SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- Corrosion and Corrosion Control in Light Water Reactors
- Notice Date
- 8/13/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Administration, Division of Contracts, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 20852-2738, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- DR-38-07-725
- Response Due
- 8/27/2007
- Archive Date
- 9/11/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services and items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-18. The solicitation number is RFQ No. DR-38-07-725 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation is a small business set-aside and is being requested under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The contract type intended for this procurement is a firm-fixed price contract with a one year period of performance and three (3) one year option periods. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 611430 with a small business size standard of $6.5 million. The contractor shall provide courses that will provide a practical familiarization with corrosion and corrosion control in light water reactors, for NRC staff that will be responsible for inspecting license holders who generate electrical power from light water reactors to determine whether operations are conducted in compliance with Federal regulations and license conditions, and to identify conditions which might adversely affect the health and safety of the public, the environment, or the common defense and security. [THE STATEMENT OF WORK FOR THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE UPLOADED IN AMENDMENT 1 TO THIS COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION]. The courses shall be presented at NRC Headquarters, in Rockville, MD and at NRC?s Regional Offices as necessary, which are located in the King of Prussia, PA; Atlanta, GA; Lisle, IL; Arlington, TX. The full text of the FAR provisions or clauses that apply to this acquisition may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. The following clauses/provisions apply to this acquisition: (1) 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors ? Commercial (SEP 2006), (2) 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items (JAN 1999), (3) 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (FEB 2007), (4) 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (NOV 2006), (5) 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. Offerors are to include a completed copy of provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (NOV 2006), with their offer. Proposals will be evaluated based on Best Value determination (Tradeoff). Overall technical criteria are considered significantly more important than cost/price factors. Although no points are set forth in the Evaluation Criteria for cost, cost is important in the Tradeoff Assessment. Cost will be evaluated for reasonableness and allowability. The Government will evaluate quotations based on the following evaluation criteria: Organizational Capability - 50 Points (Total) 30 Points - The Offeror shall clearly demonstrate to the NRC through documented evidence, that they have the knowledge and technical expertise to develop and present the course described in the Statement of Work. 20 Points - The Offeror shall clearly demonstrate to the NRC through the adequacy and completeness of the proposed course materials (texts, instructor?s guides, visual aids, and learning objectives) that the Offeror has the organizational capability to present the course described in the Statement of Work. Qualifications of Proposed Personnel - 50 Points (Total) 25 Points - The extent to which the Offeror demonstrates that the proposed key personnel have the knowledge of the course subject matter to satisfy the NRC?s requirement. Offeror?s shall provide evidence of related formal training, education, and prior job experience that demonstrates their ability to meet the NRC?s requirement, as described in the Statement of Work. 25 Points - The extent to which the Offeror demonstrates that the proposed key personnel have the instructional experience to satisfy the NRC?s requirement. Offeror?s shall provide evidence of directly related teaching experience as an instructor of professional adult learners, and demonstrate experience designing and developing customized training objectives, student exercises and materials, and visual aids for support of instructor presentations. Total Possible Points = 100 Points All quotes are due August 27, 2007 by 10:00 a.m., EST time. Please send proposals to the following address: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Attn: Mandy Mauer, Mail Stop: T-7-I-2, Washington, DC 20555 or to they may be submitted electronically via e-mail to mnm2@nrc.gov. All Offerors shall allow extra time for internal mail distribution. NRC is a secure facility with perimeter access control and NRC personnel are only available to receive hand-carried proposals between 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. Please include the solicitation number on the envelope containing your organization?s proposal. Fax submissions from Offerors will not be accepted. RFQ No. DR-38-07-725 will be distributed solely through the FedBizOpps website (http://www.fedbizopps.gov.) The FedBizOpps website provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments will also be distributed solely through the FedBizOpps website. Hard copies of the solicitation document and its related documents will not be available. Because this RFQ will be posted on this website, interested parties are instructed NOT to call, send letters, e-mails or faxes requesting the RFQ. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps website to assure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The NRC requires the prospective awardee to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of the resulting contract in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation, 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration. Processing time, which normally takes 48 hours, should be taken into consideration when registering. Potential Offerors who are not registered should consider applying for registration immediately if interested in responding to this solicitation. Potential Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the internet at http://www.ccr.gov. The Government will not reimburse interested parties for any costs associated with responding to this business opportunity. For information regarding this acquisition contact Mandy Mauer via e-mail at mnm2@nrc.gov. Phone calls will not be accepted. Issuance of this combined synopsis/solicitation does not constitute an award commitment on behalf of the NRC. The NRC reserves the right to reject any and all offers received.
- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
- Zip Code: 20852
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20852
- Record
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- Source
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