SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION SERVICES AT DLA DISTRIBUTION NORFOLK, VA - STATEMENT OF WORK
- Notice Date
- 10/8/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541930
— Translation and Interpretation Services
- Contracting Office
- Defense Logistics Agency, DLA Acquisition Locations, DLA Distribution, J Avenue, DDC J7-AB, Bldg 404, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, 17070-5001, United States
- ZIP Code
- 17070-5001
- Solicitation Number
- SP3300-11-Q-0234
- Archive Date
- 11/12/2010
- Point of Contact
- Julie A Metzger, Phone: 717 770-6243
- E-Mail Address
-
julie.metzger@dla.mil
(julie.metzger@dla.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- WAGE DETERMINATION STATEMENT OF WORK DLA Distribution Norfolk, VA has a requirement to provide interpreter services on an as needed basis for meetings, training, and other events, to include interpreting spoken English into signed English and American Sign Language (ASL) and ASL or signed English back into spoken English. Period of performance will be for six (6) months only from November 1, 2010 through April 30, 2011. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 in conjunction with 13.5 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 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. This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) and the solicitation number is SP3300-11-Q-0234. This notice incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-45 effective 01 Oct. 2010 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) DCN 20100802 edition and Defense Logistics Acquisition Directive (DLAD) Current to Revision 5 and PROCLTR 2010-19. The complete text of any of the clauses and provisions may be accessed in full text at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. This solicitation is 100% set-aside for small Business concerns. The NAICS code applicable to this acquisition is 541930 and the small business size standard is $7.0 million. SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES: PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE November 1, 2010 through April 30, 2011 CLIN 0001 - Contractor shall provide interpreter services on an as needed basis for various meetings, training, etc. at DLA Distribution Norfolk, VA, to include interpreting spoken English into signed English and American Sign Language (ASL), and interpreting ASL and signed English back into spoken English complete and in accordance with the attached Statement of Work (SOW). Estimate 1050 two hour sessions at tiny_mce_marker______________ per two hour session = tiny_mce_marker___________________ estimated total. Estimate 100 one hour sessions at tiny_mce_marker______________ per one hour session = tiny_mce_marker___________________ estimated total. Estimate 100 half hour sessions at tiny_mce_marker______________ per half hour session = tiny_mce_marker___________________ estimated total. NOTE: SESSIONS SHALL INCUDE ALL TRAVEL, LABOR, MATERIAL, EQUIPMENT AND SUPERVISION NECESSARY OF PREFORM THE ABOVE SESSIONS. The quantities are estimates only. The contractor shall only be paid for actual services provided. Any award resulting from this solicitation will be issued on a Standard Form (SF) 1449. Payment for supplies under this order will be made by the Acquisition Operations Office via the Government Purchase Card (VISA). NOTE: Since all payments under this purchase order will be made via the Government Purchase Card, the Contractor must accept the VISA Credit Card for payment of all supplies ordered under this purchase order. The following FAR and DFARS clauses and provisions apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offers-Commercial Items. Addenda to 52.212-1; the following paragraphs are hereby deleted from this provision: (d) products samples, (e) multiple offers and (h) multiple awards. NOTE: To receive an award resulting from this solicitation, offerors MUST be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database IAW FAR 52.212-1(k) and DFARS 204.1104. Registration may be done on line at: www.ccr.gov. DLAD 52.233-9000 AGENCY PROTESTS Companies protesting this procurement may file a protest 1) with the Contracting Officer, 2) with the General Accounting Office, or 3) pursuant to Executive Order No. 12979, with the Agency for a decision by the Activity's Chief of the Contracting Office. Protests filed with the agency should clearly state that they are an "Agency Level Protest under Executive Order No. 12979." (Note: DLA procedures for Agency Level Protests filed under Executive Order No. 12979 allow for a higher level decision on the initial protest than would occur with a protest to the Contracting Officer; this is not an appellate review of a Contracting Officer's decision on a protest previously filed with the Contracting Officer). Absent a clear indication of the intent to file an agency level protest, protests will be presumed to be protests to the Contracting Officer. (End of Provision) DLAD 52.233-9001 DISPUTES: AGREEMENT TO USE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR) (a) The parties agree to negotiate with each other to try to resolve any disputes that may arise. If unassisted negotiations are unsuccessful, the parties will use alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques to try to resolve the dispute. Litigation will only be considered as a last resort when ADR is unsuccessful or has been documented by the party rejecting ADR to be inappropriate for resolving the dispute. (b) Before either party determines ADR inappropriate, that party must discuss the use of ADR with the other party. The documentation rejecting ADR must be signed by an official authorized to bind the contractor (see FAR 52.233-1, or for the agency, by the Contracting Officer, and approved at a level above the Contracting Officer after consultation with the ADR Specialist and with legal counsel (see DLA Directive 5145.1). Contractor personnel are also encouraged to include the ADR Specialist in their discussions with the Contracting Officer before determining ADR to be inappropriate. (c) If you wish to opt out of this clause, check here ( ). Alternate wording may be negotiated with the Contracting Officer. (End of Provision) OFFER SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS - Quotes must include the following items. Submission of a quote that does not contain all items requested below may result in elimination from consideration for award. 