Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information include... Combined Synopsis/Solicitation 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 FA2521-21-Q-B073 shall be used to reference any written quote provided under this request for quote. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-06; Effective 12 July 2021. This is a set-aside for Small Business. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 511210 with a size standard of $41.5M. The purpose of this combined synopsis and solicitations for the purchase and delivery of Brand Name eLearning Brothers Course Mill subscription for 1,001 to 5,000 registered users in accordance with the attached Statement of Objectives (SOO). The bid schedule and contract CLIN schedule are below Item Description Qty Unit Price Total Amount 0001 CourseMill Annual Hosting Fee (Base Yr) 1 1001 CourseMill Annual Hosting Fee (Opt Yr 1) 1 2001 CourseMill Annual Hosting Fee (Opt Yr 2) 1 3001 CourseMill Annual Hosting Fee (Opt Yr 3) 1 Please see attached: Statement of Objectives (SOO-TRP) Brand Name J&A Period of performance is: 1 Sep 21 – 31 Aug 25 Ship to address: 366 Tuskegee Airmen Drive DEOMI Bldg. 352 Patrick AFB, FL 32925 NOTE TO OFFERORS: In accordance with FAR 8.402(f), an ordering activity Contracting Officer may combine open market items with General Services Administration (GSA) items; therefore, if any item is applicable to (GSA) Contract Schedule please clearly labeled the item GSA or open market. Include your GSA contract number for items, as well as expiration date of the contract. Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): 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. *FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Jul 21) applies to this acquisition and the following addendem applies:The following words stating "offer", "offeror", and "proposal" are replaced with "quotation", "vendor", and "quote". Paragraph (a) first sentence revised as follows: "The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear above." Paragraph (c) first sentence revised as follows: "The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm until 15 Sep 21." RFQ due date: 30 Aug 21 RFQ due time: 1:00 P.M. EST Email to robert.beaudry@spaceforce.mil and rasnizi.cobb@spaceforce.mil. THIS MUST BE SENT TO 45 CONS E-BIDS AS STATED ABOVE. ANYTHING OTHERWISE CAN AND WILL BE CONSIDERED NONRESPONSIVE. YOU MAY WISH TO PLACE A READ/DELIVERY RECEIPT. Note: .zip files are not an acceptable format for the Air Force Network and will not go through our email system. All questions regarding this solicitation must be email to robert.beaudry@spaceforce.mil and rasnizi.cobb@spaceforce.mil by 3:00 P.M. EST 27 Aug 21. Please provide the following information with your quote: Company Name:____________ DUNS Number: ____________ Cage Code: _______________ *Number of Employees_____________ *Total Yearly Revenue_______________ *Information required determining size of business for the NAICS referenced above Estimated Delivery Time: ____________ Payment Terms: _________________________ Warranty: ________________ FOB (Select): ____ Destination _____ Origin Shipping Cost included? ____ Yes _____ No All companies must be registered in the System for Award Management at https://sam.gov/content/home to be considered for award. The Government will not provide contract financing for this acquisition. Invoice instruction shall be provided at time of award. *52.209-11 – Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law (Feb 16) (a) As required by sections 744 and 745 of Division E of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L 113-235), and similar provisions, if contained in subsequent appropriations acts, the Government will not enter into a contract with any corporation that-- (1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or (2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (b) The Offeror represents that— (1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability; and (2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months. (End of provision) Sample for SAP: "Pursuant to FAR 12.602 contract award will be made using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR 13.106. Offeror’s submissions will be evaluated to base upon the following: (1) Technical: quote must be rated as technically acceptable to be eligible for award. In order to be deemed technically acceptable, the following evaluation criteria must be met: Brand Name: eLearning Brothers Course Mill Part Number: SWCMHOST 5K Technical Requirement: Software Tagging Mandate, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (2) Price: Award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror. 52.225-18 – Place of Manufacture. As prescribed in 25.1101(f), insert the following solicitation provision: Place of Manufacture (Aug 2018) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— "Manufactured end product" means any end product in Federal Supply Classes (FSC) 1000-9999, except— (1) FSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials; (2) Federal Supply Group (FSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies; (3) FSG 88, Live Animals; (4) FSG 89, Food and Related Consumables; (5) FSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials; (6) FSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible; (7) FSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products; (8) FSC 9610, Ores; (9) FSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and (10) FSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials. "Place of manufacture" means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture. (b) For statistical purposes only, the offeror shall indicate whether the place of manufacture of the end products it expects to provide in response to this solicitation is predominantly— (1) [ ] In the United States (Check this box if the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured in the United States