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MODIFICATION

U -- Specialty Skills Training - Amendment 0002

Notice Date: 9/1/2015
Notice Type: Modification/Amendment
NAICS: 611699 — All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction
Contracting Office: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Special Operations Command, 1 SOCONS- Hurlburt, 350 Tully Street, Hurlburt Field, Florida, 32544-5810, United States
ZIP Code: 32544-5810
Solicitation Number: FA4417-15-T-0008
Point of Contact: Blake Branton, Phone: 8508847691, Eli Walledelgadillo, Phone: 850-884-2097
E-Mail Address: blake.branton.1@us.af.mil, eli.walledelgadillo@us.af.mil
(blake.branton.1@us.af.mil, eli.walledelgadillo@us.af.mil)
Small Business Set-Aside: Total Small Business
Description: Questions and Answers 2 Amended PWS (1.5.16 and 3.2.2) Amendment 0002 - Questions and Answers attached. PWS paragraphs 1.5.16 and 3.2.2 amended and attached. The quote due date and time remains unchanged. Amendment 0001- Questions and Answers attached. PWS amended and attached. See attached PWS for description of the requirement. Performance will take place at Hurlburt Field, Florida 32544. Government Inspection and Acceptance will take place at Destination, Hurlburt Field Florida. The following provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and clauses will remain in full force in any resultant award. The full text of all clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. FAR 52.203-3 - Gratuities (Apr 1984). FAR 52.203-12- Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (Oct 2010) FAR 52.203-17 - Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistelblower Rights (Apr 2014) FAR 52.204-2 - Security Requirements (Aug 1996) <ins datetime="2015-08-07T10:29" cite="mailto:BRANTON,%20BLAKE%20A%202d%20Lt%20USAF%20AFSOC%201%20SOCONS/LGCA"> FAR 52.204-4 - Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (May 2011) FAR 52.204-7 - System for Award Management (Jul 2013) FAR 52.204-9 - Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (Jan 2011) FAR 52.204-16 - Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2015) FAR 52.204-17 - Ownership of Control of Offeror (Nov 2014) FAR 52.204-18 - Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 2015) FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Apr 2014) Addendum ARE attached. See Addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-1 at the end of this solicitation FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (May 2015) FAR 52.223-5 - Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information (May 2011) FAR 52.225-25 - Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certification (Dec 2012) FAR 52.228-5 - Insurance -- Work on a Government Installation (Jan 1997) FAR 52.227-1 -- Authorization and Consent (Dec 2007) FAR 52.227-2 -- Notice and Assistance Regarding Patent and Copyright Infringement (Dec 2007) FAR 52.232-39 - Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (Jun 2013) FAR 52.232-40 - Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013) FAR 52.237-1 - Site Visit (Apr 1984) FAR 52.237-2 - Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation (Apr 1984) FAR 52.239-1 - Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) FAR 52.242-13 - Bankruptcy (Jul 1995) FAR 52.242-15 - Stop-Work Order (Aug. 1989) DFARS 252.203-7000 -- Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2011) DFARS 252.203-7005 --Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Nov 2011) DFARS 252.204-7000 -Disclosure of Information (Aug 2013) DFARS 252.204-7003 -Control Of Government Personnel Work Product (Apr 1992) DFARS 252.204-7004 -- Alternate A, System for Award Management (Feb 2014) DFARS 252.204-7005 -Oral Attestation of Security Responsibilities (Nov 2001) DFARS 252.204-7012 -- Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information. (Nov 2013) DFARS 252.205-7000 - Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders (Dec 1991) DFARS 252.209-7004-- Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism (Dec 2014). DFARS 252.225-7012 -- Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities. (Feb 2013) DFARS 252.232-7003 -- Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Jun 2012) DFARS 252.232-7010 --Levies on Contract Payments. (Dec 2006) DFARS 252.243-7001 -Pricing of Contract Modifications. (Dec 1991) DFARS 252.243-7002 -- Requests for Equitable Adjustment (Dec 2012) AFFARS 5352.215-9000 - Facility Clearance (May 1996) AFFARS 5352.223-9001 -- Health and Safety on Government Installations (Nov 2012). AFFARS 5352.201-9101 OMBUDSMAN (APR 2014) (a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of quotess, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern. (b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, [Lt Col Gerald I. Ray, Jr., 427 Cody Avenue, Bldg 90333, Hurlburt Field, FL 32544-5407, Phone: (850)884-3990, FAX: (850)884-2476, e-mail: gerald.ray@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/HQ AFICA/AFISRA/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431. (d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. (e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer. (End of clause) DFARS 252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2013) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause-"Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)" is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization."Document type" means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF)."Local processing office (LPO)" is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system. (b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system is the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. (c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall- (1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.acquisition.gov ; and (2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site. (d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the "Web Based Training" link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/ (e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol. (f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor must use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract/order: (1) Document type. The Contractor shall use the following document type(s). 2 in 1 (Service) (2) Inspection/acceptance location. The Contractor shall select the following inspection/acceptance location(s) in WAWF, as specified by the contracting officer. "Destination" (3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system. Routing Data Table* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay Official DoDAAC F67100 Issue By DoDAAC FA4417 Admin DoDAAC FA4417 Inspect By DoDAAC F2FT35 Ship To Code ____ Ship From Code ____ Mark For Code ____ Service Approver (DoDAAC) ____ Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) F2FT35 Accept at Other DoDAAC ____ LPO DoDAAC ____ DCAA Auditor DoDAAC ____ Other DoDAAC(s) ____ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) Payment request and supporting documentation. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes appropriate contract line item and subline item descriptions of the work performed or supplies delivered, unit price/cost per unit, fee (if applicable), and all relevant back-up documentation, as defined in DFARS Appendix F, ( e.g. timesheets) in support of each payment request. (5) WAWF email notifications. The Contractor shall enter the e-mail address identified below in the "Send Additional Email Notifications" field of WAWF once a document is submitted in the system. blake.branton.1@us.af.mil michael.wendelken@us.af.mil (g) WAWF point of contact. (1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact. blake.branton.1@us.af.mil Contracting Officer: clyde.shreve@us.af.mil (2) For technical WAWF help, contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988. (End of clause) 5352.204-9000, Notification of Government Security Activity and Visitor Group Security Agreements (March 2012) This contract contains a DD Form 254, DOD Contract Security Classification Specification, and requires performance at a government location in the U.S. or overseas. Prior to beginning operations involving classified information on an installation identified on the DD Form 254, the contractor shall take the following actions: (a) At least thirty days prior to beginning operations, notify the Information Protection Office shown in the distribution block of the DD Form 254 as to: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of this contract company's representative and designated alternate in the U.S. or overseas area, as appropriate; (2) The contract number and military contracting command; (3) The highest classification category of defense information to which contractor employees will have access; (4) The Air Force installations in the U.S. (in overseas areas, identify only the APO number(s)) where the contract work will be performed; (5) The date contractor operations will begin on base in the U.S. or in the overseas area; (6) The estimated completion date of operations on base in the U.S. or in the overseas area; and, (7) Any changes to information previously provided under this clause. This requirement is in addition to visit request procedures contained in DOD 5220.22-M, National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual, and DOD 5220.22-M-Sup 1. (b) Prior to beginning operations involving classified information on an installation identified on the DD Form 254 where the contractor is not required to have a facility security clearance, the contractor shall enter into a Visitor Group Security Agreement (or understanding) with the installation commander to ensure that the contractor's security procedures are properly integrated with those of the installation. As a minimum, the agreement shall identify the security actions that will be performed: (1) By the installation for the contractor, such as providing storage and classified reproduction facilities, guard services, security forms, security inspections under DOD 5220.22-M and DOD 5220.22-M-Sup 1, classified mail services, security badges, visitor control, and investigating security incidents; and (2) Jointly by the contractor and the installation, such as packaging and addressing classified transmittals, security checks, internal security controls, and implementing emergency procedures to protect classified material. (End of clause) 52.209-7, Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision- "Administrative