Solicitation Number: PC-15-Q-086

Computer Based Training

Subject:

SECTION 1 DESCRIPTION
The Peace Corps, Office of Acquisitions and Contracts Management seeks to
purchase fifty (50) Computer Based Training (CBT) for Developers
licenses/seats. The CBT licenses/seats will be used for continuing education
and cross training in the latest development software.
All interested companies shall provide a quotation for the following:
1.1.
Ite
m
No.
001
002
003
004
005

PRODUCT LIST
Qty

Uni
t

Unit
Price

Amou
nt

50

EA

50

EA

50

EA

50

EA

50

EA

Description
Base: Computer Based Training for
Developers licenses/seats
Option Year 1:Computer Based Training for
Developers licenses/seats
Option Year 2: Computer Based Training for
Developers licenses/seats
Option Year 3: Computer Based Training for
Developers licenses/seats
Option Year 4: Computer Based Training for
Developers licenses/seats

Total
1.2.

SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS

The product offered must meet the following salient characteristics:

Introduces new/emerging/mobile technologies to professional developers;

Allows users to take the training multiple times until they understand the
concepts (offline training as opposed to instructor-based training);
Includes lesson/signature tracking and testing features, which Peace
Corps staff can use as measurable accomplishments in their performance
evaluations
Offer an array of courses in the following IT subject areas:
Technology/Framework/Best
Practice
IT-Operations
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Minimum
No. of
Courses

Windows Server 2012 R2

Vmware
System Center 2012 R2
PowerShell,
SharePoint Server 2013,
Azure
O365
cloud email
cloud collaboration
Active Directory Federated Services
(ADFS)
Linux Administration
Cisco Administration
Cisco
IT-Database
Oracle
Oracle 12c
SQL Server
SQL Server 2012
IT-Software Development
MS Dynamics
.Net development
Responsive Design
Application Lifecycle Management
MS Team Foundation Server
SharePoint Development
Scrum
Scrum with TFS
Javascript
Model-view-controller (MVC)
HTML5

50
100
10
100
30
100
30
15
5
10
15
10
60
15
1
100
45
5
100
50
30
20
35
20
1
100
100
100

SECTION 2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE/DELIVERY INFORMATION

2.1.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The Period of Performance shall be a base year and four (4) option years, if
exercised, and shall be as follows:
Base Year: 11/1/15 -10/31/16
Option Year 1: 11/1/16 -10/31/17
Option Year 2: 11/1/17 -10/31/18
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Option Year 3: 11/1/18 -10/31/19

2.2.

DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS

The above items and quantities shall be electronically delivered no later than
thirty (30) days after award the Technical Point of Contact identified in
Section 3.
SECTION 3 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
3.1.

CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
1. CONTRACTING OFFICER
Tomeka Evans
1111 20th Street NW
Washington, DC. 20526
Email: tevans@peacecorps.gov
Phone: (202) 692-1149
2. CONTRACT SPECIALIST
Noah S. Padilla
1111 20th Street NW
Washington, DC 20526
Email: npadilla@peacecorps.gov
Phone: (202) 692-1565
3. TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT
Entered at award.

3.2.

CONTRACTING OFFICERS AUTHORITY

The Contracting Officer (CO) is the only person authorized to make or

approve any changes to any of the requirements of this contract, and,
notwithstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said
authority remains solely with the Contracting Officer. In the event the
Contractor makes any changes at the direction of any person other than the
Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made
without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract terms and
conditions, including price.
3.3.

INTERPRETATIONS OF MODIFICATIONS

No oral or written statement of any person and no written statement of

anyone other than the CO shall modify or otherwise affect the terms and
conditions of this contract. Requests for interpretations, modifications or
changes must be made in writing to the CO. The technical point of contact
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can only respond technical matters that do not result in a change of scope to
this contract.
3.4.

INSPECTION & ACCEPTANCE

Inspection and acceptance will be at destination in accordance with FAR

clause 52.212-4. In accordance with FAR 52.212-4, the Government has the
right either to reject or to require correction of nonconforming supplies.
Supplies are nonconforming when they are defective in material or
workmanship or are otherwise not in conformity with contract requirements.
The Government may reject nonconforming supplies with or without
disposition instructions.
3.5.

INVOICE REQUIREMENTS

ATTN: OGAP
GAPdomesticinvoice@peacecorps.gov.
For questions regarding payments, please send an email inquiry, including
the invoice number, Delivery Order number, billed amount and date sent to
Disbursing@peacecorps.gov. The invoice shall include, but not be limited to,
the following information:

Name and address of the Contractor

Invoice date and invoice number
Period of performance covered by the invoice
Description, price(s), date of service, and quantity(ies) of services and
supplies for which payment is being requested

Shipping and payment terms, if any

EFT account/payment information (see below)

Costs incurred under the current voucher or costs incurred to date

(cumulative)

Signature of the Contractors authorized representative

Contractors Tax Identification Number (TIN)

3.6.

INVOICE CERTIFICATION

Upon receipt of the invoices, the Peace Corps will check the invoices for
correctness and appropriateness of the charges and will ensure that
chargeable items appearing on the invoices have been formally accepted by
the Peace Corps. In the event that the Peace Corps discovers any
discrepancies in the invoice, the Peace Corps Contracting Officer and
Contracting Officer Representative (COR) will, in addition to following the
requirements of the Prompt Payment Act, take steps necessary to resolve the
discrepancies with the Contractor.

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3.7.

