MODIFICATION
R -- ESG - Program Management Support for RDDS
- Notice Date
- 9/27/2013
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, ESG - Enterprise Sourcing Group, Building 1, 1940 Allbrook Dr, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, 45433-5006, United States
- ZIP Code
- 45433-5006
- Solicitation Number
- ESG-FA8052-13-R-0020
- Archive Date
- 10/18/2013
- Point of Contact
- Ronald L. Lighty, Phone: 2103959384, Javier Tamez, Phone: 210-395-9178
- E-Mail Address
-
ronald.lighty@us.af.mil, javier.tamez.2@us.af.mil
(ronald.lighty@us.af.mil, javier.tamez.2@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Competitive 8(a)
- Description
- *** Ammendment to this RFP is to provide clarification to the Provision and Clauses section of combined synopsis. All reps and certs should be provided as part of your proposal, there is no attachment 2. Also as a reminder your proposal should be 2 parts. Part 1 Technical, Part 2 Pricing. For Part 2 the pricing schedule is in the combined synopsis. *** Ammendment to this RFP is to clarify within the synopsis/solicitation and PWS that this requirement is a FTE Requirement. ***Ammendment to this RFP is to provide clarification within the PWS paragraph 2.1.1, (6 FTEs) and paragraph 2.1.2 (1 FTE.) Date: 18 September 2013 Subject: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Title: Program Management Support for Requirements Definition and Development Service Request for Proposal (RFP)/ Solicitation Number: ESG-FA8052-13-R-0020 Closing Response Date: October 3, 2013 at 2:00PM CST Contact Point(s): Ronald Lighty Jr., Contracting Specialist Commercial Phone: (210) 395-9556 Email: ronald.lighty@us.af.mil Contact Point(s): Javier Tamez, Contracting Officer Commercial Phone: (210) 395-9178 Email: javier.tamez.2@us.af.mil Description: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services 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. The purpose of this requirement is to provide the Executive Support Staff U.S. Air Force Surgeon General (AF/SG) with The Program Management Support for Requirements Definition and Development Services in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) dated 13 June 2013. Historically this effort has been supported by seven (7) full time equivalents (FTE). This requirement is a FTE requirement. This requirement is a performance based requirement, meaning offerors should propose the number of FTE he/she has determined is needed in order to meet the requirement identified in the attached Workflow Management Support Performance Work Statement (PWS). Place of Contract Performance: AF/SG office at: Defense Health Headquarters Building, 7700 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church, VA 22042. IAW PWS dated 13 June 2013. Set-aside Status: Competitive 8(a) set-aside. North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code: 541611 Period of Performance: Base Year: 15 October 2013 to 14 October 2014 Option Period One: 15 October 2014 to 14 October 2015 Option Period Two: 15 October 2015 to 14 October 2016 *Option to Extend Services: Dates TBD, if needed *In accordance with 52.217-8 - Option to Extend Services, and 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Terms of the Contract. The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The total duration of this contract shall not exceed 36 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days. The Department of the Air Force, Air Force Material Command, 773rd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron Contracting Office intends to award a firm fixed price (FFP) contract. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Solicitation number ESG-FA8052-13-R-0020 and the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) Program Management Support for Requirements Definition and Development Services will be made available to interested parties through https://www.fbo.gov. The Government will accept questions concerning solicitation number ESG-FA8052-13-R-0020 until 25 September 2013 at 12:00 PM CST. Email your questions to ronald.lighty@us.af.mil. PROPOSALS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 3 October 2013 AT 2:00PM CST. Email your proposal to ronald.lighty@us.af.mil. It is the offeror's responsibility to confirm receipt of proposal; follow-up proposal submission with a phone call to 210-395-9556 if you do not receive confirmation PRIOR to the closing time. Notice to Offerors: Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date for receipt of proposals. