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THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS ... THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THIS SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 13 FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation. The solicitation document incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2019-02, effective June 5, 2019. INQUIRIES: Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to the Contract Specialist within two (2) days of the posting. All responses to the questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. The Government does not intend to respond to questions or inquiries submitted after the cutoff date identified above. The Government will collect all questions and inquiries, incorporate responses and distribute to all Offerors through an amendment to this solicitation via FedBizOpps (FBO). If further questions arise following the outcome of answers provided to initial questions, the CO has sole discretion to determine if a new question closing date will be allowed. If a new question closing date is approved notification will be sent to all Offerors via amendment to the FBO notice. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 621111 a small business size standard of 11 million dollars. This requirement is being procured using full and open competition. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS: uotations are due by 1:00 PM (ET) on August 28, 2019. The CO reserves the right to revise any quotation due dates as required. The Offeror's quotation shall be submitted in electronic format compatible with MS Office or Adobe PDF to debashis.nag@ojp.usdoj.gov. Quotations received after the prescribed date and time will be considered late and will not evaluated. Quotations shall conform to the instructions identified herein, and the evaluation factor submittal requirements. Furthermore, quotations shall consist of one attachment per part. Significant deviation may result in the possible exclusion of such quotation from further consideration or may be reflected in the overall evaluation of the quotation. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of this RFQ may result in the Offeror's quotation being removed from consideration for award. The quotation must include page numbers and be clearly and concisely written. Submission of quotations in response to this RFQ assumes the Offeror agrees to all terms and conditions unless specifically excepted in the Offeror's quotation. SCOPE: The Contractor shall secure the services of a licensed Medical Specialists in order to provide the PSOB Office with a formal written report of the medical findings and conclusions regarding the public safety officer's injury and/or death. Because death claims may require medical determinations, BJA may submit such claims to the Medical Specialist for an expert medicolegal review prior to determining whether or not a public safety officer's death is compensable under the PSOB Act. BJA will make the final administrative determination for each death or disability claim as to whether a PSOB benefit is to be paid. For death and disability claims, based on specific case information provided by the PSOB Office, the Medical Specialist will review the public safety officer's medical profile which will include the medical records that resulted in a line of duty injury and / or death. BJA may also submit medical evidence, testimony, and other information provided at the appeal level on death or disability claims to the Medical Specialist for expert medicolegal review. The Medical Specialist agrees not to disclose the medical opinion or release any medical records or information pertaining to PSOB cases to anyone other than the representatives of the PSOB Program. Medical Specialists may conduct research and draft documents and memoranda related to the PSOB Program, law, regulations, and related issues as requested by the BJA Director. All Medical Specialists will complete a review of the relevant PSOB law and regulations as provided by the PSOB Office. The work shall be performed on an as needed basis, however the estimated volume of these programs, per fiscal year, is as follows: Death: 350 claims; Disability: 100 claims. The PSOB Act and Regulations are available online at https://psob.bja.ojp.gov/law-and-regulations/.