1. The contractor's technical information shall include a list of key personnel and their current certification by the National Association of the Deaf, or the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, or be included in Virginia's Directory of qualified Interpreters. 2. The contractor's past performance shall include a list of contracts, preferably three, commercial or government that has been performed within the last five (5) years. This list shall include company name, project title, contract number, brief description of the contractual effort, period of performance, contract dollar amount, current points of contact (include name, address, and phone number), and a list of any significant problems encountered for the contracts reported. Include a brief description of how these problems were handled and remedied. 3. Quotations may be submitted in contractor format and shall include: (1) Company name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and FAX number; (2) Solicitation number; (3) Unit Price and extended prices for all CLINS; (4) Contractor DUNS Number and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code; (5) Signed acknowledgements of amendments (applicable only if any amendments are issued against this solicitation). 4. Contractors are required to include a copy of the FAR provision 52.212-3 - Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items and DFAR 252.212-7000 - Offeror Representation and Certification - Commercial Items with its proposal or may complete the representations and certifications on the internet at http://orca.bpn.gov. Failure to include the certifications along with the price proposal may result in elimination from consideration for award FAR 13-106-2 Evaluation of Quotations or Offers - The Government intends to award one contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror using the lowest price/technically acceptable source selection process. Award will be based on the lowest evaluated price of quotations meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for the non-cost factors. Factor 1 - Technical capability and Factor 2 - Past Performance. In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Factor 1 shall be evaluated on a go/no go basis. If an offer has been determined acceptable (go) on Factor 1, then Factor 2 will be evaluated to determine if the offeror's past performance history is satisfactory. An offeror who has submitted a technically acceptable quotation and who has been found to have a satisfactory past performance history will then that its quotation evaluated for the lowest price. Factor 1 - Technical capability - The minimum criteria for acceptably for this factor shall be the submission a list of key personnel and their current certification by the National Association of the Deaf, or the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, or be included in Virginia's Directory of qualified Interpreters. Factor 2 - This standard is based upon the offeror's ability to substantiate credible examples of past performance associated with their commercial and/or Government offerings, including delivery, schedule compliance, product quality and overall customer satisfaction. Evaluation of past performance will be a subjective assessment based on consideration of all relevant facts and circumstances; it will not be based upon absolute standards of acceptable performance. The Government will seek to determine whether the offeror has consistently demonstrated a commitment to customer satisfaction and timely service. The minimum criteria for acceptability under this factor shall be information submitted by the offerors' from three (3) sources that clearly indicate they have satisfactorily provided the same or similar product commercially or to the Government within the past three (3) years. This information shall include: a. Contract Number b. Point of Contact c. Telephone number d. Dollar Amount of Contract e. Brief description of product provided The Government is not limited to the information provided above, but reserves the right to independently seek past performance information through open market contacts, government systems, and other government agencies. FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items DFARS 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of Executive Orders - Commercial Items (in paragraph (b) the following clause applies to this acquisition to include the following clauses: FAR 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting FAR 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor FAR 52.222-21 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 FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases FAR 52.232-36 Payment by Third Party FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Act FAR 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal hires In compliance with the Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended, and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR Part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5341 or 5332. This statement is for Information Only: It is not a Wage Determination Employee Class Monetary Wage - Fringe Benefits Interpreter (Sign Language) - GS09 $24.74 DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items. The following additional clauses/provisions apply: FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities DFARS 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities DFARS 252.243-7002 Request for Equitable Adjustment DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea The Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended, applies to this acquisition, per the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses that have been incorporated by reference. Wage Determination No. 1988-0742, Revision No. 24, dated 06/15/2010 is applicable to this solicitation. FAR 52.232-18 - Availability of Funds (APR 1984) Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. Offerors responding to this announcement shall submit their proposal via FAX to Julie Metzger, 717-770-7591 or e-mail to Julie.Metzger@dla.mil. Proposals must be received OCTOBER 19, 2010 at 3:30 PM EST.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: DLA Distribution Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, 23512, United States
- Zip Code: 23512
- Zip Code: 23512
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