SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- Training for Various IBM Courses
- Notice Date
- 1/24/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 611420
— Computer Training
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, Specialized Contracting Squadron, 2021 First Street West, Randolph AFB, TX, 78150-4302, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- FA3002-07-R-0008
- Response Due
- 2/8/2007
- Archive Date
- 2/23/2007
- Description
- 1. This is a combine synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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. 2. The solicitation, Number FA3002-07-R-0008, is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). 3. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-14. 4. This is being pursued as an unrestricted procurement; however, small businesses that can satisfy the requirement are encouraged to propose. The associated NAICS code is 611420 with a small business size standard of $6.5M. 5. Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs), Description, quantities and Unit of Measure are as follows: 0001 IBM Group One Courses. One Egyptian Air Force (EAF) student to attend all classes in group one. 0001AA CF120 DB2 SQL Workshop 1 EA 0001AB WF531 Developing Web Applications with IBM Rational Application Developer V6 1 EA 0001AC WF381 Administration of WebSphere Application Server V6. 1 EA 0001AD PW510 IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory: Advanced Developer Topics 1 EA 0002 IBM Group Two Courses. One Egyptian Air Force (EAF) student to attend all classes in group two. 0002AA RSP01 Administration Workshop for Rational Clear Case on Windows 1 EA 0002AB RS631 Mastering Rational Clear Quest Administration 1 EA 0002AC QLX03 Linux System Administration 1 EA 0002AD CF910-DB2 UDB for z/OS System/Disaster Recovery Workshop 1 EA 0003 IBM Group Three Courses. One Egyptian Air Force (EAF) student to attend all classes in group three. 0003AA PW581 WebSphere Portal Server V5.1 Programming 1 EA 0003AB TM520 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3.2. Admin for Windows 1 EA 0003AC SS830 z/OS VSAM and Access Method Services 1 EA 0003AD QLX03 Linux System Administration 1 EA 0004 IBM Group Four Courses. One Egyptian Air Force (EAF) student to attend all classes in group four. 0004AA S6019 System I Administration and Control 1 EA 0004AB C1200 CICS Transaction Server for z/OS Basic Tailoring 1 EA 0004AC ES10A Fundamentals System Skills in z/OS 1 EA 0004AD SS830 z/OS VSAM and Access Method Services 1 EA 0005 IBM Group Five Courses. One Egyptian Air Force (EAF) student to attend all classes in group five. 0005AA WF541 Administration of WebSphere Application Server V6 (Linux) 1 EA 0005AB TMX20 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3.2 1 EA 0006 Student Support Group One. Lodging and Ground Transportation for Group One 1 LOT 0007 Student Support Group Two, Lodging and Ground Transportation for Group Two 1 LOT 0008 Student Support Group Three, Lodging and Ground Transportation for Group Three 1 LOT 0009 Student Support Group Four, Lodging and Ground Transportation for Group Four 1 LOT 0010 Student Support Group Five, Lodging and Ground Transportation for Group Five 1 LOT NOTE: Instructors are to be IBM certified and use IBM courses as identified above. Please provide instructor IBM certification number, or other verification of IBM certifaction, with offer. 6. The desired period of performance for each of the above CLINs is as follows. Contractors are directed to validate period of performance for each class, or provide alternate dates, and provide the course location; courses for each group are to run consecutively with little or no lapse between classes. It is desired that all classes in an individual group be conducted in the same geographic location (e.g., group one ? all classes in the same geographic location, etc.): 0001 04-APR-2007 TO 26-APR-2007 (this is the duration of CLINS 0001AA ? 0001AD) 0001AA 04-APR-2007 TO 05-APR-2007 0001AB 10-APR-2007 TO 13-APR-2007 0001AC 16-APR-2007 TO 19-APR-2007 0001AD 25-APR-2007 TO 26-APR-2007 0002 05-MAR-2007 TO 30-MAR-2007 (this is the duration of CLINS 0002AA ? 0002AD) 0002AA 05-MAR-2007 TO 09-MAR-2007 0002AB 12-MAR-2007 TO 14-MAR-2007 0002AC 19-MAR-2007 TO 23-MAR-2007 0002AD 26-MAR-2007 TO 30-MAR-2007 0003 02-APR-2007 TO 27-APR-2007 (this is the duration of CLINS 0003AA ? 0003AD) 0003AA 02-APR-2007 TO 06-APR-2007 0003AB 09-APR-2007 TO 13-APR-2007 0003AC 16-APR-2007 TO 20-APR-2007 0003AD 23-APR-2007 TO 27-APR-2007 0004 05-MAR-2007 TO 30-MAR-2007 (this is the duration of CLINS 0004AA ? 