SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- Use License to engineering & scientific specific curated course librarues - Statement of Work
- Notice Date
- 3/10/2016
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFLCMC / AFSC / AFNWC - HILL AFB, ., Hill AFB, Utah, 84056, United States
- ZIP Code
- 84056
- Solicitation Number
- FA8201_16_R_PZIOA_STE_EDU
- Archive Date
- 6/30/2016
- Point of Contact
- Jerry Meakin, Phone: 8017772330, Hideo J Mera, Phone: 801-777-4626
- E-Mail Address
-
jerry.meakin@us.af.mil, hideo.mera.2@us.af.mil
(jerry.meakin@us.af.mil, hideo.mera.2@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- COMBO with Pricing Schedule(s) in PDF format Evaluation Factors and Evaluation Process/Criteria On-Line curated access licenses to libraries that meet Air Force target communities of Aerospace Engineering and Scientific personnel course needs in courses identified under enclosed course subjects list attachments. Combined Synopsis/Solicitation •(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the acquisition of commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this announcement. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued •(ii) Solicitation Number: FA8201_16_R_PZIOA_STE_EDU; being issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) •(iii) Solicitation document is issued with incorporated provisions/clauses in effect as of Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-86 •(iv) Extent of Competition 100% Full and Open Small Business Set Aside Status [ ] Yes, [ X ] No NAICS Code 611430 : Professional and Management Development Training Small Business Size Standard $11M (v) CLIN NOMENCLATURE UI Qty Quoted Price/Seat X001 Annual Subscription -Student Access to On-Line curated course library EA 1 See Attached Schedules •(vi) Description of items (services): Firm Fixed Price Student annual subscription fees for access to the specific vendor's library (identified on a given PBA) for the coverage period stated on the resulting call order. Note: This is a requirement for electronic on-line subscription access to the successful offerors library of curated courses (see subject course listings attached to attached Statement of Work. No physical delivery to a government facility will occur so no government acceptance point (DODAAC XXXXXX ) exists. •(vii) Period of Performance/Subscription Coverage is: 01 JULY 2016 to 30 JUN 2021 •(viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, is applicable. Offeror's submitting priced per student license/subscription proposals will be evaluated against the Statement of Work (SOW) attachment 1 'Submission requirements and Evaluation Criteria' (attached hereto) •(ix) 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 2014) (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: •(i) Course offerings fill one or more existing training course requirement as identified under Attachment 2 •(ii) Courses offered meet SE&T mininum evaluation criteria for technical acceptability (b) No contract awards will be issued as a result of selection of successful offerors; rather unfunded BPAs will be issued to successful offerors. Purchase Card funded call orders will be placed once funded requirements are identified and matched to BPAs found to be most advantageous to the government for the applicable training class(es) to be purchased. Decentralized call orders will be made under the provisions of FAR Part 12, Commercial Items, and FAR 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Submit only written offers as oral offers will not be accepted. All firms or individuals responding must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). (End of Provision) •(x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer. •(xi) T he clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and a statement regarding any addenda to the clause. •(xii) FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEVIATION 2013-O0019) (Jan 2014), applies to this acquisition. OTHER FAR CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS 52.202-1 Definitions NOV 2013 52.203-3 Gratuities APR 1984 52.203-12 Limitation On Payments To Influence Certain Federal Transactions OCT 2010 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper MAY 2011 52.204-7 System for Award Management JUL 2013 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards OCT 2015 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting JUL 2015 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror NOV 2014 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2015 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications. DEC 2014 52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters JUL 2013 52.211-8 Time of Delivery JUN 1997 52.211-8 Alt I Time of Delivery (Jun 1997) Alternate I APR 1984 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items MAY 2015 52.216-9 Fixed Fee--Construction JUN 2011 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns OCT 2014 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns OCT 2014 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation JUL 2013 52.222-3 Convict Labor JUN 2003 52.222-21 Prohibition Of Segregated Facilities APR 2015 52.222-22 Previous Contracts And Compliance Reports FEB 1999 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity APR 2015 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans OCT 2015 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities JUL 2014 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans OCT 2015 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act DEC 2010 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards MAY 2014 52.222-42 Statement Of Equivalent Rates For Federal Hires MAY 2014 52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act And Service Contract Labor Standards - Price Adjustment (Multiple Year And Option Contracts) MAY 2014 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons MAR 2015 52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 DEC 2015 52.229-3 Federal, State And Local Taxes FEB 2013 52.232-1 Payments APR 1984 52.232-8 Discounts For Prompt Payment FEB 2002 52.232-11 Extras APR 1984 52.232-17 Interest MAY 2014 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management JUL 2013 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors DEC 2013 52.233-1 Disputes MAY 2014 52.233-2 Service Of Protest SEP 2006 52.233-3 Protest After Award AUG 1996 52.243-1 Changes--Fixed Price AUG 1987 52.246-25 Limitation Of Liability--Services FEB 1997 52.247-50 No Evaluation Of Transportation Costs APR 1984 52.249-2 Termination For Convenience Of The Government (Fixed-Price) APR 2012 52.249-8 Default (Fixed-Price Supply & Service) APR 1984 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated By Reference FEB 1998 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference FEB 1998 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms JAN 1991 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials SEP 2011 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights SEP 2013 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials NOV 2011 252.203-7997 (Dev) Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements (Deviation 2016-O0003) OCT 2015 252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992 252.204-7004 Alt A System for Award Management Alternate A FEB 2014 252.204-7007 Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications JAN 2015 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls AUG 2015 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting. DEC 2015 252.204-7015 Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors FEB 2014 252.205-7000 Provision Of Information To Cooperative Agreement Holders DEC 1991 252.209-7004 Subcontracting With Firms That Are Owned or Controlled By The Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism OCT 2015 252.209-7998 (Dev) Representation Regarding Conviction of a Felony Criminal Violation under any Federal or State Law MAR 2012 252.215-7008 Only One Offer OCT 2013 252.216-7006 Ordering MAY 2011 252.219-7003 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DOD Contracts) OCT 2014 252.222-7006 Restrictions on the Use of Mandatory Arbitration Agreements DEC 2010 252.225-7012 Preference For Certain Domestic Commodities FEB 2013 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items JUN 2013 252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations and Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns SEP 2004 252.232-7009 Mandatory Payment by Governmentwide Commercial Purchase Card DEC 2006 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel JUN 2013 5352.201-9101 OMBUDSMAN (APR 2014) (a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern. (b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, [ Mr Kevin Flinders AFMC OL_H/PZC 801-777-6549, kevin.flinders@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/HQ AFICA/AFISRA/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431. (INTERIM CHANGE: See Policy Memo 14-C-05) (d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. (e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer. (End of clause) •(xiii) Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS): N/A •(xiv) Proposal Submission Information: All questions or comments must be sent to Jerry Meakin by email at jerry.meakin@us.af.mil, NLT 1500 MST, 04 APR, 2016. Offers are due by 1500 MST, 19 APR, 2016 via electronic mail to at jerry.meakin@us.af.mil. •(xv) Provide your cage code when submitting a bid; go to https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/ to obtain/re-active your cage code. Go to the same url site to update your annual certifications and representations •(xvi) Evaluation -- Commercial Items - See attachments for evaluation procedures and criteria •(xvii) For additional information regarding the solicitation contact Jerry Meakin at 801-777-2330; or Heido Mera ( hideo.mera.2@us.af.mil ) at 801.777.4626. Notice to Offerors: The Government intends to award multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements; from which de-centralized purchase order calls can be placed for access to online course libraries for this requirement. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs. PRICE LISTS - ATTACHMENT A (attached hereto)
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Students will access successful on-line course publishers libraries from their computer. Places of performance to be cited on the multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements that may issued as a result of the COMBO., TBD - Multiple, United States
- Record
- SN04046305-W 20160312/160310235330-46fb5c23df58beac536821320ba62317 (fbodaily.com)
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