website, interested offerors are responsible for monitoring the website until the closing date for any issued amendments or changes.

Added: Jul 28, 2010 10:19 pm This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, 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.

Description: This will be a firm fixed price requirements type contract. The contractor shall provide all management, labor, equipment, supplies, materials and
transportation necessary to perform Leadership Development Training classes to support US Army Garrison-Hawaii (USAG-HI), Workforce Development Office. Contractor
may be required to either provide qualified instructors or just materials to the
Government for various leadership development training classes on Island of Oahu and
occasionally at Pohakuloa Training Area, Island of Hawaii

The area of performance is the State of Hawaii.

The issue date for this solicitation is estimated to be on or about 28 JULY 2010. Response date above is estimated. Actual proposal due date will be specified in the solicitation and may be earlier or later than 06 August 2010.

Period of performance is 16 Aug 10 through 15 Aug 2011 with 2 pre-priced 12-month option periods.

This procurement is a 100% small business set-aside.

A firm is considered to be a small business if its average annual gross receipts for the past three years do not exceed $7.0 million.
NAICS 611430, Professional, Administrative and Management Support Service.

Telephone requests will not be honored.

Issued solicitation packages will be posted at the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI)website, https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/ (go to Contracting Opportunities Search, Select Contracting Office: RCO Hawaii, (PARC Pacific, 413th CSB) then Continue button.Interested offerors are required to download the solicitation and any subsequent amendments from this website. Once posted on the website, interested offerors are responsible for monitoring the website until the closing date for any issued amendments or changes.

This is a recurring requirement. Services is performed under separate contract.
The contractor is Th!nk, 95-1005 Anopili Street, Mililani, HI 96789-65821330 Maunakea Street, Honolulu, HI 96817-4134. Current contract is a base with four option years and the estimated contract price is $2,027,876.88. Forward any questions via e-mail to: lisa.nakamoto@us.army.mil or facsimile to Lisa Nakamoto at (808) 655-7350. Note: Current solicitation may contain changes to items/descriptions and quantities.