proceeding" means a non-judicial process that is adjudicatory in nature in order to make a determination of fault or liability (e.g., Securities and Exchange Commission Administrative Proceedings, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings, and Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings). This includes administrative proceeding at the Federal and State level but only in connection with performance of a Federal contract or grant. It does not include agency actions such as contract audits, site visits, corrective plans, or inspection of deliverables. "Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000" means- (1) The total value of all current, active contracts and grants, including all priced options; and (2) The total value of all current, active orders including all priced options under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, 8(a), or requirements contracts (including task and delivery and multiple-award Schedules). "Principal" means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions). (b) The offeror [_] has [_] does not have current active Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000. (c) If the offeror checked "has" in paragraph (b) of this provision, the offeror represents, by submission of this offer, that the information it has entered in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) is current, accurate, and complete as of the date of submission of this offer with regard to the following information: (1) Whether the offeror, and/or any of its principals, has or has not, within the last five years, in connection with the award to or performance by the offeror of a Federal contract or grant, been the subject of a proceeding, at the Federal or State level that resulted in any of the following dispositions: (i) In a criminal proceeding, a conviction. (ii) In a civil proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in the payment of a monetary fine, penalty, reimbursement, restitution, or damages of $5,000 or more. (iii) In an administrative proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in- (A) The payment of a monetary fine or penalty of $5,000 or more; or (B) The payment of a reimbursement, restitution, or damages in excess of $100,000. (iv) In a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding, a disposition of the matter by consent or compromise with an acknowledgment of fault by the Contractor if the proceeding could have led to any of the outcomes specified in paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (c)(1)(ii), or (c)(1)(iii) of this provision. (2) If the offeror has been involved in the last five years in any of the occurrences listed in (c)(1) of this provision, whether the offeror has provided the requested information with regard to each occurrence. (d) The offeror shall post the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (c)(1)(iv) of this provision in FAPIIS as required through maintaining an active registration in the System for Award Management database via https://www.acquisition.gov (see 52.204-7). (End of provision) 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (May 2015) (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) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Dec 2014) (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) (Public Laws 108-77, 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)). (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: _ X_ _ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402). ___ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Apr 2010) (41 U.S.C. 3509). ___ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Jun 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub L. 111-5) (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009). _ X __ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jul 2013) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note). ___ (5) [Reserved] _ __ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C). ___ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C). _ X __ (8) 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 __ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013) (41 U.S.C. 2313). ___ (10) [Reserved] ___ (11) (i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657a). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011) of 52.219-3. ___ (12) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2011) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer)(15 U.S.C. 657a). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2011) of 52.219-4. ___ (13) [Reserved] _ X_ (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011). ___ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2011). ___ (15) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7. ___ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7. _ X __ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)). ___ (17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(4)). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9. ___ (iii) Alternate II (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9. ___ (iv) Alternate III (Oct 2014) of 52.219-9. ___ (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)). _ X __ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)). ___ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)). ___ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657f). _ X __ (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)). ___ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) Concerns (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)). ___ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the WOSB Program (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)). _ X __ (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755). ___ (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2014) (E.O. 13126). _ X __ (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999). _ X __ (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246). _ X __ (29) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212). _ X __ (30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793). _ X __ (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212). _ X __ (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). _ X __ (33) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50, (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627). _ X __ (34) 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.) ___ (35) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.) ___ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.) ___ (36) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514 ___ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-13. ___ (37) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Television (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-14. ___ (38) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b). ___ (39) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Personal Computer Products (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16. _ X __ (40) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513). ___ (41) 52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83). ___ (42) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43). ___ (ii) Alternate I (May 2014) of 52.225-3. ___ (iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3. ___ (iv) Alternate III (May 2014) of 52.225-3. ___ (43) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Nov 2013) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note). _ X __ (44) 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). ___ (45) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note). _ _ __ (46) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150). ___ (47) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150). ___ (48) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 4505), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)). ___ (49) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)). _ X __ (50) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332). ___ (51) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other Than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332). _ __ (52) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332). _ X __ (53) 52.233-3, Protest after Award (Aug 1996). _ X __ (54) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004). ___ (55) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a). ___ (56) (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64. (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) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495) __ X _ (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67. ). _ X __ (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67). ___ (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (May 2014) (29 U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67). _ X __ (5) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67). ___ (6) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67). ___ (7) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67). _ X_ (8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2014) (E.O. 13658). _ _ (9) 52.223-3, Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data (Jan 1997) (Federal Standard No. 313) ___ (10) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). ___ (11) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sep 2008) (31 U.S.C. 5112(p)(1)). (d) Comptroller General Examination of Record The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records -- Negotiation. (1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor's directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract. (2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved. (3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law. (e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause- (i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Apr 2010) (41 U.S.C. 3509). (ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $650,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities. (iii) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (1) of FAR clause 52.222-17. (iv) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015). (v) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246). (vi) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (vii) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793). (viii) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (ix) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40. (x) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014), (41 U.S.C. chapter 67). (xi) __ X __ (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627). ___ (B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 E.O. 13627). (xii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.) (xiii) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67) (xiv) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Aug 2013). (xv) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2014) (E.O. 13658). (xvi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note). (xvii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6. (xviii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64. (2) While not required, the contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations. 