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R -- SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING AND ORAL TRANSLATIONS SERVICES SOL MDA908-98-R-0048 DUE 091598 POC Jacquelyn e. Connell, VACA, 202-231-2452, Fax 202-231-2831 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. The Solicitation Number is MDA908-98-R-0048 and is issued as a request for proposals (RFP). This document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-02. This procurement is solicited as a 100% small business set-aide, SIC Code 8999 to provide for Sign Language Interpreting and Oral Translations Services in support of the DIA's Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity Office (MD). The Government will award a Firm Fixed Price Labor Hour contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation, is determined the best value to the Government price and technical factors considered. The services required are specifically to conduct sign language and oral translations interpretation for the deaf and hearing impaired employees and visitors. Sign Language /Oral Interpreters/ Translators must be qualified and/or certified by screening as recognized by the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) or the Virginia Department of the Dead and Hard of Hearing (VDDHH). A Full-time and part time on-site interpreter are required and must be capable of performing one or more of the following: American Sign Language, Pidgin Signed English (PSE), Oral Approach, and/or Fingerspelling with the ability to understand and interpret technical terminology. The contractor will provide in addition to full-time and part-time personnel, interpreters on an as-needed basis for intermittent services when full time interpreter is unavailable. Intermittent services require additional contracted personnel on assignment during an 8 hour day. The evaluation will consider technical equal importance to price. The evaluation will also consider the offerors discussion of their management approach to ensure that they possess an understanding of the requirement and a sound programmatic approach, in addition to submission of interpreters names, SSN, and level of security clearances at the time services are to be provided. Contractor must possess the necessary security clearances at the Top Secret, SCI, Level 6, at the time of award when services are required. A minimum of five cleared key personnel must be available and on the contractor's staff, resumes must be submitted for each staff member providing sign language support to the contract, to include sign language interpreters certification source and date of certification. Part of the technical evaluation will consist of live presentations from three of the key personnel on each offeror's interpreter staff. The contractor's interpreting staff will each complete a ten (10) minute presentation, interpreting from a video that will be provided by a Government panel. The panelprocess will consist of employees who are deaf/hearing impaired in addition to hearing individuals. Communications with offerors will be permitted at this time in accordance with FAR 15.306(b). Communications will be exchanges between Government and offeror leading to establishment of the competitive range to enhance Government understanding of proposals. Offerors may at this time provide any clarifications needed. No discussions will be conducted. Proposals to this solicitation should provide this office with the following: a price proposal on company letterhead or SF 1449 for the requested items showing unit price, extended price; Volume I should contain information on the technical approach and management approach, and personnel. This volume should contain detailed information and also include resumes of personnel and past experience information. Volume II should contain cost proposals which must include the unit and extended prices for the clins listed under the Supplies and Services Description, Quantity, Unit Price, Amount: Provide sign language/oral translation interpretations services to the Defense Intelligence Agency in accordance with the Statement of Work, Attachment A. Base Year- CLIN 0001 Oct 1998 through 30 Sept 2000, $ /8 hr Full time (On-Site) Interpretation Services (On-Site Full Time person- (DIAC location); CLIN 0002 Part Time (On-Site) Interpretation Services, $ /6 hrs (One Part Time person- (Clarendon); CLIN 0003 Intermittent Interpreting Services as needed during the base period; SubClin 003AA Intermittent Interpreting Services during principal hours of operation, $ /hr x 1600 (estimated hours) =, Overtime rate: $ ; SubClin 0003AB Intermittent Interpreting Services Outside of Principal hours of operation (including Holidays & Weekends); CLIN 0004 Travel & Perdiem (Estimate) (NTE) Costs (1 LT); Option Year I (Clins 0005-0008), CLIN 0005, 01 Oct 2001 -- 30 Sept 2002 (12 MO), Full Time (On-Site Interpretation Services) One Full time Person-(DIAC); CLIN 0006 Part Time (On-Site) Interpretation Services (One part Time person-(Clarendon) (12 MO); CLIN 0007 Intermittent Interpreting Services as needed during the first option year period-10/01/2000 through 09/30/2002; SubCLIN 007AA Intermittent Interpreting Services during Principal Hours of Operation, $ /hr X 1600 (estimated hours) =, Overtime rate: $ ; CLIN 0007AB Intermittent Interpreting Services Outside of Principal Hours of Operation (Including Holidays & Weekends), $ /hr X 1600 (estimated hours) =, Overtime rate: $ ; CLIN 0008 Travel & Perdiem (estimate) (not to exceed) (1 LT); Option Year II (CLINS 0009-0012), CLIN 0009, 01 Oct 2002 through 30 Sept 2003 (12 MO), Full Time (On-Site Interpretation Services) One Full-Time Person- (DIAC); CLIN 0010 Part Time (On-Site) Interpretation Services, One Part Time Person-(Clarendon) (12 MO); CLIN 0011 Intermittent Interpreting Services as needed during Second Option Year Period- 1 Oct 2002 through 30 Sept 2003; SubCLIN 0011AA Intermittent Interpreting Services during during Principal Hours of Operation, $ /h X 1600 (estimated hours) =, Overtime rate: $ ; SubCLIN 0011AB Intermittent Interpreting Services Outside of Principal Hours of Operations (Including Holidays & Weekends), $ /hr X 1600 (estimated hours) = ; CLIN 0012 Travel & Perdiem (estimated (not to exceed) (1 LT). The following FAR provisions/clauses apply to this acquisitions: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 542.212-2 Evaluations of Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, provide completed copy with your proposal; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items; in addition to the following addenda provisions/clauses that apply: 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors, Competitive Acquisition. These provisions/clauses can be found in full text at (http://www.gsa.gov/far/). The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this announcement. The Statement of Work for this requirement will be provided by fax request. Request should be faxed to Attn: J. Connell, 202-231-2831. All offers in response to this synopsis/solicitation are due NLT 15 September 1998, 1200 noon EST. Proposals should reference the Solicitation No. MDA908-98-R-0048. Responses to this solicitation shall be mailed to the Virginia Contracting Activity, P.O. Box 46563, Washington, D.C. 20050-6563 or delivered to VACA, Building 6000, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C. 20340 (202) (231-2831, Attention: Jacquelyn Connell, telephone 202-231-2452. Posted 09/01/98 (W-SN244338). (0244)

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