SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Central Office Legislative Consultants
- Notice Date
- 8/2/2019
- Notice Type
- Combine Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Veterans Benefits Administration;Office of Acquisition;1800 G. Street N.W.;Washington DC 20006
- ZIP Code
- 20006
- Solicitation Number
- 36C10E19Q0242
- Response Due
- 8/16/2019
- Archive Date
- 10/15/2019
- Point of Contact
- jeffrey.reed@va.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, 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. Solicitation 36C10E19Q0242 is issued as a request for quotation. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-36. This procurement is being issued using Cascading Procedures. Reference the below listed Evaluation Addendum detailed in paragraph 10, for complete guidance on order of preference. The NAICS code is 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services) with a small business size standard of $15,000,000.00. CLIN 0001 Senior Economic Consultant 520 HRs CLIN 0002 Junior Economic Consultant 2080 HRs CLIN 0003 Senior Regulatory Consultant- 2080 HRs The Contractor shall furnish all resources necessary to accomplish the deliverables described in the statement of work at the Loan Guarantee Office in Washington DC. Work will consist of: Statement of Work is attached. Contractor shall perform these commercial services IAW with all federal, state, county, local, and VA requirements. Period of Performance: One year from notice to proceed. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items applies. Quotes will be evaluated based on Price, Technical, and Past Performance. Addendum to 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items Method of Award Cascade Procedure - As follows: Any award(s) resulting from this solicitation will be made using the following cascading order of precedence. Offers shall clearly record their business size and all business preference category s (i.e. SDVOSB, VOSB, HubZone, WOSB, Large Business, etc.) on the cover page of the offer. As a minimum, this cover page shall also include the following: Business name, Address, DUNS Number, Name, phone number, and email address for the Primary Point of Contact, Tax Identification Number, and your GSA contract number if applicable to this service. This cover page is a mandatory element of your offer as the offers will only be reviewed in accordance with the below criteria: In accordance with FAR Subpart 19.14 and PL 109-461, award under this solicitation will be made on a competitive basis first to an eligible Service Disabled Veteran Owned small business (SDVOSB) concern (FAR 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations for small business size definition) who submits a responsive offer, provided that there is adequate competition among such firms. If there is inadequate competition for award to a SDVOSB concern, award will be made competitively to an eligible Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) concern. If there is inadequate competition for award to a VOSB concern, award will be made competitively to a certified HUBZone small business concern. If there is inadequate competition for award to a HUBZone concern, award will be made competitively to a Women-Owned small business concern. If there is inadequate competition for award to a Women-owned concern, award will be made competitively to a small business concern IAW FAR 19.5. If there is inadequate competition for award to a small business concern, award will be made on the basis of full and open competition considering all responsive offers submitted by responsible business concerns. Adequate competition shall be deemed to exist if At least two competitive offers are received from qualified, responsible business concerns at the tier under consideration; and Award will be made at fair market prices as determined in accordance with FAR 19.202-6. When there is inadequate competition at any tier, an otherwise competitive offer from a responsible business concern at that tier will be considered with the eligible offers for the next lower tier. For example, only one competitive offer is received from a SDVOSB business. That offer will be included with the offer(s) received from all VOSB businesses. If there is still inadequate competition, the offer from the SDVOSB business will then be included with SB offer(s) received; finally, if there is inadequate competition at the SB tier, the SDVOSB offer will be included with all responsive offers. Award will be made to the quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Pricing will be firm fixed price for each line item identified. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes: The Government will assess the capability of each quoter on the basis of the following criteria, which are approximately equal in value: (1) Price, (2) Technical Approach, (3) Relevant Past Performance. The Government will assess these factors as a basis for comparing quoters to determine best value. Price: The Government intends to assess price to determine realism and reasonableness (reflective of the quoter s understanding of the work and ability to perform the contract). Non-Price Factors: Technical Approach & Project Schedule: Reference Statement of Work. Discuss project scope of work to include schedule and methods to be used. This narrative should not exceed 3 pages. Relevant Past Performance: References can confirm satisfaction and successful completion of past projects. Provide 3 references of relevant work of the type and magnitude of this project. Please provide current telephone and email contact information. (Ideally you would provide references for the projects listed in the Relevant Experience section.) A written notice of award or acceptance of a quote, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful quoter within the time for acceptance specified in the quote, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the quote's specified expiration time, the Government may accept a quote (or part of a quote), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. End of Addenda to FAR 52.212-2 Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer. Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.202-1 Definitions 52.203-3 Gratuities 52.203-6 Restriction on Subcontractor Sales to the Government ALT I 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Award 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications 52.204-23 Prohibition on Kaspersky 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractor's Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.211-8 Time of Delivery 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns 52.219-27 Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set Aside 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation 52.222-3 Convict Labor 52.222-17 Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity Veterans 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification 52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.227-14 Rights in Data-General 52.227-17 Rights in Data-Special Works 52.228-5 Insurance-Work on a Government Installation CL-120 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS 52.229-3 Federal, State, and Local Taxes 52.232-1 Payments 52.232-8 Discounts for Prompt Payment 52.232-11 Extras 52.232-17 Interest 52.232-32 Performance-Based Payments 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management 52.232-39 Unenforceabilityof Unauthorized Obligations 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 52.233-1 Disputes 52.233-3 Protest after Award 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation 52.237-3 Continuity of Services 52.242-13 Bankruptcy 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order 52.242-17 Government Delay of Work 52.246-4 Inspection of Services-Fixed Price 52.246-20 Warranty of Services 46.710(d) C/Y/O 52.246-25 Limitation of liability-Services 52.249-4 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Services) (Short Form) 52.249-8 Default (Fixed Price Supply and Service) 52.252-6 Authorized in Clauses 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference 852.252-70 Solicitation provisions or clauses incorporated by reference. 852.203-70 Commercial advertising 852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside 852.232-72 Electronic submission of payment requests. 852.237-70 Contractor responsibilities. The following Provisions apply to this solicitation 52.204-6 Unique Entity Identifier 52.204-7 System for Award Management 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.209-13 Violation of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements-Certification 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors-Competitive 52.216-1 Type of Contract 52.217-4 Evaluation of Options Exercised at Time of Contract Award 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options 52.222-24 Pre-award On-Site Equal Opportunity Compliance Evaluation 52.232-15 Progress Payments Not Included 52.233-2 Service of Protest 52.237-1 Site Visit 52.237-10 Identification of Uncompensated Overtime 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference 852.209-70 Organizational conflicts of interest 852.233-70 Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution. 852.233-71 Alternate protest procedure. 852.270-1 Representatives of contracting officers. 852.273-70 Late offers. 852.273-74 Award without exchanges. Offers are required not later than August 16, 2019 at 4:00 PM EST. Submit to Jeffrey.reed@va.gov Contracting Officer: Jeff Reed Jeffrey.reed@va.gov 215-906-5468 See at NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (02-AUG-2019); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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- Place of Performance
- Zip Code: 20006
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