02 August 2022, Ammendment 0003, Extend Closing date to 11 August 2022 at 1500 MST.
28 July 2022, Ammendment 0002, Provide government repsonses to contractor questions
1) Are all of the weekday RE class, youth chapel programs, meetings, Sunday RE class, and VBS referenced needed for both Catholic and Protestant or are some of these events combined?
Government Response:
We have two services on Sunday. Catholic and protestant so the RE classes for those will be separate. Other events such as VBS and week-day will be a combination.
2) Also, the CLINS did not change to include the additional meetings that are shown in the answers, should we just combine those additional meetings into one of these CLINS?
Government Response:
The CLINS are stay the same for those actions. The requirments for the classes fall within the deliverables for the associated classes.
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26 July 2022, Ammendment 0001. Extend close date and provide government repsonses to contractor questions.
1) What is the past award contract number?
Government Response:
W9124R21P0001
2) Is there an incumbent or a volunteer in place?
Government Response:
No.
3) Is there a schedule where the coordinator has to work inside the base?
Government Response:
Of course. Everything must be done in person. Once awarded the employees can start as soon as possible after making coordination with the Garrison RSO. The latest we would like the employees to start would be OCT. Per the contract, we will need both employees to be present every Sunday morning to teach Children's Church for any children during the Catholic service and Protestant service. They would both need to have proper background checks to work with children. Starting in OCT, there will be a weekly "After-school activity" and community outreach with Price Elementary School from 1300-1500 every Wednesday. There will be a one-day "winter VBS" in the month of DEC and a four-day summer VBS in the month of JUN. There will also be a bi-monthly "Youth of the Chapel" for 6-12th graders from the months of OCT-MAY every Wednesday night from 1800-2000. There will be a weekly 0900-1000 planning meeting every Monday. If employees do not have access to post, they will need to coordinate with the Garrison RSO to get them yearly passes.
4) Is COVID vaccination a requirement for eligibility?
Government Response:
No
5) Will there ever be a situation where the required activities at the base chapel will exceed the budget of $1,000? If yes, what is the maximum percentage that you can estimate?
Government Response:
The entirety of the contract is for salary. Any monies that will need to be spent for food and any materials will be paid for through the Garrison resource office or through Chapel Tithes and Offering Fund.
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This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (CSS) for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, streamlined solicitation for commercial items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. This requirement is a commercial item acquisition in accordance with FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Request for Quotes (RFQ) are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2022-04, Effective 30 January 2022 and Defense Federal Regulation Supplement (DFARS), current to DPN 20220318 (Effective 18 March 2022) Edition. Offerors that fail to furnish required representation or technical information as required by FAR provisions 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors- Commercial Items. (DEVIATION 2018-O0013) or reject the terms and conditions of this solicitation shall be excluded from consideration. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable provisions and clauses which can be accessed in full text at https://acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.
This solicitation is being issued as a CSS under solicitation number W9124R-22-Q-0012, which will result in a single-award, firm fixed price contract. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 813110 - Religious Organizations with a size standard of $8,000,000.00. The applicable Product Service Code (PSC) is G002 - Chaplain Services.
In accordance with FAR 19.502-2(a), this procurement is automatically reserved exclusively for small businesses and shall be set-aside 100% for small business concerns. Offerors shall submit sufficient technical literature to enable the Government to determine that the proposed item meets or exceeds all of the technical capabilities of the Performance Work Statement. Factors considered to this acquisition has been included within Attachment 1 - Performance Work Statement. Quotes will be evaluated on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis and tradeoffs are not permitted. Award will be made on an all or none basis. An offeror must quote on all items in this solicitation to be eligible for award. Clause 52.212-2 the Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be the most advantageous to the Government. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical Capability of the service offered to meet the Government requirement, and Price. Additional information can be found within the clause.
