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Amendment 1 (12 March 2021) - The response due date and time has been extended to 29 March 2021 at 1:00 PM Eastern.
Amendment 2 (19 March 2021) - The response due date and time has been extended to 2 April 2021 at 1:00 PM Eastern. A Questions and Answers document containing questions received from potential offerors has also been uploaded. Additionally, an updated PWS and Price List have also been attached.
Amendment 3 (30 March 2021) - The Q&A document has been updated to have answers to every question received. An updated PWS and Price List that address questions received from potential offerors have also been attached.
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation (“synopsitation” hereafter), which is expected to result in award of a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for a commercial service, i.e., American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreter Services as described under the attachment titled “Performance Work Statement”. The synopsitation is prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The synopsitation is conducted as a commercial service procurement using Simplified Acquisition Procecures (FAR Part 13). An award, if any, will be made to the responsible offeror who submits a quotation that (1) conforms to the requirements of the synopsitation; (2) Complies with the minimum requirements stated in the Performance Work Statement (PWS), as evidenced by providing a complete description of the service provided; and (3) that submits the quotation with the lowest total evaluated price (TEP), provided that the TEP is determined to be fair and reasonable. The Government reserves the right to award BPAs to up to three (3) companies without discussions or make no award at all depending upon (1) the quality of quotations received and (2) whether proposed prices are determined to be fair and reasonable.
Offerors shall complete and include in quotations all representations and certifications, as well as all fill-in provisions and clauses, contained within this solicitation. Additionally, quotations that contain pricing only with no description/detail of the service that will be provided will not be accepted or considered for award. Offerors shall submit a detailed response to the synopsitation explaining the service being proposed and how the offeror is able to fulfill all requirements of the synopsitation.
Synopsitation Number: FA860121Q0032
This acquisition is under North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code: 541930, Small Business Size Standard: $8,000,000
Synopsitation Closing Date: Quotations must be received not later than 1:00 pm, Eastern time on 2 April 2021. Quotations received after that date and time will not be accepted or considered for award.
Send Quotations To:
AFLCMC/PZIBB
Attn: Caleb Rose
1940 Allbrook Drive, Suite 3
WPAFB OH 45433-5309
or
Submit electronic quotations via e-mail to: [email protected]
Any correspondence sent via e-mail must contain the subject line “ASL Interpreter Services.” The entire quotation must be contained in a single e-mail that does not exceed 5 megabytes including attachments, if any. E-mails with compressed files are not permitted. Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe or .zip files). Therefore, if the specified subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the email filters at Wright-Patterson. If sending attachments with email, ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls or .xlsx documents are sent. The email filter may delete any other form of attachments.
Address questions regarding this synopsitation to Aaron Pitts by phone at (937) 522-4606 or via e-mail at [email protected].
A detailed description of the requirement including provisions and clauses, representations and certifications, and specifications are provided in the attached documents. Upon award, any provisions that were in the draft contract (including representations and certifications) will be removed from the award document.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL CONTRACTORS: All prospective awardees are required to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) and maintain active registration during the life of the contract. SAM can be accessed at https://www.sam.gov
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