SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- Advanced Navigation and Seamanship Course of Instruction
- Notice Date
- 4/19/2012
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 611699
— All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, U.S. Special Operations Command, Naval Special Warfare Development Group, 1636 Regulus Avenue, Building 313, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23461-2299
- ZIP Code
- 23461-2299
- Solicitation Number
- H92244-12-T-0160
- Archive Date
- 5/18/2012
- Point of Contact
- Kenneth C Brumfiel, Phone: 757-893-2716
- E-Mail Address
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kenneth.brumfiel@vb.socom.mil
(kenneth.brumfiel@vb.socom.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format prescribed in 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. The solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ); solicitation number is H92244-12-T-0160. A firm fixed price contract is contemplated. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-56 effective 02 April 2012. North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS) 611699 with a standard business size of $7.0 million applies to this procurement. This procurement is unrestricted. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-S10. SECTION B CLIN LINE ITEM NUMBER (CLIN) 0001 Advanced Navigation and Seamanship Course of Instruction for 12 students (see Statement of Work), Qty: 1, Unit of Issue: Lump Sum; (The contractor shall provide a detailed breakdown of the course price) FFP Section C Statement of Work Course of Instruction: Contractor shall provide training in Advanced Navigation and Seamanship for students with a basic level of knowledge in navigation and seamanship. As a result of the training, students must achieve the required knowledge, skills and abilities needed to effectively develop and navigate a voyage plan, calculate tide and currents, accurately plot their position, calculate set and drift, and operate electronic navigational tools such as Radar and ECDIS. Maximum 12 students. Training objectives must include: (1) Navigation Training: Aids to navigation; Nautical charts and publications; Basic piloting; Chart Plotting; Dead Reckoning; Set and Drift; Time, Speed and Distance Calculations. • ARPA/RADAR training and simulators. There shall be one available for each student, up to maximum of 24. • Simulator training to include at least 24 small boat stations that can be networked for navigation runs, and a full mission bridge simulator for bridge resource management training. (2) Rules of the Road: Lights and day shapes; right of way; sound signals; boating laws and regulations; boating etiquette. (3) Basic Seamanship: Nautical terms; Proper use of VHF radio's (marine radio operator permit); man overboard procedures; boat handling; vessel construction. (4) Tides and Currents: The nature of tides and their causes; tidal predictions and calculations; currents and their predictions; effects of currents on piloting. (5) Weather: Forces that make weather; cloud types; highs and lows; storms and severe weather; how and where to obtain marine weather reports; weather proverbs. (6) Marlinspike: Rope/line construction and type; Marlinspike terms; coiling and sowing; Knots to include: bowline, anchor bend, clove hitch, figure eight, round turn with two half hitches, becket hitch, and cleating a line. (7) The vendor shall provide quizzes daily throughout the training to ensure course objectives are being met. (8) Marine Radio Operator Permits (9) 100-Ton Captain's License with towing endorsement Vendor/Facility Requirements: - Vendor shall provide the USCG rules of the road book, navigation study guide questions, rules flash cards, nautical text book, charts, chart plotting equipment, course manuals, and classroom materials to each student. - Facilities must be equipped with parking space for six (6) F800 vehicles with 40ft. boat trailers (estimated: 65 feet in total length). - Facilities must be equipped with a boat ramp within to launch and recover 40ft. boats weighing an estimated 16,000 pounds each. The launch site must have at least five feet of water during low tide. - Facility must be gated or enclosed with 24-hour security. - Facility must be equipped with piers for both mooring of the boats, and pier handling exercises for three 40 foot boats located on site. - Facility must be equipped with berthing for students on site with no more than two students to a room. - Facility must include a recreation center, on-site gym and indoor pool to be available for after-hours use. - The location of the vendors facility must facilitate both open water and tight channel navigation no more than 50-nautical miles form the open ocean (defined as waters outside of the COLREGS line of demarcation). - The course must be taught by a US Coast Guard approved academy. - The vendor must be qualified to certify students to acquire 100-ton licenses. Instructors must have no less than five years at sea and have obtained a 500 ton Master Mariner license. There must be at least one instructor available for after hours study sessions with the students on weekdays and weekends. The vendors COI must be in the Catalogue of Navy Training Courses System (CANTRAC) so that the training can be reflected in the individual's electronic training jacket as a US Navy Course. Period of Performance: 5/14/12 - 5/25/12 Place of Performance: 400 miles of Virginia Beach at contractor's facility. The Government will not sign any release forms, as Government liability is governed by the contract and applicable Federal law and regulation. CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: