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SOLICITATION: W911YP23R0009

AGENCY/OFFICE: Utah Army National Guard / USPFO

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Utah Army National Guard / G1

12953 S Minuteman Dr. Draper, UT 84020

SUBJECT: Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 1-year services

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 25 March 2023 – 24 March 2024

RESPONSE DUE DATE: 12:00 PM MST 16 March 2023

CONTRACTING POC: William (Billy) T. Brown III; William.t.brown68.civ@army.mil; 801-432-4273

DESCRIPTION:

*****THIS REQUIREMENT IS BEING SOLICITED AS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS (SB) SET-ASIDE***

The Utah National Guard is soliciting a requirement for 1-year Employee Assistance Program services under combined synopsis/solicitation W911YP23R0009 and is being issued for Request for Quotations (RFQ). This requirement is being solicited as a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 561611 - “Investigation Services” which has a Small Business Size Standard of $20.5 million (https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/files/Size_Standards_Table.pdf). FOR VENDOR’S QUOTES TO BE CONSIDERED, YOU MUST BE REGISTERED IN SAM.GOV AS A SMALL BUSINESS UNDER THIS NAICS CODE OR VERY SIMILAR NAICS CODE. Furthermore, your company must also demonstrate you have performed work on similar projects that shows you have the knowledge and expertise of Employee Assistance Program.

PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) FOR G1 EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP)

SET-ASIDE / FAR REGULATION:

Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made using a TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS set-aside order of precedence as follows:

In accordance with FAR Subpart 19.502-2 Total Small Business Set-Aside Procedures, any awards under this solicitation will be made on a competitive basis first to small business concerns in accordance with FAR 19.502-2. If there are no acceptable offers from small business concerns, the set-aside shall be withdrawn and the requirement, if still valid, will be made on the basis of full and open competition considering all offers submitted by responsible business concerns.

CONTRACT TYPE / MULTI-OPTION YEARS / EVALUATION CRITERIA:

The contract type for this procurement will be firm-fixed price contract for 1 year of services. Award will be based on an all or none basis using lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) evaluation criteria. For proposals to be technically acceptable, it must meet all the specifications outlined in the PWS. An LPTA quote is one that meets all the technical aspects outlined in this solicitation and statement of work while being the lowest price quote, IAW FAR 15.101-2.

SAM REGISTRATION:

All offerors must have an active registration in System for Award Management (SAM) at time of award in order to be eligible for contract award. All offerors responding to this solicitation must meet all standards required to conduct business with the Government, including active registration in SAM and WAWF, and be in good standing. All qualified responses will be considered by the Government. In addition to providing pricing each quote must include vendor's CAGE/DUNS number, Federal Tax Number, and must include point of contact information.

IAW FAR 52.212-1(k), prospective awardees shall be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award and be in good standing. Prospective offerors may obtain information on registration at WWW.SAM.GOV. IAW FAR 52.204-7 and DFARS 252.204-7004 Alt A, prospective vendors must be registered in the SAM database prior to award. Lack of SAM registration shall be a determining factor for award and your bid may be disqualified for not being registered and active in SAM.gov.

PROPOSALS:

All proposals are due to the United States Property and Fiscal Office for Utah Purchasing and Contracting Division no later than 12:00 pm (Mountain) 16 March 2023. All submissions should be sent via email to: william.t.brown68.civ@army.mil. Facsimiles will not be accepted. Questions regarding this requirement may also be directed to this email, with sufficient time to do any research to answer question prior to the closing of this posting. Responses received after the stated deadline will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered.

PROVISIONS & CLAUSES:

The following provisions and clauses are applicable to this solicitation:

FAR 52.202-1 – Definitions

FAR 52.203-3 – Gratuities

FAR 52.204-7 – Central Contractor Registration

FAR 52.204-24 – Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

FAR 52.204-26 – Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation

FAR 52.209-6 – Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

FAR 52.212-1 – Instructions to Offerors

FAR 52.212-3 – Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items

FAR 52.212-3 – Alternate 1

FAR 52.212-4 – Terms and Conditions - Commercial

FAR 52.212-5 – Dev - Statutes/Exec Orders

FAR 52.217-5 – Evaluation of Options

FAR 52.217-8 – Option to Extend Services

FAR 52.217-9 – Option to Extend the Term of the Contract

FAR 52.219-1 (Alt I) – Small Business Program Representation

FAR 52.219-6 – Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside

FAR 52.219-8 – Utilization of Small Business Concerns

FAR 52.219-14 – Limitations on Subcontracting

FAR 52.219-28 – Post-award Small Business Program Representations

FAR 52.222-3 – Convict Labor

FAR 52.222-21 – Prohibit Segregated Facilities

FAR 52.222-22 – Previous Contract and Compliance Reports

FAR 52.222-25 – Affirmative Action

FAR 52.222-26 – Equal Opportunity

FAR 52.222-36 – Affirmative Action for Workers With Disabilities

FAR 52.222-40 – Notification of Employees Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act

FAR 52.222-50 – Combating trafficking in Persons

FAR 52.222-54 – Employment Eligibility Verification

FAR 52.223-18 – Encouraging Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

FAR 52.225-23 – Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases

FAR 52.225-25 – Prohibition on Contracting with Entities in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran - Representation and Certifications

FAR 52.232-1 – Payments

FAR 52.232-33 – Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration

FAR 52.233-1 – Disputes

FAR 52.233-2 – Service of Protest

FAR 52.233-3 – Protest After Award

FAR 52.233-4 – Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim

FAR 52.243-1 – Changes-Fixed Price

FAR 52.252-1 – Provisions Incorporated by Reference

FAR 52.252-2 – Clauses Incorporated by Reference

FAR 52.252-5 – Authorized Deviations in Provisions

FAR 52.252-6 – Authorized Deviation in Clauses

DFARS 252.203-7000 – Requirement Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

DFARS 252.203-7002 – Requirements to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

DFARS 252.204-7003 – Control of Government Personnel Work Product

DFARS 252.209-7995 – Representation by Corporations Regarding Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability of a Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law

DFARS 252.212-7000 – Offeror Representations and Certification Required to Implement Status of Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisition of Commercial Items

DFARS 252.212-7001 – Dev Terms and Conditions

DFARS 252.225-7001 – Buy America Act and Balance of Payments Program

DFARS 252.225-7002 – Qualifying Country as Subcontractors

DFARS 252.225-7012 – Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities

DFARS 252.232-7003 – Electronic Submission of Payment Requests

DFARS 252.232-7010 – Levies on Contract Payments

DFARS 252.237-7010 – Prohibition of Interrogation of Detainees by Contract Personnel

DFARS 252.243-7001 – Pricing of Contract Modifications

DFARS 252.243-7002 – Requests for Equitable Adjustment.

FAR 52.252-2 – Clauses Incorporated by Reference. This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the contracting officer will make full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at: HTTPS://WWW.ACQUISITION.GOV.

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