U.S. Department of Education, Contracts and Purchasing Operations, 7th & D Streets, SW, Room 3616, Washington, DC 20202-4443

R -- COMMERCIAL RECRUITING FIRM SOL ED-99-Q-0009A POC Contact Janet Daniels Scott, Contracting Officer 202/708-9979 R -- The U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education is seeking a Commercial Recruiting Firm to provide executive search services to identify and screen candidates nationally for the position of Director. The Recruiting Firm must refine a position description for approval by the Department, screen candidates against basic requirements to be specified by the Department, and refer to the Department all candidates who appear to meet the qualifications. The Recruiting Firm may not imply that it is the sole or primary avenue for employment with the Federal Government or with the Department. Applicants may apply directly to the Government for this position and, thus, need not apply through the Commercial Recruiting Firm. The Recruiting Firm must comply with all applicable merit principles and equal opportunity laws. The statement of work along with attachments will be available on the OCFO Web site at http://ocfo.ed.gov/coninfo.htm under Contracts Information. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items (services) 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 Solicitation number for this contract action is ED-99-Q-0009A. This combined document serves as the synopsis/solicitation and is issued as a Request for Proposal. The solicitation document and incorporated provision and clauses are those in effect in Federal Acquisition Circular 97-3. The associated standard industrial classification code for this acquisition is 7361. Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, apples to this acquisition. The addenda to this provision is that the SF 1449 will not be used or accepted. The offeror should submit a detailed Capability statement that certifies that it can meet the requirements of the Government (which will serve as the technical proposal) and a list of references who can verify that the offeror has performed similar work for their organization. Also, a quote, which will serve as the business proposal. The proposal must be signed by an official authorized to bind the organization. The offeror must submit and original and 2 copies of both the technical and business proposal. Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Item is applicable to this acquisition. The specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph of the provision are (i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement and (ii) price. The Technical proposal will be evaluated as follows: 1) Standing of the firm in the search community (20%), 2) Searches successfully conducted for similar academic positions (40%), 3) Credential of individuals conducting search (20%), and 4) National network and infrastructure (20%). The Business proposal will be evaluated on the lowest total estimated cost. An award will be to the offeror who is technically acceptable with the lowest price. Offerors must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certification -- Commercial items with their offer. Provision 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Provision 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Also, under paragraph (b) of the provision items 6, 7, 8, and 9 are also applicable to this acquisition. Offerors for Solicitation number ED-98-Q-0009A are due on June 18, 1999, by 2:00 PM. Please submit proposals to U.S. Department of Education, OCFO, Contracts & Purchasing Operations, Support Services Group, 7th & D Streets, SW, Room 3616, ROB-3, Washington, DC 20202-4443. Please contact Janet Daniels Scott, Contracting Officer on (202) 708-9979 for information regarding this solicitation. Posted 06/04/99 (I-SN339437). (0155)

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