FAR 52.202-1 Definitions Jul-04 FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities Apr-84 FAR 52.203-6 Restrictions On Subcontractor Sales To The Government - Alt I (Oct-1995) Sep-06 FAR 52.203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity Jan-97 FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration Apr-08 FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Governments Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. Dec-10 FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal Aug-99 FAR 52.211-14 Notice of Priority Rating for National Defense, Emergency Preparedness, and Energy Program Use Apr-08 FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items Jun-08 FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items Jun-10 FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor Jun-03 FAR 52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving Sep-10 FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies Aug-09 FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition Of Segregated Facilities Feb-99 FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity Mar-07 FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action For Workers With Disabilities Oct-10 FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking of Persons Feb-09 FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving Aug-11 FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases Jun-08 FAR 52.225-25 Prohibition on Engaging in Sanctioned Activities Relating to Iran--Certification Sep-10 FAR 52.227-1 Authorization and Consent Dec-07 FAR 52.232-9 Limitation On Withholding Of Payments Apr-84 FAR 52.232-15 Progress Payments Not Included Apr-84 FAR 52.232-23 Assignment of Claims Jan-86 FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Central Contractor Registration Oct-03 FAR 52.233-1 Alt I Disputes Dec-91 FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award Aug-96 FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim Oct-04 FAR 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation Apr-84 FAR 52.242-13 Bankruptcy Jul-95 FAR 52.243-1 Alt I Changes -- Fixed-Price Alt I Apr-84 FAR 52.246-25 Limitation of Liability - Services Feb-97 FAR 52.249-8 Default (Fixed-Price Supply & Service) Apr-84 DFARS 252.204-7000 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION Dec-91 DFARS 252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product Apr-92 DFARS 252.204-7004 Alt A Central Contractor Registration (52.204-7) Alternate A Sep-07 DFARS 252.209-7002 Disclosure of Ownership or Control by a Foreign Government. Jun-10 DFARS 252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms That Are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Terrorist Country Dec-06 DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Identification and Valuation Aug-08 DFARS 252.225-7000 Buy American Act--Balance of Payments Program Certificate Dec-09 DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American Act And Balance Of Payments Program Jan-09 DFARS 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors Apr-03 DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments Dec-06 DFARS 252.247-7023 ALT III Transportation of Supplies by Sea ALT III May-02 SOFARS 5652.204-9003 Disclosure of Unclassified Information (2007) SOFARS 5652.204-9004 Foreign Persons (2006) Section K SOFARS 5652.237-9000 Contractor Personnel Changes (1998) Section I CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT: Please note that due to the character limitations in FedBizOpps, full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.farsite.hill.af.mil All FAR representations and certifications shall be submitted through Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at https://orca.bpn.gov. FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications Mar-12 FAR 52.209-1 Qualification Requirements Feb-95 FAR 52.212-3 Alt I OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS - Alt I Apr-11 FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items Apr-12 FAR 52.212-5 (Dev) (Dev) Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (Deviation) Mar-12 FAR 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports Feb-99 FAR 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance Apr-84 FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Act of 1965 Nov-07 FAR 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Hires for Federal Hires May-89 FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. Feb-98 FAR 52.252.2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference Feb-98 FAR 52.252-3 Alterations in Solicitation Apr-84 FAR 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions Apr-84 FAR 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses Apr-84 FAR 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms Jan-91 DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items Jan-12 SOFARS 5652.228-9000 Required Insurance (2003) Section G SOFARS 5652-232-9004 Distribution of Vouchers/Invoices (2009) SOFARS 5652.233-9000 Independent Review of Agency Protests (2009) 9/1/2010 SOFARS 5652.237-9001 Key Personnel Requirements (2003) Section I LOCAL The Government will not sign any release forms, as Government liability is governed by the contract and applicable Federal law and regulation. LOCAL The vendor will be required to submit monthly reports detailing maintenance performed with each invoice. FAR 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, in descending order of importance: Technical ability to meet specifications, past performance and price. The contractor shall provide the training program details for evaluation, and