SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- FSA Credit Analysis, Financial and Farm Management Training Course - Statement of Work
- Notice Date
- 8/26/2015
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Acquisition Management Division, Contracts Operations Branch, 1280 Maryland Avenue, SW, Portals Bldg., Room 508A, Washington, District of Columbia, 20250-0567
- ZIP Code
- 20250-0567
- Solicitation Number
- AG-3151-S-15-0075
- Archive Date
- 9/18/2015
- Point of Contact
- Dhavidson M. Cayanan, Phone: 2027729072, Daniel Bowker, Phone: 2024010105
- E-Mail Address
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dhavidson.cayanan@wdc.usda.gov, Daniel.Bowker@wdc.usda.gov
(dhavidson.cayanan@wdc.usda.gov, Daniel.Bowker@wdc.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SOW FSA Credit Analysis, Financial and Farm Management Training Course Solicitation Number: AG-3151-S-15-0075 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Title: FSA Credit Analysis, Financial and Farm Management Training Course SYNOPSIS: This is a combined Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information and attachments included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), FAC 2005-79. This RFP is being issued in accordance with FAR Part 12- Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13.5- Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. Submission of written proposals must be in accordance with FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items. Verbal offers will not be accepted. The Government contemplates the award of a single firm-fixed price (per student) contract resulting from this solicitation. The applicable NAICS code is 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Farm Services Agency Credit Analysis and Financial and Farm Management Training Course S s SPECIFIC TASKS: See Attached Statement of Work (SOW) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The anticipated Base Period of performance for this contract will be as follows: Base Period: September 28, 2015 - September 27, 2016 Option Periods may be exercised based upon the continuing need, past performance, fund availability, and at the Government's sole discretion. The option periods are as follows: Anticipated Option Period One: September 28, 2016 - September 27, 2017 Anticipated Option Period Two: September 28, 2017 - September 27, 2018 Anticipated Option Period Three: September 28, 2018 - September 27, 2019 Anticipated Option Period Three: September 28, 2019 - September 27, 2020 LINE ITEMS: Offerors shall provide firm fixed pricing (per student) to carry out all SOW requirements for the following line items. CLIN 001: Base Period - Cost per Student (Not to Exceed 150 Students) CLIN 002: Option Period 1 - Cost per Student (Not to Exceed 70 Students) CLIN 003: Option Period 2 - Cost per Student (Not to Exceed 70 Students) CLIN 004: Option Period 3 - Cost per Student (Not to Exceed 70 Students) CLIN 005: Option Period 4 - Cost per Student (Not to Exceed 70 Students) PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Web Based Training RFP QUESTIONS: Any questions concerning this RFP shall be submitted to the Contracting Office via email to: Daniel.bowker@wdc.usda.gov, with a cc: to Dhavidson.cayanan@wdc.usda.gov, by 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on August 28, 2015. FAR PROVISION 52.212-1 - INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS: Proposals submitted in response to this RFP shall be formatted in accordance with the instructions provided. Vendors shall furnish proposals in electronic form. Proposals shall be submitted as its own document in MS Word or Adobe Acrobat format. The total page count for the proposal should not exceed 15 pages. Proposals exceeding the number of pages will be removed from consideration. Any cover pages, cover letters, table of contents, and appendices are included in the page count. Submission of proprietary information is not desired. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line. A standard Arial or Times New Roman 12 point minimum font applies. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font not to be less than 8 point font. Margins shall be set at 1". The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. All pages shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name and date. Electronic versions of the Offeror's proposal shall be submitted to dhavidson.cayanan@wdc.usda.gov by 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on September 3, 2015 The proposal shall include a complete discussion of the factors identified below: Factor I -Technical Approach Factor II - Past Performance Factor III - Price Factor I - Technical Approach Offerors shall provide a clear and detailed approach to meeting the Government's objective and executing all SOW requirements. Factor II - Past Performance Provide narratives of up to two past projects of a similar scope to the Statement of Work. Include a description of the timeliness and quality of services provided and a brief description of how the project(s) relate to this project and how the success of prior projects was determined. This volume shall contain all relevant information regarding past projects, including contract number, value, description, and technical/contracting points of contact's (POC's) names, telephone numbers, agency and e-mail addresses. In addition to the past performance references provided, the Government may use data obtained from other sources, such as Federal Past Performance Information (PPI) systems, known existing contracts with other agencies, and other information made available. Factor III - Pricing Offerors shall provide a firm fixed price (per student) to perform the requirements of the attached SOW for the base period and all option periods. The offeror's price will be evaluated to analyze and assess the accuracy and reasonableness of the proposed price and the realism of the proposed price to the Government's independent estimate. EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS: 52.212-2: Evaluation - Commercial Items (Oct 2014) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered. This process permits tradeoffs among price and non-price factors and allows the Government to select for award the Offeror whose price is not necessarily the lowest, but whose technical and past performance is more advantageous to the Government and warrants the additional cost. The Technical Capability Volume is considered more important than the Past Performance Volume. The Technical Capability and Past Performance Volume, when combined, are significantly more important than the Pricing Volume. Factor I - Technical Approach The offeror will be evaluated on its ability to: 1) Meet the Government's objectives 2) Demonstrate a clear understanding of the work to be performed 3) Perform the tasks of the SOW. Factor II - Past Performance The offeror will be evaluated on its ability to provide past projects of a similar scope to the Statement of Work. The offeror shall successfully demonstrate its ability to carry out a contract of this nature by including a description of the timeliness and quality of services provided; a brief description of how the project(s) relate to this project; and how the success of the prior project(s) was determined. The offeror shall include all relevant information regarding past projects, including contract number, value, description, and technical/contracting points of contact's (POC's) names, telephone numbers, agency and e-mail addresses. Factor III - Pricing The Government will evaluate the proposed cost per student for the base and all option periods to determine price reasonableness and realism. The Government's total evaluated price for each offeror will include the cost per student (Not to Exceed number of Students) for the base and all option periods. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the options. Offers containing any charges for failure to exercise any option will be rejected. Reasonableness: The Government will evaluate price and determine price reasonableness based on comparative, competitive pricing among the offerors and/or as compared to the Government's own Independent Cost Estimate. The reasonableness of proposed price and option periods shall also be assessed by the acceptability of the Offeror's methodology used in developing the price estimates. For the price to be reasonable, in its nature and amount, it should be commensurate with what would be incurred by a prudent person in the conduct of a competitive business. Only reasonable offers will be considered for award. Unreasonably high or low offers present a risk to the government in achieving a best-value solution and, therefore, will not be considered. Realism: The government may also employ a price realism analysis to ensure that the offeror understands the requirements and is not proposing an excessively risky approach by proposing a potentially unrealistically low price. Determining price realism is highly subjective and may be based largely on the Government's knowledge and experience with the service being acquired. 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. Applicable Provisions: AGAR 452.209 - 70, REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION (DEVIATION 2012-01) (FEB 2012) (a) Awards made under this solicitation are subject to the provisions contained in sections 738 and 739 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. No. 112-55), Division A, as amended and/or subsequently enacted, regarding corporate felony convictions and corporate federal tax delinquencies. To comply with these provisions, all offerors must complete paragraph (1) of this representation, and all corporate offerors also must complete paragraphs (2) and (3) of this representation. (b) The Offeror represents that: (1) The Offeror is [ ], is not [ ] (check one) an entity that has filed articles of incorporation in one of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, or the various territories of the United States including American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Midway Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands. (Note that this includes both for-profit and non-profit organizations.) If the Offeror checked "is" above, the Offeror must complete paragraphs (2) and (3) of the representation. If Offeror checked "is not" above, Offeror may leave the remainder of the representation blank. (2) (i) The Offeror has [ ], has not [ ] (check one) been convicted of a felony criminal violation under Federal or State law in the 24 months preceding the date of offer. (ii) The Offeror has [ ], has not [ ] (check one) had any officer or agent of Offeror convicted of a felony criminal violation for actions taken on behalf of Offeror under Federal or State law in the 24 months preceding the date of offer. (3) The Offeror does [ ], does not [ ] (check one) have any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability. AGAR 452.209 - 71, ASSURANCE REGARDING FELONY CONVICTION OR TAX DELINQUENT STATUS FOR CORPORATE APPLICANTS (a) This award is subject to the provisions contained in sections 738 and 739 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, P.L. No. 112-55, Division A, as amended and/or subsequently enacted, regarding corporate felony convictions and corporate federal tax delinquencies. Accordingly, by accepting this award the contractor acknowledges that it - (1) does not have a tax delinquency, meaning that it is not subject to any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, and (2) has not been convicted (or had an officer or agent acting on its behalf convicted) of a felony criminal violation under any Federal or State law within 24 months preceding the award, unless a suspending and debarring official of the United States Department of Agriculture has considered suspension or debarment of the awardee, or such officer or agent, based on these convictions and/or tax delinquencies and determined that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (b) If the awardee fails to comply with these provisions, USDA/FSA may terminate this contract for default and may recover any funds the awardee has received in violation of sections 738 or 739, as amended and/or subsequently enacted. FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated By Reference (Feb 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): FAR - https://www.acquisition.gov/FAR/ AGAR - http://www.dm.usda.gov/procurement/policy/agar_x/agar04/index.html Clauses incorporated by reference: The Contractor shall comply with the following FAR clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Mar 2015) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (May 2015) FAR52.217-5, Evaluation of Options (Jul 1990) FAR 52.232-25, Prompt Payment (July 2013) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (May 2015) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)). 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553). 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78). 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Apr 2010) (Pub. L. 110-252, Title VI, Chapter 1 (41 U.S.C. 251 note)). 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332). 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). Clauses incorporated in full text: FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 1 day before the contract expires. FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000) (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 1 day before the contract expires; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 5 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 60 months. FAR 52.225-14, Inconsistency Between English Version and Translation of Contract (Feb 2000) In the event of inconsistency between any terms of this contract and any translation into another language, the English language meaning shall control. ***This request for proposal does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the submission of any proposal or in making necessary studies for the preparation thereof. Nor does it commit the Government to procure or contract for said services. The Contracting Officer is the only individual who can commit the Government to the expenditure of public funds in connection with this proposed procurement.
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