SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Interpretation Equipment and Technical support Service - Pricing Schedule - PWS
- Notice Date
- 5/20/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541930
— Translation and Interpretation Services
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Defense Budget and Contracts, 201 12th Street, Suite 203, Arlington, Virginia, 22202-5408
- ZIP Code
- 22202-5408
- Solicitation Number
- HQ0013-13-T-0013
- Archive Date
- 6/18/2013
- Point of Contact
- Ali Beshir, Phone: 703-602-1341, Woodrow W. Bell, Phone: 7036021464
- E-Mail Address
-
ali.beshir@dsca.mil, woodrow.bell@dsca.mil
(ali.beshir@dsca.mil, woodrow.bell@dsca.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Performance Work Statement Pricing schedule (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number HQ0013-13-T-0013 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). Under this requirement, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) intends to award a commercial, firm fixed price contract. (iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-60, Effective July 26, 2012. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to review the web page for notice of amendments, updates or changes to the solicitation. (iv) This solicitation is issued under FAR Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This requirement is to provide interpretation equipment and technical assistance requirements for the Africa Center Strategic Studies (ACSS) to support the Senior Leaders Seminar Program. The performance period is 14 June 2013 through 28 June 2013. The solicitation is being issued as 100% small business set aside under North American Classification System (NAICS) code is 541930, Interpretation Equipment and Services. The small business size standard is $7.0 million. (v) Specifies. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price contract resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation. The interpretation equipment and technical assistance requirements for the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) is to support the Senior Leaders Seminar Program. The program will be conducted at Double Tree Hotel Crystal City, 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202 and during visit to Congress. DSCA intends to purchase the services identified in the attached PWS. Note: a. Alternate unit of measure such as by day or other industry standard unit of measure will be considered. b. See attached PWS for details. (vi) Clauses and Provisions. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by reference. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and paragraph (a) is completed as follows: The following evaluation factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (vii) Evaluation Factors the Evaluation factors are Technical Capability, Past Performance and Price - Technical Capability: Vendor shall demonstrate capability to provide equipment and technical support. - Past Performance: The Government will evaluate Past Performance in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b) (3). Offerors should identify past or current contracts (including Federal, State, and local government and private) for efforts similar to this requirement. Offerors are encouraged to provide information on problems encountered on the identified contracts and the corrective actions take to address the problems. The Government shall consider this information, as well as information obtained from any other sources such as the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), when evaluating the past performance. - Price: The Government will evaluate Price for reasonableness in accordance with FAR 13.106-3(a) Basis for award. Relative importance of factors: Technical Capability is slightly more important than Past performance which is slightly more important than price. When combined, the non-price evaluation factors are more important than price. This Best Value process permits tradeoffs among cost or price and non-cost factors and allows the Government to accept other than the lowest priced proposal. The provision at FAR 52.212-3, Alt 1 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, Alternate I applies. Offerors must be registered in the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov. Also in accordance with the clause, all prospective Offerors must be actively registered in the Central Contractor Registration prior to award. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by reference. The following clauses cited within FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items, apply: 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (FEB 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (MAR 2012) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999). 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Sep 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212). 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010) (29 U.S.C. 793). 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Sep 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212). 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003) (31 U.S.C. 3332). 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (Feb 2009) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). 52.246-4 Inspection of Services - Fixed Price 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications 252.243-7002, Request for Equitable Adjustment Other FAR/DFARS provisions/clauses are incorporated by reference and include DFARS 212.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items and DFARS 212.212.7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items]. The full text of the clauses or provisions may be accessed electronically at one of the following links: http://www.deskbook.osd.mil/, http://farsite.hill.af.mil, http://www.arnet.gov/far. (vii) Submission Requirements: 1. The offerors submissions shall include list of interpretation equipment and the technical support service that will be used to support the identified requirements. The offerors submission shall be arranged and presented by each requirement as presented in the requirements list. 2. Past Performance - Offerors shall submit point of contact (POC) information for three (3) recent similar requirements within the last two years. Contact information shall include: Name of POC. Email address of POC. Contract Number/Name/Period of Performance a description of work performed on the subject contract. 3. Vendor shall provide a quote using the pricing schedule provided in this combined synopsis/solicitation. Vendor shall provide their cancellation policy and any associated fees with the price submission. Offers shall be submitted by 03 June 2013 no later than 02:00 PM EST via email to ali.beshir@dsca.mil with the subject line "HQ0013-13-T-0013 Africa Center SLS Interpretation Equipment / Service". Facsimile submissions will not be accepted. Further details regarding the requirement can be found in the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS).
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202 and during visit to Congress., Arlington, Virginia, 22202, United States
- Zip Code: 22202
- Zip Code: 22202
- Record
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