SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- LTE Communications Training - (Draft)
- Notice Date
- 9/1/2017
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications & Information Administration, First Responder Network Authority, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia, 20192, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20192
- Solicitation Number
- FN130117RQ0072
- Archive Date
- 9/26/2017
- Point of Contact
- Lanny L Turner, Phone: 571-665-6136, Rob Stoltz, Phone: 571-665-6089
- E-Mail Address
-
Lanny.Turner@FirstNet.gov, Rob.Stoltz@FirstNet.gov
(Lanny.Turner@FirstNet.gov, Rob.Stoltz@FirstNet.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Virtual and/or e-learning training for approximately 50 people in Basic-Level information on LTE communications, with More-Advanced Level LTE communications training for approximately 35 people, to be completed within one year from date of award COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION (BEST VALUE) Long Term Evolution (LTE) Communications Training, Request for Quotations (RFQ) FN1301RQ0072 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 - Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and in accordance with the simplified acquisition procedures of FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested, and a separate written solicitation document will not be issued. All questions regarding this solicitation should be addressed to First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), RFQ: FN130117RQ0072, Attn: Lanny Turner E-mail: Lanny.Turner@FirstNet.gov by 12:00 p.m. September 6, 2017. Questions submitted after this date may not be addressed by the Government prior to the quotation submission deadline. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation via FedBizOpps. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the purchase order. The deadline for all proposals will be 4:00 p.m. September 11, 2017. This solicitation is a Request for Quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-95 effective 01/19/2017. The clauses and provisions applicable to this solicitation can be found under Sections III, IV, and V in the attached RFQ. The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at https://farsite.hill.af.mil or www.acquisition.gov/far. The full text of a CAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at https://farsite.hill.af.mil or http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/acquistion_management/policy/. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 611430 Professional and Management Development Training with a small business size standard of $11M average annual receipts. Offeror's are cautioned that the Contractor's Online Representations and Certifications in SAM.gov, or the completed FAR 52.212-3 Representations and Certification contained in Section IV and submitted with any offer in response to the solicitation, must include the NAICS code governing this solicitation. This acquisition is being procured as an Unrestricted Full and Open Competition. Contractors not registered in the System for Award Management at the time the requirement is anticipated to be awarded will not be considered. Contractors may register with SAM by accessing www.sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220. This is a Firm-Fixed Price acquisition with a basic period of performance lasting one year from the date of award. The estimated date of award is September 29, 2017. FirstNet's objective for this combined synopsis/solicitation is to procure services of an experienced contractor to provide LTE communications training to the Chief Customer Office (CCO) staff of approximately 50 personnel. Most of the staff taking this training do not have a technical background but need to understand the policies, operations, and technical capabilities that support LTE. The training objectives are to ensure that the staff of FirstNet has the knowledge and understanding of the telecommunications industry, particularly LTE, which will allow them to most effectively and properly carry out the missions and goals of FirstNet. FirstNet's goal is to strengthen our staff's ability to understand and promote FirstNet's capabilities to the public safety community. The courses shall be commercially-available, off-the-shelf training, and/or slightly customized commercial training, to be delivered as introductory and more advanced courses. All courses shall be delivered either virtually (instructor-led or facilitated) or as self-paced eLearning. The majority of the staff is not centrally located, and on-site or in-person classroom training would be the least desired training method. Delivery of the training shall begin at the earliest possible date. Up to 50 individuals will take the introductory basic level LTE course(s); and approximately 35 of those staff may take the more advanced courses. Section II of the attached solicitation provided greater detail to the objectives of this acquisition, and provides instructions and information Sections IV and V that are needed for a successful submission of a quotation. NOTICE TO OFFERORS: Instructions for submitting quotations under this request for quote must be followed. Failure to provide all information to aid in the evaluation may be considered non-responsive. Offers that are nonresponsive may be excluded from further evaluation and rejected without further notification to the offeror. The offeror must submit their quote on attached SF-1449. ATTACHMENTS: Solicitation FN130117RQ0072 for LTE Communications Training, with the following Sections: I. Standard Form 1449; II. Statement of Objectives; III. Applicable Clauses & Provisions; IV. Representations and Instructions; and V. Evaluation Criteria
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: -Workforce Distributed Nationwide-, Office for Order Administration: FirstNet, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr. M/S 243, USGS Building, Reston, Virginia, 20192, United States
- Zip Code: 20192
- Zip Code: 20192
- Record
- SN04659972-W 20170903/170901232535-057fa9793ce86c45eefc46e11aefd626 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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