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance (Apr 1984) The offeror represents that -- (a) It * has developed and has on file, * has not developed and does not have on file, at each establishment, affirmative action programs required by the rules and regulations of the SecretaryFG of Labor (41 CFR 60-1 and 60-2); or (b) It * has not previously had contracts subject to the written affirmative action programs requirement of the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor. (End of Provision) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) In compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5341 or 5332. This Statement is for Information Only: It is not a Wage Determination Employee Class Monetary Wage -- Fringe Benefits 15095, Technical Instructor/Course Developer, GS-9, Step 1 $23.19 52.233-2, Service of Protest (Sep 2006) (a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 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 350 Tully St. Hurlburt Field, FL 32544. (b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO. (End of Provision) 52.252.-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil (End of Provision) 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm ; (End of Clause) Offers shall be evaluated in accordance with FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation of Commercial Items (May 2015) which is incorporated into this Request for Quote, with an addendum to paragraph (a) as follows: FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Mar 2015) The offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site accessed through http://www.acquisition.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (p) of this provision. (a) Definitions. As used in this provision-- "Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern" means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program. "Forced or indentured child labor" means all work or service- (1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or (2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties. "Highest-level owner" means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner. "Immediate owner" means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: Ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees. "Inverted domestic corporation," means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c). "Manufactured end product" means any end product in product and service codes (PSCs) 1000-9999, except- (1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials; (2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies; (3) PSG 88, Live Animals; (4) PSG 89, Subsistence; (5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials; (6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible; (7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products; (8) PSC 9610, Ores; (9) PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and (10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials. "Place of manufacture" means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture. "Restricted business operations" means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174). Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate- (1) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan; (2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization; (3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan; (4) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization; (5) Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education; or (6) Have been voluntarily suspended. Sensitive technology- (1) Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically- (i) To restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or (ii) To disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran; and (2) Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)). "Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern"- (1) Means a small business concern- (i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and (ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran. (2) Service-disabled veteran means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16). "Small business concern" means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR Part 121 and size standards in this solicitation. "Small disadvantaged business concern, consistent with 13 CFR 124.1002," means a small business concern under the size standard applicable to the acquisition, that-- (1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned (as defined at 13 CFR 124.105) by-- (i) One or more socially disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States; and (ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding $750,000 after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2); and (2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at 13.CFR 124.106) by individuals, who meet the criteria in paragraphs (1)(i) and (ii) of this definition. "Subsidiary" means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned- (1) Directly by a parent corporation; or (2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation. "Veteran-owned small business concern" means a small business concern- (1) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more veterans(as defined at 38 U.S.C. 101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and (2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans. "Women-owned business concern" means a concern which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the its stock is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women. "Women-owned small business concern" means a small business concern -- (1) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and (2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women. "Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program (in accordance with 13 CFR part 127)," means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States. (b) (1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications posted on the SAMwebsite. (2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the SAM website accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov. After reviewing the SAM database information, the offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representation and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs ____________. [Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (p) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer. Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on SAM.] (c) Offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract is to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas. Check all that apply. (1) Small business concern. The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [_] is, [_] is not a small business concern. (2) Veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [_] is, [_] is not a veteran-owned small business concern. (3) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [_] is, [_] is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. (4) Small disadvantaged business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it [_] is, [_] is not, a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR 124.1002. (5) Women-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it [_] is, [_] is not a women-owned small business concern. Note: Complete paragraphs (c)(8) and (c)(9) only if this solicitation is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. (6) WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a women-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(5) of this provision.] The offeror represents that- (i) It [_] is, [_] is not a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and (ii) It [_] is, [_] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(6)(i) of this provision is accurate for each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name or names of the WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: _________.] Each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the WOSB representation. (7) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program in (c)(6) of this provision.] The offeror represents that- (i) It [_] is, [_] is not an EDWOSB concern, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and (ii) It [_] is, [_] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(7)(i) of this provision is accurate for each EDWOSB concern participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name or names of the EDWOSB concern and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: _____________.] Each EDWOSB concern participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the EDWOSB representation. (8) Women-owned business concern (other than small business concern). [Complete only if the offeror is a women-owned business concern and did not represent itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it [_] is, a women-owned business concern. (9) Tie bid priority for labor surplus area concerns. If this is an invitation for bid, small business offerors may identify the labor surplus areas in which costs to be incurred on account of manufacturing or production (by offeror or first-tier subcontractors) amount to more than 50 percent of the contract price: ___________________________________________ (10) HUBZone small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that-- (i) It [_] is, [_] is not a HUBZone small business concern listed, on the date of this representation, on the List of Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns maintained by the Small Business Administration, and no material changes in ownership and control, principal office, or HUBZone employee