exceeds the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured outside the United States); or (2) [ ] Outside the United States. (End of provision) Discussions: The government intends to award a purchase order without discussions with respective vendors/quoters. The government however, reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest. FAR Provision *52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Feb 21), with its Alternate I (Oct 14), applies to this acquisition. All vendors must be registered in System For Award Management at https://sam.gov/content/home at the time of Quote submittal. FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Oct 18), applies to this acquisition with the following Addendum: Paragraph (c) of this clause is tailored as follows: Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties with the exception of administrative changes, such as changes in the paying office, appropriations data, etc., which may be changed unilaterally by the Government. FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. This clause incorporates by reference only those clauses required to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to the acquisition of commercial items. The contracting officer shall attach this clause to the solicitation and contract and, using the appropriate clause prescriptions, indicate which, if any, of the additional clauses cited in 52.212-5(b) or (c) are applicable to the specific acquisition. Some of the clauses require fill-in; the fill-in language should be inserted as directed by 52.104(d). When cost information is obtained pursuant to part 15 to establish the reasonableness of prices for commercial items, the contracting officer shall insert the clauses prescribed for this purpose in an addendum to the solicitation and contract. This clause may not be tailored. Note: The vendor acknowledges that should the quote or proposal’s terms and conditions and/or agreement conflict with mandatory provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other Federal law applicable to commercial acquisitions, to the extent of such conflict the FAR and Federal law govern and conflicting vendor terms and conditions and/or agreement are unenforceable and are not considered incorporated into any resultant contract. FAR: 52.204-7 - System for Award Management (Oct 18) 52.204-10 - Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 20) 52.204-13 - System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 18) 52.204-16 - Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Aug 20) 52.204-18 - Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Aug 20) 52.204-25 - Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Aug 20) 52.209-6 - Protecting the Government's Interest when Subcontracting with Contractor's Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Jun 20) 52.219-28-Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Nov 20) 52.222-3 - Convict Labor (Jun 03) 52.222-21- Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 15) 52.222-26 - Equal Opportunity (Sep 16) 52.222-36 - Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 20) 52.222-41- Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 18) 52.222-42- Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 14) 52.222-50 - Combating Trafficking in Persons (Oct 20) 52.222-55- Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Nov 20) 52.222-62- Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 17) (E.O. 13706) 52.223-18- Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 20) 52.225-13-Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 21) 52.232-33-Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer— System for Award Management (Oct 18) 52.232-40-Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 13) 52.233-3-Protest After Award (Aug 96) 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 04) 52.245-2-Government Property Installation Operation Services (Apr 12) DFARS: 252.203-7000-Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sept 11) 252.203-7003-Agency Office of the Inspector General (Aug 2019) 252.204-7004 -Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors, as prescribed in 204.7203 (Feb 19) 252.204-7012-Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (Dec 19) 252.204-7015-Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support (May 16) 252.215-7007-Notice of Intent to Resolicit (Jun 12) 252.225-7001-Buy American and Balance of Payments Program (Dec 17) 252.225-7031-Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel, as prescribed in 225.7605 (Jun 05) 252.232-7003-Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Dec 18) 252.232-7006-Wide Area Work Flow Payment Instructions (Dec 18) 252.237-7010-Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel (Jun 13) 252.244-7000-Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Jan 21) 252.246-7003-Notification of Potential Safety Issues (Jun 13) 252.246-7004-Safety of Facilities, Infrastructure, and Equipment for Military Operations (Oct 10) 252.246-7008-Sources of Electronic Parts (May 18) 252.247-7023-Transportation of Supplies by Sea (Feb 19) AFFARS: 5352.201-9101-Ombudsman (Oct 19) 5352.223-9001-Health and Safety on Government Installations (Oct 19) 5352.242-9000-Contractor Access to Air Force Installations (Oct 19) The full text of these clauses and provisions may be assessed electronically at the website: https://acquisition.gov. 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. As prescribed in 17.208(g), insert a clause substantially the same as the following: Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000) (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 4 years. (End of clause) NOTE: ALL PROVISIONS WILL BE REMOVED AT TIME OF AWARD BUT SHALL REMAIN PART OF THE CONTRACT FILE. Attachments: 2 FA252121QB073 Statement of Objectives, dated 13 Jul 2021 FA252121QB073 Brand Name Justification, dated 25 Aug 2021 Approved by the Contracting Officer Robert Beaudry