CANCELLATION

This requirement has been cancelled in its entirety.

Amendment 2 posted for Technical Approach clarification, see attachments.

Amendment 1 posted with Questions & Answers, see attachments.

The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point, New York requires the services of a qualified contractor capable of providing all materials, tools, labor, parts, equipment, transportation and supervision necessary to support training & development in accordance with the Statement of Objectives (SOO) and this solicitation. The Solicitation number is 6923G224Q000008 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ).

The combined synopsis/solicitation will result in a firm, fixed-price Purchase Order (PO). This requirement is a total set-aside for a small business concern. This is a solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format prescribed in Subpart 12.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a separate Request for Quote (RFQ) will not be issued. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining ALL quotation documents and acknowledging any amendments, and should re-visit this website periodically to check for any changes to this notice, updates, or amendments without further notice from the USMMA.

All responsible small business sources may submit a response which, if timely received, will be considered by the agency. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 611430 for Professional and Management Development Training with a small business standard size of $15 Million.

BASIS FOR AWARD- A Single, Firm Fixed-Price Award will be made to the responsible offeror, whose quote, conforming to this solicitation, offers the lowest price, technically acceptable (LPTA) quote. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes based on an acceptable/unacceptable basis to determine if the offeror meets the requirements described in the requirement and past performance of similar size, scope and complexity.

SAM REGISTRATION To be awarded this contract, prospective contractors must complete electronic annual representations and certifications and shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov. If at the time of award an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective Offeror.

Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining ALL proposal documents and acknowledging any amendments, and should re-visit the Contract Opportunities website (https://sam.gov/content/opportunities) periodically to check for any modifications to this notice, updates, or amendments without further notice from the USMMA. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this solicitation. The provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial items, applies to this solicitation.

Source: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/.