0004AD) 0004AA 05-MAR-2007 TO 09-MAR-2007 0004AB 12-MAR-2007 TO 16-MAR-2007 0004AC 19-MAR-2007 TO 23-MAR-2007 0004AD 26-MAR-2007 TO 30-MAR-2007 0005 26-FEB-2007 TO 09-MAR-2007 (this is the duration of CLINS 0005AA ? 0005AB) 0005AA 26-FEB-2007 TO 02-MAR-2007 0005AB 05-MAR-2007 TO 09-MAR-2007 0006 02-APR-2007 TO 27-APR-2007 0007 03-MAR-2007 TO 30-MAR-2007 0008 31-MAR-2007 TO 28-APR-2007 0009 03-MAR-2007 TO 31-MAR-2007 0010 24-FEB-2007 TO 10-MAR-2007 7. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors ? Commercial, applies to this acquisition. 8. The FAR provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation ? Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Paragraph (a) of the provision includes the evaluation criteria: lowest price, technically acceptable (where technical acceptability relies on being a certified IBM instructor). 9. Offerors shall include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items, with their offer. 10. The FAR provision at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. 11. The FAR provision at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders ? Commercial Items (DEVIATION), applies to this acquisition. 12. If offeror is ISO certified please provide a copy of certificate; otherwise Contractor shall submit a Quality Control Plan to the PCO, for acceptance, at least thirty days prior to commencement of work. The plan must illustrate proposed processes of inspection, and actions to be taken to correct deficiencies discovered during the inspection process. 13. Additional points of interest regarding this solicitation are: a. IMPORTANT: Students are not allowed the use of rental vehicles obtained under, or as a part of, this contract. b. Officers shall be quartered separately in single rooms. Two enlisted men usually share one room. Cooking facilities are desirable. Contractor should note the condition of the housing upon occupancy and again one day prior to student departure. c. If students train at more than one location, contractor shall provide airline tickets for travel to additional training locations within CONUS. NOTE: Student airfare for entry from and departure to their home country is NOT required as part of this acquisition. d. Contractor shall arrange for and provide transportation for student shopping trips at least once a week on a non-training day (preferably Saturday) to purchase supplies needed to maintain themselves in their hotel/motel or apartment for those students in training longer than two weeks. e. Contractor shall provide the following forms to Fred Salazar, Egyptian Training Program Manager via e-mail: fred.salazar@randolph.af.mil or via regular mail distribution at AFSAT/DOF, Attn: Egypt Training Program Manager, 315 J Street West, Randolph AFB TX 78150-4354: (1) One copy of the student?s Invitational Travel Orders (ITO) and a completed AETC Form 325, Student Accounting Report or contractor equivalent, within 2 working days of student entry. (2) Complete AETC Form 258, Student Evaluation of Training, or contractor equivalent (with students' signatures) and mail to TPM not later than 5 working days after completion of each class of training. (3) One (1) copy of the completed AF Form 1256, Certificate of Training or contractor equivalent, Certificate of Training, shall be provided to students upon course completion (original and one (1) copy). (4) A Course Evaluation Report shall be provided not later than five (5) working days after course completion. The Course Evaluation Report will be in contractor format and shall include all problems encountered during the conduct of the course, such as deficiencies in subject coverage, documentation, and equipment failures. (5) The contractor shall be responsible for all students training records, i.e. OJT task proficiency guides (TPGs) through completion of the last course under contract. The records shall be provided to the student(s) after completion of training. f. Contractor shall submit course charts/outlines, to the AFSAT TPM for disclosure release and approval not later than 14 days before training presentation. 14. Offers are due 8 Feb 07 by 2:00 pm and may be submitted by one of the following methods: electronically to jodie.hagee@randolph.af.mil; via normal mail distribution, or via fed ex to Jodie Hagee, AETC CONS/LGCI, 2035 1st Street West, Randolph AFB TX 78150. 15. For information regarding this solicitation you may contact Jo Ann Hagee (aka Jodie Hagee) at 210-652-6523 or via e-mail at jodie.hagee@randolph.af.mil.
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