percentage have occurred since it was certified in accordance with 13 CFR part 126; and (ii) It [_] is, [_] is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 126, and the representation in paragraph (c)(10)(i) of this provision is accurate for each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture. [ The offeror shall enter the names of each of the HUBZone small business concerns participating in the HUBZone joint venture : __________.] Each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the HUBZone representation. (d) Representations required to implement provisions of Executive Order 11246 -- (1) Previous contracts and compliance. The offeror represents that -- (i) It [_] has, [_] has not, participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the Equal Opportunity clause of this solicitation; and (ii) It [_] has, [_] has not, filed all required compliance reports. (2) Affirmative Action Compliance. The offeror represents that -- (i) It [_] has developed and has on file, [_] has not developed and does not have on file, at each establishment, affirmative action programs required by rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor (41 CFR parts 60-1 and 60-2), or (ii) It [_] has not previously had contracts subject to the written affirmative action programs requirement of the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor. (e) Certification Regarding Payments to Influence Federal Transactions (31 U.S.C. 1352). (Applies only if the contract is expected to exceed $150,000.) By submission of its offer, the offeror certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that no Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress or an employee of a Member of Congress on his or her behalf in connection with the award of any resultant contract. If any registrants under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 have made a lobbying contact on behalf of the offeror with respect to this contract, the offeror shall complete and submit, with its offer, OMB Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, to provide the name of the registrants. The offeror need not report regularly employed officers or employees of the offeror to whom payments of reasonable compensation were made. (f) Buy American Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.225-1, Buy American - Supplies, is included in this solicitation.) (1) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (f)(2) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that for other than COTS items, the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States. The offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (2) of the definition of "domestic end product." The terms "commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "component," "domestic end product," "end product," "foreign end product," and "United States" are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Supplies." (2) Foreign End Products: LINE ITEM NO. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN [List as necessary] (3) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR Part 25. (g) (1) Buy American -- Free Trade Agreements -- Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR 52.225-3, Buy American -- Free Trade Agreements -- Israeli Trade Act, is included in this solicitation.) (i) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) or (g)(1)(iii) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that for other than COTS items, the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States. The terms "Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end product," "commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "component," "domestic end product," "end product," "foreign end product," "Free Trade Agreement country," "Free Trade Agreement country end product," "Israeli end product," and "United States" are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act." (ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products (other than Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end products) or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act": Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products: LINE ITEM NO. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN [ List as necessary ] (iii) The offeror shall list those supplies that are foreign end products (other than those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) or this provision) as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act." The offeror shall list as other foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (2) of the definition of "domestic end product." Other Foreign End Products: LINE ITEM NO. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN [ List as necessary ] (iv) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR Part 25. (2) Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate I. If Alternate I to the clause at FAR 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision: (g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Canadian end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act": Canadian End Products: Line Item No.: ___________________________________________ [List as necessary] (3) Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate II. If Alternate II to the clause at FAR 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision: (g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Canadian end products or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act'': Canadian or Israeli End Products: Line Item No.: Country of Origin: [ List as necessary ] (4) Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate III. If Alternate III to the clause at 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision: (g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products (other than Bahrainian, Korean, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end products) or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act": Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahrainian, Korean, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products: Line Item No.: Country of Origin: [ List as necessary ] (5) Trade Agreements Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR 52.225-5, Trade Agreements, is included in this solicitation.) (i) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(5)(ii) of this provision, is a U.S.-made or designated country end product as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Trade Agreements." (ii) The offeror shall list as other end products those end products that are not U.S.-made or designated country end products. Other End Products Line Item No.: Country of Origin: [ List as necessary ] (iii) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR Part 25. For line items covered by the WTO GPA, the Government will evaluate offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute. The Government will consider for award only offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products unless the Contracting Officer determines that there are no offers for such products or that the offers for such products are insufficient to fulfill the requirements of the solicitation. (h) Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters (Executive Order 12689). (Applies only if the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.) The offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that the offeror and/or any of its principals-- (1) [_] Are, [_] are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency; (2) [_] Have, [_] have not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a Federal, state or local government contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or state antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property; and (3) [_] Are, [_] are not presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a Government entity with, commission of any of these offenses enumerated in paragraph (h)(2) of this clause; and (4) [_] Have, [_] have not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds $3,000 for which the liability remains unsatisfied. (i) Taxes are considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply: (A) The tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administrative or judicial challenge. In the case of a judicial challenge to the liability, the liability is not finally determined until all judicial appeal rights have been exhausted. (B) The taxpayer is delinquent in making payment. A taxpayer is delinquent if the taxpayer has failed to pay the tax liability when full payment was due and required. A taxpayer is not delinquent in cases where enforced collection action is precluded. (ii) Examples. (A) The taxpayer has received a statutory notice of deficiency, under I.R.C. §6212, which entitles the taxpayer to seek Tax Court review of a proposed tax deficiency. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek Tax Court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appear rights. (B) The IRS has filed a notice of Federal tax lien with respect to an assessed tax liability, and the taxpayer has beenissued a notice under I.R.C. §6320 entitling the taxpayer to request a hearing with the IRS Office of Appeals Contesting the lien filing, and to further appeal to the Tax Court if the IRS determines to sustain the lien filing. In the course of the hearing, the taxpayer is entitled to contest the underlying tax liability because the taxpayer has had no prior opportunity to contest the liability. