SOLICITATION NOTICE
76 -- Drug Abuse Program Protocol Journals
- Notice Date
- 11/10/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 511130
— Book Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Acquisitions Branch, 320 First Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20534
- ZIP Code
- 20534
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-NAS-0089-2006
- Response Due
- 11/18/2005
- Point of Contact
- Kristy Beck, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-616-6150, Fax 202-307-1146, - Jan Johns, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-307-0985, Fax 202-307-1146,
- E-Mail Address
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k1beck@bop.gov, jjohns@bop.gov
- Description
- NAICS Code: 511130 The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) intends to award a sole source contract action to The Change Companies of Carson City, Nevada, for the distribution of the Drug Abuse Program Treatment Protocol Journals. The requirement is for distribution of the Bureau of Prisons Drug Abuse Treatment Protocol Journals, which were designed and developed by The Change Companies and the BOP through a competitive contract award. The Protocols are now complete. The Change Companies is the only vendor who can supply the BOP’s Drug Abuse Treatment Protocol, as designed and developed by BOP and the Change Companies. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 and FAR Subpart 13.5, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; the Government does not intend to issue a written solicitation. The solicitation is being issued as a RFQ and will be a requirements type contract with firm fixed prices under FAR Subpart 13.5. The contract shall consist of a twelve (12) month base period and four (4) twelve (12) month option periods. The following is a list of the required journals with quantity estimates: Line Item # 001: Choice and Change Journal Quantity for Base Year: 21,000 Quantity for Option Year 1: 22,000 Quantity for Option Year 2: 23,000 Quantity for Option Year 3: 24,000 Quantity for Option Year 4: 25,000 Line Item # 002: Orientation Journal (Male Version) Quantity for Base Year: 17,000 Quantity for Option Year 1: 18,000 Quantity for Option Year 2: 18,500 Quantity for Option Year 3: 19,500 Quantity for Option Year 4: 21,000 Line Item # 003: Orientation Journal (Female Version) Quantity for Base Year: 1,400 Quantity for Option Year 1: 2,000 Quantity for Option Year 2: 2,500 Quantity for Option Year 3: 2,500 Quantity for Option Year 4: 3,000 Line Item # 004: Rational Thinking Journal (Male Version) Quantity for Base Year: 17,000 Quantity for Option Year 1: 18,000 Quantity for Option Year 2: 18,500 Quantity for Option Year 3: 19,500 Quantity for Option Year 4: 21,000 Line Item # 005: Rational Thinking Journal (Female Version) Quantity for Base Year: 1,400 Quantity for Option Year 1: 2,000 Quantity for Option Year 2: 2,500 Quantity for Option Year 3: 2,500 Quantity for Option Year 4: 3,000 Line Item # 006: Criminal Lifestyle Journal (Male Version) Quantity for Base Year: 17,000 Quantity for Option Year 1: 18,000 Quantity for Option Year 2: 18,500 Quantity for Option Year 3: 19,500 Quantity for Option Year 4: 21,000 Line Item # 007: Criminal Lifestyle Journal (Female Version) Quantity for Base Year: 1,400 Quantity for Option Year 1: 2,000 Quantity for Option Year 2: 2,500 Quantity for Option Year 3: 2,500 Quantity for Option Year 4: 3,000 Line Item # 008: Living with Others Journal (Male Version) Quantity for Base Year: 17,000 Quantity for Option Year 1: 18,000 Quantity for Option Year 2: 18,500 Quantity for Option Year 3: 19,500 Quantity for Option Year 4: 21,000 Line Item # 009: Living with Others Journal (Female Version) Quantity for Base Year: 1,400 Quantity for Option Year 1: 2,000 Quantity for Option Year 2: 2,500 Quantity for Option Year 3: 2,500 Quantity for Option Year 4: 3,000 Line Item # 010: Lifestyle Balance Journal (Male Version) Quantity for Base Year: 17,000 Quantity for Option Year 1: 18,000 Quantity for Option Year 2: 18,500 Quantity for Option Year 3: 19,500 Quantity for Option Year 4: 21,000 Line Item # 011: Lifestyle Balance Journal (Female Version) Quantity for Base Year: 1,400 Quantity for Option Year 1: 2,000 Quantity for Option Year 2: 2,500 Quantity for Option Year 3: 2,500 Quantity for Option Year 4: 3,000 Line Item # 012: Recovery Maintenance Journal (Male Version) Quantity for Base Year: 17,000 Quantity for Option Year 1: 18,000 Quantity for Option Year 2: 18,500 Quantity for Option Year 3: 19,500 Quantity for Option Year 4: 21,000 Line Item # 013: Recovery Maintenance Journal (Female Version) Quantity for Base Year: 1,400 Quantity for Option Year 1: 2,000 Quantity for Option Year 2: 2,500 Quantity for Option Year 3: 2,500 Quantity for Option Year 4: 3,000 Line Item # 014: Transition Journal (Male Version) Quantity for Base Year: 17,000 Quantity for Option Year 1: 18,000 Quantity for Option Year 2: 18,500 Quantity for Option Year 3: 19,500 