R -- MANAGE THE INFORMATION DIRECTORATE INFORMATION INSTITUTE

Notice Date

December 13, 2000

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL -- Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY, 13441-4514

ZIP Code

13441-4514

Solicitation Number

F30602-01-R-5004

Response Due

December 22, 2000

Point of Contact

Virginia Brady, Contract Specialist, Fax (315) 330-2555, Email

E-Mail Address

Virginia Brady (bradyv@rl.af.mil)

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this announcement. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The entire solicitation will be issued on the Federal Business Opportunities web page, http://www.eps.gov (select "Vendors", at Agency, USAF, click on "Offices", at Office, "Air Force Materiel Command", click on "Locations", at Locations, "AFRL, Rome Research Site, Rome NY", click on "Posted Dates". The FedBizOpps offers a registration service that will send an e-mail notification when a change is made to this announcement. To register, click on the "Register to Receive Notification" button at the end of this announcement in FedBizOpps. This service is provided for convenience only and does not serve as a guarantee of notification. In addition to this registration, any prospective offerors interested in submitting a proposal for this solicitation must register by e-mail directly with the Contract Specialist at bradyv@rl.af.mil in order to be placed on the List of Interested Parties. Include your company name, address, telephone number and point of contact, fax number, e-mail address and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code. The Contract Specialist will post this list on FedBizOpps along with the solicitation to facilitate subcontracting and teaming opportunities only. Offerors registering their name either on FedBizOpps or with the Contract Specialist should not conclude that they will receive a paper copy of the solicitation in the mail. Paper copies will not be available. The solicitation and any amendments thereto will only be available by downloading the documents from the FedBizOpps. All prospective offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation. All responsible sources may submit a proposal in response to this RFP which shall be considered. Synopsis/Solicitation F30602-01-R-5004 is being issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP), for a Firm Fixed Price type contract with a basic 9 month period and 4 one-year option periods incorporating provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-20 and DFARS Change Notice 20001025. Additional information may be obtained at the FedBizOpps. See http://farsite.hill.af.mil for the full text of all provisions and clauses incorporated by reference herein. The NAICS code is 54169 and the SIC code is 8999 for this unrestricted acquisition with a small business size standard of $5M. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome Research Site, Information Directorate (IF) has a requirement for a contractor to manage the Information Directorate's Information Institute (II). The requirements include: maintaining current educational partnerships with member institutions, expanding membership, Supporting IF Institutes and Centers, supporting the IF Chief Scientist in executing IF's participation in the NRC Fellows Program, supporting the execution of the IF visiting scientist program, conducting workshops, supporting the management and execution of the IF Chief Scientist's Research Initiatives Program, proposing an Information Institute annual budget for review and approval by the IF Chief Scientist and Director, representing the Information Institute at IF meetings and other national and international forums and meetings, and maintaining the II pages of the IF Web Site. See the FedBizOpps for the Statement of Work (SOW) dated 8 December 2000 and the Schedule of Offer. ALERT: Offerors are STRONGLY encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449 as the first page of their offer. If you choose not to use the Standard Form 1449, you are cautioned to complete and provide with your proposal all the data requested by FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items. Failure to do so may eliminate you from consideration for award. The clause at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items is applicable. Paragraph (c) is amended to read as follows: The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 120 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items is applicable. The second sentence of Paragraph (a) is amended as follows: "The factors identified below will be considered during proposal evaluation. Qualifications are significantly more important than price. (i) QUALIFICATIONS -- Advanced degree in science or engineering, specific experience in managing and directing activities in critical areas of information technology including: information assurance, information fusion, intelligent systems, and signal processing. Offerors must submit resumes of key personnel, with the proposal indicating education and relevant experience. (ii) PRICE. Price will be evaluated for fairness, and reasonableness as it relates to the service offered. Fairness and reasonableness is the degree to which the proposed price compares to the price a reasonable and prudent person would expect to incur for the same or similar goods or services. Award will be made based on the best value to the Government. Include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 and DFAR 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with your offer. See the EPS. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, is applicable. The clause FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Additional FAR clauses cited in the clause applicable to this acquisition are: 52.203-6 ALT I, 52.219-4, 52.219-8, 52.222-21, 52.222-22, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.232-33, DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Additional DFARS clauses cited in the clause applicable to this acquisition are: 252.225-7012, 252.227-7015, 252.227-7037, and 252.243-7002. The following additional clauses apply: FAR 52.217-8, Option To Extend Services; 52.217-9, Option To Extend The Term Of The Contract: (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by notifying the contractor, in writing, before the contract expires. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option provision. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years. FAR 52.228-5, Insurance -- Work On A Government Installation; FAR 52.232-18, Availability Of Funds; FAR 52.237-2, Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation; DFARS 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration; and AFMCFARS 5352.228-9001. To be eligible to receive a contract award from a Department of Defense (DoD) activity after 1 Jun 98, contractors must be registered in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database. To register, access the CCR Home Page at http://www.ccr2000.com/. Direct any questions regarding this DoD requirement to 1-888-227-2423. Proposals are due at 2:30 pm on Friday, 22 December 2000. SUBMIT COMPLETE PACKAGE, BY MAIL TO: AFRL/IFKO, ATTN: Ginny Brady F30602-01-R5004, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514 OR FACSIMILE TO: 315/330-2555. It is the Offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of amendments (if any), and for downloading their own copy of this combined synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any) from the CBD, as well as the blank SF 1449, Statement of Work, and Representations and Certifications from the FedBizOpps hard copies of information will be mailed upon written request. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions, such as clarifications of the Statement of Work or the terms and conditions, are not considered to be "significant concerns" and should be communicated directly to the Contracting Officer, Major Dale Reckley, 315-330-7784. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or program manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Lt Col Ralph M. Lentz, Chief, Contracting Division, at lentzr@rl.af.mil. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level.

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