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs. All labor CLINs shall be firm fixed price. All travel CLINs shall be cost. Contract will consist of CLIN 0001-CLIN 2002 as indicated below. CLIN 0001: Labor Description: Shall support tasks IAW PWS Program Management Support for Requirements Definition and Development Service dated 13 June 2013. PoP is 15 October 2013 to 14 October 2014. Quantity: 12 Unit of Issue: Months Unit Price: ______________________________ Total Amount: ___________________________ CLIN 0002: Travel PoP is 15 October 2013 to 14 October 2014 Cost: $40,068 NTE (DO NOT CHANGE) CLIN 1001: Labor (Option Year 1) Description: Shall support tasks IAW PWS Program Management Support for Requirements Definition and Development Service dated 13 June 2013. PoP is 15 October 2014 to 14 October 2015. Quantity: 12 Unit of Issue: Months Unit Price: ______________________________ Total Amount: ___________________________ CLIN 1002: Travel PoP is 15 October 2014 to 14 October 2015 Cost: $41,270.04 NTE (DO NOT CHANGE) CLIN 2001: Labor (Option Year 2) Description: Shall support tasks IAW PWS Program Management Support for Requirements Definition and Development Service dated 13 June 2013. PoP is 15 October 2015 to 14 October 2016 Quantity: 12 Unit of Issue: Months Unit Price: ______________________________ Total Amount: ___________________________ CLIN 1002: Travel PoP is 15 October 2015 to 14 October 2016 Cost: $42,508.14 NTE (DO NOT CHANGE) In addition to the above CLINs offerors shall submit pricing for CLIN 3001. In the event the Government utilizes the 52.217-8 clause the offeror's below pricing shall be used. The following CLINs will not appear on the awarded contract. The following CLINs will only be added to the contract if the Government utilizes the 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services clause. CLIN 3001: Labor (52.217-8 Option to Extend Services) Description: Shall support tasks IAW PWS Program Management Support for Requirements Definition and Development Service dated 13 June 2013. PoP will be determined prior to exercising this option. For evaluation purposes only, this CLIN will be part of the Total Evaluated Price (TEP) for award. Quantity: 6 Unit of Issue: Months Unit Price: ______________________________ Total Amount: ___________________________ Addendum 1 to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Feb 2012): FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Item: Each Offeror is required to submit their proposal as specified in FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors- Commercial Items Addendum 1. (a) Submission of Offers. (i) Interested parties capable of providing the specified service must submit a written offer via email to: Ronald Lighty, Contract Specialist at ronald.lighty@us.af.mil (ii) Do not send as an executable or.exe file. Email size shall not exceed five megabytes. Documents may be compressed (zipped) using WinZip 8.1 or later version. Any corrupted file or media containing a virus could result in the offer not being considered for award. (iii) Software Compatibility. Use a word processing and spreadsheet program compatible with Microsoft ® Word 2010 ® and Microsoft ® Excel 2010. PDF is Adobe Portable Document Format. (iv) Submit offer as follows: Document Content File Format - The minimum font size for the proposal pages is 12 pitch. Required documents should be submitted via electronic email with a request receipt, and should be clearly marked as to volume number, title, copy number, solicitation identification and the Offeror's name, address, CAGE Code, Tax Identification (TIN) number, and DUNS number. The price proposal will be evaluated for reasonableness based upon a comparison of the Offeror's price to the Independent Government Estimate and via price analysis. All CLINs will be evaluated for reasonableness. (b) To assure timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, offerors must follow the instructions contained herein. Offerors are required to meet all commercial solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. The response shall consist of two (2) separate parts, Part 1- Technical Capability and Management, Part II - Pricing. Part I Technical Capability shall be no more than 10 pages one sided. Part II - Pricing shall be no more than 10 pages one sided. (c) This is a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) acquisition. Technical Capability and Management will be evaluated and given ratings of acceptable or unacceptable. Unacceptable offers are not eligible for award. The Contracting Officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. Offerors shall describe in detail their proposed approach. Offerors shall use the Government-provided Performance Work Statement (PWS) to develop their technical approach. Offerors shall specifically explain how their approach will meet the key requirements of the PWS. The proposed instructions in this section are designed to assist offerors in preparing a complete response that reflects a full understanding of the approach proposed to accomplish all work required herein. PROVISIONS/CLAUSES: The provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications, Commercial Items, applies to this solicitation and the Offeror must include a completed copy of this provision with their proposal. The provision at 252.209-7999 Representation by Corporations Regarding an unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law (Deviation 2012-O0004) (Jan 2012) applies to this solicitation and the Offeror must include a completed copy of attachment two (2) entitled DFARS 252.209-7999 with their proposal. FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this Solicitation. The clause at FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Status or Executive Orders, Commercial Items, applies to this solicitation. FAR Clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services may apply, and FAR Clause 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Terms