Federal Bureau of Prisons, United States Penitentiary, Regional Contracting Office, Leavenworth KS 66048-1254

U -- TEST EXAMINER TO FEDERAL, MALE INMATES SOL RFQ262-0164. Due 073196. POC Mary Upchurch, Contracting Officer, 913-682-8700, extension 611. (I) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in the notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and written solicitations will not be issued. (II) This solicitation is issued as Request For Quote RFQ262-0164. (III) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC37. (IV) This solicitation is 100% set-aside for small business. It is advertised as full and open competition with a Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) of 8299, with a size standard of 3.5 million. (V) (Line Item One): The contractor shall be the chief test examiner for inmates in ESL, ABE, or GED class. This shall be a nonpersonal service Testing Program for adult, male, federal inmates. The contractor shall also provide assistance to the USP Education Dept by recording inmate attendance and provide written reports, scores or grades to the Education Supervisor. Contractor will report any infraction of institution rules and regulations on the part of the inmate to the Education Supervisor. Services to be provided in 3 (three) hour sessions, 10 (ten) sessions per week (not to exceed 30 hours per week). Sessions will be Monday thru Friday from 8:00 am to 11:00 am and 12:05 pm to 3:05 pm, for an estimated 480 sessions for the estimated contract period of 10/1/96 thru 9/30/97. (VI) Offeror must have graduated from a four year college or university with good grades. Extra consideration will be given for any or all of the following: Correctional experience, a major in special education and graduate course work in special education. Offeror's will be required to maintain a system of records for documentation of specific services performed and will required adherence to the Privacy Act of 1974. (VII) All contract effort will take place at the United States Penitentiary, 5880 State Highway, 67 South, located in Florence, CO. All program supplies will be furnished by the Government. The contractor shall agree to adhere to all regulations prescribed by the institution for safety, security, custody and conduct of inmates. The awarded contractor shall attend an orientation session, prior to assuming contract effort. Reimbursement to the contractor for time spent in the institution security orientation session, prior to assuming contract effort. Reimbursement to the contractor for time spent in the institution security orientation shall be at the contract rate. In accordance with the Prompt Payment Act, contract payments will be made monthly, based on sessions received by the Government. For security reasons, the Government reserves the right to prohibit certain contractor employees from working under this contract. The contractor's performance will be monitored by the Contracting Officers Technical Representative (COTR) in accordance with Justice Acquisition Regulation (JAR) clause 2852.270-70, ``Contracting Officers Technical Representative''. Richard Nygren, Teacher, BOP, Education Department, USP Florence, Florence, CO, (719) 784-9423, Ext 5160, is hereby designated to act as COTR under this contract. The COTR is responsible for: receiving all deliverables; inspecting and accepting the supplies or services provided hereunder in accordance with the terms and conditions of this contract; providing direction to the contractor which clarifies the contract effort, fills in details or otherwise serves to accomplish the contractual scope of work; evaluating performance; and certifying all invoices/vouchers for acceptance of the supplies or services furnished for payment, prior to forwarding the original invoice to the payment office and a confirmed copy to the Contracting Officer. The COTR does not have the authority to alter the contractor's obligations under the contract, direct changes that fall within the purview of the General Provisions clause, entitled ``Changes'' and/or modify any of the expressed terms, conditions, specifications, or cost to the Government. If as a result of technical discussions, it is desirable to alter/change contractual obligations or the scope of work, the contracting officer shall issue such changes in writing with a signed modification. (VIII) FAR Clause 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial is hereby included by reference. The following are addenda to FAR clause 52.212-1: At paragraph (c), Period of Acceptance of Offers, the amount of time an offeror msut hold its prices firm is hereby changed. An offeror must hold the prices in its proposal, firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of proposals. Paragraph (e) multiple offers has been determined by the Contracting Officer to be non-acceptable to this solicitation and is hereby removed in its entirety for the purpose of this requirement. Evaluation factors for Award: Offerors are advised that proposals shall be evaluated without discussions. Award might be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal is responsive to the terms of the RFQ and is most advantageous to the government. Business references: In accordance with FAR supbart 9.104-1, each offeror is required to provide information on a reasonable number of recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items, as well as the offeror's primary financial institution, to include contract numbers, points-of-contact, telephone numbers and any other relevant information, which will be used by the Contracting Officer to make a responsibility determination about a prospective offeror. FAR provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, shall be completed and submitted with the proposal. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, hereby applies to this solicitation. The following are addenda to FAR clause 52.212-4 (1) The following FAR clauses are hereby incorporated by reference: 52.232-18 Availability of Funds, 52.203-3 Gratuities, 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification, 52.224-2 Privacy Act, 52.225-11 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases, 52.228-5 Insurance - Work on a Government Installation, 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment and Vegetation, Justice Acquisition Regulation (JAR) clause 2852.270-70, Contracting Officer's Technical Representative. FAR clauses are hereby incorporated in full text: FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract: The Government contemplates award of a Firm-Fixed Price Contract resulting from this solicitation; The following terms and conditions are hereby incorporated: Security Requirements: A security file will be maintained on each of the contractor's employees for the contract duration. The following information will be maintained in the file: National Crime Information Center Check (DOJ-99); fingerprint check (FD-258); authority for release of information (OPM-329A); and urinalysis test results, all in accordance with the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Program Statement 3000.02. Justice Acquisition Regulation (JAR) clause 2852.270-70, Contracting Officer's Technical Representative. (IX) FAR Provision 52.212-2 applies to this solicitation and the following evaluation criteria (arranged in their relative order of importance) are hereby incorporated: Teaching and related experience, formal education (graduate from a four year college or university required), cost and certifications. (X) Offerors must include a completed copy of the FAR provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, with their proposals. (XI) FAR clause 52.212-4 applies to this solicitation. (XII) FAR clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items hereby applies to this acquisition. In accordance with FAR clause 52.212-5, the following clauses are hereby incorporated by reference: 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, Alternate I; 52.203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity; 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns; 52.222-5 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246), 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans (38 USC 4212), 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veteran of the Vietnam Era; and 52.225-19 European Community Sanctions for Services. (XIII) Offers in original and two (2) copies shall be received at United States Penitentiary, Regional Contracting Office, 1300 Metropolitan Avenue, Leavenworth KS 66048-1254, Attention Mary Upchurch, Contracting Officer, by 2:00 pm local time, 073196. All offers shall be clearly marked with the offeror's name and RFQ number. (XVII) For additional information, questions and availability of forms, etc., please contact Mary Upchurch, Contracting Officer at 913-682-8700, extension 611, or the mailing address shown for submission of proposals. (190)

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