SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- Bureau of Indian Education requires psychological evaluation for BIE students at Beclabito Day School.
- Notice Date
- 11/28/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- BIA-Albuquerque Acquisition Office 1001 Indian School Road NW, Room 347 Albuquerque NM 87104
- ZIP Code
- 87104
- Solicitation Number
- A12PS00191
- Response Due
- 12/5/2011
- Archive Date
- 11/27/2012
- Point of Contact
- Shelley Velarde Procurement Technician 5055633017 ;
- E-Mail Address
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Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Educational Diagnostic Services for the Bureau of Indian Education administration and staff at the Beclabito Day School.This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation, for Educational diagnostic services is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The North American Industry classification (NAICS) code is 621340 and the business size maximum is $5 million. This acquisition is being solicited under small business set-aside. All small businesses shall provide a breakdown of their costs to demonstrate that at least 51% of the cost of contract performance incurred for travel, supplies, training materials, etc. shall be performed and incurred by the prime. All small businesses shall comply with FAR 52.29-14 Limitations on Subcontracting. All responsible small business sources may submit a quote, which will be considered by the Government. Resultant contracts shall be awarded as a firm fixed price contract. The Base Period of Performance (POP) shall be from December 12, 2011 to May 25, 2012 for approximately 8 days. The Government plans to make a single contract award. This office is requesting quotes on the following item: Provide all travel, supplies, materials and personnel to provide reading consultant services for staff and administrators at the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Beclabito Day School. The school is located in Beclabito, New Mexico. STATEMENT OF WORK BACKGROUND: The Bureau of Indian Education serves as a branch of the state education agency (SEA) for several elementary and secondary schools and dormitories serving the Navajo Reservation students located in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. The Statement of Work calls for professional related services to assist the targeted Navajo Nation Schools in implementing the special education and related services as authorized under P.L. 108-446 Individualized with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA). The purpose of IDEIA program is to improve academic achievement of students with disabilities and introduce strict accountability measures to hold schools, districts and states responsible for the academic results of student with disabilities. Approximately 49 schools will be funded Part B Funds through a formula based process to provide special education and related services for eligible children with disabilities. Purpose Educational diagnostic work to commence at Beclabito Day School for School year 2011-2012. The purpose of the Psycho-Educational evaluation is to determine if a student meets federal, state, and Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) criteria as an exceptional student who is also in need to special education support services to be successful in the general education curriculum. Components of the evaluation include but not limited to the following: --Review of cumulative records to review grade and attendance.--Review of Student Assistance Team (SAT) interventions and data. Additionally, scientific based interventions and level of progress are integral data that must be analyzed.--The Diagnostician will make a concerted effort to collect data from multiple sources including interviews with teachers, parents and other persons who have information relating to educational experiences and needs of the student.--An informal observation will be conducted by the Diagnostician in the general education classroom in the area of referral concerns (SAT data). It is important to observe how the child functions in the general education curriculum to ascertain if behaviors, skill deficits or learning deficits are contributing to the child's lack of progress as compared to peers.--Formal assessment will be conducted per federal and state guidelines for each suspected area of exceptionality.--Cognitive assessment will be conducted using tests tailored to the child's language and ability levels. Non-verbal assessment will be used for students who are bilingual or have limited English proficiency.--Academic assessment will be conducted based on referral data from the SAT. Curriculum Based Assessment will compare the child's progress in the general education curriculum (skill requirements) with formal test results.--Behavior assessment will be conducted based on referral concerns from the SAT when appropriate. Behavioral data from classroom observation will also be reviewed. If behavioral data presents a clinically significant score, a referral will be made for a psychological evaluation (referral will be determined by the Assessment Plan process with parent permission) to determine if the child meets criteria as an Emotionally Disturbed student. Deliverables The contractor shall provide requested services and/or purchases to, and under the general direction of the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), Beclabito Day School. The Bureau of Indian Education, Beclabito Day School responsibility:1. The BIE, Beclabito Day School shall provide the contractor with specific information on what is required of the educational diagnostic onsite with the special education teacher and administrator of the school.2. The Point of Contact shall receive the quote for services from the contractor.3. The Point of Contact shall provide the contractor any necessary changes in services based on the quote.4. The Point of Contact shall provide the contractor with a notice to proceed according to the final quote.5. The assigned administrator will be responsible for receiving and notifying the contractor of the receipt of services requested.Contractor's Responsibility:1. The contractor shall provide a quote for services to the Point of Contact prior to commencing any work.2. The contractor shall provide the Point of Contact notification of services and with final report.3. The contractor shall also provide an accurate completion date and time, in consideration of the nature.4. The Diagnostician will serve as the evaluation coordinator and solicit related service evaluations in all areas of referral concerns, specifically