Quantity for Option Year 4: 21,000 Line Item # 015: Transition Journal (Female Version) Quantity for Base Year: 1,400 Quantity for Option Year 1: 2,000 Quantity for Option Year 2: 2,500 Quantity for Option Year 3: 2,500 Quantity for Option Year 4: 3,000 Line Item # 016: Nonresidential Drug Abuse Treatment Journal (Male Version) Quantity for Base Year: 3,000 Quantity for Option Year 1: 4,000 Quantity for Option Year 2: 5,000 Quantity for Option Year 3: 6,500 Quantity for Option Year 4: 7,000 Line Item # 017: Nonresidential Drug Abuse Treatment Journal (Female Version) Quantity for Base Year: 500 Quantity for Option Year 1: 700 Quantity for Option Year 2: 1,000 Quantity for Option Year 3: 1,300 Quantity for Option Year 4: 1,700 Line Item # 018: Twelve-Month Follow-up Journal (Male Version) Quantity for Base Year: 5,000 Quantity for Option Year 1: 5,200 Quantity for Option Year 2: 5,700 Quantity for Option Year 3: 6,000 Quantity for Option Year 4: 7,000 Line Item # 019: Twelve-Month Follow-up Journal (Female Version) Quantity for Base Year: 750 Quantity for Option Year 1: 1,000 Quantity for Option Year 2: 1,200 Quantity for Option Year 3: 1,500 Quantity for Option Year 4: 2,000 The RFQ incorporates the following provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-06. The following FAR Clauses are incorporated by reference and apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (OCT 2003) and FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (JULY 2005). The applicable clauses within 52.212-5 are as follows: 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, and 52.232-36. The following FAR provisions are applicable to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (JAN 2005); FAR 52.212-3, Offer or Representation and Certification-Commercial Items (MAR 2005); and FAR 52.233-2, Service of Protest (AUG 1996). Each offeror shall include a completed copy of the FAR provisions at 52.212-3, Offer or Representation and Certification-Commercial Items (MAR 2005) with its offer. The following JAR clauses apply to this acquisition: JAR 2852.233-70, Protests Filed Directly with the Department of Justice (JAN 1998) and JAR 2852.201-70, Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) (JAN 1985). Faith-based and community organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. The full text provision or clause may be accessed electronically at www.arnet.gov/far or at www.bop.gov. 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (AUG 1996) (a) Protests, as defined in Section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the General Accounting Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from: Procurement Executive Federal Bureau of Prisons 320 First Street, N.W., Room 5006 Washington, D.C. 20534 (b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO. PROTESTS FILED DIRECTLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (JAR 2852.233-70) (JAN 1998) (a)The following definitions apply in this provision: (1) "Agency Protest Official" means the official, other than the contracting officer, designated to review and decide procurement protests filed with a contracting activity of the Department of Justice. (2) "Deciding Official" means the person chosen by the protestor to decide the agency protest; it may be either the Contracting Officer or the Agency Protest Official. (3) "Interested Party" means an actual or prospective offeror whose direct economic interest would be affected by the award of a contract or by the failure to award a contract. (b) A protest filed directly with the Department of Justice must: (1) Indicate that it is a protest to the agency. (2) Be filed with the Contracting Officer. (3) State whether the protestor chooses to have the Contracting Officer or the Agency Protest Official decide the protest. If the protest is silent on this matter, the Contracting Officer will decide the protest. (4) Indicate whether the protestor prefers to make an oral or written presentation of arguments in support of the protest to the deciding official. (5) Include the information required by FAR 33.103(d)(2): (I) Name, address, facsimile number and telephone number of the protestor. (ii) Solicitation or contract number. (iii) Detailed statement of the legal and factual grounds for the protest, to include a description of resulting prejudice to the protestor. (iv) Copies of relevant documents. (v) Request for a ruling by the agency. (vi) Statement as to the form of relief requested. (vii) All information establishing that the protestor is an interested party for the purpose of filing a protest. (viii) All information establishing the timeliness of the protest. (c) An interested party filing a protest with the Department of Justice has the choice of requesting either that the Contracting Officer or the Agency Protest Official decide the protest. (d) The decision by the Agency Protest Official is an alternative to a decision by the Contracting Officer. The Agency Protest Official will not