MODIFICATION
99 -- Federal Acquisition News Monitoring and Research Services
- Notice Date
- 8/20/2014
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- Contracting Office
- Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Washington, District of Columbia, 20528, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20528
- Solicitation Number
- HSHQDC-14-R-00108
- Archive Date
- 9/9/2014
- Point of Contact
- Donald Nusbaum, Phone: 2024470163, Ronald K Jean-Baptiste, Phone: 202-447-5705
- E-Mail Address
-
donald.nusbaum@hq.dhs.gov, ronald.jean-baptiste@dhs.gov
(donald.nusbaum@hq.dhs.gov, ronald.jean-baptiste@dhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 and 13.106, 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 Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price contract under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) using FAR Part 13. (ii) The solicitation reference number is HSHQDC-14-R-00108. This requirement is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). (iii) This RFP and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-75. (iv) This solicitation is a Full and Open Competition requirement. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 519130, and the Small Business size standard is 500 employees. (v) The Contract Line Item Numbers, Items, Quantities, and Units of Measure are: See Attachment A (Schedule of CLINS and Performance Work Statement). The anticipated date for contract award is on or about September 23, 2014. (vi) The Contractor shall provide Federal Acquisition News Monitoring and Research Services in accordance with Attachment A, Performance Work Statement. (vii) Period of Performance: From September 28, 2014 to September 27, 2015 for a term of five years with a base year performance period and four additional one year option periods. Place of delivery and acceptance: The place of performance shall be at the Contractor's facility. Clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999) - 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 Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 60 days. If needed, the Government intends to exercise the option or options under FAR 52.217-8 without further competition or need for justification for other than full or open competition or limited source justification or sole source justification. For purposed of evaluation, the potential need to exercise the option under FAR 52.217-8 to extend the period of contract performance for the maximum period of six (6) months beyond the last option period will be considered the same for all offerors. In considering the price of the base period and any options periods, the Government will consider that if the extension of service clause (FAR 52.217-8) is exercised, it will be on the exact same rates and terms, other than length of performance, as the base or option period being extended. The Government will determine whether the price, inclusive of all options (including the options available under FAR 52.217-8), is fair and reasonable, and whether the price of the base period and all option periods (including the option(s) represented by FAR 52.217-8), in combination with the other evaluation factors specified in the solicitation, represents the best value to the Government." (viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors (APR 2014)- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addendum has been attached to this provision: Offeror must address each of the technical requirements outlined in section "vi". Offeror's submissions must include the following information: Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS); Northern American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code; Contact Name; Contact Email Address; Contact Telephone and Fax Number; Complete Business Mailing Address. Offeror's shall submit the name and contract information of at least three relevant Past Performance references using Attachment C. Each Offeror shall submit Pricing as a separate document that shall include the format shown on Attachment A. Fixed monthly rates shall include all costs and fees. The Offeror shall not submit more than one (1) page for their Pricing proposal. The Technical proposal shall be no more than ten (10) pages. The Subcontracting Plan shall be no more than four (4) pages. The entire submitted proposal shall be no more than fifteen (15) pages. This does not include the Past Performance reference in Attachment C. No price information shall be in the Technical Capability proposal. (ix) The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation (JAN 1999) - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (a) The following factors, listed in descending order of importance, shall be used to evaluate offers: Past Performance, Technical Capability, Subcontracting Plan, and Price. When combined Past Performance and Technical Capability is more important than price. The Subcontracting Plan shall be submitted by Large Businesses only. The Subcontracting Plan will be based off of an Acceptable or Unacceptable rating scale. Small Business will automatically be rated as Neutral in the Subcontracting evaluation criteria. Proposals will be evaluated based on their adherence to the requirements set forth in the Performance Work Statement in Attachment A. In the Technical Proposal, the offeror shall submit a sample of the requirement addressed in Section 6.0 of the Performance Work Statement in Attachment A. (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 options(s). The Government will evaluate FAR clause 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999). (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. The following addenda have been attached to this clause: Factor 1 Past Performance: Past performance information will be utilized to determine the quality of the contractor's past performance as it relates to the