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek tax court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights. (C) The taxpayer has entered into an installment agreement pursuant to I.R.C. §6159. The taxpayer is making timely payments and is in full compliance with the agreement terms. The taxpayer is not delinquent because the taxpayer is not currently required to make full payment. (D) The taxpayer has filed for bankruptcy protection. The taxpayer is not delinquent because enforced collection action is stayed under 11 U.S.C. §362 (the Bankruptcy Code). (i) Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products (Executive Order 13126). [The Contracting Officer must list in paragraph (i)(1) any end products being acquired under this solicitation that are included in the List of Products Requiring Contractor Certification as to Forced or Indentured Child Labor, unless excluded at 22.1503(b).] (1) Listed End Product Listed End Product: Listed Countries of Origin: (2) Certification. [If the Contracting Officer has identified end products and countries of origin in paragraph (i)(1) of this provision, then the offeror must certify to either (i)(2)(i) or (i)(2)(ii) by checking the appropriate block.] [_] (i) The offeror will not supply any end product listed in paragraph (i)(1) of this provision that was mined, produced, or manufactured in the corresponding country as listed for that product. [_] (ii) The offeror may supply an end product listed in paragraph (i)(1) of this provision that was mined, produced, or manufactured in the corresponding country as listed for that product. The offeror certifies that is has made a good faith effort to determine whether forced or indentured child labor was used to mine, produce, or manufacture any such end product furnished under this contract. On the basis of those efforts, the offeror certifies that it is not aware of any such use of child labor. (j) Place of manufacture. (Does not apply unless the solicitation is predominantly for the acquisition of manufactured end products.) For statistical purposes only, the offeror shall indicate whether the place of manufacture of the end products it expects to provide in response to this solicitation is predominantly- (1) [_] In the United States (Check this box if the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured in the United States exceeds the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured outside the United States); or (2) [_] Outside the United States. (k) Certificates regarding exemptions from the application of the Service Contract Labor Standards. (Certification by the offeror as to its compliance with respect to the contract also constitutes its certification as to compliance by its subcontractor if it subcontracts out the exempt services.) [The contracting officer is to check a box to indicate if paragraph (k)(1) or (k)(2) applies.] (1) [_] Maintenance, calibration, or repair of certain equipment as described in FAR 22.1003-4(c)(1). The offeror [_] does [_] does not certify that- (i) The items of equipment to be serviced under this contract are used regularly for other than Governmental purposes and are sold or traded by the offeror (or subcontractor in the case of an exempt subcontract) in substantial quantities to the general public in the course of normal business operations; (ii) The services will be furnished at prices which are, or are based on, established catalog or market prices (see FAR 22.1003-4(c)(2)(ii)) for the maintenance, calibration, or repair of such equipment; and (iii) The compensation (wage and fringe benefits) plan for all service employees performing work under the contract will be the same as that used for these employees and equivalent employees servicing the same equipment of commercial customers. (2) [_] Certain services as described in FAR 22.1003-4(d)(1). The offeror [_] does [_] does not certify that- (i) The services under the contract are offered and sold regularly to non-Governmental customers, and are provided by the offeror (or subcontractor in the case of an exempt subcontract) to the general public in substantial quantities in the course of normal business operations; (ii) The contract services will be furnished at prices that are, or are based on, established catalog or market prices (see FAR 22.1003-4(d)(2)(iii)); (iii) Each service employee who will perform the services under the contract will spend only a small portion of his or her time (a monthly average of less than 20 percent of the available hours on an annualized basis, or less than 20 percent of available hours during the contract period if the contract period is less than a month) servicing the Government contract; and (iv) The compensation (wage and fringe benefits) plan for all service employees performing work under the contract is the same as that used for these employees and equivalent employees servicing commercial customers. (3) If paragraph (k)(1) or (k)(2) of this clause applies- (i) If the offeror does not certify to the conditions in paragraph (k)(1) or (k)(2) and the Contracting Officer did not attach a Service Contract Labor Standards wage determination to the solicitation, the offeror shall notify the Contracting Officer as soon as possible; and (ii) The Contracting Officer may not make an award to the offeror if the offeror fails to execute the certification in paragraph (k)(1) or (k)(2) of this clause or to contact the Contracting Officer as required in paragraph (k)(3)(i) of this clause. (l) Taxpayer identification number (TIN) (26 U.S.C. 6109, 31 U.S.C. 7701). (Not applicable if the offeror is required to provide this information to the SAM database to be eligible for award.) (1) All offerors must submit the information required in paragraphs (l)(3) through (l)(5) of this provision to comply with debt collection requirements of 31 U.S.C. 7701(c) and 3325(d), reporting requirements of 26 U.S.C. 6041, 6041A, and 6050M, and implementing regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). (2) The TIN may be used by the government to collect and report on any delinquent amounts arising out of the offeror's relationship with the Government (31 U.S.C. 7701(c)(3)). If the resulting contract is subject to the payment reporting requirements described in FAR 4.904, the TIN provided hereunder may be matched with IRS records to verify the accuracy of the offeror's TIN. (3) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). [_] TIN:_____________________. [_] TIN has been applied for. [_] TIN is not required because: [_] Offeror is a nonresident alien, foreign corporation, or foreign partnership that does not have income effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States and does not have an office or place of business or a fiscal paying agent in the United States; [_] Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of a foreign government; [_] Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government; (4) Type of organization. [_] Sole proprietorship; [_] Partnership; [_] Corporate entity (not tax-exempt); [_] Corporate entity (tax-exempt); [_] Government entity (Federal, State, or local); [_] Foreign government; [_] International organization per 26 CFR 1.6049-4; [_] Other ____________________. (5) Common parent. [_] Offeror is not owned or controlled by a common parent: [_] Name and TIN of common parent: Name ____________________________________ TIN ______________________________________ (m) Restricted business operations in Sudan. By submission of its offer, the offeror certifies that the offeror does not conduct any restricted business operations in Sudan. (n) Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations- (1) Government agencies are not permitted to use appropriated (or otherwise made available) funds for contracts with either an inverted domestic corporation, or a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation, unless the exception at 9.108-2(b) applies or the requirement is waived in accordance with the procedures at 9.108-4. (2) Representation. By submission of its offer, the offeror represents that- (i) It is not an inverted domestic corporation; and (ii) It is not a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation. (o) Prohibition on contracting with entities engaging in certain activities or transactions relating to Iran. (1) The offeror shall email questions concerning sensitive technology to the Department of State at CISADA106@state.gov. (2) Representation and Certification. Unless a waiver is granted or an exception applies as provided in paragraph (o)(3) of this provision, by submission of its offer, the offeror- (i) Represents, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that the offeror does not export any sensitive technology to the government of Iran or any entities or individuals owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf or at the direction of, the government of Iran; (ii) Certifies that the offeror, or any person owned or controlled by the offeror, does not engage in any activities for which sanctions may be imposed under section 5 of the Iran Sanctions Act; and (iii) Certifies that the offeror, and any person owned or controlled by the offeror, does not knowingly engage in any transaction that exceeds $3,000 with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps or any of its officials, agents, or affiliates, the property and interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50(U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (see OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List at http://www.treasury.gov/ofac/downloads/t11sdn.pdf ). (3) The representation and certification requirements of paragraph (o)(2) of this provision do not apply if- (i) This solicitation includes a trade agreements certification (e.g., 52.212-3(g) or a comparable agency provision); and (ii) The offeror has certified that all the offered products to be supplied are designated country end products. (p) Ownership or Control of Offeror. (Applies in all solicitations when there is a requirement to be registered in SAM or a requirement to have a DUNS Number in the solicitation. (1) The Offeror represents that it [ ] has or [ ] does not have an immediate owner. If the Offeror has more than one immediate owner (such as a joint venture), then the Offeror shall respond to paragraph (2) and if applicable, paragraph (3) of this provision for each participant in the joint venture. (2) If the Offeror indicates "has" in paragraph (p)(1) of this provision, enter the following information: Immediate owner CAGE code:_____________________________________________ Immediate owner legal name:______________________________________________ (Do not use a "doing business as" name) Is the immediate owner owned or controlled by another entity: [ ] Yes or [ ] No. (3) If the Offeror indicates "yes" in paragraph (p)(2) of this provision, indicating that the immediate owner is owned or controlled by another entity, then enter the following information: Highest level owner CAGE code:_____________________________________________ Highest level owner legal name:______________________________________________ (Do not use a "doing business as" name) (End of Provision) Alternate I ( Oct 2014). As prescribed in 12.301 (b)(2), add the following paragraph (c)(11) to the basic provision: (11) (Complete if the offeror has represented itself as disadvantaged in paragraph (c)(4) of this provision.) [ The offeror shall check the category in which its ownership falls ]: ____ Black American. ___ Hispanic American. ___ Native American (American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, or Native Hawaiians). ___ Asian-Pacific American (persons with origins from Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, China, Taiwan, Laos, Cambodia (Kampuchea), Vietnam, Korea, The Philippines, Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Samoa, Macao, Hong Kong, Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, or Nauru). ___ Subcontinent Asian (Asian-Indian) American (persons with origins from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives Islands, or Nepal). ___ Individual/concern, other than one of the preceding. <del datetime="2015-08-07T15:32" cite="mailto:BRANTON,%20BLAKE%20A%202d%20Lt%20USAF%20AFSOC%201%20SOCONS/LGCA"> (End of Clause) Addendum to 52.212-1 - INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Apr 2014) THIS SECTION IS FOR SOLICITATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS SECTION WILL BE PHYSICALLY REMOVED FROM ANY RESULTANT AWARD. