SOURCES SOUGHT
U -- Development and delivery of Ground Water Modeling
- Notice Date
- 5/6/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining, Headquarters, OSM, Headquarters1951 Constitution Ave, NWWashingtonDC20240US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- S09PS00096
- Response Due
- 5/20/2009 11:59:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 6/19/2009
- Point of Contact
- Dawn Trudeau
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Development and delivery of Ground Water Modeling System (GMS) TrainingFor the Office of Surface Mining, Denver, CO COMBINED SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION Department of the InteriorOffice of Surface Mining1999 Broadway, Suite 3450Denver, CO 80202 All questions or inquiries regarding this solicitation are to be directed to the named Contract Specialist,Dawn Trudeau at 303-293-5059. Facsimile quotations are acceptable and may be forwarded to 303293-5032, attention Dawn Trudeau. Electronic submission may be sent to dtrudeau@osmre.gov. Opening date: May 6, 2009Closing date: May 16, 2009 (Quotes must remain effective 30 days after the close of solicitation) To provide development and delivery of Ground Water Modeling System training for the Office of SurfaceMining (OSM), Technical Innovation and Professional Services (TIPS) program. The course will specifically address how to model the fate and transport of organic compounds that associated in some mining-related activities. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial service prepared in accordance with theformat in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Thisannouncement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested. All commercialprovisions and FAR clauses referenced in this solicitation are available in full text at the followingwebsite location: http://www.arnet.gov/far/. Only those Offerors who can meet all the requirements specified herein will be considered. Award willbe made to the best price most compatible vendor meeting all criteria in the specifications.This acquisition is 100% set-aside for small business. In the event that adequate small business quotesare not received, the set-aside will be dissolved and become unrestricted. 52.219-8, Utilization of SmallBusiness Concerns (May 2004)(15 U.S.c. 637(d)(2) and (3)). Please Note: All vendors submitting a quote shall have a valid Vendor Cage Code, Dun & BradstreetNumber (DUNS) or the ability to get one, and MUST be actively registered in the Central VendorRegistration (CCR) Registration website: http://www.ccr.gOV, before the contract will be awarded. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541611, 541618, or 541690. Thesmall business size standard in millions of dollars is $7.0. This contract will be awarded as a firm-fixed-price contract. Statement of Work & Objectives:Ground water Modeling (GMS) Training for TIPSProject Objective To provide a training course using the Ground Water Modeling System (GMS) for the Office of SurfaceMining (OSM) and State staff, Technical Innovation and Professional Services (TIPS) program. The training course will address the application of Ground Water System (GMS) in order to model the fate and transport of organic compounds associated with SMCRA mining activities. Scope of Work1. Present a training course for the advanced ground water modeling using GMS to address the fate and transport and organic compounds. 2. The training course will be designed to provide an advanced GMS course in the fate and transport of organic compounds and will help attendees to become familiarized with modeling the fate and transport of organic compounds, specifically MODFLOW, MT3D, RT3D, and Bioremediation modeling.3. The training course will be delivered at an OSM computer training room in Charleston, WV in August 2009.4. The Vendor will provide training manuals, model scripts, databases and any other material necessary to complete the course to each student.5. After the course, the Vendor will provide all electronic files for the training course including training manuals, model scripts, databases and presentation materials. The Vendor will provide corrected versions of all course material if errors are identified during the training course.6. The training course will accomplish the following:a. Demonstrate correct use of GMS software to model the fate and transport of organic compounds.b. Provide instruction concerning the modeling of the fate and transport of organic compounds c. Provide relevant lectures on theory and application, as well as hands-on computer engaged learning.d. Describe and demonstrate the common pitfalls of using the software.e. Address the software's application to modeling the movement of organic compounds relative to coal mining activities in West Virginia.f. Address the coal mining related topic concerns provided by OSM prior to the course training event.g. Address questions and projects of the attendees during the training course.h. Provide specific surface coal mining examples and applications of the GMS software.i. Introduce new features available in software version 6.5 and upcoming v. 7.0.7. Post-course technical support will be discussed at the conclusion of the course.8. Travel, lodging, and M&I for one instructor for three and onehalf days of training, and two days of travel, and for an additional instructor for one day of training, and two days of travel OSM-Supplied Resources 1. Customer-specific content will be provided in advance to the course developers to address and incorporate into their training framework.2. TIPS review of the course material will take place prior to the offering of the course to ensure the content addresses OSM and TIPS concerns and desired content.3. The OSM TIPS computer training facility in Charleston, WV will host the training, and have the software installed and ready for use.4. The OSM would be responsible for making the necessary training room arrangements. 