probability of success of the required effort. The Offeror shall identify three (3) contracts/contracts with the Federal Government and/or commercial customers that demonstrate recent and relevant past performance. (Note: The Government may also consider information obtained through other sources.) Recent is defined as within the last three years. Relevant is defined as work similar in complexity and magnitude of the work described in this Performance Work Statement. Please include agency name, the name of a point of contact, title and phone number/email of point of contact/COR, type of contract and dollar value, contract number, information on any significant problems encountered and corrective actions taken, and a description of the work performed. Factor 2 Technical Capability: Proposal clearly demonstrates the contractor has a thorough understanding of the objective, technical requirements, and tasks to be performed. Technical proposals shall address which of the sources identified in the Performance Work Statement the contractor is proposing to monitor as well as the methodology the contractor will employ to provide monitoring services, including the method(s) the contractor will use to distribute content to each member of the DHS acquisition workforce. Technical proposals shall include a sample of the output that will be produced and distributed to DHS on a daily basis. The sample shall include the level of detail, i.e. summary, hyperlinks, etc., that the final product the will contain. In addition, technical proposals shall address the contractor's ability to provide experienced acquisition professionals to research and answer questions, providing the knowledge needed to support smart business decisions and processes. Factor 3 Subcontracting Plan: The subcontracting will be evaluated on an Acceptable/Unacceptable rating scale with small businesses receiving a Neutral rating under this factor. Factor 4 Price: Price will not be assigned an adjectival rating. (x) FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications (MAY 2014) - Commercial Items. The Federal Acquisition Regulation requires offerors to complete Representations and Certifications through the Online Representation and Certification Application (ORCA) at least annually as of January 1, 2005. The Offeror is hereby required to complete the ORCA via http://orca.bpn.gov prior to the response due date. (xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions (May 2014) - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this clause: The clause 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000) (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor at any time within the term of the contract, provided that the Government gives the Contractor preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least (60) days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 66 months. Original invoices shall be e-mailed to: dfcops@fins3.dhs.gov with a courtesy going to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR), the Contracting Officer and the Contract Specialist at the e-mail listed below. The COR e-mail address will be provided after award. (xii) The provision at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of Executive Orders (JUL 2014) - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (xiii) The following additional clauses provisions are cited: FAR 52.209-10 Prohibition on contracting with inverted domestic corporations (May 2012); HSAR 3052.209-70 Prohibition on contracts with corporate expatriates (JUN 2006); HSAR 3052.219-70 Small Business subcontracting plan reporting (JUN 2006); HSAR 3052.219-71 DHS mentor-protégé program (JUN 2006); HSAR 3052.219-72 Evaluation of prime contractor participation in the DHS mentor protégé program (JUN 2006); and HSAR 3052.242-72 Contracting Officer's Representative (DEC 2003). Full text of FAR clauses and provisions incorporated by reference can be found at www.arnet.gov and HSAR clauses at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFHSARA.HTM This announcement is open to all business regardless of size. All interested firms are reminded that in accordance with the provisions of Public law (P.L.) 95-507, the Small Business Act, they will be expected to place subcontracts with small and small disadvantaged firms to the maximum practicable extent consistent with the efficient performance of the contract. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on the part of the work it intends to subcontract. The subcontracting goals for this contract currently are that a minimum of 43% of the Contractor's intended subcontract amount to be placed with small business (SB), including (1) small disadvantaged business (SDB), 5%; (2) woman-owned small business (WOSB), 5%; (3) HUBZone small business, 3%; and (4) service-disabled veteran-owned small business, 3%. A subcontracting plan is required with this submittal. (xiv) Rating under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) - N/A (xv) Any requests for additional information or explanations concerning this document must be received no later than 2:00 pm Eastern Time (ET) on Wednesday, August 20, 2014. In order for the Office of Procurement Operations to respond to questions, offerors must cite the section, paragraph number, and page number. Proposals are due no later than Monday, August 25, 2014 at 10:00 am ET and must be submitted electronically (via email) to the individuals noted in section "xvi." (xvi) For more information regarding this solicitation please contact Donald Nusbaum, Contract Specialist, (202) 447-0163 or email at Donald.nusbaum@hq.dhs.gov or Ronald Jean-Baptiste, Contracting Officer, (202) 447-5705 or email at Ronald.Jean-Baptiste@hq.dhs.gov.
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- Address: Contractor's office or place of residence., United States
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