SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Development of FRA Intercity Passenger Rail - FBO Attachments
- Notice Date
- 8/23/2017
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary (OST) Administration Secretariate, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, 55 Broadway, Kendall Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02142-1093, United States
- ZIP Code
- 02142-1093
- Solicitation Number
- DTRT5717Q80137
- Archive Date
- 12/6/2017
- Point of Contact
- Darcy Hubbard, Phone: 6174943816
- E-Mail Address
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Darcy.hubbard@dot.gov
(Darcy.hubbard@dot.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Statement of Work, Attachment 1 and Instructions, Conditions, and Notice to Offerors The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Cambridge, MA, has a requirement to obtain a Contractor with practical experience in intercity passenger rail travel demand forecasting in a variety of contexts in the United States. The Contractor shall be responsible for drafting significant portions of the travel demand forecasting guidance and reviewing and providing comments on the entire guidance document. The Volpe Center, is supporting the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) in the development of guidance for service planning and related documentation, including to help facilitate the preparation of service development plans for intercity passenger rail services spanning multiple states. A significant portion of the project is to develop standalone guidance on the process of performing market analysis and travel demand forecasting for intercity passenger rail service in support of service development planning. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. DTRT5717Q80137 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation is being conducted under FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95, effective January 19, 2017. The NAICS Code is 541690; the Small Business size standard is $15.0M. STATEMENT OF WORK, ATTACHMENT 1 and INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICE TO OFFERORS - ATTACHED: PRICING: The Offeror shall provide a firm fixed price quotation for each CLIN listed below in accordance with the attached Statement of Work, Attachment 1, and the Instructions, Conditions, and Notice to Offerors: CLIN 0100 - Task 1: Project Kick-Off Meeting $_______________ CLIN 0200 - Task 2: Comments on Existing Outline $_______________ CLIN 0300 - Task 3: Develop Outline of Sections $_______________ CLIN 0400 - Task 4: Draft Guidance Sections $_______________ CLIN 0500 - Task 5: Comments on Full Guidance Document $_______________ CLIN 0600 - Task 6: Response to Stakeholders Comments $_______________ TOTAL of CLINS 0100 through 0600: $_____________________ The Government intends to award one (1) purchase order on a Firm Fixed Price basis as a result of this solicitation. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items is hereby incorporated by reference. All Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. An Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically using the System for Award Management (SAM) accessible via http://www.Sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (o) of this provision. The Offeror is reminded that if it completes its annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM it must update its representations and certifications as necessary, but at least annually, to ensure they are kept current, accurate, and complete. All Contractors must be registered in SAM in order to receive an award from a DOT Agency. FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, is hereby incorporated by reference. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items is hereby incorporated by reference. Additional clauses cited in 52.212-5 that apply to this acquisition are: 52.209-6, 52.219-6, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.222-40, 52.222-50, 52.223-15, 52.223-18, and 52.232-33. These references may be viewed at www.acquisition.gov/far. The signed offer must be submitted electronically via e-mail to Darcy.Hubbard@dot.gov. The offer should be addressed to the following: U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Attn: Darcy Hubbard, V-222, 55 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142. The time for receipt of offers is 11:00 AM Eastern Time on Wednesday, 09/06/2017. No telephone requests will be honored. The Government will not pay for any information received. THE FOLLOWING FAR PROVISION IS INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT: FAR 52.203-98 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS-REPRESENTATION (DEVIATION FEB 2015) (a) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), Government agencies are not permitted to use funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) under that or any other Act for contracts with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this provision does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information. (c) Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it does not require employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (End of provision) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013) (a) Upon receipt of accelerated payments from the Government, the Contractor shall make accelerated payments to its small business subcontractors under this contract, to the maximum extent practicable and prior to when such payment is otherwise required under the applicable contract or subcontract, after receipt of a proper invoice and all other required documentation from the small business subcontractor. (b) The acceleration of payments under this clause does not provide any new rights under the Prompt Payment Act. (c) Include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts with small business concerns, including subcontracts with small business concerns for the acquisition of commercial items. (End of clause)
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