SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Contract for Protestant Chaplain Coverage
- Notice Date
- 10/16/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 813110
— Religious Organizations
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;VA Boston Healthcare System;Contracting Officer (90C);940 Belmont Street;Brockton MA 02301
- ZIP Code
- 02301
- Solicitation Number
- VA24113Q1286
- Response Due
- 10/22/2013
- Archive Date
- 12/6/2013
- Point of Contact
- Darlene.Chase@va.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Contracting Specialist's email address
(Darlene.Chase@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Solicitation Number: VA241-13-Q-1286 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award as prescribed under FAR 13.1, and 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 is VA241-13-Q-1286 and is issued as a Request For Quotation (RFQ). (iii) The provisions and clauses incorporated into this solicitation document are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-70, 30 Sep 2013. Provisions and clauses incorporated by reference have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations supplement (VAAR) can be accessed on the Internet at https://acquisition.gov/far/ (FAR) and http://www.va.gov/OAL/library/vaar/index.asp (VAAR). (iv) This solicitation is issued as unrestricted. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 813110, and the size standard is $7 million. (v) The VA Boston Healthcare System intends to negotiate and procure services for a Protestant Chaplain. Contractor shall be responsible to visit all patients of all Protestant denominations as well as those who fall in the categories of Buddhism, Muslim, Native American and those claiming No Preference. A firm fixed price contract with (4) option years is anticipated and shall be awarded. A list of contract line items number(s), items quantities and units of measure are incorporated in the solicitation. ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY A PROTESTANT CHAPLAIN IN THE VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF THE SOW. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICESEST.QTY UNITUNIT PRICEAMOUNT 1Base Year 11/01/2013-10/31/2014150.00 DY 2OPTION PERIOD 1 11/01/2014-10/31/2015150.00DY 3OPTION PERIOD 2 11/01/2015-10/31/2016150.00DY 4OPTION PERIOD 3 11/01/2016-10/31/2017150.00DY 5OPTION PERIOD 4 11/01/2017-10/31/2018150.00DY Grand Total: (vi) The following STATEMENT OF WORK is a detailed description of the requirements for this solicitation: 1.Contractor shall provide pastoral care to all new patients admitted within the previous 24 hours. 2.Contractor shall be responsible to visit all patients of all Protestant denominations as well as those who fall in the categories of Buddhism, Muslim, Native American and those claiming No Preference. This assures that all patients regardless of sect or creed receive at least one visit from a VA Chaplain during their admission. 3.Contractor shall at times work on a Sunday at which time he would provide a General Protestant Worship Service for patients at the regularly scheduled time at their respective duty station. 4.Contractor shall work two days a week or more as needed, when the fulltime Protestant Chaplain is on Days Off. 5.Contractor shall also be available to cover for the fulltime Protestant Chaplain when he is on Annual Leave or other types of leave. 6.Contractor shall receive an emergency call-back outside of normal duty hours he will be compensated two hours pay at the negotiated rate. 7.At no time shall contractor proselytize to a patient or attempt to persuade or coerce a patient to lean toward a particular belief. 8.Contractor shall be willing and able to work and interact with VA Chaplains in a pluralistic environment respecting their beliefs and practices. The C&A requirements do not apply and a security Accreditation Package is not required. IT CONTRACT SECURITY VA INFORMATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY/PRIVACY (INCLUDED IN SOLICITATION) (vii) Place of Performance/Delivery is FOB Destination to Department of Veterans Affairs; VA Boston Healthcare System; 940 Belmont Street; Brockton, MA 02301. (viii) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - commercial Items, apply to this solicitation with the following addenda: 52.216-1 Type of contract; VAAR 852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting Officers; VAAR 852.273-74 Award Without Exchanges. 852.271-70 Nondiscrimination in services provided to beneficiaries. (ix) 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items: FAR provision 52.212-2 applies to this solicitation. 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: (i)Price (ii)Past Performance Price - Quotations should include the price per line item in section (v) above, with a breakdown per item. Past performance - offeror shall provide a brief description of work capabilities that are in line with the Statement of Work to ensure the offeror has successfully performed on a relevant effort so that an appropriate risk assessment can be performed as to the company's capability to perform the Statement of Work. Description of capabilities can be attached to the price proposal submitted. Veteran Preference - In accordance with 852.215-70 - Eligible service-disabled veteran-owned offerors will receive full credit, and offerors qualifying as veteran-owned small businesses will receive partial credit for the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-owned Small Business Status evaluation factor. To receive credit, an offeror must be registered and verified in Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database. (http://www.VetBiz.gov). This factor is the least important consideration in the best value determination and will not be the sole determinant in the best value decision. This factor will be considered along with the price and past performance in their entirety. Representations and Certifications - Offerors must also ensure they complete "Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items" by either completing representations and certifications in SAM (https://www.sam.gov) or filling out 52.212-3. (x) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items- Offeror's are to include a COMPLETED COPY OF PROVISION 52.212-3 WITH THE WRITTEN QUOTE, a copy of the provision may be attained from https://acquisition.gov/far/. Offeor may also provide a print out of their reps and certs from SAM as stated above (https://www.sam.gov). (xi) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items: apply to this solicitation with the following addenda; VAAR 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising, VAAR 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests, 52.252-2, 52.216-18, 52.216-19, 52.217-8, 52.217-9, 52.232-99, 52.233-2, 852.215-70, 852.215-71, 852.216-70, 852.237-70, 852.232-72, 852.233-70, 852.233-71, 852.270-1. (xii) 52.212-5 Contracts Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items; The following FAR clauses identified at paragraph b of FAR 52.212.5 are considered checked and are applicable to this acquisition: 52.203-6, 52.209-6, 52.219-4, 52.219-8, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222.21, 52.222-26, 52.222.35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.222-40, 52.222-54, 52.233-18, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. (xiii) n/a (xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not Applicable to this acquisition (xv) n/a (xvi) RESPONSES ARE DUE Monday 10/22/2013 at 5 PM eastern standard time (EST). Electronic offers are preferred and will be accepted at Darlene.Chase@va.gov or fax quote to 774-826-2503 attention Darlene Chase, Contracting Officer. Quotes may also be mailed to: Darlene Chase; Department of Veterans Affairs; VA Boston Healthcare System; Contracting Officer (90C), 940 Belmont Street; Boston, MA 02301. Please note: phone inquiries will not be accepted. (xvii) Contact information Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs VA Boston Healthcare System 940 Belmont Street Brockton, MA 02301 Place of Performance: VA Boston Healthcare System 940 Belmont Street Brockton, MA 02301 Primary Point of Contact: Darlene Chase Contracting Specialist, Darlene.Chase@va.gov Fax: 774-826-2503
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