5. OSM will address the travel related costs and arrangements for the student attendees6. OSM would be responsible for providing a facility for all students to view the lecture portion, which includes slide presentations. The training room should have drapes in order to darken the room for the slides. For the lecture room, OSM will provide a data projector capable of at least 1024 X 768 resolution as well. 7. The OSM will provide the data projector for this training course 8. For the computer sessions, OSM would need to provide computers for each student. These computers should be standard Pentium machines with at least 1Gig RAM, XP operating system, 3 Gig hard drive free disk space, a 4Meg video board, and a CPU/Monitor combination capable of at least 1024 X 768 resolution. ontractor Supplied Resources: Deliverables and Schedules: 1. The Vendor shall work together with OSM Staff representatives Tom Galya and Clairene Bailey on a regularbasis to design the topics to be covered for advanced GMS training course for OSM's needs.2. The training course will include an electronic version of all of the class room examples prepared by the vendor, any reference material included in the class, and the GMS files that will be used as class exercises.3. The Vendor shall deliver the training course to up to twelve (12) OSM students. The vendor willdeliver the training course material in advance of the training course start date with Tom Galya or Clairene Bailey 4. The vendor shall, within 30 (thirty) working days of the completion of the course, provide OSM with any corrected course training material.5. As for training manuals, typically the standard training includes the cost of the manual. In this case, the OSM will be charged no more than $70/manual for each participant. An alternative would include the Vendor would send a manual to Tom Galya or Clairene bailey in order to make copies for each of the participants that would lower this cost. 6. If OSM elects to have the Vendor prepare the training manuals then shipping the manuals to the OSM would also incur an additional charge. 7.It is currently the intention of OSM to print all of the training manuals. Contract Clauses: 52.202-1 DEFINITIONS (JULY 2004)(a) When a solicitation' provision or contract clause uses a word or term that is defined in the FederalAcquisition Regulation(FAR), the word or term has the same meaning as the definition in FAR 2.101 ineffect at the time the solicitation was issued, unless- (1) The solicitation, or amended solicitation, provides a different definition;(2) The contracting parties agree to a different definition;(3) The part, subpart, or section of the FAR where the provision or clause is prescribed provides adifferent meaning; or(4) The word or term is defined in FAR Part 31, for use in the cost principles and procedures.(5) The FAR Index is a guide to words and terms the FAR defines and shows where each definition islocated. The FAR Index is available via the Internet at http://www.acqnet.gov at the end of the FAR,after the FAR Appendix. (End of clause) 52.203-5 COVENANT AGAINST CONTINGENT FEES (APR 1984)(a) The Vendor warrants that no person or agency has been employed or retained to solicit or obtainthis contract upon an agreement or understanding for a contingent fee, except a bona fide employee oragency. For breach or violation of this warranty, the Government shall have the right to annul thiscontract without liability or, in its discretion, to deduct from the contract price or consideration, orotherwise recover, the full amount of the contingent fee.(b) "Bona fide agency/' as used in this clause, means an established commercial or selling agency,maintained by a vendor for the purpose of securing business, that neither exerts nor proposes toexert improper influence to solicit or obtain Government contracts nor holds itself out as being able toobtain any Government contract or contracts through improper influence. "Bona fide employee/' asused in this clause, means a person, employed by a vendor and subject to the vendor'ssupervision and control as to time, place, and manner of performance, who neither exerts nor proposesto exert improper influence to solicit or obtain Government contracts nor holds out as being able toobtain any Government contract or contracts through improper influence. "Contingent fee," as used inthis clause, means any commission, percentage, brokerage, or other fee that is contingent upon thesuccess that a person or concern has in securing a Government contract. "Improper influence/' as usedin this clause, means any influence that induces or tends to induce a Government employee or officer togive consideration or to act regarding a Government contract on any basis other than the merits ofthematter. (End of clause) 52.203-6 RESTRICTIONS ON SUBCONTRACTOR SALES TO THE GOVERNMENT (SEPT 2006)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this clause, the Contractor shaII not enter into any agreement with anactual or prospective subcontractor, nor otherwise act in any manner, which has or may have the effectof restricting sales by such subcontractors directly to the Government of any item or process (includingcomputer software) made or furnished by the subcontractor under this contract or under any follow-onproduction contract.(a) The prohibition in(b) of this clause does not preclude the Contractor from asserting rights that are otherwise authorizedby law or regulation.