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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF MAY 25, 2022 SAM #7481
SOLICITATION NOTICE

70 -- USALearning (USAL) Learning System Licenses

Notice Date

5/23/2022 5:17:53 AM
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

NAICS

541519 — Other Computer Related Services
 

Contracting Office

OPM DC CENTRAL OFFICE CONTRACTING WASHINGTON DC 20415 USA
 

ZIP Code

20415
 

Solicitation Number

24322622R0003
 

Response Due

6/7/2022 7:00:00 AM
 

Archive Date

06/22/2022
 

Point of Contact

Latrice Haggerty, Christina Barr
 

E-Mail Address

USALLearningLicenses@opm.gov, USALLearningLicenses@opm.gov
(USALLearningLicenses@opm.gov, USALLearningLicenses@opm.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
 

Description

This is an amendment to clarify the Questions shall be submitted by Tuesday, May 24. 2022. The proposals are due on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for USALearning� (USAL) Learning System Licenses in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12.6, in conjunction with FAR Part 15 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement is a Request for Proposal and constitutes the only solicitation. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to use a Firm Fixed Price Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) structure.� The Government anticipates awarding approximately ten (10) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts to the Offerors whose proposals represent the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). �However, the government reserves the right to award fewer or more than ten (10) awards, or none at all if it is determined it is in the best interest of the government. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 541519 Except Information Technology Value Added Resellers, small business size standard is 150 � employee size standard, reference note 18, and Product Service Code (PSC) is 7A21. This procurement will be a total small business set-aside. SOLICITATION CLOSING DATE:� All Proposals must be received by 10:00 am (Eastern), Tuesday, June 7, 2022.� Delivery method for submission of your Proposal is via email @ USALLearning Licenses@opm.gov.�� No paper versions of your proposals must be submitted.� Any paper proposals received will not be evaluated and considered for award.�� QUESTIONS CLOSING DATE:� All questions and inquiries concerning any aspect of this announcement must be submitted in writing to email box: USALLearningLicenses@opm.gov no later than close of business on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 for clarification sufficiently in advance of the deadline of receipt of the proposals to get an answer in time to meet that deadline.� Telephone requests will not be honored.� The Government�s response to inquiries will be made in writing.� Any resulting additions, deletions or changes to the RFP will be made by issuances of a formal amendment.� Offerors are instructed specifically to contact only the issuing contract office in connection with any aspect of this requirement prior to contract award.� IMPORTANT REMINDER:� Prior to submission of the proposal, please verify your registration is current and active via the System for Award Management (SAM): https://sam.gov/content/home in accordance with FAR 52.204-7.� Offerors, including any Offeror organized as a joint venture, must have an Active SAM registration at the time of proposal submission and throughout the procurement process.� Any Offeror whose registration is not active in SAM at the time of proposal submission will be excluded from the process and the proposal will not be evaluated.� OBJECTIVE:� The Offeror will be required to provide Learning System Licenses (or software subscriptions) to support USAL customer agencies.� These software licenses will be utilized to support various training and education requirements within USAL customer agency learning ecosystems.�� These licenses, as shown in the table below, are commercial vendor hosted annual subscription services, provide virtual licenses for live and virtual instructor-led events, content learning portals and platforms, talent & learning management systems, commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) eLearning content libraries, assessment and survey software, collaboration, asynchronous instructor led platforms and other as required. Table 1: Applicable Software Brands� Adobe Captivate Prime� Blackboard� Envisage Acadis� Acendre� Cornerstone OnDemand� Oracle Taleo Cloud� SAP NS2 SuccessFactors� Skillsoft Private Cloud� Qualtrics XM Platform� QuestionMark OnDemand for Government� Huddle Content Collaboration� Slack� Adobe Connect Managed Services� CISCO Webex, Webex for Government� KUDO Platform� Zoom for Government� Automatic Inc. WordPress VIP Go� Delivery Method: All subscriptions are virtual and are at the offeror�s place of duty. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The IDIQ(s) will be for one five-year base ordering period, with one five-year optional ordering period, and one six-month optional ordering period in accordance with 52.217-8. GENERAL PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS:� Offerors are instructed to read the entire solicitation document, including all attachments prior to submitting questions and/or preparing the proposal. Omission of any information from the proposal submission requirements may result in rejection of the Offeror�s proposal. Teaming is encouraged and allowable to fulfill the requirement. Proposals must remain valid for a minimum of 160 days after solicitation closing date. Late proposals will not be accepted for evaluation.