Inactive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)

This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 and Part 13.5 as supplemented with additional information in this notice. This a... This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 and Part 13.5 as supplemented with additional information in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. The solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ); solicitation number is H92257-22-Q-0007. The Government intends to award one contract as a result of this solicitation. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-03, 11 August 2021 and the DFARS Publication Notice (DPN), 20220118. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541990 – (All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services) with a size standard of $16.5 Mil. This requirement is being set-aside in accordance with FAR subpart 19.14 for Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns. As such, only those quotes from offerors who have represented themselves as SDVOSB concerns within their SAM.gov registration will be considered for award. TYPE CONTRACT. The Government intends to award a single Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract as a result of this solicitation. Quote submitted shall be the Contractor's Best Quote as it is the Government's intent to entertain one final quote only; this includes any discounts on volume. Offeror shall submit 4 separate volumes; qualifying criteria, technical, past performance, and price (see “ADDENDUM 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO VENDOR-COMMERCIAL ITEMS” for additional instructions). It is the offerors responsibility to scrutinize this solicitation and ensure their quote and submission complies with all requirements. It is not sufficient to merely state your quote complies with the solicitation requirements. You must provide a narrative that clearly identifies how your quote will fulfil the solicitation requirements. Quotes must be received no later than 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 8 June 2022. Quotes received after this time frame shall not be considered for award. The Government will award the contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer is conforming to the solicitation and will be the most advantageous to the Government. The Contractor must be approved by DSCA (and confirmed by MARFORSOC) to have Secret Facility Clearance and the ability to store CLASSIFIED material up to the SECRET Level to be considered for award. The prospective offeror must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) website at https://www.sam.gov to be considered for award. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 120 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes. The Qualifying Criteria and Price Volumes shall be emailed to geronimo.lopez.mil@socom and samuel.williams@socom.mil. The Qualifying Criteria and Price Volumes must not contain any classified material. The remaining 2 Volumes (Technical and Past Performance) shall be submitted via CLASSIFIED means, per guidance in ADDENDUM 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO VENDORS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS. Any reference to CLASSIFIED material in this RFQ or corresponding documents indicates the SECRET level of classification. At no time should any offeror submit material above the SECRET level. The Contractor must ensure that CLASSIFIED (SECRET) material or information (correspondence) is NOT shared via unsecured means (i.e., unclassified systems, networks, or correspondence). Offerors may submit written questions during the quote preparation period. All questions must be received by 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 18 May 2022 to allow adequate time to prepare and issue responses to all Offerors prior to the date and time set for receipt of quotes. Only written questions will receive a response. It is required that each question should include the document name, document date, specific page, paragraph, clause or other definitive citation requiring clarification. Only unclassified questions may be transmitted. If the prospective Contractor/vendor has questions of a classified nature, please contact SSgt. Geronimo Lopez, NIPR: geronimo.lopez.mil@socom.mil or SIPR: geronimo.lopez.mil@socom.smil.mil, or Mr. Samuel Williams, samuel.williams@socom.mil for secure method of transmittal. To gain Restricted Access to the CLASSIFIED documents (Statement of Work) the contractor shall notify the points of contact identified above of their intent to submit an offer by 1:00 PM EST 5 May, 2022 and complete the following steps: Submit a visitor authorization request (VAR) in Defense Information System for Security (DISS) to Security Management Office (SMO) Code: 209006. POC for the VAR is SSgt Geronimo Lopez 910-440-0700, or Mr. Samuel Williams at 910-440-0773. The Contractor shall provide a copy of their most current facility Security Vulnerability Assessment (SVA) prepared by their Regional Industrial Security Representative (RISR). Contractor representative picking up the CLASSIFIED SOW shall provide a copy of appropriate contractor Courier Card. Contractor Personnel shall be approved by DSCA (and confirmed by MARFORSOC) to have Secret Facility Clearance and the ability to store CLASSIFIED material up to the SECRET Level. Requesters must provide their Cage Code for verification which can take up to 48 hours. Requesters shall also provide POC name, phone number, email address and classified email address as applicable. ALL interested Offerors shall have Secret Facility Clearance and Secret Storage in place before receiving the Statement of Work. Under no circumstance will interested Prime Contractor Offerors be able to utilize a potential Sub-Contractor's Classified Storage capability as proof of classified storage capability. MARFORSOC will not provide any sponsorship for Security Facility Clearances to enable access to the CLASSIFIED portion of this requirement. A prerequisite to this requirement is that all interested vendors that wish to quote for the Prime Contractor role MUST demonstrate DSCA approved CLASSIFIED Storage Capability and Individual Security Clearances. Failure to do so will cause the quote to be rejected, and will not be evaluated further, and therefore not eligible for award. Additionally, failure from declaring intent to submit an offer within the deadline will cause offers to be rejected. Upon successful confirmation of clearances and storage capability, MARFORSOC will mail, all CLASSIFIED documents to the approved mailing address shown on the DCSA Letter, or the approved Contractor/vendor may pick-up the classified document(s) from the MARFORSOC headquarters at the following address: MARFORSOC Headquarters, Building RR400, Rifle Range Road, Sneads Ferry, NC 28460