Operational Contracting Office, 8110 Industrial Dr., Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO 80840-2315

U -- PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY INSTRUCTOR AND CHEMISTRY TEXT REVISIONS SOL F0561197T5872 DUE 070897 POC Brian Scott, (719)333-6572/Contracting Officer Sherry Pittinger, (719)333-2869 The USAF Academy, CO has a requirement for a contractor to provide recommendations and revisions to the current General Chemistry text and to provide undergraduate instruction in Chemistry and Physical Chemistry. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item/service prepared in accordance with the format in the FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) solicitation number F0561197T5872. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46. The Standard Industrial Classification is 8221 and the business size standard is $5.0 million. The proposed contract listed here is set aside for small business. CLIN 0001 (the only CLIN) is for 12 months of service. The contractor shall serve as an instructor, lecturer and laboratory instructor teaching one section of general chemistry during the Summer 1997 term, two sections of physical chemistry laboratory and one section of physical chemistry lecture during the Fall 1997 term, and three sections of general chemistry during the Spring 1998 term, at the USAF Academy, CO. The contractor shall evaluate selected chapters of Applications and Concepts in Chemistry, make recommendations for changes, and assist in its revision. The contractor shall evaluate and recommend revisions to the physical chemistry program. The contractor shall plan and manage research in physical chemistry. Quotes are due 8 July 97. (1) Award is anticipated by 11 July 97. The period of performance shall be from 11 July 97 or the date of award (which ever is later) through 30 June 98. (2) Contractor responses shall include a price quote and a Curriculum Vitae. The CV shall address: academic instruction received; degrees and distinctions awarded; academic courses taught; contributions to and authorship of general and physical chemistry texts; publications in juried/peer reviewed journals and publications; research projects completed; advising experience with undergraduate students; and mentoring experience with military undergraduate cadets. (3) Written quotes shall be received at Operational Contracting Office, 8110 Industrial Drive, Suite 200, USAF Academy CO 80840 until 3:00 PM MDT July 8, 1997. Faxed quotes shall be received at 719/333-4404 until 3:00 PM MDT July 8, 1997. Brian Scott may be contacted at (719) 333-6572 for information regarding this solicitation. The provisions at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (Oct 95) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 1995) applies to this acquisition. The Evaluation Factors, Listed in descending order of importance, are: (1) Academic qualifications (Ph.D. in physical chemistry); (2) Demonstrated text writing ability (author or co-author of general chemistry text); (3) Teaching experience (2 years experience teaching physical chemistry and experience teaching each of the following: the chemistry of rocket propulsion, fuels, energy, environment, planetary and interplanetary chemistry, and forensics/drug testing); (4) Advising and mentoring experience (5 years experience at a military academy in the last 10 years); and (5) price. NOTE 1: Academic qualifications, teaching experience, demonstrated text writing ability, research ability, and mentoring experience are, when combined, more important than price. Offerors who fail to meet the technical requirements as set forth above may be considered nonresponsive to the Request for Quotation. NOTE 2: The above items will be graded using the following criteria: 1) Does not meet the standard (-), (2) Meets the standard (0), (3) Exceeds the standard (+). The offeror who has the best combination of (+) and (0) signs on the evaluation criteria scoring and is considered to be most advantageous including price to the Government will be considered the apparent awardee. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Aug 1996) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. The following addenda also are incorporated and apply to this solicitation: 52.204-6 Contractor Identification Number -- Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number (Dec 1996). The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Aug 1996) is incorporated by reference. However, for paragraph (b), only the following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are checked and applicable to this solicitation: numbers 6, 7, 8, 9, and 14. For paragraph (c), none of the additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this solicitation. The clause at DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisition of Commercial Items (Nov 1995) is incorporated by reference. However, for paragraph (b), none of the additional DFARS clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this solicitation. Additionally, each offeror shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -Commercial Items (Jan 1997) with its offer. (0181)

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