� Please be advised that timeliness is determined by the date and time an Offeror�s proposal is received by the Government not when an Offeror attempted transmission. Please do not wait until the last minute to submit your proposals. The Government will not reimburse Offerors for any cost incurred for the preparation and submission of an offeror in response to this solicitation. In addition to the minimum requirements In Accordance With (IAW) FAR Clause 52.212-1 � Instructions to Offerors Offerors must provide the following information with its response to this solicitation. (1)�The Offeror's proposal must show-- a) The solicitation number; b) Offeror's Unique Entity ID number; c) Name, title, contact information, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal and primary name and contact information for point of contact; d) Socio-Economic status (e.g., Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, 8(a) Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, HUBZone Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Small Business, or Large Business); e) Verification of compliance with FAR 52.222-35, 52.222.37, or 52.222-38. Verification must be in the form of information from Veterans Employment & Training Services (VETS) 4212 Service Desk. f) A statement is acceptable if Reps and Certs are current in SAM, Otherwise, Offerors must provide completed FAR 52.219-1 (Oct 2014) g) It is the Government�s intent to provide USAL services and support that meet or exceed industry standards for the duration of the Contract. As such, subject to the terms and conditions of this Contract, Offerors must use commercially reasonable efforts to refresh the requirements during the Contract term. Technology refreshes will be reviewed annually and may occur at any time if in the best interest of the government. Any and all proposed refresh changes must be at the convenience of the government h) Offeror must provide Software License Agreements with its Proposal submission for all Learning System Licenses offered. i) Offeror must provide the manufacturer catalog for proposed learning system licenses, containing license and subscription prices.� The manufacturer catalog prices must be incorporated into the IDIQ contract. j) Offeror must provide a cover letter that is signed and contains the following information: A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Names, title, and contact information of persons authorized to negotiate and sign on the Offeror�s behalf with the Government. A one-page diagram depicting the members of your team (e.g., prime/sub, etc.) and roles in the teaming relationship.����� k)�� The Government will review each proposal to ensure all RFP document requirements are met, any proposal that does not meet the requirements of the RFP will be removed without further evaluation. l)� � The Government will (after the compliance review) group offers by license, sort by lowest proposed total price, evaluate the prices, and then evaluate the tech volumes if the price is acceptable/reasonable. m)��� The Offeror may be awarded some, all, or none of the licenses proposed dependent on if the prices are found to be fair and reasonable and fall within the number of contracts, no more than 4 contracts per license is anticipated. NOTE: The Government cannot back date subscriptions.� All subscriptions will require co-terming licenses at the Task Order (TO) level. (2) Offeror�s may submit revised proposals only if requested or allowed by the Contracting Officer. (3) Restriction on disclosure and use of data. Offerors that include in its response data it does not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, must: a) Mark the title page with the following legend: This proposal includes data that must not be disclosed outside the Government and must not be duplicated, used or disclosed--in whole or in part--for any purpose other than to evaluate this proposal. If, however, a delivery order is awarded to this Offeror as a result of--or in connection with-- the submission of this data, the Government must have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent provided in the resulting delivery order. This restriction does not limit the Government's right to use information contained in this data if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to this restriction are contained in sheets [insert numbers or other identification of sheets]; and b) Mark each sheet of data it wishes to restrict with the following legend: Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal. (4) The Offeror must submit a letter signed by a banking institution confirming it has the financial capability via readily available capital, either on hand or in the form of an authorized line of credit, to receive and perform a maximum TO value of $10M. (5)� The Offeror must submit a complete copy of any agreement establishing a teaming relationship entered into for the sole purpose of providing the requirements. The teaming relationship agreement must be provided with the Offeror�s proposal and include the following: a) Describe the relationship between the team members. b) Disclose the primary point of contact of each team member. c) Disclose the Prime who will be the only entity the government must have