SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- Highway Drug Investigations for Patrol Course
- Notice Date
- 8/15/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 611699
— All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction
- Contracting Office
- USPFO for Iowa, Camp Dodge, 7700 NW Beaver Drive, Johnston, IA 50131-1902
- ZIP Code
- 50131-1902
- Solicitation Number
- W912LP-05-R-0008
- Response Due
- 9/30/2005
- Archive Date
- 11/29/2005
- Point of Contact
- Renee Berg, 515-252-4615
- E-Mail Address
-
USPFO for Iowa
(renee.berg@ia.ngb.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, the test program in FAR Subpart 13.5, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement co nstitutes the only solicitation, quotations are being requested and written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued under Request For Proposals (RFP) number W912LP-05-R-0008. All proposals shall reference the RFP number and shall be submitted by 8:00 A.M. local time on 30 Aug 2005. The anticipated award date is 01 Oct 2005. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-04 dated 8 June 2005. This so licitation is issued as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification system code (NAICS) 611699 size standard of 6 million. The Iowa National Guard wishes to acquire education services to carry out the Midwest Counterdrug Tr aining Centers mission requirements. The instruction requested by the Midwest Counterdrug Training Center is a Highway Drug Investigations for Patrol course. The successful vendor will be required to provide a base year plus 4 option years with 7 iterati ons for the base year and each option year. Each course will be 5-days in length and will consist of 40-hours of instruction. Instructors will provide training for up to 40 Law Enforcement Officers in each class. The Government intends to award a contract to the offeror whose proposal provides the best value to the Government. The Government will evaluate each proposal by integrating the evaluation price with past/present performance and technical. Technical will be rated at a slightly higher rate than p ast performance, and when combined are significantly more important than the price. The technical factors include (1) Course Length, (2) Course Content, (3) Course Instructors and Contracting Firm, and (4) Period of Performance. Past/present performance includes (1) Offerors Business Practices, (2) Customer Relationship, (3) Ability to Successfully Perform, (4) Prior Experience, (5) Adherence to Schedule, and (6) Quality of Contractors Team. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contra ct without discussions, therefore, offerers initial proposal should contain the offerors best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. Offerers should download the Source Selection Information from http://216.81.179.134/ebs/advertisedsolicitat ions.asp to ensure an understanding of the evaluation criteria and methodology, the statement of work, and the vendor proposal requirements. The vendor should submit individual pricing on each iteration for the base year and all option years. In addition, the vendor should submit a one-time price for the adherence to the administrative requirement for CMR (Contractor Manpower Reporting). CMR is an Army Initiative that was implemented on Mar 8, 2005 to obtain better visibility of the contractor service wor kforce from Contractors supporting the Army. Please read the implementation language below, it will include the web-site address in which the information is entered. The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) operates and maintains a secure Army data collection site where the contractor will report ALL contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) required for performance of this contract. The contractor is required to completely fill in all the information i n the format using the following web address: https://contractormanpower.army.pentagon.mil. The required information include: (1) Contracting Office, Contracting Officer, Contracting Officers Technical Representative; (2) Contract number, including tas k and delivery order number; (3) Beginning and ending dates covered by reporting period; (4) Contractor name, address, phone number and e-mail address, ident ity of contractor employee entering data; (5) Estimated direct labor hours (including sub-contractors); (6) Estimated direct labor hours paid this reporting period (including sub-contractors); (7) Total payments (including sub-contractors); (8) Predominan t Federal Service Code (FSC) reflecting services provided by contractor (and separate predominant FCS for each sub-contractor if different); (9) Estimated data collection cost; (10) Organizational title associated with the Unit Identification Code (UIC) fo r the Army Requiring Activity (the Army Requiring Activity is responsible for providing the contractors with its UIC for the purposes of reporting this information; (11) Locations where the contractor and sub-contractors perform the work (specified by zip code in the United States and nearest city, country, when in an overseas location, using standardized nomenclature provided on the website; (12) Presence of deployment or contingency contract language; and (13) Number of contractor and sub-contractor empl oyees deployed in theater this reporting period (by country). As part of its submission, the contractor will also provide the estimated total cost (if any) incurred to comply with this reporting requirement. Reporting period will be the period of perform ance not to exceed 12 months ending 30 Sep of each government fiscal year and must be reported by 31 Oct of each calendar year. Contractors may use a direct XML data transfer to the database server of fill in the fields on the website. The XML direct tra nsfer is a format for transferring files from a contractors system to the secure web site without the need for separate data entries for each required data element at the web site. The specific formats for the XML direct transfer may be downloaded from th e web site. The vendor is required to submit a completed copy of FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with the proposal package. The following provisions and clauses will be incorporated into the solicitation by referenc e: 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration, 52.212-1, Instructors to Offerors-Commercial Items, 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds, 52.233-3, Protest After Award, 252.204-7004, Central Contracto r Registration Alternate A, 52.204-4, Printed or Copied-Double Sided on Recycled Paper, 252-209-7001, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Terrorist Country. The following clauses within 52.212-5 apply to this solicitation and any res ultant contract: 52.203-6 ALT I, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside, 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns, 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, 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, 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purch ases, 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration, 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veteran of the Vietnam Era, and other Eligible Veterans, 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Ve terans, Veteran of the Vietnam Era, and other Eligible Veterans, 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than Central Contractor Registration, 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party. The following clauses within 252.212-7001 apply to this solicit ation and any resultant contract; 52.203-3, Gratuities, 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities, 252.243-7002, Request for Equitable Adjustment, 252.247-7023. The following additional clauses and provisions are added in full text: 52.217 -9, Option to extend the terms of the contract states, a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 4 years after the base year; provided, that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 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 5 years. FAR 52.222-4 9, Service Contract Act-Place of Performance Unknown, states that this contract is subject to the Service Contract Act, and the places of performance for 32 course iterations are unknown. The places of performance are to be determined, and will be coordin ated with the successful vendor after contract award. Additional wage determination requests will be made after contract award. Offerors who intend to perform in a place or area of performance for which a wage determination has not been attached or request ed may nevertheless submit bids or proposals. However, additional wage determinations shall be requested and incorporated in the resultant contract retroactive to the date of contract award and there shall be no adjustment in the contract price. 52.252-1 , Provisions Incorporated by Reference, 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (The clauses and provisions incorporated by reference can be accessed in full text at http://farsite.hill.af.mil), 52.233-2, Service of Protest (CW3 Mark Thompson, USPFO, 7 105 NW 70th Ave, Johnston, IA 50131-1824), 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items. Sign and date your offer, the original must be submitted to Iowa Army National Guard, USPFO-PC, Camp Dodge, 7105 NW 70th Ave, Johnston, Iowa 50131-1824, ATTN: SSgt Renee Berg, Contract Specialist, at or before 8:00 a.m., 30 Aug 2005. For information regarding this solicitation contact SSgt Renee Berg at 515-252-4615, renee.berg@ia.ngb.army.mil or CW3 Mark Thompson at 515-252-4248. 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- Place of Performance
- Address: USPFO for Iowa Camp Dodge, 7105 NW 70th Ave Johnston IA
- Zip Code: 50131-1824
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 50131-1824
- Record
- SN00871143-F 20050817/050815213237 (fbodaily.com)
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