R -- R -- RUSSIAN RESEARCH EDITORIAL SUPPORT

Notice Date

September 24, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Direct Reporting Units, 11th CONS, 110 Luke Avenue Building 5681, Bolling AFB, DC, 20332-0305

ZIP Code

20332-0305

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-F9040910520100

Response Due

September 26, 2001

Point of Contact

Pat Thomas, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-767-7932, Fax 202-767-7814, Email pat.thomas@bolling.af.mil -- Consuela Ginn, Contract Specialist, Phone 2027677987, Fax 2027677814, Email Consuela.Ginn@bolling.af.mil

Description

DESCRIPTION:******* VENDORS: PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A MODIFICATION TO THIS COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION. THE ORIGINAL SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION MISTAKINGLY LEFT OFF THE EVALUATION CRITERIA THAT WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE THE SUCCESSFUL AWARDEE. THE EVALUATION CRITERIA HAVE BEEN UPLOADED TO THIS MODIFICATION, SO PLEASE READ AND SUBMIT PROPOSALS ACCORDINGLY IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY. THE SOLICITATION CLOSING DATE IS REVISED FROM 3:30 P.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME 24 SEPTEMBER 2001 TO 3:30 P.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME 26 SEPTEMBER 2001.******* This is a request for quotation (RFQ) F9040910520100. The 11th Contracting Squadron intends to procure as a total small business set-aside assistance to Former Soviet Union (FSU) scientists in employing proper English language usage, translating extremely technical scientific information, adhering strictly to applicable publication style guides, and presenting data charts and figures in meaningful, lucid formats which culminates in the acceptance of their work for publication. The contractor shall provide much more than just translation assistance. In fact, the contractor shall establish a technical working relationship with each FSU scientist so as to become a trusted colleague who can provide candid editorial feedback and advice that will be readily accepted. The contractor shall possess a technical PhD, as well as an undergraduate and graduate degree in an engineering discipline. The contractor shall have an extensive publication record in both the United States and Russia. The contractor shall have experience serving as an editor of a peer reviewed scientific/technical journal. Additionally, an established rapport with the Russian Academy of Sciences and technical expertise in Information Technology and/or mathematics and computer science would also be especially beneficial. The contractor shall maintain on-going interaction with the FSU scientists and sponsoring Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) scientists, and is expected to assist in organizing and coordinating joint scientific/technical conferences, workshops, and seminars as required. 3.1-Description of Services The AFOSR International Office (AFOSR/IO) requires a minimum of 500 hours of contractor support per 12 month period under this requirement. The resulting contract will be labor hours with a cost reimbursable line item for travel. The contractor shall complete the following tasks to achieve the requirements described in the above paragraph. TASK 1- Review and Critique: The contractor shall review, critique, modify and correct (as required) research papers and project reports produced by AFRL funded FSU scientists to ensure compliance with the general publication standards established for American scientific journals. TASK 2-Prepare for Publication: The contractor shall review, critique, edit and prepare for publication 10 to 15 high quality research papers reflecting joint FSU/AFRL research, to appear in leading U.S. scientific journals each year. TASK 3- Organize Conferences and Workshops: The contractor shall assist AFRL (in particular AFOSR/IO and the European Office of Aerospace Research and Development) in organizing and coordinating joint scientific/technical conferences, workshops, and seminars as directed. TASK 4-Organize Information Security Conferences: The contractor shall organize Information Security conferences in St. Petersburg, Russia in Rome, NY and help facilitate the organization with other scientific meetings as the need arises. TASK 5-Travel: Some limited travel shall be required to perform these tasks, but shall not exceed one trip per year to Russia and quarterly trips per year to selected AFRL facilities within the U.S. The locations of these facilities are AFOSR in Arlington, VA and the AFRL Information Directorate in Rome, NY. All requests for travel shall require prior coordination with AFOSR/IO, and shall be paid on a reimbursable basis. 3.2- Government Furnished Property/Services None. The contractor shall furnish all required information technology equipment (e.g. computers, printers, word processing software, e-mail service) necessary in the performance of the contract. 3.3-General Information 3.3.1-Billing: AFOSR/IO shall be billed only for hours expended. The contractor shall track labor hours expended per research paper/project report completed and submit a monthly invoice to the Contracting Officer?s Representative (COR) LtCol Steven D. Thompson, AFOSR/IO, 801 North Randolph Street, Room 732, Arlington, VA 22203-1977, Tel: 703-588-1776. The Contracting Officers Representative (COR) at AFOSR shall also track labor hours expended by the contractor. Incidental costs for postage and overseas telephone charges shall be submitted to AFOSR/IO for approval and reimbursement, and submitted on the monthly invoice along with the hours expended. The COR shall review and certify the invoice (if the costs are agreed to and services were accepted) upon receipt. If there is a discrepancy on the invoice, the COR shall return the uncertified invoice to the contractor. If there are no discrepancies, the COR shall be responsible for forwarding the certified invoice to the appropriate Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) to ensure prompt payment. 3.3.2-Submission of Papers for Editorial Support The contractor shall provide a copy of all papers submitted for editorial support to AFOSR/IO and the appropriate Technical Directorate Point of Contact (POC) prior to beginning work; electronic copies provided via e-mail will be acceptable. Each research project paper shall require AFOSR/IO approval before incurring any cost whatsoever. Once approval is received, the contractor shall maintain accurate records of the labor hours expended per research paper and all reimbursable incidental expenses (ref. SOW Para 3.3.1) for billing purposes. No funds will be disbursed without proper documentation and a copy of the completed paper in "camera ready" form. 3.3.3-Security Requirements None. The contractor shall not be exposed to any classified information during the performance of this work. However, some sensitive but unclassified information may on occasion be discussed with the contractor, thus U.S. citizenship is required. 3.3.4-Period of Performance The period of performance shall be from 1 October 2001 to 30 September 2002 with an option for an additional year of support between 01 October 2002 and 30 September 2003. 3.3.5-Place of Performance Most of the required work shall be performed on site at the contractor?s facility. Planning and organization of conferences, workshops and seminars are notable exceptions and shall be accomplished in coordination with the appropriate Technical Directorate International Program Manager, and occur at the designated location (e.g. St. Petersburg, Russia; Rome, NY; AFOSR, Washington; Dayton, OH). The overall responsibility for oversight of the performance of these tasks shall be assigned to the Director, AFOSR/IO with intermediate oversight and project direction provided by the appropriate Technical Directorate POC for each specific project undertaken. The names, addresses and phone numbers of the appropriate Technical Directorate points of contact (POCs) shall be provided to the contractor by AFOSR. 4.0- Air Force Representatives 4.1 Technical Point of Contact: Lt Col Steven Thompson, AFOSR/IO, 801 N. Randolph St STE 202 RM 732, Arlington VA 22203-1977, (703) 588-1776 and Dr Barry McKinney, AFRL/IFB, 106 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY 13441-4514, (315) 330-3730. 4.2-Contracting Point of Contact: Ms Pat Thomas, Contract Specialist, 11 CONS/LGCN, 110 Luke Ave Rm 250, Bolling AFB DC 20332-0305, (202) 767-7932 and Ms Consuela Ginn, Contracting Officer, 11 CONS/LGCN, 110 Luke Ave Rm. 250, Bolling AFB DC 20332-0305, (202) 767-7942. 5.0-PRODUCTS AND SCHEDULES Monthly invoices shall be submitted in the contractor?s format. The NAICS Code is 5417100. Contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be eligible for award. Contractors can register using www.ccr2000.com or contact the CCR by calling 1-888-227-2423. In addition to the proposal contractors shall submit a resume. Due to time contstraints, solicitation closing date and all proposals must be received NLT 24 September 01 at 3:30 p.m. eastern standard time. Send 2 copies of hard of proposal and resume to 11th Contracting Squadron/LGCN, Attn: NCR Support Flight, Pat Thomas, 110 Luke Avenue, Bldg. 5681, Room 250, Bolling AFB DC 20332-0305. Any questions concerning this solicitation shall be submitted to Pat Thomas at pat.thomas@bolling.af.mil, NLT 1200 20 September 01. The technical points of contact are not to be contacted concerning this solicitation. The government will evaluate the past performance of offerors for the same or similar work. The evaluation will be based upon the information provided by the offerors and from any other sources (see Instructions to Offerors -- Past Performance). Past performance will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis. Award will be made to the lowest priced acceptable offeror. In order to be acceptable, an offeror must receive a "pass" rating on its technical capability and past performance and meet all other terms and conditions of this solicitation and the requirements as stated in the attached Statement of Work (SOW) and Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs). Award of this solicitation will be made on or about 30 Sep 2001. The following clauses are incorporated by reference. Full text is available at http://farsite.hill.af.mil 252.212-7000 Offeror Representation and Certifications 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications Commercial Items 52.203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, Alternate 1 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Busines Concerns =20 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUB Zone Small Business Concerns 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment =09 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items =09 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items =09 52.219-6 Notice Of Total Small Business Set-Aside =09 52.222-21 Prohibition Of Segregated Facilities =09 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity =09 52.222-35 Affirmative Action For Disabled Veterans And Veterans of the Vietnam Era =09 52.222-36 Affirmative Action For Workers With Disabilities =09 52.222-37 Employment Reports On Disabled Veterans And Veterans Of The Vietnam Era =09 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases =09 52.226-1 Utilization Of Indian Organizations And Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises =09 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer -- Central Contractor Registration =09 52.233-3 Protest After Award =09 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated By Reference =09 252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product =09 252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications =09 252.246-7000 Material Inspection And Receiving Report =09 52.223-11 -- Ozone-Depleting Substances.

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