Federal Bureau of Prisons, United States Penitentiary, Regional Contracting Office, Leavenworth KS 66048-1254

U -- TEACH ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE TO FEDERAL, MALE INMATES SOL RFP 102-0053. Due 081296. POC Thomas Young, Contracting Officer, 913-682-8700, extension 615. (I) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in the notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and written solicitations will not be issued. (II) This solicitation is issued as Request-For-Proposal RFP102-0053. (III) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC37. (IV) This solicitation is 100% set-aside for small business, with a Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) of 8299, with a size standard of 3.5 million. (V) As a nonpersonal service, the contractor shall coordinate and develop curriculums, lesson plans and deliver instruction for English as a second language, to adult, male, federal inmates. (VI) This contract shall contain options for a base year and four one year option periods. Proposals must separately provide session prices for the base year, option period one, two, three, and four. The period of performance shall be as follows: the base year of the contract shall be from the approximate date of award 10/1/96-9/30/97; option period one 10/1/97-9/30/98; option period two 10/1/98-9/30/99; option period three 10/1/99-9/30/2000; and option period four 10/1/2000-9/30-2001. Pursuant to FAR 17.203 (d), offerors may propose varying prices for option periods. The contractor shall teach the English language to Cuban inmates who are participating in a drug abuse program. The Cuban Drug Abuse Program (CDAP) is completely developed and administered by the Bureau of Prisons, which includes a requirement of English as a second language, for which this contract applies. The contractor must incorporate pre-occupational skills into the curriculum. The program must stress practical uses and situations where use of English will specifically be required to assist an inmate, once released. The teacher should be bilingual in English and Spanish, but this is not mandatory. The contractor need not possess a four-year college degree with a major in teaching. Those possessing a college degree, majoring in teaching, will be evaluated higher than those without a degree. The teacher will be responsible for assessing the program's overall grammatical and communication needs of the inmate participants. The contractor will be required to assess progress of inmates participating in the program, and provide statistical data to the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR). The contractor is required to have knowledge in educational techniques relating to English as a second language. vii) All contract effort will take place at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI), located at Littleton, CO, which includes a Federal Detention Center (FDC) and a Federal Prison Camp (FPC). The schedule shall be sixteen consecutive weeks, per each CDAP group. This schedule shall run continuously for the whole year, with a total annual session count not exceeding two-hundred and forty. Each three-hour session shall run from 7:30 am to 10:30 am, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. the exact times-of-day for sessions may be negotiable. Up to forty-five inmates may be enrolled in each CDAP group. All classes will be held in either the FCI Chapel or Education Dept. The contractor will not be responsible for the direct management of inmates. All program supplies will be furnished by the Government. The contractor shall agree to adhere to all regulations prescribed by the institution for safety, security, custody and conduct of inmates. The awarded contractor shall attend an orientation session, prior to assuming contract effort. Reimbursement to the contractor for time spent in the institution security orientation shall be at the contract rate. In accordance with the Prompt Payment Act, contract payments will be made monthly, based on sessions received by the Government. For security reasons, the Government reserves the right to prohibit certain individuals from working under this contract. The contractor's performance will be monitored by the (COTR). David Wertz, Ph.D., Chief Psychologist, Bureau of Prisons, FCI Englewood, Littleton, CO 303-985-1566, extension 1315, is hereby designated to act as COTR under this contract. The COTR is responsible for: receiving all deliverables; inspecting and accepting the supplies or services provided hereunder in accordance with the terms and conditions of this contract; providing direction to the contractor which clarifies the contract effort, fills in details or otherwise serves to accomplish the contractual scope of work; evaluating performance; and certifying all invoices/vouchers for acceptance of the supplies or services furnished for payment, prior to forwarding the original invoice to the payment office and a confirmed copy to the Contracting Officer. The COTR does not have the authority to alter the contractor's obligations under the contract, direct changes that fall within the purview of the General Provisions clause, entitled ``Changes'' and/or modify any of the expressed terms, conditions, specifications, or cost to the Government. If as a result of technical discussions, it is desirable to alter/change contractual obligations or the scope of work, the Contracting Officer shall issue such changes in writing with a signed modification. (VIII) FAR clause 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial is hereby included by reference. The following are addenda to FAR clause 52.212-1: At paragraph (c), Period for Acceptance of Offers, the amount of time an offeror must hold its prices firm, is hereby changed. An offeror must hold the prices in its proposal, firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of