The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requires Management Oversight and Risk Tree (MORT) Training. This request for quote is a 100% small business set aside. The NAICS code for this action is 541690. Travel Expenses may be included if required and will be reimbursed in
accordance with Federal Travel Regulations. Offerors shall propose firm fixed price and an estimated travel cost.

The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions.
Clause Description
FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration
FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items.
FAR 52.212- 2 Evaluation - Commercial Items.
FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items
FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items
FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items.

The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.232-3. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far.

In addition to the instructions in FAR 52.212-1; all offers shall include the following:
1. Technical Approach: Contractors shall provide a discussion of their technical approach for providing the service required for this requirement. This discussion shall be in the contractors own words and shall reflect a clear understanding of the work to be accomplished.
2. Staffing Plan: Contractors shall provide a detailed statement of the staffing proposed for this requirement, including: (1) Resumes from key personnel outlining the credentials and backgrounds of key personnel to be used for this requirement (2) a details plan that described current staff's availability for this requirement.
3. Schedule: Contractors shall detail the proposed schedule to comply with this requirement in the time specified. Contractors shall address any potential problems that may arise and discuss how these issues will be resolved without impacting the schedule.

4. Similar Experience: The Contractor shall provide a description of at least six (6) projects completed within the past three years that clearly demonstrates the Contractor's experience in performing projects of similar scope, size and complexity to the requirements described in the Request for Proposal. The projects should also demonstrate experience in coordination of communication planning and strategy between partner groups, message strategy for decision-making groups as well as for individual members of the public, and low cost approaches to communication planning and execution. The following information shall be provided for each project reference:
a. contract number, customer/agency name and contract title;
b. brief narrative description of the work performed for each of those contracts, including a discussion of any problems encountered/corrective actions and significant accomplishments;
c. dollar value, contract type, period of performance, place of performance, and the number and types of personnel used in the performance of the contract; and
d. name, address and phone number of at least two (2) customer contacts (Contracting Officer and Project Officer) for each of the identified contracts.
The following evaluation factors are inserted into FAR 52.212-2:
1. Technical Approach: The offerors technical approach will be evaluated to determine the offerors understanding of the requirement and feasibility of the approach.
2. Staffing Plan: The proposed staffing will be evaluated to ensure that they contain the required experience and are available to commence work immediately among contract award.
3. Schedule: Schedule will be evaluated to ensure that the offeror can meet the the Governments schedule and can overcome any circumstances that may arise to meet the schedule.
4. Past Performance: The offeror past performance will be evaluated to to determine the offerors experience and past performance with projects of the same size, scope and complexity.
5. Price: Price will be evaluated to ensure that it is fair and reasonable

The relative point value for each criteria is as follows:
Factor Points
Technical Approach 20
Staffing Plan 30
Schedule 20
Past performance 30

Basis of award:
The Government intends to make award to the offer whose is considered to be the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Technical factors are more important than price. The Government will not make award at a significantly higher price to achieve only a slightly superior performance.

The anticipated line items will be:
1) MORT training (Firm Fixed Price)
2) Travel (reimbursable in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations)