SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Audit Report Editing and Training Services
- Notice Date
- 2/27/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs Health Administration Center, = 300 S. Jackson Street, Denver, Colorado 80209
- ZIP Code
- 80209
- Solicitation Number
- 741-04-03
- Archive Date
- 4/13/2003
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact - Teresa Thomas, Contracting Officer, (303) 331-7= 500, Contracting Officer - Teresa Thomas, Contracting Officer, (303) 331-75= 00
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to Teresa Thomas
(teresa.thomas2@med.va.gov)
- Description
- ATTACHMENTS: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation. The VA Healt= h Administration Center (VA HAC), Denver, Colorado intends to negotiate a firm fixed price contract for Audit Report Editing and Training Services for base year with two (2) option years. This solicitation is issued or commercial services and is prepared in accordance with the format Subpart 12.6 as supplemented by additional information included in this notice and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 01-12. The NAICS is 541990 and the small business size standard is considered 500 employees. Full and open competition will be sought. The announcement constitutes the only solicitation issued. STATEMENT OF WORK: The contractor shall edit the Financial Assistance Office=92s (FAO=92s) =93audit=94 reports and other correspondence for conte= nt, style, and grammatical errors. Proofread for sentence structure, format, and style. Prepare electronically written management suggested revisions to draft reports and other draft correspondence. Prepare electronically written final reports and other correspondence -submitted for editing, for official publication. Edit for compliance with professional auditing standards and FAO=92s current writing style, format, and procedures inclusive of technical requirements of condition, cause, effect, and criteria. Apply the writing rules of: Mary Bromage=92s book entitled, Writing Audit Reports and the GPO guidelines. Design and develop, customized curriculums for training for staff. Classroom and one-on-one training to staff in editing and report writing in the style, format, structure and time as approved.=20 The Contractor must have a Bachelor=92s degree in English and/or Journalism; experience consisting of no less than 7 years in writing and editing documents; 7 years or more experience as a senior curriculum design and development specialist; and a past performance history consisting of published materials. The Contractor will be required to travel off-site to Austin Texas once a quarter and to attend staff meetings and host editing and writing training sessions. The amount of hours estimated annually for audit report editing and writing services are 1,000 hours. The amount of hours estimated annually for audit report editing and writing training are 300 hours.=20 CLAUSES/PROVISIONS: The following FAR clauses apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (Evaluation will be based on technical capability, price and past performance); FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (Offerors shall submit a completed copy of the Representations and certifications with their offers); FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; and FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -Commercial Items. The following FAR clauses are also incorporated by reference; 52.217-9, 52.222-26; 52-222-35; 52-222-36, 52.239-1, 52.249-4; 52.215-20; and 52.249-1. Contract clauses cited in this solicitation may be accessed electronically at these addresses: http://www.arnet.gov/far/ and http://www.va.gov/oa&mm/vaar/. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: a) Technical Capability of the item offered to meet the Government's requirements; b) Past Performance; and c) Price; Technical Capability and Past Performance are equal to Price. To facilitate EFT for contract payments, FAR clause 52.232-34 and 52.232-35 (31 CFR Part 208) requires the submission of information by the contractor to the payment office. In addition, incorporated herein by reference are the following VA Acquisition Regulations (VAAR) clauses and provisions: 852.236-75, Guaranty (April 1984); 852.210-70, Requirements for Operating and Maintenance Manuals (Nov 1984).=20 Price quotation as follows: =20 Line Item 1: 1000 hours audit report editing and writing services at bid rate of $_________ /hr =3D total price $__________. Line item 2: 300 hours audit report editing and writing training at bid rate of $_________ /hr =3D total price $__________. Line item 3: estimated cost for travel off site each quarter $_________ . =20 Include pricing for base year, option year one (1) and option year two (2) for all line items. INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS & NOTICES TO OFFERORS: Department of LaborWage Determination No. 1994-2047, Current Revision applies to contract base year. Quotation shall reference solicitation number RFQ 741-04-03. Offeror shall complete and return all information designated in FAR 52.212-1, =93Instructions to Offerors =96 Commercial Items=94 paragraph =93b=94, and FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications (Offerors shall submit a completed copy of the Representations and Certifications with their offers); prior to the time specified below in order to be considered for award.=20 Address mail/FedEx offers to: Contracting Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs Health Administration Center, Attn: Cassandra Williams, 300 South Jackson Street, Denver, Colorado 80209. FAX quotations accepted at (303) 331-7877. Quotations, regardless of method of delivery, are due by 4:00 p.m. Colorado local time on March 14, 2003. Contact Cassandra Williams at (303) 398-7139 or Teresa M Thomas at (303) 331-7696 for information regarding this solicitation.
- Web Link
-
RFQ 741-04-03
(http://www.bos.oamm.va.gov/solicitation?number=3D741-04-03)
- Record
- SN00266536-W 20030301/030227213415 (fbodaily.com)
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