MODIFICATION
R -- Temporary Employment Services
- Notice Date
- 4/14/2005
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 561110
— Office Administrative Services
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Directorate of Contracting, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD, 20814-4799
- ZIP Code
- 20814-4799
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-CHR5016
- Response Due
- 4/27/2005
- Archive Date
- 4/27/2006
- Point of Contact
- Michelle Creenan, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-295-3924, Fax 301-295-1716,
- E-Mail Address
-
micreenan@usuhs.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Due to the large number of questions and amendments on this solicitation, USUHS is issuing a completely revised solicitation. We have added a new line for employees that are under Service Contract Act coverage. We have added two additional years to the term. USUHS will no longer be directly billed for leave or Federal holidays for any of the line items, include these costs in your multiplier. We are revising the evaluation factors. ALL QUOTES MUST BE RESUBMITTED. This new solicitation supersedes all previous amendments. 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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is a request for quotes (RFQ). A. Requirements: The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) requires contractor support to provide temporary non-personal services in areas including, but not limited to: administrative, professional, clerical, technical, scientific, medical and laborer positions. This requirement is SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES ONLY. Applicable NAICS Code is 561320-Temporary Help Services with a small business size standard of $11,500,000. Firms with GSA or other FSS contracts may consider this a request for reduced pricing under FSS requote procedures. The resulting order will be a five year IDIQ and USUHS will issue a separate task order for each position. All five years shall be evaluated together. This procurement is being conducted as a Commercial Items Acquisition in accordance with FAR Part 12, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisitions. Detailed statements of work or task statements will be included with each task order. Usually, the USUHS will locate and recommend a potential individual for each position. The contractor will then interview for the position, make a hiring decision, confirm the hourly price and make a formal employment offer. Firms are instructed to propose a multiplier, which will be applied to the gross pay amount for each employee to calculate the hourly price. Firms may propose a fixed dollar amount that may be charged to cover recruitment and interviewing costs when USUHS does not recommend the employee for a given position. Selected contractor shall be able to place an employee on site within 48 hours upon receipt of a signed task order after the employee is identified and becomes available. The contractor and their employee will be paid only for hours actually worked or otherwise authorized. The USUHS may change the hours required of any position with 24-hour notice to the contractor. Time Cards ? The contractor will develop a time card to document the name of the person, USUHS Department assigned, hourly rate, hours actually worked for the time period, the cumulative number of hours worked, the number of hours funded/authorized and the number of hours remaining. This time card will be verified in writing by the employee and USUHS personnel and a signed copy provided to the Contracting Officer?s Technical Representative (COTR). The contractor will not provide service for any task order in excess of the number of hours authorized by task order. Invoices ? The contractor may bill on a bi-weekly basis and the invoice will contain line item detail for each person. The line will contain the person?s name and USUHS department, hours actually worked for the time period, the hourly price, the amount being billed, the cumulative number of hours worked, the number of hours funded/authorized and the number of hours remaining. Copies of time sheets will be attached to each pay period summary. The invoice will be submitted to the COTR (in both hard copy and MSExcel electronic format) and payment will be made by VISA purchase card. The contractor will be responsible for compliance with all Federal, State and local employment laws and regulations including withholdings, reporting and visa restrictions. USUHS will provide base access and any required security investigations. On an as needed basis, the contractor will conduct or arrange background investigations and provide for any required occupational health and safety requirements (USUHS will reimburse the contractor for the cost of these investigations, examinations, etc.). The USUHS currently secures these services from Jardon & Howard Technologies, Inc. under delivery order #HU0001-05-F-0154 and previously through the Cooperative Administrative Support Unit (CASU) program. There are currently approximately 32 individuals working under this order and an offeror should expect to transition most, if not all, of these individuals. USUHS may rely upon this contract to a significantly greater extent in the future particularly for instructors, who are paid as consultants. B. Line Item/Prices The contractor will supply personnel under the following conditions at the following prices: (For line items 1 through 5 the firm shall propose a percentage by which the hourly price will be calculated for each position. E.g. If a firm wishes to charge 7% above the gross amount paid to subcontractor or employee, it should propose a 107% multiplier.) 1. Subcontract/Consultants: Payments to be made once per month based upon hours worked or progress as confirmed by USUHS personnel. (Insert 2 digits) 1___ % of amount of payment. 2. Full time/part time with no paid leave or benefits. (Insert 2 digits) 1____ % of wages paid 3. Full time/part time with leave and Federal holidays. (Insert 2 digits) 1____ % of wages paid 4. Full time/part time with comprehensive benefits. (Provide details of corporate benefits and eligibility) (Insert 2 digits) 1____ % of wages paid 5. Positions covered under the Service Contract Act (SCA). (Insert 2 digits) 1____% of wages paid 6. Recruitment charge $__________ per recruitment if no candidate is referred. Because USUHS is not able to guarantee information on length of service and leave eligibility, proposers shall assume that all SCA employees are eligible for two weeks leave. Information on job titles and duties are provided on the basis of the best currently available information, but are not guaranteed to be accurate. It is expected that the selected offeror will review all positions and assure compliance with all applicable Federal regulations. Evaluation Factors: (Listed in order of importance) 1. Price (For evaluation purposes USUHS will assume 10, 5, 10, 35, 40 percent of billing will occur on line items 1 through 5 respectively.) 2. Past Performance-Offeror shall provide contact information on their five most pertinent contracts. 3. Corporate Experience in a Federal or health/scientific setting. 4. Corporate Benefits The offeror shall submit along with their quote: Contact information on five most pertinent contracts Completed copy of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Details on corporate benefits and eligibility The entire quote package including coversheet shall be approximately twenty (20) pages. The USUHS has been securing these types of services by contract, since the summer of 1998. Currently USUHS is invoiced approximately $90,000 per month for these services. Questions shall be submitted via e-mail to micreenan@usuhs.mil. Questions must be received no later then 3:00 PM EST, April 18, 2005. All questions will be answered in the next amendment to the solicitation. All quotes and supporting materials must be in the Government?s possession no later 3:00 PM EST on April 27, 2005. Quotes may be submitted via fax, e-mail, or mail. If you would like to receive confirmation that your quote has been received provide an e-mail address on the coversheet of the quote package. USUHS has determined that a portion of the titles under the current order may be subject to the Service Contract Act of 1965 (SCA). Therefore, the following FAR clauses will be added to the award document 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965; 52.222-42 (Reference Wage Determination 94-2103 REV (33), Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts); 52.237-2, Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation; 52.237-3, Continuity of Services; and 52.228-5, Insurance Work on a Government Installation. Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commerical Items; provision 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items; clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; clause 52.216-18, Ordering; clause 52.216-19, Order Limitations; and clause 52.216-22, Indefinite Quantity; clause 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items; and clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items
- Place of Performance
- Address: 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD
- Zip Code: 20814
- Country: United States
- Zip Code: 20814
- Record
- SN00788472-W 20050416/050414212600 (fbodaily.com)
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