SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Arabic / English Role Players
- Notice Date
- 3/19/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Agency, North Region, ACA, United States Military Academy, Directorate of Contracting, Attn: SFCA-NR-WP-CSDIV, West Point, NY 10996
- ZIP Code
- 10996
- Solicitation Number
- W16BCS90413001
- Response Due
- 4/6/2009
- Archive Date
- 10/3/2009
- Point of Contact
- Name: Client Services, Title: Sourcing Agent, Phone: 1.877.9FEDBID, Fax: 703.442.7822
- E-Mail Address
-
clientservices@fedbid.com;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Bids are being solicited under solicitation number W16BCS90413001. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein. If your company can provide the product/services listed on the solicitation and comply with all of the solicitation instructions, please respond to this notice. To view the specifications, please go to www.FedBid.com and reference Buy No. 114811. GSA Schedule Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing GSA Schedule. The Schedule must either be in the Seller's name or the Seller must be able to document its ability to act as an agent of a partner's Schedule. Sellers must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the FedBid Fee, for contract-specific items. If FedBid receives notice that, due to inclusion of the FedBid Fee, the Selected Bid's line item pricing is higher than the Selected Seller's applicable published government contract pricing, the FedBid Fee will be reduced to ensure the Selected Bid's line item pricing does not exceed the Selected Seller's applicable contract pricing. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective GSA Schedule AND upon approval from the soliciting Contracting Officer. Information regarding GSA Schedules can be found at www.GSA.gov. This requirement is unrestricted and only qualified sellers may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2009-04-06 11:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be West Point, NY 10996 The USA ACA United States Military Academy requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001, Arabic/English Role Players (Block 1).Contractor to provide 23 Arabic/English Role Players to report to the US Military Academy, West Point, NY for the period of 28 May 2009 thru 16 June 2009 (Block 1). See the included STATEMENT OF WORK for additional information., 1, Lump Sum; LI 002, Arabic/English Role Players (Block 2).Contractor to provide 23 Arabic/English Role Players to report to the US Military Academy, West Point, NY for the period of 20 July 2009 thru 7 August 2009 (Block 2). See the included STATEMENT OF WORK for additional information., 1, Lump Sum; LI 003, Per Diem for Block 1.Per Diem for the above 23 individuals for the period covering Block 1 (28 May 2009 thru 16 June 2009)., 1, EA; LI 004, Per Diem for Block 2.Per Diem for the above 23 individuals for the period covering Block 2 (20 July 2009 thru 7 August 2009)., 1, EA; LI 005, Travel Expenses for Block 1.Travel costs faor the above 23 individuals for Block 1 (28 May 2009 thru 16 June 2009)., 1, EA; LI 006, Travel Expenses for Block 2.Travel costs faor the above 23 individuals for Block 2 (20 July 2009 thru 7 August 2009)., 1, EA; LI 007, Lodging Costs for Block 1.Lodging costs for the above 23 individuals during Block 1 (28 May 2009 thru 16 June 2009)., 1, EA; LI 008, Lodging Costs for Block 2.Lodging costs for the above 23 individuals during Block 2 (20 Julu 2009 thru 7 August 2009)., 1, EA; LI 009, Vehicle Rental for Block 1.Rental costs for vehicle(s) needed to provide local transportation during the performance period for Block 1 (28 May 2009 thru 16 June 2009)., 1, EA; LI 010, Vehicle Rental for Block 2.Rental costs for vehicle(s) needed to provide local transportation during the performance period for Block 2 (20 July 2009 thru 7 August 2009)., 1, EA; LI 011, Contractor Manpower Reporting (CMR)See Paragraph titled CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING.FSC: R608Unit Identification Code UIC W1FB25., 1, EA; For this solicitation, USA ACA United States Military Academy intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. A Seller may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. USA ACA United States Military Academy is taking this action in an effort to improve both seller access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time bids. All responsible Sellers that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com. Sellers that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Sellers that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Sellers may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process. Should Sellers require additional clarification, contact FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com. Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. Offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database before an award can be made to them. If the offeror is not registered in the CCR, it may do so through the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. The Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (CMRA) is a business process that has been approved by the Secretary of the Army as the means for collecting information on contracts that provide services to the Department of the Army. An updated CMRA business process, Version 3.0, has been implemented starting with the reporting of Fiscal Year 2006 information. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required contractor information directly to the CMRA website: https://cmra.army.mil Although the contractor is required to complete this information, as a courtesy, USMA will pre-populate the database, to include an estimate for contractor manpower. We strongly encourage you to visit the website and review our estimate and revise, if necessary. The information to be collected includes, by contract, delivery order/task order number, the funding source and related financial data, organization receiving the services, mission/function performed, and labor hours and costs by Government Fiscal Year (1 October through 30 September)CMRA will enable the Army to (i) fully understand the composition of the Army workforce - military, civilian, and contractor, and allow for more informed workforce staffing and funding decisions; (ii) provide better oversight of our workforce, avoid duplication of effort, or shifting of in-house reductions to contract; and (iii) better account for and explain our total Army workforce. Data must be entered into the CMRA Application at any time during the contracts period of performance (POP). Data must be accurate and complete, and entered into the CMRA by Government Fiscal Year (FY), 1 October through 30 September, for each FY that falls within the POP. For delivery order/task order type contracts, each separate delivery/task order is recorded. Information must be entered into CMRA NLT than 31 October of each fiscal year being serviced in the contract. The actual information to be entered by Contractors is as follows: 1.Contract Number 2.Delivery Order Number (If applicable) 3.Task Order Number (If applicable) 4.Requiring Activity Unit Identification Code ( UIC)5.Command 6.Contractor Contact Information 7.Federal Service Code (FSC)8.Direct Labor Hours 9.Direct Labor Dollars 10.Location Information DFARS 252.232-7003 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND RECEIVING REPORTS (MAR 2008) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause-- (1) Contract financing payment and invoice payment have the meanings given in section 32.001 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (2) Electronic form means any automated system that transmits information electronically from the initiating system to all affected systems. Facsimile, e-mail, and scanned documents are not acceptable electronic forms for submission of payment requests. However, scanned documents are acceptable when they are part of a submission of a payment request made using Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) or another electronic form authorized by the Contracting Officer. (3) Payment request means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment submitted by the Contractor under this contract. (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause, the Contractor shall submit payment requests and receiving reports using WAWF, in one of the following electronic formats that WAWF accepts: Electronic Data Interchange, Secure File Transfer Protocol, or World Wide Web input. Information regarding WAWF is available on the Internet at https://wawf.eb.mil/. (c) The Contractor may submit a payment request and receiving report using other than WAWF only when-- (1) The Contracting Officer authorizes use of another electronic form. With such an authorization, the Contractor and the Contracting Officer shall agree to a plan, which shall include a timeline, specifying when the Contractor will transfer to WAWF; (2) DoD is unable to receive a payment request or provide acceptance in electronic form; (3) The Contracting Officer administering the contract for payment has determined, in writing, that electronic submission would be unduly burdensome to the Contractor. In such cases, the Contractor shall include a copy of the Contracting Officer's determination with each request for payment; or (4) DoD makes payment for commercial transportation services provided under a Government rate tender or a contract for transportation services using a DoD-approved electronic third party payment system or other exempted vendor payment/invoicing system (e.g., PowerTrack, Transportation Financial Management System, and Cargo and Billing System). (d) The Contractor shall submit any non-electronic payment requests using the method or methods specified in Section G of the contract. (e) In addition to the requirements of this clause, the Contractor shall meet the requirements of the appropriate payment clauses in this contract when submitting payments requests. (End of clause) There will be a pre-bid conference held at West Point, on 25 March 2009 at 1:30 PM. The purpose of this conference is for interested contractors to be able to ask questions and obtain answers about this requirement. Interested contractors who wish to attend the conference should contact Kevin Niebuhr at 845-938-4763 or kevin.m.niebuhr@us.army.mil to obtain further information as to the actual location of the conference here at West Point and to schedule their visit. Attendance at this conference is not mandatory, but highly recommended. See the attached STATEMENT OF WORK for specific information.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: West Point, NY 10996<br />
- Zip Code: 10996<br />
- Zip Code: 10996<br />
- Record
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