Loren Data's SAM Daily™

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF OCTOBER 31, 2008 FBO #2531
DOCUMENT

R -- Desk Study Philippines Electrffication Technical Assistance Activity - RFQ-PO2008310001

Notice Date

10/29/2008
 

Notice Type

RFQ-PO2008310001
 

NAICS

541611 — Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
 

Contracting Office

United States Trade and Development Agency, USTDA Contracts Office, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, Virginia, 22209-3901
 

ZIP Code

22209-3901
 

Solicitation Number

RFQ-PO2008310001
 

Response Due

11/6/2008 4:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

11/21/2008
 

Point of Contact

Walter W Knott,, Phone: 703-875-4357, Tyrone W Johnson,, Phone: 703-875-4357
 

E-Mail Address

wknott@ustda.gov, tjohnson@ustda.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION: Solicitation Number RFQ-PO2008310001, Desk Study Third Party Review Consultant for the Philippines Rural Electrification Distribution Improvement and Financing Technical Assistance Activity is being issued as a RFQ. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Send your offer by email to: contract@ustda.gov which is due no later than 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time on November 6, 2008. This procurement is a small business set aside with a small business size standard of less than $7M annual sales under NAICS code 541611. Award is limited to U. S. firms or U. S. individuals. Contractor and U. S. subcontractor employees used shall be either U. S. citizens or non-U. S. citizens lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States. Contractor use of subcontractors is limited to less than fifty percent of the proposed price. The Government’s estimate for this procurement does not exceed $12,000. The Government contemplates award of a firm fixed price contract. Proposals submitted by facsimile will NOT be accepted. All contractors must be registered in Central Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov) in order to receive a contract award. For additional information regarding this solicitation, email contract@ustda.gov, telephone calls will not be accepted. DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK: Please see the FEDBIZOPS attachment to this solicitation. Vendors are reminded that failing to be properly enrolled in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) System, On-Line Representation and Certification (ORCA) System, providing accurate Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS)/Tax Identification Number (TIN) information shall be excluded from award. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE. Country Manager Diana Rossiter has been designated as the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) for this requirement. All services are subject to the COTR’s final approval. All work will be inspected and accepted at USTDA’s Office, Arlington, VA. DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE: The performance of this contract shall start immediately after the effective date of award. The Contractor shall submit all deliverables under this Contract to the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR). The Period of Performance for this Contract shall be four years from the date of the Contracting Officer's signature on the Contract. Performance of this contract shall be at USTDA’s Office, Arlington, VA, at other locations in the U.S., and/or the designated host country. SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS: This solicitation includes the following additional contract requirements and terms and conditions- CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND KEY PERSONNEL. The contractor shall provide the key personnel listed in its proposal to perform the work. Changes in key personnel may only be made with the Contracting Officer’s prior written approval. CONTRACTOR FOLLOW-ON (INELIGIBILITY). The Contractor and its subcontractors shall be ineligible to compete for, as a prime or subcontractor or otherwise, USTDA funded activities that result from this contract. USTDA reserves the right to grant a waiver, based upon FAR 9.503, if preclusion of the contractor or its subcontractors from the follow-on activity would not be in the Government’s interest. This restriction shall remain in effect for three years from the completion of this contract. The contractor agrees to include this provision in all subcontracts to this contract. Contractor Insurance. CONTRACT CLAUSES: The Solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAC 2005-16. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items (available at www.arnet.gov), applies to this acquisition. The following additional clauses are included: FAR 52.228-3, Workman’s Compensation Insurance (Defense Base Act); and FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, and the following additional clauses are included: FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting; FAR 52.222-1, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and other Eligible Veterans; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; and FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and other Eligible Veterans. INSTRUCTIONS/CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS: The Provision at Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial (available at www.ustda.gov under DM Solicitation forms), applies to this acquisition with the following addition: The contractor shall submit a Technical Proposal, not exceeding 10 pages, that documents their Technical/Financial Expertise and Definitional Mission Strategy/Approach (as outlined below in the evaluation factors for award), resumes for proposed key employees (not included in 10 page count), and reference information for at least one but not more than three clients for similar work in the last three years (not included in 10 page count). In addition, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (available at www.ustda.gov); completed Contractor Employee Biographical Data Sheets for proposed key personnel (available at www.ustda.gov), and a completed Contractor Price Quotation Breakdown (available at www.ustda.gov). A signed SF 33 is no longer required to be submitted with your proposal. EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD: FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation, Commercial Items (available at www.acquisition.gov under FAR), is being used. Also, see attached Scope of Work. The following factors, in descending order of importance, will be used to evaluate all offers. All evaluation factors, other than cost or price, when
 

Web Link

FedBizOpps Complete View
(https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=a9831806f5005bf9709214f6f1d02a31&tab=core&_cview=1)
 

Document(s)

RFQ-PO2008310001
 

File Name: Desk Study-Philippines Rural Electrification Technical Assistance Study (DSRFQfinal.pdf)

Link: https://www.fbo.gov//utils/view?id=63c3b4c90fd51c3bdd06c1b58393f7b5

Bytes: 2,094.04 Kb
 

Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Arlington, Virginia, 22209, United States

Zip Code: 22209
 

Record

SN01697990-W 20081031/081029214838-a9831806f5005bf9709214f6f1d02a31 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

---

| FSG Index  |  This Issue's Index  |  Today's FBO Daily Index Page |