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General Buy Information

Buy #: 1036130  
Solicitation #: 70B03C20Q00000266
Buy Description: RETIREMENT SEMINARS
Category: R4 -- Support Services - Professional
Sub Category: R408 -- SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT/SUPPORT
NAICS: 541611 -- Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
SAM Contract Opportunity: Yes
Set-Aside Requirement: Small Business
Buyer: DHS Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
End Date: 08/06/2020
End Time: 15:00 ET
Seller Question Deadline: 8/4/2020 - 13:00 ET
Delivery: Special Delivery Instructions - See Statement of Work/Delivery Attachment

Line Item(s) Template - Optional

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Line Item(s)

Item No Description Qty Unit
001 Topic 1: Pre-Retirement Planning Seminar Topics 3 EA
002 Topic 2: Law Enforcement Pre-Retirement Seminar Topics 12 EA

Bidding Requirements

Instructions
In addition to providing pricing through the marketplace, Sellers MUST include certain non-pricing information as document(s) attached to their Bid, so they are received no later than the closing date and time of this Buy. Pricing will not be accepted if it is included in the attachment(s). Attachment(s) can total no more than 20 MB, whether multiple files or one file, and may be zipped to decrease their size. A Seller's failure to comply with these terms may result in its Bid being determined to be non-responsive. The attachment(s) must include the following non-pricing information: The attachment(s) must include the following non-pricing information: capabilities statement, past performance references, and training experience information as requested in the additional information attachment. . The Government will not visit websites or hyperlinks. If the offeror does not provide this requested information, the offeror’s bid will not be considered for award.
Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing GSA Schedule. The Schedule must either be in the Seller's name or the Seller must be able to document its ability to act as an agent of a partner's Schedule. Sellers must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the Unison Marketplace Fee, for contract-specific items. If Unison receives notice that, due to inclusion of the Unison Marketplace Fee, the Selected Bid's line item pricing is higher than the Selected Seller's applicable published government contract pricing, the Unison Marketplace Fee will be reduced to ensure the Selected Bid's line item pricing does not exceed the Selected Seller's applicable contract pricing. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective GSA Schedule AND upon approval from the soliciting Contracting Officer. Information regarding GSA Schedules can be found at www.GSA.gov.
The Buyer is allowing Sellers to submit bids that either meet or exceed the requested specification. Sellers MUST enter exactly what they are bidding (including make, model, and description) into the blank description field in order for the bid to be considered.
The Buyer is requiring that any rebid must be lower than the 'current bid price' by this amount. The reduction is based on the total order and must be satisfied within the rebid minimum.
Buyer intends to issue award using a purchase order or delivery order. Bids from Sellers unable to accept purchase orders or delivery orders will not be considered for award.
This solicitation is a Small Business Set-Aside and only qualified Sellers can bid.
Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through Unison Marketplace in compliance with the Unison Marketplace Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive.
Sellers understand that the Marketplace ranks all Bids by price; however, pursuant to applicable acquisition regulations and/or departmental guidelines, Buyers may use criteria other than price to evaluate offers. Accordingly, please note that, unless otherwise specified in the Buy Terms, below, to the extent required by applicable regulations and/or guidelines, award will be made to the responsible Seller whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Buyer on the basis of price, technical capability, delivery, and past performance.
Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the buyer to respond. Questions can be submitted by using the 'Questions & Responses' link. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.
Unless otherwise specified in the Buy Terms, below, Bid must be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy and shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.)
The Buyer has provided special instructions for delivery – See Statement of Work/Delivery Attachment.

Buy Terms

Name Description
SAM Requirement This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, and completion of online representations and certifications pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov.
Pricing Instructions Unless the Buyer indicates otherwise within a particular line item description, each Seller shall include in its online Bid individual pricing for all required line items in order to be considered for award (i.e., Do not use the “Included in another line item” function when pricing each line item). If a line item cannot be separately priced, you must notify the buyer through the FedBid ‘Submit a Question’ feature regarding which line item(s) should be included in which other line item(s) and request reposting. Failure to comply with this term may result in the Bid being determined to be non-responsive.
Offer Period Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy.
Q&A Instructions Q&A -Please submit all questions by using the 'Submit a Question' button. This buy will then be reposted with Q&A based on the questions that come in (if applicable).
Award Criteria Award Criteria-An award will be made to a responsive offeror (who submits all required submissions on time), whose past performance does not pose a risk to the Government, and whose offer is the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). An offer is technically acceptable if its technical capabilities conform to the Government's Statement of Work or listed specs whichever is applicable to the buy.
Supplemental Bid Information Supplemental Bid Information In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. Submissions can be sent to clientservices@fedbid.com.
For Buys other than Exact Match: For all buys other than Exact Match Sellers MUST document what they are bidding for evaluation for award. Sellers must include, extended specs and/or manufacturer name and part numbers (if applicable). Failure to do this may be cause for termination. This information is REQUIRED in order for a sellers bid to be deemed 'responsive' and to be considered for award. FAR 52.211-6
Review of Offers The Government intends to evaluate the lowest-priced quote for technical acceptability, and if acceptable, make an award without evaluating other quotes.

Shipping Information

City State   Zip Code
See Statement of Work

Seller Attachment(s): Required

The attachment(s) must include the following non-pricing information: The attachment(s) must include the following non-pricing information: capabilities statement, past performance references, and training experience information as requested in the additional information attachment. . The Government will not visit websites or hyperlinks. If the offeror does not provide this requested information, the offeror’s bid will not be considered for award.

Buy Attachment(s)

No. Document Name   Document Size
001 Clauses_and_Provisions.pdf   54 KB
002 Additional_Information.pdf   204 KB
003 Statement_of_Work.pdf   22 KB