11th Contracting Squadron, 110 Luke Ave, Room 200, Bolling AFB, DC 20332-0305

B -- HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY INSTITUTIONS(HBCU/MI) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM-INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC MALL SOL F49642-98-R-0166 DUE 071798 POC Pamela Monroe, Contract Specialist 202-404-1219 or Janice McConaha, Contracting Officer 202-767-8095 The 11th Contracting Squadron intends to award on a competitive basis as a small business set-aside under the Standard Industry Code (SIC) 8742, Management Consulting Services. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items and services prepared in accordance with the format in 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. This solicitation number F49642-98R0166 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP) and will result in a Fixed Price-Indefinite Delivery type contract for a base period from date of award, with 4 one year options. The base period amount is currently funded up to $300,000.00. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-04. The SF 1449, Schedule B, DD1423-Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs) and the Past Performance Evaluation Ratings are Attachments 1, 2, 3 and 4 to this notice. Contractors shall obtain all attachments cited herein via fax (202-404-7006) from the Contract Specialist above. Request should be made immediately; confirmation of receipt of a legible fax is required. In order to be considered responsive, offerors must certify in writing that their proposal meets all requirements set forth in this solicitation, attachments included. THE STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES (SOO) FOR THIS REQUIREMENT FOLLOWS: The Air Force requires contract support to provide certain aspects of technical support to the Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) with particular emphasis on the tribal colleges and universities. Specific objectives for this contract include the following: 1. Provide and maintain a multi-media mall (IEM -- Interactive Electronic Mall) that collects and communicates Air Force requirements for supplies and services related to research and development, education and training and recruitment. Typically, these requirements will be acquired by the Air Force through contracts, grants and/or formal agreements. 2. Market the IEM to HBCU/MIs, including tribal colleges and universities and provide training on the operation and use of the IEM in responding to Air Force solicitations, grant requirements and formal agreements. 3. The IEM will include sources of technical assistance and training for HBCU/MIs seeking to do business with the Air Force. Technical assistance and training includes, but is not limited to the preparation of contract proposals, grants, and formal agreements as well as marketing and business practices. 4. The IEM will include a database that contains information on the results of HBCU/MI's efforts to obtain contracts, grants and formal agreements. This will include the successes and failures as well as lessons learned. The database shall be in a user-friendly format with simplified protocols for easy access through the IEM. 5. The IEM will include a periodic newsletter or bulletin board on topics of interest to the HBCU/MI community as well as sources identifying disposed government property. 6. The contractor will produce a technical design and plan for the IEM and provide it to the Government within 60 days of contract award. 7. The IEM should be fully operational within 180 days of contract award. 8. The contractor will be responsible for all maintenance and updating of the IEM for the period of the contract to include a 24-hour customer service desk, with a response time of 24 hours or less to catalog calls and subject matter. Option1 -- Training Plan -- The contractor will prepare a training plan which details how the contractor will provide technical assistance and training to HBCU/MIs if required. Technical assistance and training should include, but is not limited to, preparation of contract proposals, grants and formal agreements. This option, if required, will be exercised no later than 30 Sep 99. The plan will be submitted to the Air Force within 60 days of exercise of the option. Option 2 -- Training and Technical Assistance -- The contractor will conduct technical assistance and training for HBCU/MIs upon request in accordance with the training plan submitted and approved under Option1. Follow-on Support Options (Option years 1 through 4) -- The contractor will continue to perform the requirements as set forth in the basic contract statement of objectives. This effort will be provided for 4 optional 12-month periods beginning upon the conclusion of the basic contract. These options will be exercised in accordance with the options clause of the contract. The following FAR Clauses apply to this acquisition and are hereby incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructors to Offerors-Commercial; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items; Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items and DFAR 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items with its offer. FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items; FAR 52.227-23, Rights to Proposal Data (Technical). Additional FAR Clauses that are applicable are 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services; 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (fill-ins (a) within 60 days; (c) 60 months); 52.223-11 Ozone Depleting Substances and 52.232-34 Optional Information for Transfer Payment, and 52.232-18 Availability of Funds. The following DFAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions required to Implement Statutes Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items. All information technology items must be Year 2000 Compliant, or Non-Compliant items must be upgraded at no additional cost to be Year 2000 Compliant by no later than October 1, 1998. Year 2000 compliant means Information Technology that accurately processes date/time (Including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing and sequencing) from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and the years 1999 and 2000 and leap year calculations. Furthermore, Year 2000 compliant Information Technology, when used in combination with other Information Technology, shall accurately process date/time data if the other information technology properly exchanges date/time data with it. Basis for Award: The Government will award 1 contract resulting from this solicitation and is determined most advantageous to the Government. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers: past performance, technical and price. The evaluation will consider that technical and past performance are significantly more important than cost or price. Contract award will be based upon "Best Value" approach to permit the Government to have tradeoffs among cost or price and non-cost factors. Offerors should provide the proposed technical approach to meet all requirements of the SOO and provide a Statement of Work (SOW). Each technical proposal will be rated as acceptable or unacceptable. An acceptable proposal passes or meets minimum mandatory requirements. An unacceptable proposal fails to meet mandatory requirements. Offerors shall provide proposals with price breakdown in accordance with Atch 2 of this solicitation. The Government will evaluate costs associated with all CLINs and the quality of the offeror's past performance in distinct and separate evaluation from the Contracting Officer's responsibility determination. The assessment of the offeror's past performance will be used as means of evaluating the relative capability of the offeror to successfully meet the requirements of the solicitation. The offeror shall describe its past performance on all directly related or similar contracts held which are of similar scope, magnitude and complexity to this requirement. Offerors, which describe similar contracts, shall provide a detailed explanation demonstrating the similarity of the contracts to the requirements of the solicitation. The Government will consider Termination for Default, delinquencies, failure to comply with specifications and/or SOW/SOO requirements, cost overruns, amount of rework and any other information which reflects the overall quality of the offeror's past performance. The offeror shall provide the following information regarding past performance: contract number(s), name and reference POC at the federal, state or local Government or commercial entity for which the contract was performed, dollar value of the contract, detailed description of the work performed, names of subcontractor(s) and number, type and severity of any quality, delivery or cost problems in performing the contract, the corrective action taken and the effectiveness of the corrective action. The Government reserves the right to obtain information for use in the evaluation of past performance from any and all sources including sources outside the Government. Offferors lacking relevant past performance history will receive a neutral rating for past performance. The offeror must provide information requested above for the past performance evaluation or affirmatively state that it possesses no relevant directly related or similar past performance. An offeror failing to provide the past performance or to assert that it has no relevant directly related or similar past performance will be considered ineligible for award. The Government reserves the right to award the contract without initiating discussions. Responses to this solicitation are due 3:30 P.M. EST on 17 Jul 98. An official authorized to bind the company shall sign the proposal. Offerors shall submit four (4) copies of each volume. Volume I -- Technical and Management: A. Introduction: 3 pages; B. Technical and Management: 25 pages. Volume II -- Past Performance Data: 2 per contract referenced. Volume III -- SF 1449 (Attach 1), Price Proposal-Schedule B (Attach 2), Representations and Certifications (FAR 52.212-2) and DFARS 252.212.7000. Volumes are to be bound separately and sent to the Contract Specialist above. (0167)

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