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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 02, 2011 FBO #3357
SOLICITATION NOTICE

U -- Teaching staff professional develoment reading mastery program.

Notice Date: 1/31/2011
Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Contracting Office: Contracting Office - Rocky Mountain Region 316 North 26th Street, Room 4418 Billings MT 59101
ZIP Code: 59101
Solicitation Number: RA000411006
Response Due: 2/10/2011
Archive Date: 1/31/2012
Point of Contact: Kris Kohlhoff Contract Specialist 4062477941 ; Susan Faye Malaterre Business Manager 7014773463 susanfaye.malaterre@bie.edu;
E-Mail Address: Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
Small Business Set-Aside: Total Small Business
Description: RECOVERY: THIS IS AN AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA) PROCUREMENT: In compliance with the transparency and accountability requirements associated with the supplemental appropriations provided by the American Recovery and Re-Investment Act of 2009, Pub. Law 111-5, The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, Billings MT, is soliciting quotes for educational support services to implement a reading mastery program at the Ojibwa Indian School, Belcourt, North Dakota. This procurement will be firm-fixed price and is subject to reporting requirements of the Act. ****************************************Special Recovery Reporting Requirements**********************************************The Contractor shall register and report all project information as listed in FAR PART 52.204-11(MAR 2010 DEVIATION), using the online reporting tool available at www.federalreporting.gov. Failure on the part of the Contractor to provide, maintain, and report the required reporting and special reporting information as required by FAR 52.204-11(MAR 2010 DEVIATION) within specified days following award shall constitute a material breach of the contract upon which BIA may immediately terminate a resultant contract for cause. A fixed price contract with fixed quantities will be awarded. Contractor must be registered with both the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at ccr.gov in order to receive any ARRA funded award from the Federal Government. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. RA000411006 herein cited is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) and will be procured under FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-42. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 611710. This acquisition is a small business set-aside, Size standards in average annual receipts is $7,000,000. Contractors shall submit: 1) a signed and dated quote, accompanied with the contractor's DUNS number; 2) a completed copy of FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (if registered in ORCA please indicate); 3) resumes of key personnel assigned to the project; 4) three past performance references. Contractors can submit these items by mail to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, Attn: Kris Kohlhoff, 316 North 26th Street, Billings MT 59101; or e-mail to kris.kohlhoff@bia.gov no later than 5:00pm Mountain Daylight Time, February 10, 2011. Facsimile quotes will not be accepted. Any technical questions regarding this announcement can be directed to SusanFaye Maleterre, BIE Education Line Office (701-477-3463). Line ItemDescriptionQtyUnit of IssueUnit PriceExtended Amount 0001Professional Development for Teaching Staff1LS 0002Not to Exceed Travel costs reimbursed 1LSIAW Federal Travel Regulation Background:To provide teaching staff professional development in implementing a reading mastery program for students Grades Kindergarten through Eighth Grade at the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Ojibwa Indian School (OIS). The professional development provided will assist in enhancing students reading scores, so the schools can work toward goal of making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).Scope of Work:Using the Houghton-Mifflin and McDougal Little Reading Series, improve current practice to enhance students reading mastery skills, grades Kindergarten through Eight and work toward the goal of making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).Objectives:The professional development will provide Teachers and Education Technicians skills in implementing a reading mastery program for students. The new reading techniques will assist in improving students reading skills and to work towards making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)Tasks:The Contractor will review current practice through monitoring and capturing data to provide feedback and lesson modeling. The contractor shall provide mentoring during monitoring, and will participate in, and co-lead, then lead team collaboration and data review. The contractor will be required to develop site-based decision making process (decision making is a process for decentralizing decisions to improve the educational outcome) to sustain the effort between and after visits. Assist teachers in developing a plan to supplement programs gaps and promote more active student engagement. Delivery:Services will be provided to 30 Teachers and 11 Education Technicians at the BIE OIS in 23 classrooms. The contractor will assist the teachers develop Curriculum-Based-Measures that will guide in decision making based on the theme, unit and curriculum -embedded progress monitoring.Develop and implement a Reading Mastery and Corrective Reading program delivered over four 2 day sets of dates for a total of 8 daysDevelop and implement Houghton-Mifflin and McDougal Little programming delivered on eight 2-day sets of dates, for a total of 16 days.Services will be provided on weekdays, Monday thru Friday, excluding Federal Holidays, between hours 8:30AM to 3:30 PM.Schedules and Training aides delivered in hard copies/disks will be provided to all staff in attendance. Government-Furnished Property:All training will be provided in a classroom setting. Classrooms are equipped with desks, chairs, phones, white boards, overhead projection with screen, and computer.Security Requirements:Contractor will be subject to a background investigation as required by Bureau of Indian Affairs, Security. All paperwork will be submitted at least one month prior to on-site visitation to BIA Security, by the designated person at the Education Line Office. All costs will be incurred by the school requesting services. Place of Performance:BIE Ojibwa Indian School9620 42nd Avenue NortheastBelcourt, ND 58316 Period of Performance:Contract award to August 31, 2011 CONTRACT CLAUSES: The following clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items; 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. In paragraph (b) of FAR 52.212-5(b), the Contractor shall comply with the following FAR clauses that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive order applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: FAR 52.203-15 - Whistleblower Protections Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, FAR 52.204-11(DEV) - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act-Reporting Requirements FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (JUN 2003), FAR 52.222-3 Convict labor (JUN 2003), FAR 52.222-19 Child-Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (FEB 2008) FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999), FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (MAR 2007), FAR 52.225-3 Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (JUN 2009); FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003); FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Act of 1965 (NOV 2007), and FAR 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 1989). Service Contract Act Wage Determination for North Dakota Statewide 2005-2408 rev 10, dated 6/15/2010 applies. The Federal Acquisition Regulations clauses and provisions are available on the Internet at: http://www.acquisition.gov/far or http://www.farstie.hill.af.mil or may be requested from the Contracting Officer. Any further questions regarding this announcement may be directed to Kris Kohlhoff, Contracting Officer, at (406) 247-7941, by fax at (406) 247-7908 or by email at kris.kohlhoff@bia.gov. 52.212-2 -- Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999)(a) 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, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical - key personnel resumes; past performance and price.Technical and past performance, when combined, are equal to price.(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.(End of Provision) All suppliers / vendors submitting quotes must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) in order to receive contracts and purchase orders from the Federal Government pursuant to FAR Clause 52.204-7. To register or learn more about the CCR, go to: http://www.ccr.gov.
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Place of Performance: Address: Ojibwa Indian School9620 42nd Avenue NortheastBelcourt, ND; Zip Code: 58316
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