The United States Army Yuma Proving Ground (USAYPG), Yuma, Arizona is requesting quotes for Religious Education Coordination. The requirement shall provide non-personal services as a contract religious education administration and service as part of the Garrison Chapel programs on Sunday mornings and religious holidays, weekday religious educations children after school program, monthly youth religious education program, a summer Vacation Bible School (VBS), volunteer recruitment and religious education administration and logistics. Additional religious education special events or chapel special events with prior coordination are strongly encouraged. Army Regulation (AR) 165-1 Religious Support, Army Chaplain Corps Activities established the policies, duties, and responsibilities of the U.S. Army Chaplaincy in meeting the Army’s religious, moral, and spiritual requirements.
This is a follow on to W9124R-21-P-0001
The Period of Performance (POP) shall be for a base year and four (4) one-year option periods.
The approximate POP is as follows:
Base Year: 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023
Option Year I: 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024
Option Year II: 1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025
Option Year III: 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026
Option Year IIII: 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027
This contract will consist of the following Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs):
CLIN 0001, Quantity: 52, Unit of Issue: Each, Description: Sunday Religious Education (RE) Class.
CLIN 0002, Quantity: 52, Unit of Issue: Each, Description: Weekday RE Class.
CLIN 0003, Quantity: 1, Unit of Issue: Each, Description: Vacation Bible School.
CLIN 0004, Quantity: 12, Unit of Issue: Each, Description: Youth Chapel Program
CLIN 1001, Quantity: 52, Unit of Issue: Each, Description: Sunday RE Class.
CLIN 1002, Quantity: 52, Unit of Issue: Each, Description: Weekday RE Class.
CLIN 1003, Quantity: 1, Unit of Issue: Each, Description: Vacation Bible School.
CLIN 1004, Quantity: 12, Unit of Issue: Each, Description: Youth Chapel Program
CLIN 2001, Quantity: 52, Unit of Issue: Each, Description: Sunday RE Class.
CLIN 2002, Quantity: 52, Unit of Issue: Each, Description: Weekday RE Class.
CLIN 2003, Quantity: 1, Unit of Issue: Each, Description: Vacation Bible School.
CLIN 2004, Quantity: 12, Unit of Issue: Each, Description: Youth Chapel Program
CLIN 3001, Quantity: 52, Unit of Issue: Each, Description: Sunday RE Class.
CLIN 3002, Quantity: 52, Unit of Issue: Each, Description: Weekday RE Class.
CLIN 3003, Quantity: 1, Unit of Issue: Each, Description: Vacation Bible School.
CLIN 3004, Quantity: 12, Unit of Issue: Each, Description: Youth Chapel Program
CLIN 4001, Quantity: 52, Unit of Issue: Each, Description: Sunday RE Class.
CLIN 4002, Quantity: 52, Unit of Issue: Each, Description: Weekday RE Class.
CLIN 4003, Quantity: 1, Unit of Issue: Each, Description: Vacation Bible School.
CLIN 4004, Quantity: 12, Unit of Issue: Each, Description: Youth Chapel Program
All quotes shall include transportation costs to USAYPG Yuma, Arizona 85365-9498 and be clearly marked with solicitation number W9124R-22-Q-0012 and emailed to the Point of Contact (POC) listed below or sent by facsimile to 928-328-6534. Arizona vendors are to include Arizona Privilege Tax. Shipping and taxes (if applicable) shall be incorporated into your proposed price. Payment will be made through Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF). Delivery shall be made to USAYPG, AZ 85365-9498 with FOB Destination. All responding vendors must be actively registered with System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award of contract. Information to register in SAM can be found at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM. All quotations shall be clearly marked with RFQ solicitation number W9124R-22-Q-0012 and emailed or sent to the Point of Contact (POC) below no later than 10 August 2022 at 15:00 PM Mountain Standard Time (MST). In additional, all technical questions concerning this requirement must be emailed to the POC below no later than 26 July 2022 at 11:00 AM MST. Responses to the CSS shall be submitted by the closing date and time.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - Performance Work Statement
Attachment 2 - Wage Determination
Attachment 3 - Provision and Clauses