INVOICE PAYMENT

For the purposes of this subsection, invoice payment is a Government

disbursement of moneys to the Contractor under this order for products
and/or services which are formally accepted by the Government. Invoices are
payable in accordance with the requirements of the Prompt Payment Act.
Payment will be considered as being made on the day of the electronic funds
transfer is made.
SECTION 4 APPENDICES & ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 Domestic Vendor Request Form (to be submitted with quote).
Attachment 2 Product Warranties (to be submitted with quote).
SECTION 5 - CLAUSES
The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at
http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. The following contract clauses
apply to this acquisition:
5.1.

FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (May

2015) and below addendum:
a. Section 508 Accessibility
All electronic and information technology (EIT) procured under this
contract must meet the applicable accessibility standards at 36
CFR 1194, unless the Call Order excepts this requirement. 36 CFR
1194 implements Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended, and is viewable - PART 1194 at: URL-http://www.accessboard.gov/sec508/508standards.htm.
The following standards are applicable under this contract:
1194.21 Software applications and operating systems.
1194.22 Web-based intranet and internet information and applications.
1194.23 Telecommunications products.
1194.24 Video and multimedia products.
1194.25 Self-contained, closed products.
1194.26 Desktop and portable computers.
The standards do not require installation of specific accessibilityrelated software or the attachment of an assistive technology
device, but merely require that the EIT be compatible with such
software and devices so that it can be made accessible if so
required by the agency in the future.

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The Contractor shall indicate whether each product or service is

compliant or noncompliant at the contract level and the Call Order
level with the accessibility standards at 36 CFR 1194.
b. Virus-Free Check and Certification of Data Delivered Via Electronic
Media
All data delivered via electronic media (by disk, telecommunications
transmission, or any other manner of electronic medium) shall be
checked and certified as virus-free at data point of origin. Virus-free
electronic media data certification shall be required to accompany all
such delivered data identifying the specific certifying party, telephone
number, data generation location, date certified, a list of each data
item being certified, and the following certifying statement, all data
provided for by this delivery is virus free.
c. Privacy Act
The Contractor, in the course of performing under this contract, will be
the custodian of, and therefore inherently will have access to,
personally identifiable information (PII) and files protected under the
Privacy Act. Such information shall be kept secure whether it is in
electronic or paper form. Privacy Act systems of records include paper
& electronic records that the Peace Corps controls, and/or which are
collected for the Peace Corps. Such records contain personal
information about individuals which are accessed by name or any other
personal identifier. The Contractor shall treat any material or records
that contain personal information on an individual, whether filed in a
system of records or any other Agency file, in a confidential manner.
There are penalties under the Privacy Act if information is improperly
disclosed.
5.2.

FAR 52.212-5 -- Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement

Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (May 2015). The
following clauses are applicable:
a. 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier
Subcontract Awards (Jul 2013) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101
note).
b. 52.209-6, Protecting the Government Interest When Subcontracting
with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment
(Aug 2013) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).
c. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to OfferorsCommercial Items (Feb 2012)
and below addendum applies

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d. FAR 52.212-2, EvaluationCommercial Items (Oct 2014)

e. FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications
Commercial Items (Mar 2015)
f. 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C.
644).
g. Alternate I (Nov 2011).
h. 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Jul
2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).
i. 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).
j. 52.222-19, Child LaborCooperation with Authorities and Remedies
(Jan 2014) (E.O. 13126).
k. 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).
l. 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246).
m. 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014)
(29 U.S.C. 793).
n. 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C.
7104(g)).
o. 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging
while Driving (Aug 2011).
p. 52.225-1, Buy American Act--Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. 10a10d).
q. 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008)
(E.O.s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of
Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).
r. 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds TransferCentral
Contractor Registration (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).
s. 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).
t. 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004)
(Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78).
1.
52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999)
The Government may require continued performance of any services within
the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be
adjusted only as a result of revisions
to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option
provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of
performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer
may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within five (5)
days.
2.
52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000)
(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice
to the Contractor within five (5) days; provided that the Government gives
the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least ten
(10) days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not
commit the Government to an extension.
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(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be
considered to include this option clause.
(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options
under this clause, shall not exceed five (5) years.
(End of Clause)
SECTION 6 PROVISIONS
The full text of FAR provisions may be accessed electronically at
http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html.
The
following
solicitation
provisions apply to this acquisition:
6.1

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to OfferorsCommercial Items (Apr 2014)

and below addendum applies

All quotes shall be submitted via email to Noah Padilla at

npadilla@peacecorps.gov. Quotes shall be firm-fixed-priced. Quotes shall
include the pricing information in the Product List in Section 1. Quotes shall
include a completed copy of Attachment 1 - The Domestic Vendor File
Request Form. Quotes shall include all proposed commercial warranty terms
and conditions for the items in the Product List in Section 1. If accepted by
the Government, these warranty terms and conditions may be incorporated
as an attachment or incorporated by reference in the final award.
Quotes that do not include all required documents and information may
receive no further consideration and may be eliminated from this evaluation.
All questions shall be e-mailed to Noah Padilla no later than Tuesday,
September 22, 2015, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. Quotes must be received by
the Contract Specialist via email by September 24, 2015, at 9:00 AM Eastern
Time.
6.2

FAR 52.212-2, EvaluationCommercial Items (Oct 2014)

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the
responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most
advantageous to the Government on a lowest price technically acceptable
basis. The offeror shall demonstrate the ability to provide computer based
training that meets the salient characteristics listed in Section 1. The
evaluation of offers received shall not be on the basis of FAR Part
15.
6.3

FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and CertificationsCommercial

Items (Mar 2015)

The offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the Offeror
has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via
the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site accessed through
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http://www.acquisition.gov . If the Offeror has not completed the annual

representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete
only paragraphs (c) through (p) of this provision.
(End of Provisions)

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