MODIFICATION
B -- Alternative Methods for Mitigating Declines in Approved Yields Due to Successive Years of Low Yields for USDA Risk Management Agency
- Notice Date
- 4/19/2004
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- Minerals Management Service GovWorks (Franchise) 381 Elden Street, MS 2510 Herndon VA 20170
- ZIP Code
- 20170
- Solicitation Number
- 0404RP34604
- Response Due
- 6/30/2004
- Archive Date
- 4/19/2005
- Point of Contact
- Richard P. Bolick Contract Specialist 7037871395 richard.bolick@mms.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This solicitation is hereby amended to provide instructions for proposal preparation and submittal. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 01-22. The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference: 1) 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; 2) 52.212-3, Offeror, Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; 3) 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, with an addendum; and 4) 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. Solicitation Number 1435-04-04-RP-34604 applies; the solicitation is issued as a request for proposals (RFP). The US Department of Interior, through its Franchise Fund activity GovWorks, will manage the following procurement action on behalf of the US Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency. BACKGROUND. For most FCIC insurance plans, an individual insured's yield guarantee (approved APH yield) is principally based on a simple average of four to ten years of actual yields. A long-standing concern with this procedure among insureds is the potential for large reductions in the approved APH yield following successive years of low yields. In addition to determining the insurance guarantee, the average yield is used for classifying an insured's risk and thus affects his or her premium rate. RMA's rating functions imply that the risk of an indemnifiable loss is a decreasing function of yield, e.g., the frequency and severity of indemnifiable losses are greater for low-yielding insureds than for high-yielding insureds. The degree to which an insured's average yield is above the county average (reference yield), the insured's premium rate is reduced and vice-versa. However, a consequence of this risk classification system is that when insureds experience a period of abnormally low yields, not only does the insurance guarantee decline but also the premium rate increases. This occurs at the very time that the insureds tend to be most vulnerable financially. It is this combination of decreasing guarantee and increasing premium rate that reduces the usefulness of crop insurance for some insureds. The year-to-year decline in an insured's yield guarantee, and the corresponding increase in the premium rate, can significantly reduce the ability of growers to participate in the crop insurance program. OBJECTIVES: The SOO for this program describes the basic, top-level objectives for developing new or revised methods for mitigating declines in an insured's approved yield following successive years of low yield, and is provided in lieu of a written Government performance-based Statement of Work. This approach provides potential Offerors the flexibility to develop cost effective and innovative solutions that meet the stated goals and objectives of this request for proposals. RMA's goal is to obtain proposals for: (1) research and development of new and innovative approaches to mitigating declines in yield guarantees following successive years of low yield, or provide improvements to existing procedures; and/or (2) research and development of new and innovative procedures for determination of approved APH yields. To view the complete Statement of Objectives and proposal information, access www.govworks.gov/vendor/csolicit.asp; look up Solicitation Number 1435-04-04-RP-34604. HOW TO RESPOND: In order to compete for this contract, interested parties must demonstrate that they are qualified to perform the work by providing, (A) A CAPABILITIES STATEMENT in accordance with the instructions in the SOO. References will be checked. Capabilities Statements will be evaluated based on; (i) key personnel skills, abilities and experience; (ii) your organization's experience and (iii) past performance (including number, size, and complexity of similar projects), adherence to schedules and budgets, effectiveness of program management, willingness to cooperate when difficulties arise, general compliance with the terms of the contracts, and acceptability of delivered products. (B) A TECHNICAL PROPOSAL in accordance with the proposal instructions in the SOO. (C) A COST PROPOSAL in accordance with the proposal instructions in the SOO, which shall be a separate volume from the written portion of the Technical Proposal. The Cost Proposal shall clearly indicate the proposed labor categories, hours, ODCs, travel, and material for this effort. (D) The completed OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS per FAR subpart 52.212-3. (E) VERIFICATION that the Offeror is currently registered in the Department of Defense Central Contractor Registration (CCR). GovWorks shall make no award to unregistered contractors. For details, see www.ccr.gov. EVALUATION. Please see the SOO document for the evaluation criteria and proposal preparation instructions. CONTRACT AWARD. Offerors shall include in their offers the type of contract being proposed. The Government is open to consider various contracting vehicles, appropriate for the proposed Statements of Work. Contract award(s) shall be made to the responsible Offeror(s) whose offer(s), in conforming to this RFP, provides an overall best value to the Government, technical evaluation factors and cost considered. The Government's objective is to obtain the highest technical quality considered necessary to achieve the project objectives, with a realistic and reasonable cost. Technical evaluation factors are more important than cost; however, between proposals that are evaluated as technically equal in quality, cost will become a major consideration in selecting the successful Offeror. The Government reserves the right to make award(s) without discussions. Please submit one (1) complete hard copy original offer and an electronic copy of all documents on CD or diskette in Microsoft Office format to the following address. PROPOSALS ARE DUE BY 3:00 PM EDT JUNE 30, 2004, AT DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE, MS 2500, 381 ELDEN STREET, HERNDON, VIRGINIA 20170, ATTENTION: RICHARD BOLICK. Email copies of proposal documents will not be accepted. Please note that MMS/Gov.Works is located in a secure building. If offers are hand delivered, please ensure that the courier is instructed to use the courtesy phone in the rear of the lobby (to the right of the elevators) to call Procurement Operations on extension 1354. A staff member will meet the courier to receive the submittal. Please also send three (3) copies and an electronic copy of all documents EXCEPT the Cost Proposal to the RMA POC: Stan Harkey, USDA Risk Management Agency, 6501 Beacon Drive, Kansas City, MO 64133. Timeliness of proposal response shall be determined by time of receipt at the Herndon location. Questions should be sent as soon as possible via e-mail to Richard.Bolick@mms.gov or by Fax to (703) 787-1041. Please include with your question(s) your full name, the RFP number & title, your organization, complete address with telephone and fax numbers. TELEPHONIC QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. In addition, RMA will host a pre-proposal conference for all potential Offerors at the RMA facility in Kansas City on May 7, 2004. See the solicitation documents for agenda and rsvp requirements. The referenced provisions and clauses can be viewed at www.arnet.gov.
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