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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 31, 2017 FBO #5760
MODIFICATION

D -- Intel Code Modernization/Parallel Programming Training Services

Notice Date

8/29/2017
 

Notice Type

Modification/Amendment
 

NAICS

541511 — Custom Computer Programming Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG (W911QX) Adelphi, 2800 POWDER MILL RD, ADELPHI, Maryland, 20783-1197, United States
 

ZIP Code

20783-1197
 

Solicitation Number

W911QX-17-T-0244
 

Archive Date

9/21/2017
 

Point of Contact

Rebecca B. Patterson, Phone: 3013945351
 

E-Mail Address

rebecca.b.patterson.civ@mail.mil
(rebecca.b.patterson.civ@mail.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Amendment 0001: The purpose of this amendment is to 1) add a requirement to section C.3.2.4 (in bold below) to section (vi) Description of requirements of this Combination Synopsis Solicitation; and 2) Amend the response date and time to 06 September 2017 at 11:59AM Eastern. As a result of Amendment 0001, no other changes have been made to thie Combo Synopsis Solicitation. (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government is soliciting and negotiating with only one source under the authority of, FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The name of the company the Government intends to award a contract to Intel Federal LLC, 4100 Monument Corner Drive, Suite 540, Fairfax, VA 22030 Cage Code: 6SSB2. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government will consider all proposals received prior to the closing date and time of this solicitation. (ii) The solicitation number is W911QX-17-T-0244. This acquisition is issued as an Request for Quote (RFQ). (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95, effective 19 Jan 2017. (iv) The associated NAICS code is 541511. The small business size standard is $27.5M. (v) The following is a list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable): CLIN 0001: Code Modernization/Parallel Programming Training Services; QTY 1; UNIT JOB The Contractor shall prepare and deliver on-site Intel Code Modernization/Parallel Programming training services in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS). CLIN 0002: Contractor Manpower Reporting (CMR); QTY 1; Not Separately Priced (NSP) ACCOUNTING FOR CONTRACT SERVICES REQUIREMENT - ENTERPRISE-WIDE CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING APPLICATION (CMRA) The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the US ARMY via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: http://www.ecmra.mil/, and then click on "Department of the Army CMRA" or the icon of the DoD organization that is receiving or benefitting from the contracted services. Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2013. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk by clicking on "Send an email" which is located under the Help Resources ribbon on the right side of the login page of the applicable Service/Component's Contractor Manpower Reporting website. (vi) Description of requirements: Performance Work Statement (PWS) C.1 BACKGROUND The Survivability/Lethality Analysis Directorate (SLAD) of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) is the Army's focal point for survivability, lethality, and vulnerability (SLV) analysis and expertise. SLAD helps Program Managers enhance system and soldier survivability/lethality in the systems they are developing. SLAD conducts the necessary investigations, simulations, laboratory/field experiments, and analyses to quantify the SLV of Army and select foreign combat, combat support, and combat service support systems when faced with electronic warfare, information warfare, ballistic, directed energy, nuclear/biological/chemical contamination effects, and environmental threats. SLAD is developing high performance versions of its tools such as MUVES and requires both generic and Intel specific code modernization and parallel processing methods such as vectorization, threading, scalability, and code performance analysis tools. C.2 OBJECTIVE The objective of this effort is to provide on-site training to SLAD software developers on both generic and Intel specific code modernization and parallel processing methods such as vectorization, threading, scalability, and code performance analysis tools that will benefit software developers in developing higher performance modeling and simulation codes. C.3 REQUIREMENT C.3.1 The Contractor shall prepare a three (3) day training class on Intel code modernization/parallel programming training and shall conduct the three (3) day training class at the Aberdeen Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG-AA), Maryland. C.3.2 The training shall include preparation of the training and delivery of the training on-site at APG-AA by three (3) software application engineers. The training shall include both generic and Intel specific code modernization and parallel programming methods such as vectorization, threading, scalability, and code performance analysis tools, all focused on C/C++ programming language and variants. C.3.2.1 The Contractor shall provide training on code modernization targeting Intel Xeon and Xeon Phi parallelism methods. C.3.2.2. The Contractor shall include training on Intel Thread Building Blocks (TBB) and the OpenMP API (application programming interface). C.3.2.3 The Contractor shall include training on scalability, using Open MPI (Message Passing Interface) and Intel Omni-Path. C.3.2.4 The Contractor shall provide in the training, analysis tools, to include Intel VTune, and the open source Intel SPMD (single program, multiple data) program compiler (ISPC), to include application to Embree and Open Source Scalable and Portable RAY (OSPRay) tracing engine. C.4 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS C.4.1 No foreign national employees of the Contractor shall be permitted to work on this contract or otherwise given access to government furnished information. C.4.2 The Contractor shall certify an employee's U.S. citizenship to the ARL Security Office at APG-AA prior to the performance of services at ARL's facilities. Certification shall be written using company letterhead and include the following information: C.4.2.1 Contract number and its period of performance. C.4.2.2 Name of individual, social security number, date of birth, place of birth, and citizenship. C.4.2.3 ARL point of contact and phone number. C.4.3 Contractor employees shall be required to show current state or federally issued picture identification to gain access to APG-AA facilities. Contractor employees granted access to restricted APG-AA facilities shall be issued restricted temporary area badges and are advised of the following procedures: C.4.3.1 Badges shall not be passed from one individual to another for entry into restricted areas. C.4.3.2 Badges shall be worn only in the restricted area and removed from sight upon exiting the area. C.4.3.3 Badges shall not be used as a means of identification outside of the restricted area. C.4.3.4 Badges shall be protected in such a manner as to preclude unauthorized access by another individual. C.4.3.5 Cameras are strictly prohibited in the restricted area, unless approved by the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and ARL APG Site Security Office Team Leader or other appropriate APG-AA official. ARL memorandum "Use of Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) with ARL" 01 FEB 06. AR 25-2 "Information Assurance (IA)", 14 Nov 03 C.4.3.6 Upon completion of the training, the Contractor shall return the security badge(s) to the APG ARL Security Office. C.4.4 Access and general protection/security policy and procedures This standard language is for Contractor employees with an area of performance within Army controlled installation, facility, or area. Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services or Security Office. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements (FAR clause 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel) as directed by DOD, HQDA and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in Contractor security matters or processes. C.4.5 The Contractor and all associated sub-contractors shall ensure that all local clearance procedures (i.e. return of ID badges etc. provided by the COR as Government Furnished Information {GFI} at contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever is applicable) are followed for departing Contractor employees and sub-contractor employees. C.5 VEHICLES C.5.1 If required by installation procedures, Contractor personnel operating private vehicles on the Government installation shall register their vehicle with the installation security office. They shall present a valid operator's license and proof of insurance. Personnel shall follow all highway safety rules, such as obeying the speed limit, etc. All vehicles and personnel are subject to search and seizure of contraband or unauthorized Government property according to AR 190-13. C.6 TRAVEL, TRAINING, AND SUPPLIES C.6.1. Travel shall only be necessary during the course of the contract to conduct the work to be accomplished at APG-AA facilities. C.6.2 The Contractor shall not acquire training during the course of the contract work. C.6.3 The Contractor shall not have access to Government-controlled information systems. C.7 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENTS C.7.1 Determination of Contract Submission Documents: DISTRIBUTION A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. C.7.2 Determination of information generated from the performance of the contract: DISTRIBUTION C. Distribution authorized to U.S. Government Agencies and their Contractors (Reason: Administrative or Operational Use; dated 07 August 2017). Other requests for this document shall be referred to RDRL-SLB-S. (vii) Delivery is required three (3) months after contract award (ACA). Delivery shall be made to Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. Acceptance shall be performed at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. The FOB point is Destination. (viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this provision: NONE (ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items is applicable to this acquisition. The specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of that provision are as follows: NNONEA. (x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 (with its Alternate I), Offeror Representations with its offer. (xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this clause: NONE (xii) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items and the selected clauses listed in DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and Contract Clauses for the Acquisition of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR/DFARS clauses cited in this clause are applicable: FAR: 52.204-10, REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER SUBCONTRACT AWARDS (JUL 2013) 52.219-28, POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (JUL 2013) 52.222-3, CONVICT LABOR (JUN 2003) 52.222-19, CHILD LABOR--COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES AND REMEDIES (JAN 2014) 52.222-21, PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES (FEB 1999) 52.222-26, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (MAR 2007) 52.222-36, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUL 2014) 52.222-50, COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (FAR 2015) 52.223-18, ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING (AUG 2011) 52.225-13, RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES (JUN 2008) 52.232-33, PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER-CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (JUL 2013) DFARS: 252.203-7000 REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (SEP 2011) 252.203-7005 REPRESENTATION RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (NOV 2011) 252.204-7008 COMPLIANCE WITH SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION CONTROLS (AUG 2015) 252.204-0009 CONTRACT-WIDE: BY FISCAL YEAR 252.204-7003 CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL WORK PRODUCT 252.204-7009 LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OR DISCLOSURE OF THIRD-PARTY CONTRACTOR INFORMATION. 252.204-7011 ALTERNATIVE LINE ITEM STRUCTURE (SEP 2011) 252.204-7015 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO LITIGATION SUPPORT CONTRACTORS (FEB 2014) 252.223-7008 PROHIBITION OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (MAY 2011) 252.225-7035 BUY AMERICAN - FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS - BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE (NOV 2012) 252.225-7036 BUY AMERICAN - FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS - BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM (DEC 2012) 252.232-7003 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND RECEIVING REPORTS (JUNE 2012) 252.232-7010 LEVIES ON CONTRACT PAYMENTS (DEC 2006) 252.244-7000 SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUN 2014) 252.247-7023 TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA (JUN 2013) (xiii) The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions apply (full text of all FAR/DFARS clauses that contain fill-in information, as well as all local clauses, can be found in the attached Provisions and Clauses Full-Text document): 252.211-7003 ITEM UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (MAR 2016) 252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2013) Local Special Instructions: ACC - APG POINT OF CONTACT TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT INTENT TO SOLICIT ONLY ONE SOURCE TYPE OF CONTRACT GOVERNMENT INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE RECEIVING ROOM REQUIREMENTS - APG ALTERNATE I TAX EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING NON-PERSONAL SERVICES DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT C SUPERVISION OF EMPLOYEES WORK HOURS ID OF CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES GOV'T-CONTRACTOR RELATIONSHIPS PAYMENT TERMS ADELPHI CONTR. DIVISION URL CMRA CLIN INSTRUCTIONS 52.204-16, COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING (JUL 2015) 52.204-18, COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE (JUL 2015) 52.232-40, PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS 252.204-7000 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION (AUG 2013) 252.204-7012 SAFEGUARDING OF UNCLASSIFIED CONTROLLED TECHNICAL INFORMATION (xiv) This acquisition is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) as N/A (xv) The following notes apply to this announcement: NONE (xvi) Offers are due on 01 September 2017 by 3:00PM Easter at rebecca.b.patterson.civ@mail.mil. (xvii) For information regarding this solicitation, please contact Rebecca Patterson, rebecca.b.patterson.civ@mail.mil.
 

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Place of Performance

Address: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 21005, United States

Zip Code: 21005
 

Record

SN04652565-W 20170831/170829234040-15dfbec561540c0405b1953cd7cd23c7 (fbodaily.com)
 

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