privity. d) Disclose any limitations on liability or authority for each team member. e) Describe what resources each team member provides the teaming agreement. f) All parties to the agreement must commit to ensure performance of the contract and to complete performance despite withdrawal of any team member. g) Address the circumstances and procedures for replacement of team members to ensure adequate coverage is provided to meet contractual requirements. h) The team members must in writing provide the effective date, expiration date, and any basis for termination. The duration of the agreement must include the complete period of performance. (6) All team members, subcontractors, etc. must be Value Added Resellers (VAR). (7) OPM will request any additional discounts available at the TO Level. TECHNICAL CAPABILITY: The Offeror must demonstrate its ability to provide the required Learning System Licenses as a small business reseller of the manufacturer. PRICE:� Offerors must provide individual pricing in the same format as Attachment 8 Learning System Licenses Pricing Workbook. The Offeror must fill out and return the attachment for each Learning System Licenses it can provide and save it as the Applicable Software Brand, reference Table 1. Requirements will be defined at the TO level after the IDIQ contracts are awarded. Proposed unit prices must be based on commercially available pricing to include provided discounts. The Government anticipates discounts based on the volume of licenses ordered; therefore, Offerors must provide ranges for number of users per licenses to be incorporated into the IDIQ. The Offeror proposed unit prices must become a part of the IDIQ award and will be binding for the period of time represented within the Pricing Schedule for the applicable licenses. Therefore, TO level unit prices for these items must be provided that are at or below those unit prices included within the awarded Offeror�s Pricing Schedule response. OPM will also require awarded Offerors to annually refresh awarded Pricing Schedule(s) for Base Period, Option Period 1 and Option Period 2, no more than 60 days prior. The Offeror must utilize the attachment for each Learning System License it can provide and save it as the Applicable Software Brand, reference Table 1. The Offeror must indicate if any pricing related assumptions have been made, conditions have been stipulated or exceptions have been taken with the RFP as written. If price assumptions are not noted, it will be assumed that the Offerors price proposal reflects no assumptions for award and that the Offeror agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions set forth herein. Exchanges with offerors concerning assumptions must not be considered discussions within the meaning of the FAR. Any assumptions that are considered unacceptable by the Government and cannot be resolved may result in the Offeror being removed from consideration.� The VAR fee (inclusive of all fees - teaming, subcontracting, etc.) must be fixed price throughout the life of the contract. EVALUATION FOR AWARD: This is a best value acquisition where the source selection process utilized is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). �The following factors�shall�be used to evaluate�offers of proposals will be IAW FAR 52.212-2: Following the LPTA evaluation process: The Government will first evaluate price to determine the lowest through highest priced offerors. If the lowest priced offer is deemed technically unacceptable, the next lowest offeror will be considered, and so on until the Offeror(s) are identified to be technically acceptable for each required system licenses. Offerors are advised that the Government may not evaluate the technical acceptability of all proposals under this RFP. (a) The Government will award IDIQs resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offerors whose offers conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors must be used to evaluate offers.� The Government is anticipating no more than 4 contracts per license to ensure competition at the TO level.� However, if only one Offeror can provide a license the Government reserves the right to issue a single award IDIQ. The Government reserves the right to award as few or as many contracts as needed to promote competition at the TO level. PRICE: �Offerors must provide individual pricing in the same format as Attachment 8 Learning System Licenses Price Workbook inclusive of all items, to include all base and option years with fixed VAR markup percentage. The Government will: 1) review each proposal to ensure compliance with RFP, 2) group each proposal by license, 3) sort each proposal by lowest proposed price, 4) evaluate each proposal's pricing volume starting with the lowest proposed price in that group, 5) resort as necessary based on total evaluated price, 6) perform technical evaluation for the lowest 4 proposals in each group that have acceptable pricing, 7) make award to up to the lowest 4 proposals based on evaluated pricing in each group that have been deemed technically acceptable. Note, an offeror who proposes multiple licenses may not receive awards for all licenses proposed based on the above criteria. Evaluation will be based on the extent to which price is offered in accordance with the terms and conditions of the RFP and is determined to be both fair and reasonable. Price will not be given a specific rating but will be evaluated. Fair and reasonable prices will