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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JUNE 01, 2013 FBO #4207
DOCUMENT

U -- Web-Based z/VM Training (RACF & Dirmaint)(Ref TR13-38) - Attachment

Notice Date

5/30/2013
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

611420 — Computer Training
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Office of Acquisition Operations;Technology Acquisition Center - Austin;1701 Directors Blvd, Suite 600;Austin TX 78744
 

ZIP Code

78744
 

Solicitation Number

VA118A13Q0081
 

Response Due

3/29/2013
 

Archive Date

4/1/2013
 

Point of Contact

Sylvia K Thomas
 

E-Mail Address

981-4464<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

SECTION A A.1 SF 1449 SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS Table of Contents SECTION A1 A.1 SF 1449 SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS1 SECTION B - CONTINUATION OF SF 1449 BLOCKS3 B.1 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA3 B.2 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE4 SECTION C - CONTRACT CLAUSES5 C.1 ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS5 C.2 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)5 C.3 52.232-99 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENT TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS (DEVIATION) (AUG 2012)6 C.4 852.232-72 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS (NOV 2012)6 C.5 VAAR 852.237-70 CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES (APR 1984)7 SECTION D - CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, OR ATTACHMENTS8 SECTION E - SOLICITATION PROVISIONS9 E.1 52.212-1 ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS9 E.2 52.209-5 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (DEVIATION)(MAR 2012)9 E.3 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)9 E.4 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999)10 E.5 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEC 2012)11 E.6 VAAR 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING (JAN 2008)25 SECTION B - CONTINUATION OF SF 1449 BLOCKS B.1 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA (continuation from Standard Form 1449, block 18A.) 1. Contract Administration: All contract administration matters will be handled by the following individuals: a. CONTRACTOR:TO BE DETERMINED b. GOVERNMENT:Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Acquisition Operations Technology Acquisition Center - Austin 1701 Directors Blvd, Suite 600 Austin, TX 78744 Sylvia Thomas, Contracting Officer 0010A (512) 981-4464 Sylvia.Thomas2@va.gov 2. CONTRACTOR REMITTANCE ADDRESS: All payments by the Government to the contractor will be made in accordance with: [X]52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Other than Central Contractor Registration, or []52.232-36, Payment by Third Party 3. INVOICES: Invoices shall be submitted in arrears: a. Quarterly[] b. Semi-Annually[] c. Other[X - after successful completion of online class] 4. GOVERNMENT INVOICE ADDRESS: All invoices from the contractor shall be mailed to the following address: Department of Veteran Affairs Financial Services Center P.O. Box 149971 Austin TX 78714-8971 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS: The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the Solicitation numbered and dated as follows: AMENDMENT NODATE B.2 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE Item NumberDescription Of Supplies/ServicesQuantityUnitUnit PriceAmount 0001SERVICE: ONLINE VIRTUAL TRAINING TYPE CLIN: Firm Fixed Price IFCAP OBLIGATION NUMBER: To Be Determined (TBD) DESCRIPTION: Training - Z/VM RACF and DIRMAINT, virtual, 4-day training course This course provides training on use of IBM software tools that support the management (DIRMAINT) and security (RACF) of the z/VM software. DELIVER TO: Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Information Technology (OIT) SDE-Enterprise Operations (EO) 1615 Woodward Street Austin, Texas 78772-0001 (Point-of-Contact to be provided after award) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: March-April 2013 INSPECTION & ACCEPTANCE: Inspection: Destination Acceptance: Destination1.00EA______________ GRAND TOTAL$______ SECTION C - CONTRACT CLAUSES C.1 ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS Clauses that are incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date), have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The following clauses are incorporated into 52.212-4 as an addendum to this contract: C.2 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/ FAR NumberTitleDate 52.204-10REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER SUBCONTRACT AWARDS AUG 2012 52.204-99SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION (Deviation)AUG 2012 52.223-18ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING AUG 2011 52.227-1AUTHORIZATION AND CONSENTDEC 2007 52.227-2NOTICE AND ASSISTANCE REGARDING PATENT AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTDEC 2007 852.211-73BRAND NAME OR EQUALJAN 2008 (End of Clause) C.3 52.232-99 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENT TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS (DEVIATION) (AUG 2012) This clause implements the temporary policy provided by OMB Policy Memorandum M-12-16, Providing Prompt Payment to Small Business Subcontractors, dated July 11, 2012. (a) Upon receipt of accelerated payments from the Government, the contractor is required to make accelerated payments to small business subcontractors to the maximum extent practicable after receipt of a proper invoice and all proper documentation from the small business subcontractor. (b) Include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (b), in all subcontracts with small business concerns. (c) The acceleration of payments under this clause does not provide any new rights under the Prompt Payment Act. (End of Clause) C.4 852.232-72 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS (NOV 2012) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause- (1) Contract financing payment has the meaning given in FAR 32.001. (2) Designated agency office has the meaning given in 5 CFR 1315.2(m). (3) Electronic form means an automated system transmitting information electronically according to the Accepted electronic data transmission methods and formats identified in paragraph (c) of this clause. Facsimile, email, and scanned documents are not acceptable electronic forms for submission of payment requests. (4) Invoice payment has the meaning given in FAR 32.001. (5) Payment request means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment submitted by the contractor under this contract. (b) Electronic payment requests. Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this clause, the contractor shall submit payment requests in electronic form. Purchases paid with a Government-wide commercial purchase card are considered to be an electronic transaction for purposes of this rule, and therefore no additional electronic invoice submission is required. (c) Data transmission. A contractor must ensure that the data transmission method and format are through one of the following: (1) VA's Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment System. (See Web site at http://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp.) (2) Any system that conforms to the X12 electronic data interchange (EDI) formats established by the Accredited Standards Center (ASC) and chartered by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The X12 EDI Web site (http://www.x12.org) includes additional information on EDI 810 and 811 formats. (d) Invoice requirements. Invoices shall comply with FAR 32.905. (e) Exceptions. If, based on one of the circumstances below, the contracting officer directs that payment requests be made by mail, the contractor shall submit payment requests by mail through the United States Postal Service to the designated agency office. Submission of payment requests by mail may be required for: (1) Awards made to foreign vendors for work performed outside the United States; (2) Classified contracts or purchases when electronic submission and processing of payment requests could compromise the safeguarding of classified or privacy information; (3) Contracts awarded by contracting officers in the conduct of emergency operations, such as responses to national emergencies; (4) Solicitations or contracts in which the designated agency office is a VA entity other than the VA Financial Services Center in Austin, Texas; or (5) Solicitations or contracts in which the VA designated agency office does not have electronic invoicing capability as described above. (End of Clause) C.5 VAAR 852.237-70 CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES (APR 1984) The contractor shall obtain all necessary licenses and/or permits required to perform this work. He/she shall take all reasonable precautions necessary to protect persons and property from injury or damage during the performance of this contract. He/she shall be responsible for any injury to himself/herself, his/her employees, as well as for any damage to personal or public property that occurs during the performance of this contract that is caused by his/her employees fault or negligence, and shall maintain personal liability and property damage insurance having coverage for a limit as required by the laws of the State of (TO BE DETERMINED). Further, it is agreed that any negligence of the Government, its officers, agents, servants and employees, shall not be the responsibility of the contractor hereunder with the regard to any claims, loss, damage, injury, and liability resulting there from. (End of Clause) (End of Addendum to 52.212-4) SECTION D - CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, OR ATTACHMENTS LIST OF ATTACHMENTS AttachmentDescriptionNumber PagesDate 1Performance Work Statement, "z/VM RACF and DIRMAINT Virtual Training Class"6February 4, 2013 SECTION E - SOLICITATION PROVISIONS E.1 52.212-1 ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS Provisions that are incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date), have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The following provisions are incorporated into 52.212-1 as an addendum to this solicitation: E.2 52.209-5 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (DEVIATION)(MAR 2012) (a) In accordance with Division H, sections 8124 and 8125 of P.L. 112-74 and sections 738 and 739 of P.L. 112-55 none of the funds made available by either Act may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that- (1) Has an unpaid federal tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and the Suspension and Debarment Official has made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (2) Has a felony criminal violation under any Federal or State law within the preceding 24 months, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and Suspension and Debarment Official has made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (b) The Offeror represents that- (1) The offeror does [ ] does not [ ] have any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability. (2) The offeror, its officers or agents acting on its behalf have [ ] have not [ ] been convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal or State law within the preceding 24 months. (End of Provision) E.3 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/ FAR NumberTitleDate 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMSDEC 2012 52.225-25PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES ENGAGING IN CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OR TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO IRAN-- REPRESENTATION AND CERTIFICATIONSDEC 2012 52.232-38SUBMISSION OF ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER INFORMATION WITH OFFERMAY 1999 (End of Provision) (End of Addendum to 52.212-1) E.4 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999) (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical Price (b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (End of Provision) E.6 VAAR 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING (JAN 2008) The bidder or offeror agrees that if a contract is awarded to him/her, as a result of this solicitation, he/she will not advertise the award of the contract in his/her commercial advertising in such a manner as to state or imply that the Department of Veterans Affairs endorses a product, project or commercial line of endeavor. (End of Clause)
 

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File Name: VA118A-13-Q-0081 B05 FBO_VA118A-13-Q-0081 IBM RACF DIRMAINT TRAINING.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=780523&FileName=VA118A-13-Q-0081-000.docx)

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