SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- MANAGE THE INFORMATION DIRECTORATE INFORMATION INSTITUTE
- Notice Date
- 2/1/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL - Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY, 13441-4514
- ZIP Code
- 13441-4514
- Solicitation Number
- FA8751-06-R-0004
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this announcement. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The entire solicitation will be issued on the Federal Business Opportunities (Fed Biz Opps) internet site at http://www.fbo.gov/. Select "Vendors", under Acronym select "USAF", at AFMC select "Locations", at AFRL, Rome Research Site select "Posted Dates." PAPER COPIES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. The solicitation and any amendments thereto will only be available by downloading the documents from the FedBizOpps internet site. All prospective offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation. Any prospective offerors interested in submitting a proposal for this solicitation must register on FedBizOpps in order to be placed on the List of Registered Parties. NOTE: You must register as an "Interested Party." Include your company name, address, telephone number and point of contact, fax number, e-mail address, and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code. A list will be available on the FedBizOpps to facilitate subcontracting and teaming opportunities only. Offerors registering their name on the FedBizOpps internet site should not conclude that they will receive a paper copy of the solicitation in the mail. Technical and contractual questions should be directed to the Contract Specialist, Victoria Jacobson, via e-mail to Victoria.Jacobson@rl.af.mil or by phone at (315) 330-1909. Responses must reference the solicitation number and contain the respondent's Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, e-mail address, mailing address, and FAX number. Synopsis/Solicitation FA8751-06-R-0004 is being issued as Request for Proposal (RFP), for a Firm Fixed Price contract for a period totaling approximately sixty (60) months (one base year and four option years), incorporating provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-06 (effective 30 Sep 2005) and DFARS Change Notice 20060123. Additional information may be obtained at the Fed Biz Opps internet site and FAR/DFAR/AFFAR/AFMCFARSUP on-line, at http://farsite.hill.af.mil, the latter for access to full text of all provisions and clauses. The NAICS code is 541690 for this unrestricted acquisition with a small business size of $5M. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome Research Site (RRS), has a requirement for a contractor to manage the Information Directorate's Information Institute. The requirements include maintaining current educational partnerships with member institutions, expanding membership, supporting Information Directorate institutes and centers, supporting the Information Directorate Chief Scientist in executing Information Directorate's participation in the National Research Council Fellows Program, supporting the execution of the Information Directorate visiting scientist program, conducting workshops, supporting the management and execution of the Information Directorate Chief Scientist's Research Initiative Program, proposing an Information Institute annual budget for review and approval by the Information Directorate Chief Scientist and Director, representing the Information Institute at Information Directorate meetings and other national and international forums and meetings, and maintaining the Information Institute's pages of the Information Directorate web site. All work will be in accordance with the Statement of Work entitled "MANAGE THE INFORMATION DIRECTORATE'S INFORMATION INSTITUTE," dated 17 Jan 2006. See Attachments No. 1 and 2 of solicitation posted on Fed BizOpps for Schedule of Offer (Standard Form 1449) and Statement of Work with Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL). ALERT: Offerors are STRONGLY encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449 as the first page of their offer. If you choose not to use the Standard Form 1449, you are cautioned to complete and provide with your proposal all the data requested by FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items. Failure to do so may eliminate you from consideration for award. The clause at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, is applicable. Paragraph (c) is amended to read as follows: "The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for ninety (60) calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers." The following paragraphs are added to 52.212-1: "(m) Offerors are REQUIRED to submit Past and Present Performance Information with their proposal. (n) Offerors are REQUIRED to submit a Quality Control Plan with their proposal; limit plan to no more than two pages in length." FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, is applicable. The second sentence of Paragraph (a) is amended as follows: "The factors identified below will be considered during proposal evaluation. Qualifications and Past Performance are significantly more important than Price. (i) QUALIFICATIONS ? Advanced degree in science or engineering, specific experience in managing and directing activities in critical areas of information technology including: information assurance, information fusion, intelligent systems, and signal processing. Offerors must submit resumes of key personnel with the proposal indicating education and relevant experience. (ii) PAST PERFORMANCE ? Submit at least two records identifying past or current contracts or projects (to include Federal, State, local government, and private) for efforts similar to this requirement. (iii) PRICE - Price will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness as it relates to the service offered. Fairness and reasonableness is the degree to which the proposed price compares to the price a reasonable and prudent person would expect to incur for the same or similar goods or services." Award will be made based on the best value to the Government. Include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 and DFAR 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with offer. See FARSite at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, is applicable. The clause FAR 52.212-5 (Deviation), Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (June 2005), applies to this acquisition. Additional FAR clauses cited in the clause applicable to this acquisition are: 52.203-6 Alt I, 52.222-21, 52.222-22, 52.222-37, 52.232-33, and DFARS 252.212-7001 (Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items) applies to this acquisition. Additional DFAR clauses cited in the clause applicable to this acquisition are: 252.225-7012, 252.227-7015, 252.227-7037, and 252.243-7002. The following additional clauses apply: FAR 52.217-8, Option To Extend Services; 52.217-9, Option To Extend The Term Of The Contract, is amended as follows: "(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the contractor before the contract expires; (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 five (5) years"; FAR 52.228-5, Insurance - Work On A Government Installation; FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds; and FAR 52.237-2, Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation. Additional DFARS clauses cited in the clause applicable to this acquisition are: 252.201-7000; 252.225-7001; 252.225-7012; 252.243-7002; 252.247-7023; 252.247-7024; DFARS 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration; and AFMCFARS 5352.228-9001, Insurance Clause Implementation. Be advised that to be eligible to receive an award from a Department of Defense (DoD) activity, interested parties must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database. To register, access the CCR Home Page at http://www.ccr.com. The successful contractor must also have an active ONLINE REPRESENTATION AND CERTIFICATION APPLICATION (ORCA). The ORCA website is located at: http://orca.bpn.gov/. All other questions regarding this COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION must be directed IN WRITING to the buyer, Victoria Jacobson, no later than one week before the proposal due date. Proposals are due at 2:30 pm EST on 22 FEB 2006. SUBMIT COMPLETE PACKAGE, BY MAIL TO: AFRL/IFKO, ATTN: Victoria Jacobson, FA8751-06-R-0004, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514 OR FACSIMILE TO: (315) 330-2555. It is the Offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of amendments (if any), and for downloading their own copy of this combined synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any) from the FedBiz Opps, as well as the blank Standard Form 1449, Evaluation Criteria, Statement of Work for Manage the Information Directorate Information Institute, and Representations and Certification from the FedBiz Opps internet site. The FedBizOpps offers a registration service that will send an e-mail notification when a change is made to this announcement. To register, click on the "Register to Receive Notification" button at the end of this announcement in the FedBizOpps. This service is provided for convenience only and does not serve as a guarantee of notification. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions, such as clarifications of the Statement of Work or the terms and conditions, are not considered to be "significant concerns" and should be communicated directly to the Contracting Officer, Cindy Rutledge, (315) 330-7835, e-mail at Cindy.Rutledge@rl.af.mil. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the Contracting Officer or Program Manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Linda Reed, Chief, Contracting Division at (315) 330-7748, e-mail at Linda.Reed@rl.af.mil. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level.
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