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1(b), Submission of offers. Paragraph (12) is added to read: Offeror shall submit signed and dated offer to: 1 SOCONS/LGCA, Attn: 2 nd Lt Blake Branton 350 Tully Street, Building 90339 Hurlburt Field FL 32544-5810 Submit signed and dated Offer Schedule marked with solicitation number FA4417-15-T-0008. The offeror shall not submit any electronic copies of their quote. Addendum to 52.212-1(c), Period for Acceptance of Offers. The paragraph is tailored as follows : "The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm through 30 September 2016." FAR 52.212-1(g), is highlighed to read, "The Government reserves the right to evaluate quotes and award a contract without discussions with offerors" A. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of the quote, the offeror must follow the instructions contained herein. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors or sub factors. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. The contracting officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial offers, the contracting officer will review this determination and if, in the contracting officer's opinion, adequate price competition exists, no additional cost information will be requested. However, if at any time during this competition the contracting officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists, offerors may be required to submit information to the extent necessary for the contracting officer to determine the reasonableness and affordability of the price. B. The response shall consist of four (4) separate parts: Part I - Cover Sheet and DD254 Part II - SF 1449 / Offer Schedule Part III - Technical Quote. Part IV - Past Performance PART I - COVER SHEET AND DD254. Offerors shall submit a Cover Sheet containing the following information: Submit an original and one (1) copy 1.1 Time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers: 14 September 2015 at 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST); 1.2 Company name; 1.3 Company address and remit to address if different than mailing address; 1.4 Company telephone number; 1.5 Company e-mail address; 1.6 Company point of contact(s); 1.7 SAM registration expiration date; 1.8 CAGE code; 1.9 DUNS number; 1.10 Registration confirmation for NAICS code 611699; 1.11 Offeror shall submit a completed DD254 (Attachment 5), including the Industrial Security Facilities CAGE code; location of the company and Facility Security Officer (FSO) information. 2. PART II - SF 1449 / OFFER SCHEDULE - Submit original and one (1) copy. •1.1 Standard Form (SF) 1449, blocks 12, 17a (Company information as it appears in SAM and CAGE Code, 17b (as applicable), 30a, 30b and 30c completed with an original, authorized signature •1.2 Insert proposed unit and extended prices on the SF 1449 for each Contract Line Item Number (CLIN), the extended amount must equal the whole dollar unit price multiplied by the number of units. 3. PART III - TECHNICAL QUOTE - Limited to no more than sixteen (16) pages. Submit original plus one (1) copy. The technical quote shall consist of two (2) parts: 1.0. Offeror shall submit a Program of Instruction (POI) including all six (6) courses IAW paragraph 1.4. and all subsequent paragraphs, Appendix H, and Appendix J in the PWS. The offeror shall demonstrate their understanding of the course requirement in the submission of a sample POI that (1) addresses current training offered and (2) draft courses that include all elements required for each of the six (6) courses in this requirement. Current training offered can be tailored to encompass elements required for the six (6) courses IAW the PWS. In addition, the offeror shall list the names and number of qualified personnel proposed to conduct each of the six (6) courses. If personnel are not currently employed by your company, offerors may submit letters of intent signed by the proposed personnel. 1.0.1. The format for the sample POI must demonstrate: a breakdown of each day for each individual course including a detailed concept of operations, Government equipment, facility, and personnel support requests (if any); notional training timeline (event start / stop time); and a basic overview of learning objectives by event IAW paragraph 1.4 and all subsequent paragraphs, Appendix H, and Appendix J in the PWS. 1.1. Offeror shall submit documentation demonstrating the Offeror's proposed personnel meet the Personnel Qualifications IAW PWS paragraphs 1.5-1.5.26. Offerors shall submit resumes for the offeror's proposed personnel who will conduct each of the proposed courses and identify all qualifications in the resumes. In addition to the qualifications in paragraphs 1.5-1.5.26, Offerors' proposed personnel shall possess (1) Tier 1 Special Operations Operator Training Course (OTC) graduate, (2) At least 5 years experience within USSOCOM Special Mission Unit, and (3) must have held one of the qualified positions for each of the six (6) courses they will provide training for as outlined specifically in PWS paragraphs 1.5.4-1.5.7. 1.1.1. The offeror shall submit documentation for the proposed personnel demonstrating they have the qualifications, to include certificates and reference letters with signatures validating the qualifications listed above. 4. PART IV - PAST PERFORMANCE - The Past Performance Volume is limited to sixteen (16) pages. Each offeror must provide no more than six (6) references for completed courses and/or contracts performed for Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel. The Subcontractor Letter of Consent does not count toward the sixteen (16) page limitation. Pages exceeding the page limitations set forth in this section will not be read or evaluated, and will be removed from the quote. Only references for same or similar type of courses and/or contracts are desired. Offerors shall submit an original and two (2) copies: 1.0. Submit a list of completed courses and/or contracts that are recent and relevant <del datetime="2015-08-06T16:12" cite="mailto:SHREVE,%20CLYDE%20D%20CIV%20USAF%20AFSOC%201%20SOCONS/LGCA"> and performed for Federal agencies or commercial customers as a prime contractor that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the scope and breadth of the requirements as described in the PWS for this solicitation. Any past performance in excess of the first six (6) references received will not be evaluated. If a teaming arrangement/Joint Venture is contemplated, include any relevant and recent performance information on previous teaming arrangements/Joint Ventures with the same partner or as this entity (CAGE). If this is a first time joint effort, each party to the arrangement must provide past performance information for completed courses and/or contracts performed for SOF personnel. Subcontractor past performance may only be disclosed for use by the prime contractor if a letter of consent to release past performance information to the prime is completed by the subcontractor and included with the past performance: 1.0.1. RECENT. The definition of recent as related to this solicitation includes performance within the last three (3) years from the issue date of this solicitation; and 1.0.2. RELEVANCE. Offerors shall identify: - What elements of each course and/or contract are deemed relevant to this solicitation and; - Indicate what percentage of service was performed by the offeror (prime), subcontractor (if applicable) and teaming contractor (if applicable ); The definition of relevance as related to this solicitation includes : (1) Courses that are within scope of any of the six (6) classes IAW the PWS (or similar to the PWS) and; (2) Training of a USSOCOM Special Operations Forces Unit and; (3) A student to instructor ratio no greater than 12:1. Definitions of Relevancy are as follows: 1.0.3. VERY RELEVANT. Present/past performance involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities as the effort required by this solicitation; and 1.0.4. RELEVANT. Present/past performance effort involving similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires; and 1.0.5. SOMEWHAT RELEVANT. Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires; and 1.0.6. NOT RELEVANT. Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires. The Government is not bound by the contractor's interpretation of relevancy and application of selected contracts; therefore, the Government reserves the right to assess the referenced contracts provided. 1.0.7. Submit the following information for each course and/or contract submitted for past performance evaluation: 1.0.7.1 Company/Division name; 1.0.7.2 Product/Service; 1.0.7.3 Contracting Agency/Customer; 1.0.7.4 Contract Number; 1.0.7.5 Contract Dollar Value; 1.0.7.6 Period of Performance; 1.0.7.7 Verified, up-to-date name, address, e-mail address, telephone number of the Government evaluator, contracting officer or customer POC responsible for procuring your services; 1.0.7.8 Courses that are within scope of the six (6) classes IAW the PWS or equal to (per paragraph 1.0.2 above); Training of a USSOCOM Special Operations Forces Unit (per paragraph 1.0.2 above); and a student to instructor ratio no greater than 12:1 (per paragraph 1.0.2 above). 1.0.7.9 Comments regarding compliance with contract terms and conditions; and 1.0.7.10 Comments regarding any known performance deemed unacceptable by the customer, or not in accordance with the contract terms and conditions, the resolution(s) implemented and results. 