FY14 Tutor Services

Sources Sought for Tutoring Services The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration, is soliciting a service requirement to establish an Open Market Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Tutoring Services to Eligible Chapter 31 Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment disabled Veterans under the Department of Veterans Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation Program (Chapter 31). The BPA duration will be for five (5) years and the Contracting Officer will ensure that each BPA is reviewed at least annually. The anticipated effective date is: 2-3-2014 through 2-2-2019. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration, is seeking the potential source of a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business, a Veteran-Owned Small Business (and all other socio-economic categories) to provide tutoring services for the Southern Area Veterans Benefits Administration, Vocational & Rehabilitation Education Departments in Montgomery AL., Pensacola, FL., Fort Walton Beach FL., Daleville, FL., Mobile, AL., Huntsville, AL., and Birmingham, AL. The Government will accept bids from all bidders that qualify under NACIS code 611691. The size standard is $7.0 million. The Contractor shall provide all inclusive tutoring services which cover transportation, lodging, books, supplies, equipment, or any other expenses associated with the provision of the tutoring services. The Contractor will be required to provide tutoring at the college level in a wide variety of subjects including, but not limited to low to high levels of Mathematics, English, Writing courses, Statistics, Economics courses, Biological Sciences, Anatomy, Physiology courses, Chemistry and Physics courses, miscellaneous Business courses, all College Level Math Courses, Accounting Courses, Discrete Mathematics, College Level Prep Math, College Level Prep Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, College Algebra, Trigonometry, Business Calculus, Pre-Calculus, Calculus I, Calculus II, Calculus III, Statistics, and Differential Equations, Trigonometry, College Level English, Composition and Research Assistance, College Prep Writing, College Prep Reading, English Composition I, English Composition II, Basic Math, any Education Courses, ABE Courses, & any Microsoft Courses, Botany, Biology, Microbiology, Zoology, Anatomy, Physiology, Physics classes, Language Arts Classes C++, Java, Oracle/SQL, Visual Basic, HTML, Instructional Technology. Services provided shall be in accordance with the specifications and requirements in the solicitation. The government reserves the right to make multiple awards on a competitive basis to provide tutoring services. The resultant Request for Proposals, as well as any subsequent award, is subject to the applicable terms and conditions set forth under Federal Acquisition Regulations Part 13. Pricing for services will not exceed the ceiling prices negotiated. MULTIPLE AWARDS: Since experience has demonstrated that one contractor cannot provide a guarantee to meet our needs, it is our intention to make multiple awards with a possible restriction on the number of awards made. In some instances, it is possible that a contractor's tutoring services may not be utilized at all. The VA will order tutoring services, on an as-needed basis. Orders will be rotated between qualified tutors in the area where the Veteran resides. Performance and availability will be critical factors in obtaining orders. The VA shall award new BPA Holders during the duration of the five (5) year agreement if a need exists. The Government anticipates to award on or about 2/3/2014. Please send your sources sought responses no later than January 22, 2014 via email to alanna.crawford1@va.gov. No formal solicitation document exists at this time. Responses to this notice should include the following: name and address of company/provider; business size; socio-economic category, if any; if services are on a Federal Supply Schedule; firm's experience in providing tutoring services which demonstrates firm's ability to meet the above requirement, in strict accordance with applicable rules and regulations. All responses must be submitted in writing no later than January 22, 2014, 4:30 p.m. CST, to the attention of: alanna.crawford1@va.gov, 245 Perry Hill Road, Montgomery, AL 36109. Fax number: 334- 213-3592. E-mail address: alanna.crawford1@va.gov. If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Alanna Crawford @ 334-213-3544. The solicitation will be available on or about January 22, 2014 and responses will be due no later than January 31, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. EST. System for Award Management (SAM): In August 2012, the General Services Administration (GSA) moved ORCA and CCR into SAM (https://www.sam.gov/sam/). If you were registered in CCR, your company's information is already in SAM. You just need to set up a SAM account. For additional Information Contact 1-866-606-8220 (US Calls), International Calls: 334-206-7828. By submitting an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement to be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from the solicitation. Prospective contractors must be registered with SAM prior to award of any contract. The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price Open Market Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for tutoring services. The VR&E Counselors are located at the following Ordering VA Regional Office Facilities: VR&E Office 603 Interstate Park Drive Montgomery, AL 36109 VR&E Office 1009 N. 12th Avenue Pensacola, FL 32501 VR&E Office 411 NE Racetrack Road Ft Walton Beach, FL 32547 VR&E Office 807 Donnell Blvd #1 Daleville, FL 36322 VR&E Office 900 Western America Circle #104 Mobile, AL 36609 VR&E Office 400 Meridian Street, Suite 101 Huntsville, AL 35801 VR&E Office 950 22nd Street N. #777 Birmingham, AL 35203