proposals. Paragraph (e) multiple offers, has been determined by the Contracting Officer to be non-acceptable to this solicitation and is hereby removed in its entirety for the purpose of this requirement. Evaluation factors for Award: Offerors are advised that proposals shall be evaluated without discussions. An award may be made without discussions, to the responsible offeror whose proposal is responsive to the terms of the RFP and is most advantageous to the government. Business references: In accordance with FAR Subpart 9.104-1, each offeror is required to provide information on a reasonable number of recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items, as well as the offeror's primary financial institution, to include contract numbers, points-of-contact, telephone numbers, and any other relevant information, which will be used by the Contracting Officer to make a responsibility determination about a prospective offeror. FAR provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, shall be completed and submitted with the proposal. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, hereby applies to this solicitation. The following are addenda to FAR clause 52.212-4 (1) The following FAR clauses are hereby incorporated by reference: 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification, 52.224-2 Privacy Act, 52.225-11 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases, 52.232-18 Availability of Funds, FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options and 52.203-3 Gratuities. The following FAR clauses are hereby incorporated in full text: FAR 52.204-1 Approval of Contract: This contract is subject to the written approval of the Bureau of Prisons, North Central Regional Contracting Office, and shall not be binding until so approved; FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract: The Government contemplates an award of a firm-fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation; FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services: The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed six months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by a written notice to the Contractor no less than 14 calendar days before contract expiration; FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract: The government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within the first day of the ensuing option period, provided that the Government shall give the Contractor a preliminary written notice of intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the government to an extension. If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option provision. The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed five (5) years. The following terms and conditions are hereby incorporated: Security Requirements: A security file will be maintained on each of the contractor's employees for the contract duration. The following information will be maintained in the file: National Crime Information Center Check (DOJ-99); fingerprint check (FD-258); authority for release of information (OPM-329A); and urinalysis test results, all in accordance with the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Program Statement 3000.02. Justice Acquisition Regulation (JAR) clause 2852.270-70, Contracting Officer's Technical Representative. (IX) FAR provision 52.212-2 applies to this solicitation and the following evaluation criteria (arranged in their relative order of importance) are hereby incorporated: Teaching of English as a second language; correctional experience and price-per-session; educational level; supervisory and test administration experience, and documentation/record-keeping experience. Technical and past performance will be evaluated and when combined, are as important as any other single evaluation criterion. (X) Offerors must include a complete copy of the FAR provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with their proposals. (XI) FAR Clause 52.212-4 applies to this solicitation. (XII) FAR Clause 52.212-5 Conract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items hereby applies to this acquisition. In accordance with FAR clause 52.212-5 the following clauses are hereby incorporated by reference; 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, Alternate I; 52.203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity; 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns; 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting; 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.222-41 Service Contract Act of 1965; 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires; and 52.225-19 European Community Sanctions for Services; 52.232-28 Electronic Funds Transfer Payment Method; 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment and Vegetation. (XIII) The Department of Labor (Service Contract) Wage Determination number 94-2081 (R3) applying to all teachers/instructors working in Littleton, Colorado (Jefferson County) is hereby incorporated into this solicitation. Minimum wages, including benefits must be paid to all employees working under this contract. Interested offerors may request a copy of the wage determination from the contracting officer, shown below. (XVI) Offers in original and two (2) copies shall be received at United States Penitentiary, Regional Contracting Office, 1300 Metropolitan Avenue, Leavenworth KS 66048-1254, Attention Thomas Young, Contracting Officer, by 2:00 pm local time, 081296. All offers shall be clearly marked with the offeror's name and RFP number. (XVII) For additional information, questions and availability of forms, wage determinations, etc, please contact Thomas Young, Contracting Officer at 913-682-8700, extension 615 or the mailing address shown for submission of proposals. (198)

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