(c) The Contractor agrees to incorporate the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in allsubcontracts under this contract which exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. (End of clause)41Page 52.203-7 ANTI-KICKBACK PROCEDURES (JUL 1995)(a) Definitions. IIKickback,1I as used in this clause, means any money, fee, commission, credit, gift,gratuity, thing of value, or compensation of any kind which is provided, directly or indirectly, to anyprime Contractor, prime Contractor employee, subcontractor, or subcontractor employee for thepurpose of improperly obtaining or rewarding favorable treatment in connection with a prime contractor in connection with a subcontract relating to a prime contract. FAC 2005-13 SEPTEMBER 28, 2006 SUBPART 52.2-TEXT OF PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES 52.203-8IIPerson," as used in this clause, means a corporation, partnership, business association of any kind, rust,joint-stock company, or individual. IIPrime contract," as used in this clause, means a contract orcontractual action entered into by the United States for the purpose of obtaining supplies, materials,equipment, or services of any kind.IIPrime Contractor" as used in this clause, means a person who has entered into a prime contract withthe United States.IIPrime Contractor employee," as used in this clause, means any officer, partner, employee, or agent of aprime Contractor.IISubcontract," as used in this clause, means a contract or contractual action entered into by a primeContractor or subcontractor for the purpose of obtaining supplies, materials, equipment, or services ofany kind under a prime contract.IISubcontractor," as used in this clause, (1) means any person, other than the prime Contractor, whooffers to furnish or furnishes any supplies, materials, equipment, or services of any kind under a primecontract or a subcontract entered into in connection with such prime contract, and (2) includes anyperson who offers to furnish or furnishes general supplies to the prime Contractor or a higher tiersubcontractor.IISubcontractor employee," as used in this clause, means any officer, partner, employee, or agent of asubcontractor.(b) The Anti-Kickback Act of 1986 (41 U.S.c. 51-58) (the Act), prohibits any person from(1) Providing or attempting to provide or offering to provide any kickback;(2) Soliciting, accepting, or attempting to accept any kickback; or(3) Including, directly or indirectly, the amount of any kickback in the contract price charged by a primeContractor o the United States or in the contract price charged by a subcontractor to a primeContractor or higher tier subcontractor.(c)(l) The Contractor shall have in place and follow reasonable procedures designed to prevent anddetect possible violations described in paragraph (b) of this clause in its own operations and directbusiness relationships.(2) When the Contractor has reasonable grounds to believe that a violation described in paragraph (b) ofthis clause may have occurred, the Contractor shall promptly report in writing the possible violation.Such reports shall be made to the inspector general of the contracting agency, the head of thecontracting agency if the agency does not have an inspector general, or the Department of Justice.(3) The Contractor shall cooperate fully with any Federal agency investigating a possible violationdescribed in paragraph (b) of this clause.(4) The Contracting Officer may (i) offset the amount of the kickback against any monies owed by theUnited States under the prime contract and/or (ii) direct that the Prime Contractor withhold from sumsowed a subcontractor under the prime contract the amount of the kickback. The Contracting Officermay order that monies withheld under subdivision (c)(4)(ii) ofthis clause be paid over to theGovernment unless the Government has already offset those monies under subdivision (c)(4)(i) of thisclause. In either case, the Prime Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer when the monies arewithheld.(5) The Contractor agrees to incorporate the substance of this clause, including paragraph (c)(5) butexcepting paragraph (c)(i), in all subcontracts under this contract which exceed $100,000. (End ofclause) Offerors/Bidders/Quoters must review and comply with the FAR Provisions or Clauses which apply tothis solicitation. This information is available on the Internet at http://www.arnet.gov/far. Thefollowing clauses or provisions are specifically referenced and are required in the response to thissolicitation:52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS;52.212-2, EVALUATION-COMMERCIAL ITEMS - Evaluation factors include price and past performance.52.212-3, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS, a completed copy ofthe provision at 52.213-3 must be submitted with the bid / offer;52.212-4, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS applies to this acquisition;. 52.212-5, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVEORDERS-COMERCIAL ITEMS, applies to this acquisition including 52222-3 Convict Labor, 52.225-13Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases, and 52.233-3 Protests after award; and, the followingparagraph (b) clauses added: 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999),52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246),52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era;52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.225-3 BuyAmerican Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act-Balance of Payments Programwith alternate 1;52.232-33 Payment by Electronic funds Transfer - Central Contractor Registration. Place of Performance:Training will be held at the following address in August 2009:Office of Surface Mining1027 Virginia Street, EastCharleston, WV 25130 Address for Correspondence:DOl - Office of Surface MiningAttn: Dawn Trudeau, Contracting OfficerPO Box 46667Denver, CO 800201 Invoicing Instructions: (Please mail all invoices to the following address, attention Michelle Dunahue.)United States Department of the lnterior 'Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & EnforcementDivision of Financial ManagementPO Box 25065, Room 1501Denver Federal Center, Building 25Denver, CO 80225-0065END OF COMBINED SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION.
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