1.0.7.11 Explanation of how the scope of the referenced contract is relevant to the PWS in this solicitation 1.0.7.12 Submit Past Performance Questionnaires (Attachment 4) for each of the references identified at Part IV, Past Performance Quote. Any past performance questionnaires received in excess to the six (6) references in the Past Performance Quote for the prime or, if applicable, for each party to the first time joint effort, will not be evaluated. The responsibility to send out the questionnaires rests solely with the offeror and shall not be delegated to any other entity: 1.0.7.13 Complete General Information and mail, fax or email the attached transmittal letter and questionnaire to the evaluator. Evaluators are only allowed to use Attachment 4; altered or substituted questionnaires will not be evaluated: 1.0.7.14 Offerors shall indicate at Volume IV, Past Performance Information, which evaluator the questionnaire was transmitted to and confirm that the questionnaire was received. 1.0.7.15 Once all questionnaires are completed by the evaluator, the information contained in the questionnaires shall be considered source selection sensitive and not releasable to you, the offeror. Completed questionnaires received or routed through the offeror, subcontractor or teaming contractor will not be accepted. Questionnaires shall be sent by the evaluator directly to Blake Branton at blake.branton.1@us.af.mil. If the questionnaire cannot be e-mailed, mail the questionnaire to: ATTN: BLAKE BRANTON 1 SOCONS/LGCA 350 TULLY STREET, BLDG 90339 HURLBURT FIELD, FL 32544 1.0.7.16 The offeror shall track the questionnaires and ensure that Blake Branton receives them by Tuesday, 8 September 2015 at 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST). It is also the sole responsibility of the offeror to inform the evaluators of any extensions the Government approves to the date and time quotes are due to be submitted; and 1.0.7.17 If the offeror claims there is no past performance, notification of this fact must be included at Volume IV, Past Performance Quote. 1.0.7.18 Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors; failure to meet a requirement of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale; and 1.0.7.19 Documents submitted in response to this solicitation must be fully responsive to and consistent with: 1.0.7.20 Requirements of this solicitation, Government standards and regulations; 1.0.7.21 Evaluation Factors for Award; General Quote Formatting: Offerors shall not simply restate Performance Work Statement (PWS) verbiage, but explain how they intend to fulfill the PWS requirements. •1. Pages exceeding the page limitations set forth in this section will not be read or evaluated, and will be removed from the quote. •2. The technical and past performance quote shall be on 8 ½" x 11" paper except for foldouts used for charts, tables, or diagrams, which may not exceed 11" x 17". A page is defined as one face of a sheet of paper containing information and excludes such things as blank pages, title pages, tables of contents, tabs, dividers, and indices. All pages shall have a minimum margin of 1" on the sides and 1/2" on top and bottom. (excluding document numbers, classification markings, and page numbers). All material must be contained within the page limits identified for each volume. Type shall be 12-pitch font. Text lines shall be spaced a minimum of 1 1/2 spaces. Bindings are required. Elaborate formats or color presentations are not desired or required. B. Faxed or e-mailed quotes will NOT be accepted. Quotes will be accepted by mail or hand-carried to: 1 SOCONS/LGCA Attention: Blake Branton 350 Tully St. Bldg 90339 Hurlburt Field, FL, 32544. The sealed envelope or package used to submit your quote must show the time and date specified for receipt, solicitation number and name address of the offeror. 1. Offerors are cautioned that Hurlburt Field, FL has visitor control procedures requiring individuals not affiliated with the installation to obtain a visitor pass prior to entrance. SOME DELAY SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED WHEN HAND CARRYING QUOTES. Offerors should allow sufficient time to obtain a visitor pass and to deliver the quote PRIOR to the time specified for receipt. 2. To obtain a visitor pass, the offeror shall contact Blake Branton at blake.branton.1@us.af.mil. 3. Late quotes will be processed in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f) "Late submission, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers." 4. Addendum to 52.212-1(j), Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. This paragraph is expanded to include the following statement: " All offers submitted through a Joint Venture shall have an assigned DUNS number for the Joint Venture Entity." 5. Addendum to 52.212-1(k), System for Award Management (SAM). This paragraph is expanded to include the following statement: " All offers submitted through a Joint Venture shall have an active SAM account for the specific Joint Venture Entity. 6. All questions regarding this solicitation must be presented in writing via email to both points of contact listed within this solicitation no later than the close of business ten (10) days prior to the solicitation closing date. Offerors shall include the solicitation number in the subject line of any email submitted. All questions and subsequent answers will be posted to www.fbo.gov as an Amendment to the solicitation. Contractors are responsible for monitoring www.fbo.gov for updates. If no questions are submitted, the Government will assume that the offeror fully understands all requirements of the solicitation. •a) Points of Contact: •i) Blake Branton at 850-884-7691 or blake.branton.1@us.af.mil (Contract Specialist) •ii) Clyde Shreve at 850-884-3266 or clyde.shreve@us.af.mil (Contracting Officer) (End of Addendum) FAR 52.212-2 - EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014) As prescribed in 12.301(c), the Contracting Officer may insert a provision substantially as follows: EVALUATION - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Oct 2014) (a) 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: (1) PRICE (2) TECHNICAL (3) PAST PERFORMANCE Technical and Past Performance, when combined, are significantly more important than price. (b) 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. ADDENDUM TO 52.212-2, "EVALUATION-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014) This acquisition will utilize the best value approach, in which the Government seeks to award to an offeror who provides the greatest confidence that they will meet the Government's requirements affordably. The Best Value technique for this acquisition will be a Technical, Past Performance, and Price evaluation where technical and past performance, when combined, are significantly more important than price." Below is a synopsis of the evaluation steps; the evaluation process is defined in more detail immediately following the synopsis. The first (1 st ) step of the evaluation process is to review the cover page, DD254, and SF1449 for completeness and if applicable, any proposed Teaming Arrangement/Joint Venture Documentation for completeness. Teaming arrangements shall conform to all requirements identified in the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 of this solicitation and including all elements stated in the addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items. If an offeror is claiming this business approach, failure to submit Teaming Arrangement/Joint Venture documentation will render the offerors quote non-responsive and no further evaluation will be conducted. Offerors not submitting a completed DD254 with the Industrial Security Facilities CAGE code; location of the company and Facility Security Officer (FSO) information, shall determine the quote non-responsive and ineligible for award. Offerors submitting the required information shall be validated with the Industrial Security Facilities Database identifying a favorably completed "Facility Clearance at the level required within the solicitation. Failure to meet the Facility Clearance requirements of the DD 254 in the solicitation shall determine the proposal non-responsive and ineligible for award. The second (2 nd ) step of the evaluation process is to evaluate prices on the SF 1449 and rank all responsive quotes by price from lowest to highest. The evaluation team will then proceed to the third (3 rd ) step. The first three (3) of the lowest priced responsive quotes shall be evaluated for technical acceptability. In the event that the first three (3) evaluated quotes do not yield an offer with an acceptable technical rating, the evaluation process will continue in increments of the next three (3) lowest priced responsive quotes until a technically acceptable quote is identified. After technical evaluations conclude, the fourth (4 th ) evaluation step begins. For those offerors deemed technically acceptable, past performance will be evaluated for the lowest priced technically acceptable quote. If the lowest priced evaluated offer has been determined technically acceptable, and is judged to have a Substantial Confidence rating that offer represents the best value for the Government and the evaluation process stops. Award shall be made to that offeror without further consideration of any other offers. If the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror is not judged to have a Substantial Confidence rating, the next lowest priced technically acceptable offeror will be evaluated and the process will continue in order by price until an offeror is judged to have a Substantial Confidence rating or until all offerors are evaluated. The Contracting Officer shall then make an integrated assessment to render the best value award decision. Offerors are cautioned to follow the detailed instructions fully and carefully, as the Government reserves the right to make an award based on initial offers received, without discussion of such offers. Non-responsive quotes will not be evaluated. Quotes that are unrealistic in terms of technical acceptability or price may be rejected at any time during the evaluation process. The Government reserves the right to establish a competitive range; discussions or negotiation may be conducted with all offerors in the competitive range. Offerors may be required to participate in telephone discussions or in face-to-face oral discussions at