U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover Building, Rm 6875, 935 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20535-0001

U -- COMPUTER BASED TRAINING SOL RFQ946029 DUE 081399 POC Susan J. Smith, Contracting Officer, (304) 625-2441 (i) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has a requirement to procure Computer-Based Training (CBT) in Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS) as defined below, using the "Simplified Acquisition Procedures" specified in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items 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; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is RFQ946029 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). For the purpose of this RFQ, all references to "Offers" are understood to be "quotations." (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-12. (iv) This solicitation is not restricted to a set-aside. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 8299 and the small business size standard is $5.0 million in annual receipts. A firm-fixed-price purchase order will be issued as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation. (v) The RFQ is for CBT perpetual use license for 50-75 users in MVS and four one-year optional maintenance periods: (Contract Line Item Number) CLIN 0001: One 50-75 User Perpetual Use License in MVS; CLIN 0002: Maintenance of Perpetual Use License for Option Year 1; CLIN 0003: Maintenance of Perpetual Use License for Option Year 2; CLIN 0004: Maintenance of Perpetual Use License for Option Year 3; and CLIN 0005: Maintenance of Perpetual Use License for Option Year 4. (vi) The FBI intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis with Interskill Services, Inc., for the acquisition of the CBT perpetual use license for 50-75 users in MVS and four one-year optional maintenance periods. The CBT is a web-enabled, non- static HTML system. The system shall be compatible with Microsoft Windows 95/98, Windows NT, and have Local Area Network (LAN) capabilities. All topics associated with MVS shall be covered including JCL, JES2, SDSF, DB2, VTAM, and CICS. The courseware shall include the ability to simulate real console interaction including System IPL and Shutdown and MVS, CICS, VTAM, and JES2/3 Commands. The courseware shall also provide courses that go from the basics of programming in an IBM environment through programming in Command Level CICS, DB2, REXX, and CICS Debugging. The system should provide for student management, to include providing functions to add new students, assign courses, and allow for reporting on student progress. Offeror shall provide a list of a minimum of three other clients utilizing the courseware, a point of contact, and a telephone number for past performance evaluation. (vii) The CBT and maintenance will be performed at the FBI, Criminal Justice Information Services Division Complex, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306, and shall be F.O.B. Destination. (viii) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. ADDENDUM FAR 52.212-2, Para. (a) The following factors, listed in descending order of importance shall be used to evaluate offers: technical capability to provide the CBT perpetual use license and maintenance, price, and past performance. Technical capability and past performance, when combined, are equal to price. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with the offer. (xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. ADDENDUM FAR 52.212-4: The following additional FAR clauses are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interests when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment; 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options; FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract, and Addendum to Para. (a) The Government may extend the term of the contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days of the first day of the next option year . . . and (c) The total duration of this contracting including exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 60 months; 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports; and 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance. (xii) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The additional FAR clauses cited in Clause 52.212-5 which are applicable to this acquisition are: (11) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999); (12) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246); (13) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212); (14) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793); (15) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212); and (23) Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer -- Other Than Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C. 3332). (xiii) Additional contract requirement -- Year 2000 Warranty. The Contractor represents that the following warranty applies to products provided under this contract/order/BPA. The Contractor warrants that the products provided under this contract/order/BPA shall be able to accurately process date/time data (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. The duration of this warranty and the remedies available to the Government for breach of this warranty shall be as defined in, and subject to, the terms and limitations of the manufacturer's standard commercial warranty or warranties contained in this contract or the applicable End User License Agreement, provided that notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in such commercial warranty and warranties, the remedies available to the Government under this warranty shall include an obligation by the Contractor to repair and replace any such product whose noncompliance is discovered and made known to the Contractor in writing at any time prior to June 1, 2000 or for a period of six months following acceptance, whichever is the later date. Nothing in this warranty shall be construed to limit any rights or remedies that the Government may otherwise have under this contract. This warranty shall not apply to products that do not require the processing of date/time data in order to function as specified in this contract/order/BPA. (xiv) DPAS rating: N/A. (xv) CBD Numbered Notes: See Note 22. (xiv) Quotations shall be submitted by 1 p.m. local time, August 13, 1999, to the FBI, CJISD Complex, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306-0111, Attention: Susan J. Smith, Module E-2. An original and two copies of each quotation shall be submitted. (xvii) For information regarding the solicitation, please contact Mrs. Smith at the above address; telephone number (304) 625-2441; or facsimile number (304) 625-5391. Posted 08/06/99 (W-SN364602). (0218)

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