Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for U.S. Army War College (USAWC) Adobe Renewal 2022 Carlisle Barracks, PA. The solicitation number is W91QF0-22-Q-6002. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quot... Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for U.S. Army War College (USAWC) Adobe Renewal 2022 Carlisle Barracks, PA. The solicitation number is W91QF0-22-Q-6002. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) pursuant to FAR 13. This notice incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-101 effective 26 October 2018 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). The complete text of any of the clauses and provisions may be accessed in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/. This is a Total Small Business Set Aside. The small business size standard is $41,500,000.00. The description of all requirements are on the product description page. THIS IS A BRAND NAME REQUIREMENT. IAW FAR 13.105(c), THE REQUIRED JUSTIFICATION IS ATTACHED. Quotes are due No Later Than (NLT) 7 February 2022 at 7:00 a.m. ET. Quotes shall be emailed to the POC’s for this requirement, Contract Specialist Jennifer Wohlford at jennifer.a.wohlford.civ@army.mil and Contracting Officer Bethany Flynn at bethany.l.flynn.civ@army.mil. All questions shall be submitted via e-mail to the POC’s for this requirement and they will be responded to on an amendment to this solicitation. Questions should be submitted by 16 February 2022 at 7:00 a.m. ET. Questions submitted after that date may not be addressed. All vendors submitting a quote must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Quoters must include a completed copy of the following provisions with its quote unless this information has been included in their System for Award Management (SAM) registration. Quoters are not required to re-submit the information if it is already in SAM. 52.212-3 ALT I, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations– Alternate I 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services- Representation (MUST BE the Oct 2020 version!) If one or both of the answers is/are ‘Does’, add: *52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Oct 2020) **Only if you answered “Does” in 52.204-26.** The following FAR clauses and provisions also apply to this acquisition. The clause at 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Aug 2020), applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition (See attached Addendum) The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition (See attached Addendum). The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5 DEV, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Any award resulting from this solicitation will be issued on a Standard Form (SF) 1449. Additionally: 1. All information on the solicitation must be filled out completely and returned. Incomplete submissions will be determined not in conformance to the Solicitation and may be rejected. 2. Please be sure to read the entire solicitation for sections that require vendor information to be submitted. 3. All contractors must be actively registered in SAM in order to receive a Department of Defense contract (See DFARS 252.204-7004 ALT A). Registration information can be obtained at the following website: https://sam.gov/. Contractors are advised to register upon receipt of this solicitation since there is a time lag between registration and registration availability. No payment is required to register for SAM, but a notarized letter will be required. Any site requiring payment is a third-party site that will do the registration for you. 4. Quotes which are unrealistic in terms of technical or unrealistically low in price will be deemed reflective of an inherent lack of technical competence or indicative of a failure to comprehend the complexity of the proposed contractual requirement and may be rejected. 5. Adobe VIP CA02AEAAE42257BF805A

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SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government currently intends to award a contract for Unified Command Course 2022-2026 on a SOLE SOURCE basis, but is seeking vend... SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government currently intends to award a contract for Unified Command Course 2022-2026 on a SOLE SOURCE basis, but is seeking vendors that may be able to perform this requirement in order to support a competitive procurement. Accordingly, the U.S. Government highly encourages all interested businesses (large and small) to respond to this sources sought synopsis. In addition, small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), must describe their identifying capabilities in meeting the requirements at a fair market price, i.e., information which may help support a set-aside. The proposed sole source contract to University of California – San Diego for preparing and lecturing on a specified topic and participating in a discussion panel moderated by academic professionals to include China and its Security State; US-China Relations; and Development and Conflict: Lessons for Confronting ISIS. The statutory authority for the sole source procurement is: FAR 13.106-1(b)(1): For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), only one source reasonably available. Attached is the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ) or a promise to issue an RFQ in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, if a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The NAICS code(s) is/are: 611310 - Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; PSC code U009; Education/Training General; Education Services. In response to this sources sought, please provide: 1. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition and identify alternatives or solution solutions. Also contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil or 210-466-3015, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the Sources Sought Synopsis. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion. 2. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, identify business size (large business or a small business), and if applicable, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. 3. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any. 4. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. 5. Information to help determine if the requirement (item or service) is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc. 6. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition, including competition among small business concerns. 7. Recommendations to improve the Army's approach/specifications/draft PWS to acquiring the identified items/services.