the 1 st Special Operations Contracting Squadron, 350 Tully Street, Hurlburt Field, FL. Offerors may be given the opportunity to clarify certain aspects of their written quotes (e.g., defining the relevance of the offeror's technical information and adverse past performance information to which an offeror has not previously had an opportunity to respond) or to resolve minor clerical errors. Any such exchange between the offeror and the Government will be for clarification only and will not constitute an award without discussions. BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD: By submission of its offer, the offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications. The Government intends to award one contract to the offeror deemed responsible in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), as supplemented, whose quote conforms to the Request for Quote (RFQ) requirements including all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required by the RFQ and is judged, based on the evaluation criteria, to represent the best value to the Government. The Government intends to award to the offeror who in the Government's estimation, provides the greatest overall value in response to the requirements. The Government intends to evaluate quotes and make award without discussions however, the contracting officer may conduct discussions, request clarifications, and/or have communications with offerors to determine technical acceptability of their quote IAW the solicitation requirements. Therefore, the offeror's initial quote should contain the offeror's best terms from a technical, performance and price standpoint. A. Price Evaluation. Each offerors' price submitted in the SF 1449 will be evaluated for completeness and reasonableness. All quotes will be evaluated based on price and ranked from lowest to highest price. The Total Evaluated Price is the amount offered for all CLINs. B. Technical Evaluation. The first three (3) of the lowest priced responsive quotes shall be evaluated for technical acceptability. In the event that the first three (3) evaluated quotes do not yield an offer with an acceptable technical rating, the evaluation process will continue in increments of the next three (3) lowest priced responsive quotes until a technically acceptable quote is identified. The government may make a final determination as to the rating of an offer based on the quote as submitted without requesting any further information. The Technical factor will receive an overall rating of either "Acceptable," or "Unacceptable" using the rating and descriptions in Table 1 below: The Government's technical evaluation team shall evaluate the technical quotes on a pass/fail basis, assigning one of the ratings described below for each subfactor. Any subfactor evaluated as "Unacceptable" will render the entire quote unacceptable and, therefore, un-awardable. Only those quotes determined to be technically acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered for award. However, the offeror is cautioned that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial quote, as received, without discussion. Table 1. Technical Ratings Rating Description Acceptable Quote clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation. Unacceptable Quote does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. Evaluators shall assign a rating, which falls within one of the following ranges according to the degree to which the offeror meets the minimum requirements described above: a. Offeror shall submit a Program of Instruction (POI) including all six (6) courses IAW paragraph 1.4. and all subsequent paragraphs, Appendix H, and Appendix J in the PWS. - The offeror shall demonstrate their understanding of the course requirement in the submission of a sample POI that as a minimum (1) addresses current training offered and (2) draft courses that include all elements required for each of the six (6) courses in this requirement. Current training offered can be tailored to encompass elements required for the six (6) courses IAW the PWS. In addition, the offeror shall list the names and number of qualified personnel proposed to conduct each of the six (6) courses. If personnel are not currently employed by your company, offerors may submit letters of intent signed by the proposed personnel. - The format for the sample POI must demonstrate a reasonable program of instruction and as a minimum address: a breakdown of each day for each individual course including a detailed concept of operations, Government equipment, facility, and personnel support requests (if any); notional training timeline (event start / stop time); and a basic overview of learning objectives by event IAW paragraph 1.4 and all subsequent paragraphs, Appendix H, and Appendix J in the PWS. b. Offeror shall submit Personnel Qualifications IAW paragraphs 1.5-1.5.26. - The offeror's submitted resumes shall demonstrate proposed personnel meet the Personnel Qualifications IAW paragraphs 1.5-1.5.26 in the PWS and shall identify the following qualifications: (1) Tier 1 Special Operations Operator Training Course (OTC) graduate, (2) At least 5 years experience within USSOCOM Special Mission Unit, and (3) must have held one of the qualified positions for each of the six (6) courses the personnel are proposed to teach as outlined specifically in PWS paragraphs 1.5.4-1.5.7. - In addition to the resumes, Offerors submitted documentation for proposed personnel validates the qualifications listed above. As a minimum, Offerors shall include with their resumes copies of certificates and reference letters with signatures validating the qualifications listed above. C. Past Performance Evaluation. The Government will evaluate the recency, relevancy and quality of the offerors' provided past performance information, past performance questionnaires received and other past performance information data independently obtained from other Government and commercial sources to include, but not limited to: the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS); Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS); Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases. For those offerors deemed technically acceptable, past performance will be evaluated for the lowest priced technically acceptable quote. 1.0 Past Performance will first be evaluated for recency; all performance prior to three (3) years from the date of the solicitation or not yet performed on the date of this solicitation will not be evaluated; 1.1 Past Performance will then be evaluated for relevancy and rated as relevant or not relevant: 1.1.1 RELEVANCE. The definition of relevance as related to this solicitation includes: (1) Courses that are within scope of any of the six (6) classes IAW the PWS (or similar to the PWS) and; (2) Training of a USSOCOM Special Operations Forces Unit and ; (3) A student to instructor ratio no greater 12:1. Definitions of relevancy are as follows: 1.1.1.1 VERY RELEVANT. Present/past performance involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities as the effort required by this solicitation; and 1.1.1.2 RELEVANT. Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires; and 1.1.1.3 SOMEWHAT RELEVANT. Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires; and 1.1.1.4 NOT RELEVANT. Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires. 1.2 Past Performance will finally be evaluated for quality and assigned one of the following performance confidence assessment ratings based on the information provided in the Past Performance Quote, other past performance information data independently obtained from other Government and commercial sources, to include, but not limited to: the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS); Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS); Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases, and questionnaires received: 1.2.1 Substantial Confidence : Based on the offeror's recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort; 1.2.2 Satisfactory Confidence : Based on the offeror's recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort; 1.2.3 Limited Confidence : Based on the offeror's recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort; 1.2.4 No Confidence : Based on the offeror's recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort; and 1.2.5 Unknown Confidence (Neutral) : No recent/relevant performance record is available or the offeror's performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned: 1.2.5.1 In the case of an offeror without a record of recent and relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. 1.3 Performance confidence assessment is an evaluation of the likelihood for the Government's confidence that the offeror will successfully perform the solicitation's requirements based upon the offeror's past performance information. 1.4 Past performance regarding predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience, or sub-contractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement will not be considered as highly as past performance information for the principal offeror. Past performance regarding minor members of Joint Ventures will be considered in accordance with the member's share of the prospective contract; 1.5 If the lowest priced evaluated offer has been determined technically acceptable, and is judged to have a Substantial Confidence rating, that offer represents the best value for the Government and the evaluation process stops. Award shall be made to that offeror without further consideration of any other offers; and 1.6 If the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror is not judged to have a Substantial Confidence rating, the next lowest priced technically acceptable offeror will be evaluated and the process will continue in order by price until an offeror is judged to have a Substantial Confidence rating or until all offerors are evaluated. The Contracting Officer shall then make an integrated assessment to render the best value award decision. (End of Addendum) Point of contact is 2 nd Lt Blake Branton, Contract Specialist, Phone (850) 884-7691, email: blake.branton.1@us.af.mil ; Clyde Shreve, Contracting Officer, (850) 884-3266, email: clyde.shreve@us.af.mil List of Attachments: 1 - PWS dated 6 August 2015 2 - Wage Determination 05-3033 (Rev 16, dated 14 July 2015) 3 - Cover Sheet 4- Past Performance Questionnaire 5- DD254 Security
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