be evaluated by each proposed license using the aggregate total of all line items, inclusive of optional ordering period. The Government will determine whether Offerors� proposed prices are fair and reasonable. The Government will establish a total evaluated price based on the sum of all prices proposed within the Price workbook. The evaluation of options does not obligate the Government to exercise such evaluated options. The total evaluated price will be evaluated for price reasonableness through comparison with other proposed prices and may include other price analysis techniques in accordance with FAR and agency policy. The Government will consider the option at 52.217-8 to have been evaluated through the evaluation of prices proposed for contract periods included within Attachment 8 Learning System Licenses Price Workbook, as well as those future prices established through technical refresh and formally established within an Optional Ordering Periods. Offerors should assume that if the Government exercises clause 52.217-8 to extend performance, the option will be priced at the prices incorporated in the contract when the option is exercised. Technical - The submitted technical proposal will be evaluated based on the Offeror�s proposal to provide all product(s)/service(s) identified within the FedRAMP authorized software licenses and current status as an authorized Value-Added reseller. The evaluation criteria used for this element must be either ACCEPTABLE or NOT ACCEPTABLE. If the offered products meet the stated minimum requirements, it will be rated ACCEPTABLE. If the proposed product(s)/service(s) do not meet the stated minimum requirements, it will be rated NOT ACCEPTABLE. Any Offeror that does not provide adequate documentation reflecting its current status as a Value-Added Reseller will be deemed NOT ACCEPTABLE. a). Technical Acceptability Criteria: 1. FedRAMP REQUIREMENTS� All Federal Information Technology Systems and Applications must be FedRAMP Authorized. All listed learning systems or applications will show as �authorized� listed in https://marketplace.fedramp.gov/#!/products.� FedRAMP �Ready� and �In-Process� are not considered as authorized. � 2. VALUE-ADDED RESELLER (VAR) REQUIREMENTS� VARs must be authorized to represent and sell the manufacturer brand names represented. The offeror shall represent more than one software manufacturer.�� The offeror must provide evidence that it has the right to represent and sell the proposed manufacturer licenses to the government as applicable.� Requirements will be defined at the TO level; however, the VAR and & software license manufacturer may be required to:� Install, operate, and maintain licenses for Government use�� Provide security and FedRAMP authorized solutions that have security controls established to prevent unauthorized disclosure of personal identifiable information (PII) or sensitive content (level and specifics as defined in the TO)� Provide help desk support as required� Provide administrative system technical support as required� Perform customization of software as required and agreed by the manufacturer� Establish data connections to HRIS and other systems as required, along with any interconnection service agreement (ISA) requirements for connection approval by client agency 3rd party systems� Provide training on the manufacturer software use as required� Provide system planning, reporting and other management reports as required. 3. Offeror must be able to provide two (2) or more of the required licenses in the table above. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES:� This solicitation document incorporates all mandatory commercial item provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-06 effective date May 01, 2022.� The Government intends to include the following clauses and provisions, either by reference or in full text in the resulting award. All applicable clauses must flow down to each individual TO.� NOTE: The FAR clauses may be accessed in full at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.� PROVISIONS BY REFERENCE: FAR 52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (SEP 2007) FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (OCT 2018) FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020) FAR 52.207-6 Solicitation of Offers from Small Business Concerns and Small Business Teaming Arrangements or Joint Ventures (Multiple-Award Contracts) (OCT 2016) FAR 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors � Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation � Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) FAR 52.216-27 Single or Multiple Awards (OCT 1995) FAR 52.216-31 Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirement � Commercial Acquisition (NOV 2021) FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (JUL 1990) FAR 52.222-56 Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan (OCT 2020) CLAUSES BY REFERENCE: FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities (APR 1984) FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (JUN 2020) FAR 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (JAN 2011) FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018) FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020) FAR 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (DEC 2014) FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) Alt 1 (NOV 2021) FAR 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification (APR 