consider appeals from the Contracting Officer's decision on an agency protest. (e) The deciding official must conduct a scheduling conference with the protestor within five (5) days after the protest is filed. The scheduling conference will establish deadlines for oral or written arguments in support of the agency protest and for agency officials to present information in response to the protest issues. The deciding official may hear oral arguments in support of the agency protest at the same time as the scheduling conference, depending on availability of the necessary parties. (f) Oral conferences may take place either by telephone or in person. Other parties may attend at the discretion of the deciding official. (g) The protestor has only one opportunity to support or explain the substance of its protest. Department of Justice procedures do not provide for any discovery. The deciding official may request additional information from either the agency or the protestor. The deciding official will resolve the protest through informal presentations or meetings to the maximum extent practicable. (h) An interested party may represent itself or be represented by legal counsel. The Department of Justice will not reimburse the protester for any legal fees related to the agency protest. (i) The Department of Justice will stay award or suspend contract performance in accordance with FAR 33.103(f). The stay or suspension, unless over-ridden, remains in effect until the protest is decided, dismissed, or withdrawn. (j) The deciding official will make a best effort to issue a decision on the protest within twenty (20) days after the filing date. The decision may be oral or written. (k) The Department of Justice may dismiss or stay proceeding on an agency protest if a protest on the same or similar basis is filed with a protest forum outside the Department of Justice. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE (COTR) (JAR 2852.201-70) (JAN 1985) (a) Beth Weinman of the Psychology Services Branch at Central Office in Washington, DC is hereby designated to act as Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) under this contract. (b) The COTR is responsible, as applicable, for: receiving all deliverables, inspecting and accepting the supplies or services provided hereunder in accordance with the terms and conditions of this contract; providing direction to the contractor which clarifies the contract effort, fills in details or otherwise serves to accomplish the contractual Scope of Work; evaluating performance; and certifying all invoices/vouchers for acceptance of the supplies or services furnished for payment. (c) The COTR does not have the authority to alter the contractor's obligations under the contract, and/or modify any of the expressed terms, conditions, specifications, or cost of the agreement. If as a result of technical discussions it is desirable to alter/change contractual obligations or the Scope of Work, the Contracting Officer shall issue such changes. WRITTEN JUSTIFICATION FOR A SPECIFIC MAKE OR MODEL The agency’s need for the Drug Abuse Treatment Protocol Journals listed above can only be provided by one source (The Change Companies). To obtain similar journals from another vendor would require the re-development of the Drug Abuse Treatment Protocol, which would not be economically feasible and would not provide timely delivery. The Change Companies designed and developed the Drug Abuse Treat Protocol Journals. The journals are copyrighted and may not be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without written permission from The Change Companies. The BOP now has a requirement to receive these journals and The Change Companies is the only available source who can fulfill the BOP’s requirement. SUBMISSION OF QUOTES This combined synopsis/solicitation is distributed solely through the General Service's Administration Federal Business Opportunities web site http://www.fedbizopps.gov. The site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Any information shall be clearly marked with RFQ NAS-0089-2006 and must be received on or before November 18, 2005 NLT 12PM eastern standard time (Washington DC). Any information must be received via email at k1beck@bop.gov or fax at (202) 307-1146. Any information not received by the date/time and at the location specified in this notice will not be considered. The Point of Contact for all information regarding this acquisition is Kristy Beck, Contract Specialist, or Greg Sinsel, Contracting Officer, who can be reached at the following phone number and address: (202) 616-6150, 320 First Street, NW – Room 5006, Washington, DC 20534. NOTE: THIS NOTICE MAY HAVE POSTED ON FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (10-NOV-2005). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 23-JAN-2006, BUT REAPPEARED IN THE FTP FEED FOR THIS POSTING DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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