supporting documentation that the instructors meet the requirements of this RFQ (resumes). Offerors shall provide name, title, and phone number of principal for no less than three prior or current contracts for similar services performed during the previous three years. To be technically acceptable, the submitting offeror must submit relevant and current past performance in ALL areas noted in this combined synopsis/solicitation. The Government will evaluate each offeror's experience on the basis of its depth and its relevance to the work that will be required under the prospective contract. The contractor shall provide the government with instructor qualifications. The contractor shall be required to submit a detailed outline of the training course of instruction that is to be provided. The contractor shall provide a detailed breakdown of the course price including applicable equipment costs, instructor rates and travel costs etc... (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. SOFARS 5652.201-9002 AUTHORIZED CHANGES ONLY BY CONTRACTING OFFICER (JAN 2005) The Contractor shall not comply with any order, direction or request of Government personnel unless it is issued in writing and signed by the Contracting Officer, or is pursuant to specific authority otherwise included as part of this contract. Except as specified herein, no order, statement, or conduct of Government personnel who visit the contractor's facilities or in any other manner communicates with Contractor personnel during the performance of this contract shall constitute a change under the Changes clause in Section I. In the event the Contractor effects any change at the direction of any person other the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract price to cover any increase in cost incurred as a result thereof. The address and telephone number of the Contracting Officer is Ana Downes, telephone (757) 893-2722, address 1636 Regulus Avenue, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23461-2299. SOFARS 5652.215-9016 Technical and Contractual Questions Concerning This Solicitation (JAN 2000) As prescribe in 5615.209(l), insert the following provision, Editable and Fill-ins All questions concerning this procurement, either technical or contractual must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Office. No direct discussion between the technical representative and a prospective offeror will be conducted unless it is deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer. Questions shall be sent to the following point of contact: Kenneth Brumfiel - Contract Specialist Kenneth.brumfiel@vb.socom.mil PH - 757-893-2716 1636 Regulus Ave. Virginia Beach, VA 23461-2299 SOFARS 5652.232-9003 Paying Office Instructions (2005) As prescribed in 5632.7004(b), insert the following clause, Editable & Fill-ins (a) The Primary Contracting Office Point of Contact is: Kenneth Brumfiel, Contracting Specialist, NSWDG, 1636 Regulus Ave. Virginia Beach, VA 23461-2299, kenneth.brumfiel@vb.socom.mil, 757-893-2716. (b) The Administrative Contracting Office Point of Contact is: Kenneth Brumfiel, Contracting Specialist, NSWDG, 1636 Regulus Ave. Virginia Beach, VA 23461-2299, kenneth.brumfiel@vb.socom.mil, 757-893-2716. (c) The Contracting Officer's Representative is: Kenneth Brumfiel, Contracting Specialist, NSWDG, 1636 Regulus Ave. Virginia Beach, VA 23461-2299, kenneth.brumfiel@vb.socom.mil, 757-893-2716. (d) Invoice(s) should be forwarded directly to the following designated billing office: Located in block 9 of the SF1449. (e) Payment will be made by the office designated in Block 12 on Standard Form 26, Block 25 on Standard Form 33, or Block 15 on DD form 1155, Block 18a on Standard Form 1449 or otherwise designated paying office. (f) Payment to the contractor shall be mailed to the following address to be determined before contract award. (g) Special Payment Instructions: None. SOFARS 5652.233-9000 Independent Review of Agency Protests (2005) All protests shall be submitted through the Contracting Officer. A request for an independent review of the protest decision may be made to the Chief of Contracting. Submit request in accordance with FAR 33.104(d) (4) to: Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Chief of Contracting, (N72), 1636 Regulus Avenue, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23461-2299, Fax (757) 893-2957. All questions concerning this procurement, either technical or contractual must be submitted to kenneth.brumfiel@vb.socom.mil by April 24, 2012 at 8:00AM EST. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes. Only complete quotes will be considered for award. If you have previously provided a quote please resubmit in accordance with this solicitation. Offerors must scrutinize this solicitation and ensure their proposals and submissions comply with all requirements. It is not sufficient to merely state your proposal complies with the solicitation requirements. You must clearly identify how your proposal meets ALL of the solicitation requirements. Point of contact for this procurement is Kenneth Brumfiel at phone number: (757-893-2716) or email at kenneth.brumfiel@vb.socom.mil. All responsible sources may submit a quote, which shall be considered by NSWDG. Quotes must be received by Kenneth Brumfiel by email at kenneth.brumfiel@vb.socom.mil, fax at (757) 893-2957 or U.S. Postal mail addressed to NSWDG, Attn: Kenneth Brumfiel (Contracts/N7), 1636 Regulus Avenue, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23461-2299 no later than 08:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 03 May 2012.
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