SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- Online Breastfeeding Trainings - Questions and Answers - Attachments
- Notice Date
- 4/24/2014
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Division of Acquisition Policy, 801 Thompson, TMP 605, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- IHS-14-HQ-RFQ-00026
- Archive Date
- 5/24/2014
- Point of Contact
- Paul B. Premoe, Phone: 3014434470, Kenneth Coriz, Phone: 3014435668
- E-Mail Address
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paul.premoe@ihs.gov, kenneth.coriz@ihs.gov
(paul.premoe@ihs.gov, kenneth.coriz@ihs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Attachment 2 - Scope of Work Attachment 1 - Schedule of Price Questions and Answers (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items, prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6 of the FAR and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) Solicitation number IHS-14-HQ-RFQ-00026 applies, and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). (iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-72. (iv) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 611430 with a small business size standard of $10M. This acquisition is set-asided for small businesses only. (v) Fill out the attached, Attachment 1, Schedule of Prices. Period of Performance: one year base period and (4) one year option periods. (vi) The IHS Division of Nursing has been tasked with facilitating a key national initiative, the IHS Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI). This quality improvement initiative is to increase breastfeeding rates, thereby creating a healthy start on life and preventing childhood obesity. In order to be designated Baby Friendly, maternity facilities must adopt the BFHI's Ten Steps for Successful Breastfeeding, a specific set of evidence-based practices that support breastfeeding initiation and sustained breastfeeding over time. A component of the certification process is the training of employees that reflects compliance with Baby-Friendly guidelines and criteria. See the attachment 2, Scope of Work for more details. (vii) The delivery and acceptance term is FOB Destination. (viii) FAR 52.212-1 - Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Jul 2013) Quotes shall be submitted on company letterhead stationery, signed and dated; it shall include: (1) The solicitation number; (2) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror; (3) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. (4) Price and any discount terms; (5) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address; (6) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically); (7) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments. (ix) 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (Jan 1999) Commercial Items is applicable to this requirement. 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 Evaluation, Relevant Past Performance and Price. All technical factors, when combined, are more important than Price. The offerors must respond to the technical evaluation criteria and provide a firm fixed price quote for each year. The Government intends to evaluate offerors and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the initial offer should contain the offerors best terms from a technical and price standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later it is determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers, waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. The offerors must include itemized price lists of charges, complete description of services, complete address for invoice payment and prompt payment discount terms, the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and certification of business size of the company. The evaluation criteria are listed below: (1) Technical Approach - Offerors shall submit a list of trainings to be offered. The quote must evidence that the educational program will provide continuing nursing education credits that are issued by a recognized nurse accrediting body and the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners. In addition, the quote must describe the offeror's experience, knowledge and skills related to the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative Ten Steps. Submission of Technical Approach package is limited to 10 pages. (2) Past Performance - Offerors are required to provide corporate resumes for no less than three (3) and at most five (5) contracts performed during the past seven years or currently in process for the relevant services as are being solicited under this solicitation. The Vendor's relevant past performance information must include the following; Contract Number(s); type of contract; period of performance; total original, present, or final contract dollar value; and specify whether the Vendor was the prime Contractor or the subcontractor. A representative of IHS may contact the offeror's previous customer(s) for a phone interview to help rate the vendor's performance. The Government may supplement the information vendors provide with performance information it may obtain from any source including its own experience with the vendor. Submission of Relevant Past Performance information is limited to 3 pages. (x) Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Nov 2013) (xi) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Sep 2013) The following addendum applies: Electronic invoicing is STRONGLY encouraged to the following designated payment office - Office of Finance and Accounting/DFO, Email: HQInvoices@ihs.gov, 801 Thompson Ave, TMP 360, Rockville, MD 20852. (xii) 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Jan 2014) (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (1) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (FEB 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)). ____ Alternate I (AUG 2007) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)). (2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553). (3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78). (b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: [Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] _X_ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402). _X_ (2) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jul 2013) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note). _X_ (3) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C). _X_ (4) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Aug 2013) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note). _X_ (5) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (May 2012) (section 738 of Division C of Public Law 112-74, section 740 of Division C of Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Division D of Pub. L. 111-8, and section 745 of Division D of Pub. L. 110-161). _X_ (6) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644). _X_ (7) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)). _X_ (8) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)). _X_ (9) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)). _X_ (10) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)). _X_ (11) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755). _X_ (12) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2014) (E.O. 13126). _X_ (13) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999). _X_ (14) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246). _X_ (15) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Sep 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212). _X_ (16) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010) (29 U.S.C. 793). _X_ (17) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Sep 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212). _X_ (18) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). _X_ (19) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Aug 2013). (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.) _X_ (20) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011). _X_ (21) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury). _X_ (22) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332). (c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: _X_ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965 (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). _X_ (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 1989) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). _X_ (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act -- Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Sep 2009) (29 U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). (End of Clause) (xiii) 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) and 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) are used in this solicitation. The clauses are available in full text at www.acquisition.gov/far/. The offeror must include in their quotation, the unit price, list price, prompt payment discount terms, Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), and certification of business size. Note: In order to receive an award from the Indian Health Service, contractors must have a valid registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.SAM.gov. (xiv) n/a (xv) Quotations must be receipted by the IHS no later than May 9, 2014, 2:00 pm EST. Questions regarding this RFQ and any terms and conditions must be submitted in writing by April 28, 2014, 2:00 pm EST. (xvi) Interested vendors capable of furnishing the government with the item specified in this combined synopsis/solicitation should submit their quotation to the below email address. The quotation must reference Solicitation number IHS-14-HQ-RFQ-00026. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, will be considered by the agency. Quotations can be emailed to Paul.Premoe@IHS.gov and Courtesy Copy all emails to IHS-DAPSolicitations@ihs.gov.
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