Operational Contracting Office, 8110 Industrial Dr., Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO 80840-2315

U -- PERSONAL TRAINER/FITNESS INSTRUCTOR SOL F05611-99-Q0142 DUE 092398 POC Contact, SSgt Ron Hixson, Contract Specialist at 719-333-4085 or Bruce Taylor, Contracting Officer at 719-333-2733 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via, HIXSONRR.LG@USAFA.AF.MIL. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 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. This solicitation F0561199Q0142 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-07. The Standard Industrial Classification Number is 7999 and the Business Size Standard is $5.0M. REQUESTERS MUST STATE THEIR BUSINESS SIZE ON EACH REQUEST. Women and small disadvantaged business are encouraged to submit offers. The proposed contract listed here is 100% set-aside for Small Businesses. Line Item 0001 -- Personal Trainer/Fitness Instructor as per attached Statement of Objectives (SOO) -- QTY 12 MO -- UNIT PRICE _______________ TOTAL PRICE _______________. Statement of Objective (SOO) for Personal Trainer/Fitness Instructor 1. Contractor and all employees or subcontractors shall at a minimum meet the following baseline requirements: a. Certified Health/Fitness Instructor through the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), Certified Personal Trainer or Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (C.S.C.S.) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), or Certified Personal Trainer/Physical Fitness Specialist through the Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research, or prior to contract, be able to demonstrate a combination of equivalent certifications and a minimum of 5 years experience in the Health and Fitness Field, have completed at least 2 years (24 semester hours) of college level courses in Exercise Physiology or Sports Medicine, which is acceptable to the Director of the Fitness and Sports Center or his designated representative. b. CPR and First Aid certified. 2. Contractor shall have the broadest base of expertise with a combination of certifications and demonstrate experience, acceptable to the Director of the Fitness and Sports Center or designated representative, to serve a widest possible range of special populations served by the Fitness and Sports Center. Quality of service shall be measured based on contractor's ability to assess, prescribe and instruct physical conditioning programs for the following members: a. Active duty members in need of meeting Air Force physical fitness requirements b. Adult amateur athletics in a broad range of sports c. U.S. Air Force Prep-School cadets who must meet Air Force Academy entrance requirements d. Elderly clients from the retired community e. Pregnant women f. Members in need of weight loss programs g. Patrons in need of weight loss programs h. Members requesting general health and fitness improvement 3. Additional education and certifications desirable include, Associates of Arts Degree or higher in Sports Medicine or closely related field, certifications by the American Council on Exercise (ACE), Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA), International Sports Medicine Association (ISMA), as well as certifications or coaching certifications in various sports, and at least 5 years of experience in the sports and fitness field. 4. Contractor shall implement individualized and/or group fitness programs in accordance with American College of Sports Medicine Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription and/or, in accordance with National Strength and Conditioning Association Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning. Programs/Services shall include but not be limited to the following: HEALTH RISK SCREENING COMPREHENSIVE FITNESS ASSESSMENTS EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION WEIGHT ROOM SUPERVISION HEALTH EDUCATION AND MOTIVATION STRENGTH TRAINING TO INCLUDE FREE WEIGHTS, WEIGHT STACK MACHINES & CALISTHENICS FLEXIBILITY TRAINING CARDIOVASCULAR TRAINING NUTRITION COUNSELING WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMS VARIETY OF GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES SPINNING and/or AEROBICS CLASSES 5. Contractor and all employees orsubcontractors must fully meet all the qualifications required to perform Personal Trainer/Fitness Instructor services, or be approved by the Director Fitness and Sports or designated representative. 6. Session times required for trainer/instructor will be determined upon customer demand with emphasis placed on maximum coverage of the Fitness and Sports Center hours. 7. Payments to contractor will be made bi-monthly for actual services rendered and provided by the contractor and accepted during the preceding week. Billing will be based on the number of hours of instruction and/or related work. 8. Contractor will vary his/her hours only at the discretion of the Director, Fitness and Sports or his designated representative. 9. Contractor will be responsible for keeping attendance rosters and recording client's progress charts. 10. Contractor will have a ninety (90) day probationary period at which time contractor may be relieved of duty at the discretion of the Director, Fitness and Sports Center or the designated representative if not performing up to standards. 11. Instruction will be held at the Base Fitness and Sports Center, Building 5234, USAF Academy, or other designated location when approved by the Director Fitness and Sports or his designated representative. Offerors must comply with all instructions contained in FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, addenda, acceptance time period of 70 days. The following additional FAR provisions and clauses apply: 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Item, 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: 1) Technical acceptable; 2) Past performance; and 3) Price. Technical acceptable is considered the most important. Technical acceptable will be evaluated based on the function and operation of the items. To be technically acceptable the item shall meet the Government's specifications. Offerors shall submit descriptive literature, product samples, technical features, and warranty provisions. Past performance is considered more important than price. Past performance will be evaluated to ensure satisfactory business practices and timely performance. Price will be considered as the least important factor. Price will be evaluated to determine its fairness, completeness, and reasonableness as it relates to the items offered. 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, a completed copy of this provision shall be submitted with the offer. 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, to include clauses 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, and 9. DFARS 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration, 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items; 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program (41 U.S.C. 10, E.O. 10582); 252.225-7036, North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Alt I), and 252.232-7009, Payment By Electronic Funds Transfer (CCR). The following statement apply: IT Statement -- Year 2000 Compliance Requirement -- All information technology items must be year 2000 compliant, or non-compliant items must be upgraded to be year 2000 compliant by (NOTE: no earlier than 1 Oct 99, but not later than December 31, 1999). Year 2000 compliant means information technology that accurately processes dates/time data (including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing, and sequencing) from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and the years 1999, 2000, and leap year calculation. Furthermore, year 2000 compliant information technology, shall accurately process date/time data if the other information technology, shall accurately process date/time data if the otherinformation technology properly exchanges date/time data with it. Offers are to be received at the Operational Contracting Office, 8110 Industrial Drive, Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO 80840-2315, no later than 3:00 P.M. mountain daylight time on 23 Sep 98. Contact SSgt Ron Hixson, Contract Specialist, at 719-333-4085 or Bruce Taylor, Contracting Officer, at 719-333-2733. Posted 09/08/98 (W-SN246742). (0251)

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