of the Contract will apply if terms of this contract are extended, FAR Clause 52.219-6, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act, FAR Clause 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving. The clause at FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds (Apr 1984), applies to this Solicitation and is incorporated via full text. FAR Provision 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items (January 1999) (a) This acquisition will utilize Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation procedures in accordance with FAR 15.101-2, as supplemented. Technical tradeoffs will not be made and no additional credit will be given for exceeding acceptability. Award will be made to the acceptable Offeror with the lowest evaluated cost or price, which is deemed responsible in accordance with FAR 9.104 and whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements. The solicitation requirements include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required by this solicitation. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers. FACTOR 1 - TECHNICAL ACCEPTABILITY The technical approach will be evaluated for evidence of the degree to which the offeror's technical approach demonstrates a clear understanding of the SG5R Program Management Support Service roles and responsibilities, as defined within the PWS. Responses should display a reasonable, well-thought-out approach that is likely to yield the required results within the required time frame. The offeror's proposal shall be used to assess the offeror's understanding of tasks to be performed, as well as the technical approach and methodology for accomplishing tasks under any resultant award to meet the requirements of the PWS. The offeror shall submit a written technical approach which effectively demonstrates the offeror's clear understanding of all tasks. SUBFACTOR 1.1 - MANAGEMENT APPROACH: The management approach will be evaluated for the degree to which the offeror's proposal reflects a management approach (including approach to staffing) that will lead to the successful accomplishment of the requirement, fill positions in a timely manner and maintain a personnel support structure with the requisite education, skills, and expertise to perform tasks in accordance with the PWS. The STANDARD for Technical Acceptability is met when the proposal demonstrates: • How the offeror will accomplish the tasks identified in the PWS with the proposed staff. Offeror shall provide a staffing plan with their proposal. • How the offeror will organize their team and provide all necessary resources to efficiently perform the services for SG5R Project Management Support. • How the offeror will manage the project, schedule missions and interface with the customers. • The offeror's understanding of the complexity of the tasks identified in the PWS. SUBFACTOR 1.2 - EXPERIENCE: The offeror's proposal (including potential subcontractors) will be evaluated on the degree to which the proposal reflects corporate or proposed staff experience identical to, similar to, or related to the requirement. The offeror's proposal shall address the offeror's: • Proposed personnel represent appropriate skill sets/ labor categories, training and level of effort with respect to the tasks outlined in the PWS. • Knowledge and experience with Strategic Planning, Programming and Operations Support, business and requirements planning as described in the PWS. • Understanding of and demonstrated experience in tasks associated with capabilities based assessments analysis or analysis of alternatives and execution plans policy review, development as described in the PWS. • Experience with working on High Performance Teams (HPT) as described in the PWS. If no direct experience with HPTs is available, please explain your experience with a commercially similar experience. • Ability to demonstrate relevant experience during the last five (5) years working with projects or activities similar in size, scope and complexity. (The government will determine if the offeror's experience is similar in size, scope and complexity to the possible areas as described in the PWS.) SUBFACTOR 1.3 - QUALITY CONTROL APPROACH: The offeror's approach to quality control identifies processes, procedures, and metrics which are likely to result in a successful outcome within cost and on schedule. The offeror's quality control approach will be evaluated for the degree to which: The STANDARD for Technical Acceptability is met when the proposal demonstrates the offeror's ability to: • Keep an organized file of all required documents up to date and on site at all times. • Conform to all contractual requirements. • Meet the Government's performance evaluation criteria and identifies corrective actions to mitigate and correct performance deficiencies. • Provide quality product in a timely and consistent manner. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) 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.
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- Address: AF/SG office at: Defense Health Headquarters Building, 7700 Arlington Blvd, Fallls Church, Virginia, 22042, United States
- Zip Code: 22042
- Zip Code: 22042
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