1984) FAR 52.224-2 Privacy Act (APR 1984) FAR 52.227-1 Authorization and Consent (JUN 2020) FAR 52.227-2 Notice and Assistance Regarding Patent and Copyright Infringement (JUN 2020) FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data-General (MAY 2014) FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (NOV 2021) FAR 52.253-1 Computer Generated Form (JAN 1991) FAR 52.245-1 Government Property (SEP 2021) � PROVISIONS BY FULL TEXT: �Note:� These provisions have been provided in full text for convenience in Attachment 3 Provisions Full Text. FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (NOV 2021) FAR 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (OCT 2020) FAR 52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters (AUG 2020) FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (OCT 2018) FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representation and Certifications � Commercial Items (NOV 2021) FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract (APR 1984) FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) CLAUSES BY FULL TEXT: �Note:� These clauses have been provided in full text for convenience in Attachment 4 Clauses Full Text. FAR 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (NOV 2021) FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (JAN 2022) FAR 52.216-18 Ordering (AUG 2020) FAR 52.216-19 Order Limitations (OCT 1995) FAR 52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity (OCT 1995) FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999) FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000) FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) OPM SPECIFIC CLAUSES BY FULL TEXT: �Note:� These clauses have been provided in full text for convenience in Attachment 5 OPM Full Text. OPM 1752.200-70 On-Site Working Conditions (May 2022) OPM 1752.204-70 Contractor Personnel Security Requirements (Jan 2008) OPM 1752.205-70 Announcement of Contract Award (July 2006)� OPM 1752.209-70 Contractor Performance Capabilities (July 2005) OPM 1752.209-71 Contractor�s Key Personnel (July 2005) OPM 1752.209-72 Qualifications of Contractor�s Employees (January 2017) OPM 1752.209-73 Standards of Conduct (June 2006) OPM 1752.209-74 Organizational Conflicts of Interest (July 2005) OPM 1752.209-75 Reducing Text Messaging While Driving (Oct 2009) OPM 1752.222-70 Notice of Requirement for Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities (July 2005) OPM 1752.222-71 Special Requirements for Employing Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (July 2005) OPM 1752.223-71 Environmentally Preferable Products and Services (January 2017) OPM 1752.224-70 Definition of Terms (Feb 2022) OPM 1752.224-71 Freedom of Information Act Requests (Sep 2009) OPM 1752.224-73 Protecting Information (Dec 2015) OPM 1752.224-74 Privacy Act (Feb 2022) OPM 1752.224-75 Information Protection Policies and Procedures (Dec 2015) OPM 1752.224-76 Compliance with Information Protection Requirements (Dec 2015) OPM 1752.224-77 Information Security Incidents (Feb 2022) OPM 1752.224-78 Information Security Inspections (Dec 2015) OPM 1752.224-79 Suspension of Contract for Security Concerns (Dec 2015) OPM 1752.228-70 Insurance (July 2005) OPM 1752.232-71 Method of Payment (July 2005) OPM 1752.232-74 Providing Accelerated Payment to Small Business Subcontractors (October 2012) OPM 1752.232-75 Electronic Submission of Invoices (May 2021) OPM 1752.233-70 OPM Protest Procedures (May 2021) OPM 1752.237-70 Non-Personal Services (July 2005) OPM 1752.239-75 Information System Security Requirements (Dec 2015) OPM 1752.239-76 Security Assessment and Authorization (Feb 2022) OPM 1752.239-77 Federal Reporting Requirements (Feb 2022) OPM 1752.239-78 Cloud Service Offerings (Feb 2022) OPM 1752.239-80 Information Technology (IT) Security and Privacy Awareness Training (Dec 2015) OPM 1752.239-81 Specialized IT Security Awareness Training (Dec 2015) OPM 1752.239-82 HSPD-12 Compliance (Dec 2015) OPM 1752.239-83 Secure Technical Implementation (Dec 2015) OPM 1752.239-84 Data Protection Requirements (Dec 2015) OPM 1752.239-85 Security Monitoring and Alerting Requirements (Feb 2022) OPM 1752.239-86 Contractor Information Technology (IT) System Oversight / Compliance (Dec 2015) OPM 1752.242-71 Return of OPM and OPM Activity Related Information (Dec 2015 OPM 1752.242-72 Security Destruction of all OPM and OPM Activity Related Information (Dec 2015 OPM 1752.242-73 Mandatory Requirement for Contractor Return of all OPM Owned and Leased Computing and Information Storage Equipment (Dec 2015) OPM 1752.242-88 Contract Performance Information (July 2005) ATTACHMENTS.� The following attachments are applicable to this announcement. Attachment 1�� Requirement Description Attachment 2�� FAR Provisions Full Text (to be completed and returned with Proposal) Attachment 3�� FAR Clauses Full Text Attachment 4�� OPM Specific Clauses Full Text Attachment 5�� Information Technology Clauses Attachment 6�� Acknowledgement of Amendments (to be completed and returned with Proposal, as applicable) Attachment 7�� SF1449 (to be completed and returned with Proposal) Attachment 8�� Learning System Licenses - Price Workbook (to be completed and returned with Proposal) Attachment 9 Redacted Multiple Award Class JOFOC
 

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Place of Performance

Address: Washington, DC 20415, USA

Zip Code: 20415

Country: USA
 

Record

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