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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 25, 2014 FBO #4657
MODIFICATION

U -- Ropes Course training - Price Sheet - SOW - Evaluation Factors

Notice Date

8/23/2014
 

Notice Type

Modification/Amendment
 

NAICS

611710 — Educational Support Services
 

Contracting Office

Corporation for National and Community Service, Procurement, Office of Procurement Services, 1201 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20525
 

ZIP Code

20525
 

Solicitation Number

CNSHQ14T0039
 

Point of Contact

Tomeka Michelle Hall,
 

E-Mail Address

thall@cns.gov
(thall@cns.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Tech Eval factors Statement of Work price sheet This is a combined synopsis/request issued under solicitation number CNSHQ14T0039 for proposals for commercial services prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) PART 12 and with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation CNSHQ14T0039 will incorporate provisions and clauses that are in effect through the latest Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-76 dated 07/25/2014. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 611710 -- Educational Support Services. The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has a requirement for Ropes Course Training for the AmeriCorps NCCC Atlantic Region's Campus in Baltimore, MD. CNCS anticipates award of a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) type Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) as a result of this Request for Quote (RFQ). The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards. This award shall be made via the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) BPA Single call Limit: $75,000.00 BPA Ceiling: $500,000.00 Period of Performance The period of performance for this Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) is five (5) years Base and Four Option Years. Pricing shall remain in effect for the duration of the BPA. Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors CONTENT AND FORMAT OF SUBMISSION: Quotation submittal and all other required documents must be submitted in accordance with this RFQ. Failure to submit the aforementioned information correctly shall make your offer non-responsive, and it shall not receive consideration for award. Please provide a complete price quote and attach a copy of your CAGE Code, DUNS Number, Tax Identification Number, discount terms, and expiration date to your quote. A quotation submitted in response to this solicitation must be submitted electronically and be comprised of the following Sections: SEE ATTACHED REFERENCE DOCUMENTS: - Statement of Work - Evaluation Factors - Price Sheet Additional Information: **Contractor shall submit invoices on a monthly basis. Payment will be made monthly in arrears.** Evaluation Criteria The Government intends to award a Blanket Purchase Agreement to the responsible offeror whose quote is the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable quote/offeror after an evaluation is conducted in accordance with the technical factors in this solicitation. The technical evaluation criteria set forth below have been developed by the program office and have been tailored to their requirements in this particular solicitation. The quoter is informed that these criteria: (1) serve as the standard against which all quotes will be evaluated; and (2) serve to identify the significant matters which the Offeror should specifically address in complying with the requirements of this solicitation. In order to be considered for award, the quote must be determined to be technically acceptable. The technical evaluation factors for this procurement are Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). Criteria under the LPTA process are judged on a pass-fail basis only. No other rating or qualitative value will be assigned. To be determined technically acceptable, all factors must be acceptable to obtain a pass rating for the technical quote. Any technical quote that does not receive acceptable assessment for all factors will receive a fail rating for the technical quote. Award will be made to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable, responsible offeror, with satisfactory past performance. The Contractor will provide a technical overview of their abilities to perform the services herein. The technical proposal must address the technical factors described herein. The vendors must submit a technical quote that demonstrates technical capability and is descriptive enough to validate current technical qualifications and certifications for the following Technical Factors: 1. The contractor's past performance. 2. The contractor will provide trainers and facilitators that are fully trained in the operation of a ropes challenge course. 3. The trainers and facilitators will have current certification in first aid and CPR/AED. 4. The trainers and facilitators will have experience in team building programs and experiential learning. 5. The trainers and facilitators will have experience in directing, supervising and organizing clients in both large and small groups to experience the different activities in the course. 6. The contractor will implement control to ensure that the participants are fully protected from injury. 7. The rope course it well maintained and has a regular maintenance schedule. The gear (helmets, harnesses, carabiners, etc.) are well maintained. 8. The rope course will have low and high rope elements. Price shall be evaluated only on quotes deemed technical acceptable. Your quote submittal must, at a minimum, show: (1) The solicitation number; (2) The time specified in the solicitation for the receipt of offers; (3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror; (4) A technical description of the company's items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the evaluation factors in this solicitation; (5) Price and any discount terms; (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); (9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments; (10) Copy of state business license, liability and workman's comp insurance certificates. QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO SOLICITATION (1) Questions shall be addressed to the Contract Specialist only, at the following email address: Tomeka Hall - Thall@cns.gov- Question period is August 28, 2014 8:00am Est - August 28, 2014 5:00pm Est. No questions will be answered after the cut-off date and time. Once questions are compiled, they will be answered and posted on www.fedbizopps.gov on August 29, 2014. OFFERS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY or Via U.S. Postal Service, Over Night Carrier (Address 1201 New York Ave, Rm 8410, Washington DC 20525 or Fax (202-606-3488). Place the Solicitation number within the subject line of your submittal. Electronically submitted quotations shall be sent to the following email addresses: Thall@cns.gov, Tomeka Hall Contract Specialist **It is the contractor's/offeror's responsibility to ensure that electronically submitted proposals are received by the Government by the due date. **The due date for the receipt of proposals is Tuesday September 2, 2014 at 1:00pm Eastern Time. ** SERVICE OF PROTEST (a) Protests, as defined in section 31.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from: Robert Koplos Corporation for National & Community Service 1201 New York Ave NW (8th Floor) Washington, DC 20525 (b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO. OTHER SUBMITTAL ITEMS THAT MUST ACCOMPANY PROPOSAL Offeror shall complete the attached Quotation Cover page in its entirety, submit SAM Record The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses and provisions apply to this acquisition. The full text version may be viewed at http://www.acquisition.gov/far. Subpart 4.11-System for Award Management -Commercial Items with their proposal or indicate that the registration has been completed at the SAM website http://www.sam.gov. Failure to include this information with the price proposal may render an offeror ineligible for award. The FAR Clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items applies to this acquisition and will be incorporated into any resulting contract. The clauses at FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items apply to this acquisition, specifically the following cited clauses and provisions are applicable: 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports; 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration;52.252-2, 1352.201-70 COR, 1352.201-71,52.203-17 Whistleblower, Contractors can register at www.sam.gov. Full text versions of clauses and provisions may be viewed at http://www.acquisitions.gov/far. 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/CNS/CFO/WashingtonDC/CNSHQ14T0039/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: 6726 Youngstown Ave, Baltimore, Maryland, 21222, United States

Zip Code: 21222
 

Record

SN03478227-W 20140825/140823233314-1cbc73fce517eb0ad6f2b2eea022b0a9 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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