SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- Counter Threat Network Tactics and Procedures
- Notice Date
- 3/26/2014
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- MICC Center - Fort Sam Houston (JBSA), Directorate of Contracting, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-1361
- ZIP Code
- 78234-1361
- Solicitation Number
- W9124J-14-R-0027
- Response Due
- 4/1/2014
- Archive Date
- 5/25/2014
- Point of Contact
- Jacqueline Montague, 210-466-2215
- E-Mail Address
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MICC Center - Fort Sam Houston (JBSA)
(jacqueline.t.montague.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under the Test Program for commercial items found at FAR 13.5, 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. Solicitation number W9124J-14-R-0027 is issued as a Request for Proposal. The solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-55. This requirement is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 541611 with a corresponding dollar value of $14M. The Mission Installation Contracting Command - Fort Sam Houston (MICC-FSH) intends to award an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with Firm Fixed Price Task Orders. The contract is in support of Joint Task Force - North (JTF-N) to procure non-personal services to provide program management, group exercise facilitation, and training of Counter Threat Network Tactics and Procedures in support of Southwest Border (SWB) Counter Transnational Organized Crime (C-TOC). Task Orders will be awarded for the projected 28 events that will be conducted during the course of the 24 month ordering period. Requirements are outlined in the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) and as follows: Place of Performance: Most Events to occur in and around Ft. Bliss, TX but some may occur in South Texas and Arizona but is subject to change. Period of Performance: 24 Month Ordering Period (to begin approximately 7 April 2014) INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION TO OFFERORS: Requirements/Evaluation Factors: This procurement will be evaluated as Lowest Priced, Technically Acceptable (LPTA). There are three different labor categories (listed in the PWS under para 1.14.6) that will be included in the resulting contract: 1. Team Leader/Facilitator 2. Mission and Means Framework Subject Matter Expert (SME) 3. Business Process Modeling/Value Stream Mapping Subject Matter Expert The Government is requesting Contractors provide the Hourly Rate for each labor category for a 24 month ordering period. Each labor category should be divided up as Year 1 and Year 2. The award will be made to the technically acceptable vendor that provides the lowest total price for the overall 24 month ordering period. The IDIQ contract will be established as a Not-To-Exceed (NTE) contract with a ceiling of $3.0 million, meaning the end-user may place orders for each event at the established negotiated labor rates, up to the NTE contract ceiling, during the ordering period. The Government's $3,000 minimum guarantee to the awarded contractor will be fulfilled under Task Order 0001, which will be placed for the first event anticipated to begin 15 April 2014. The provision at FAR 52.212-2- Evaluation- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors in accordance with FAR 13.106-2. This contract will be awarded to the Lowest Priced, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offeror. The technical evaluation will be a determination based on information furnished by the vendor. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not identified in the offer. The Government reserves the right to make an award without discussions. In order to be considered technically acceptable, Contractor responses must provide: a. Detailed information showing that the Contractor is able to meet each requirement described in the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS); b. Hourly Labor Rates for each of the three labor categories listed above for the 24 month Ordering Period. Each labor category should be divided up as Year 1 and Year 2. c. Examples of successful performance of the same or similar work previously; and d. Point of contact name and contact information, CAGE code, DUNS number, and TIN. Incomplete proposals will not be evaluated by the Government. Submission Procedures: All proposals submitted as a result of this solicitation must be submitted via e-mail no later than 12:00 noon Central Standard Time on 1 April 2014 to both the Contract Specialist, Jacqueline Montague, Jacqueline.t.montague.civ@mail.mil and the Contracting Officer, Dawn Windham at dawn.m.windham.civ@mail.mil. Late proposals will not be considered. All timely proposals from responsible sources will be fully considered. Vendors who are not registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), www.sam.gov, database prior to award will not be considered. We anticipate setting up the contract with the following CLIN structure: CLIN 0001: Event for Facilitation and Development of Counter Threat Network Tactics The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform Southwest Border (SWB) Counter Transnational Organized Crime Working Group Events in the corridors as defined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). CLIN 0002Travel$ (Note: Govt will put a lump sum on this NTE clin at time of each task order award) Contractor shall be required to travel during the performance of this contract to perform training. Contractor will be authorized travel expenses consistent with the substantive provisions of the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) and the limitation of funds specified in this contract. Travel costs will be IAW FAR 31.205-46. All travel requires Government approval/authorization and notification to the COR. CLIN 0003 Contract Manpower Reporting $Not Separately Priced The Contractor shall report all contract manpower required for performance of this contract. The contractor shall completely fill in all the information in the format using the following web address: https://cmra.army.mil/Login.aspx pursuant to paragraph 5.4. of the PWS included herein. The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications with proposal; 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, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.204-10, 52.209-10, 52.219-6, 52.219-28, 52.222-19, 52.223-18, 52.225-13, 52.232-29, and 52.232-33. FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services; FAR 52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations; FAR 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim; FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (SAM); 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance; 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons. DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports; DFARS 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments; DFARS 252.204-7000, Disclosure of Information; 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product; DFARS 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions. 52.216-18, Ordering (a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from 01 April 2014 through 31 March 2016. (b) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control. (c) If mailed, a delivery order or task order is considered quote mark issued quote mark when the Government deposits the order in the mail. Orders may be issued orally, by facsimile, or by electronic commerce methods only if authorized in the Schedule. 52.216-19, Order Limitations (a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than $1,000, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract. (b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor -- (1) Any order for a single item in excess of $3 million; (2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of $3 million; or (3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within 5 days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in subparagraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section. (c) If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) of this section. (d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within 3 days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor's intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source. Local Clause: 5152.233-4000 AMC Level Protest Program 5152.233-4000 AMC-LEVEL PROTEST PROGRAM (Sep 2011) (LOCAL CLAUSE) If you have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible contracting officer. However, you can also protest to Headquarters (HQ), Army Materiel Command (AMC). The HQ AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.103. If you want to file a protest under the HQ AMC-Level Protest Program, the protest must request resolution under that program and be sent to the address below. All other agency-level protests should be sent to the contracting officer for resolution. Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=a74de86e6a18269... 12/12/2013 Office of Command Counsel 4400 Martin Road Rm: A6SE040.001 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 Fax: (256) 450-8840 Packages sent by FedEx or UPS should be addressed to: Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command Office of Command Counsel 4400 Martin Road Rm: A6SE040.001 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 Fax: (256) 450-8840 The AMC-Level Protest procedures are found at: http://www.amc.army.mil/pa/COMMANDCOUNSEL.asp. If internet access is not available, contact the contracting officer or HQ, AMC to obtain the HQ AMCAMC-Level Protest Procedures.
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