motor and speech/language. All evaluation data will be integrated into a comprehensive psycho-educational report.5. The Diagnostician will complete all assessments within the 60 day time frame (as allowed by state regulations) from the data of parent permission. The Special Education Case Manager will be notified that the evaluation is completed and to set the dates for the Multi-Disciplinary meeting. The Diagnostician will complete all required documents that relate to the evaluation/exceptionality determination.6. The Diagnostician will participate in all initial IEP conferences to present recommendations to assure that all needs of the child are addressed. The period of performance: December 12, 2011 to May 25, 2012. Requests for services are on as needed basis, not to exceed the amount on the purchase order. INSTRUCTION TO OFFERORS: All offerors shall submit a quote consisting of a separate (1) technical approach volume and (2) price volume. The volumes shall be as follows: Volume One: Technical Quote and Volume Two: Price Quote. Each volume shall be separate and complete in itself so that evaluation of one may be accomplished independently of evaluation of the other. Basis of Award: the Government will make an award based upon best value. Technical factors as a whole are more important than price. The evaluation factors are as follows in descending order of importance. a. Qualifications and Experience of Proposed Personnel; b. Technical Approach, and c. Past Performance. Volume 1: Technical Quote. The technical quote must discuss the proposed management approach in sufficient detail to clearly and concisely demonstrate that the Offeror has an understanding of all requirements specified in the Statement of Work. The technical quote shall not contain price information; however, resource information such as data concerning labor hours and categories, materials, subcontracts, etc. must be contained in the technical quote so that the Offeror's understanding of the detail and complexity of the requirements may be evaluated. 1.a. Qualifications and Experience of Proposed Personnel. The contractor shall demonstrate that current and proposed staff has an appropriate range of relevant academic and applied experience as well as licensures. The technical quote shall contain resumes of the proposed personnel along with a copy of their applicable licenses.1.b. Technical Approach. The Contractor shall describe its technical approach to accomplish each of the tasks delineated in the Statement of Work.1.c. Past Performance: The Contractor shall provide recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items, contract numbers, points of contracts with telephone numbers, and other relevant information. When evaluating past performance, the Government will focus on the areas of Quality of Service, Timeliness of Performance, Price/Cost Control and Customer Satisfaction. Offerors should note that Past Performance related to the "quality" and how well a Contractor performed the services under a contract.Volume 2: Price Quote. The Offeror shall prepare a firm fixed price quote that contains all information necessary to allow for a comprehensive evaluation of the costs proposed.All items are critical, as the Government will evaluate the Offeror's proposal for reasonableness and completeness/accuracy. An analysis will be completed on a "total price" basis consistent with a fixed price methodology, counting base and option periods as inclusive of the total fixed price. QUESTIONS SUBMISSION: Questions must be submitted electronically via email to shelley.velarde@bia.gov. Offerors shall also reference the Solicitation number in the subject line of their questions. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: Proposals must be submitted in two hard copies to BIA, Albuquerque Acquisition Office, Attn: Shelley Velarde, 1001 Indian School Road, Ste 347, Albuquerque, NM 87104. Offeror shall reference the Solicitation number in the subject line of their proposal. The Proposal response date and time is December 5, 2011 by 3:00 pm MST Basis of Award: Award will be made to the Offeror whose proposal contains the combination of evaluated factors offering the best overall value to the Government. This will be determined by comparing differences in technical merit with differences in price to the Government. In making this comparison, the Government is more concerned with obtaining superior technical merit. However, the Government will not make an award at a significantly higher cost to the Government to achieve only slightly superior technical merit. CLAUSES: This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference with the same force and effect as if they were given in full texts. The provisions at FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations of Certifications apply to this acquisition. Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certification/Commercial Items with their quote. If the offeror does not have a copy of this provision, you may obtain a copy at www.arnet.gov; www.orca.gov, or contact the CO to receive a copy. FAR 52.252-02 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by reference; Clauses Incorporated by Reference, 1450-0016-001 Homeland Security Presidential Directive - 12 (HSPD-12); 1452.204-70 Release of Claims - Department of the Interior, 1452.226-70 Indian Preference; 1452.226-71 Indian Preference Program; 52.212-01 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; 52.212-02 Evaluation - Commercial Items; 52.212-03 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items; 52.213-02 Invoices; 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification; 52.203-06 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government; 52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct; 52.219-06 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; 52.219-08 Utilization of Small Business Concerns; 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting; FAR 52.222-03 Convict Labor; FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; 52.232-33 FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration; FAR 52.23 2-36 Payment by Third Party; 52.239-01 Privacy or Security Safeguards. Provisions in full text: FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items; 52.217-08 Option to extend Services.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: DOI, BIE, Beclabito Day SchoolClifford Ward DriveHighway 64Beclabito, NM
- Zip Code: 87420
- Zip Code: 87420
- Record
- SN02629280-W 20111130/111128233924-16006c8dec33236d50e68cdb0d93d8e0 (fbodaily.com)
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