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AMENDED: 28 January 2025 - Continue with RFP, Extend Solicitation Date to 17 February 2025; all proposals due NLT 1:00 PM CST.
AMENDED: 27 January 2025, Secretary of the Army Directive Pause all Contracting Actions
Per a directive from the Secretary of the Army, the U.S. Army Contracting Command has been instructed to immediately pause all contracting actions. As such, no transactions will take place regarding contract awards, modifications, solicitations, or requests for information/sources sought until further notice.
AMENDED: 22 January 2025, Vendor RFIs Answered, see Attachment
The U.S. Government is soliciting Request for Proposals (RFP) for Joint Task Force-Guantanamo Bay (JTF-GTMO) Detainee Support Services requirement.
This solicitation is for commercial items prepared in accordance with (IAW) the format in FAR Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This is a non-personal services contract under which the personnel rendering the services are not subject, either by the contract’s terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the Government and its employees. The Contractor shall ensure that all contractor employees and subcontractor employees are medically, dentally, and psychologically fit for performance of their duties.
The Contractor shall provide all personnel, management, curriculum development, instruction, transportation, office supplies, housing, and supervision necessary to provide Detainee Library Services and Detainee Seminars as defined in this Performance Work Statement, except for those items specified as government furnished.
Consistent with the Geneva Conventions, JTF-GTMO provides educational opportunities and intellectual stimulation to the detainees during their time in the custody of the United States. The library services and educational seminars delivered by Detainee Programs help achieve this goal, in addition to encouraging compliant behavior and good order and discipline within the camps.
The objective of Detainee Support Service requirement is to provide routine library services and instruct seminars, to the detainees in the custody of the JTF-GTMO. This requirement will provide library services and educational seminars to the detainees in the custody of the JTF-GTMO.
The period of performance shall consist of a one 12-month base period, four 12-month option years and a FAR Clause 52.217-8 six-month Option. The Contractor shall ensure services are uninterrupted during the Period of Performance.
CLASSIFICATION – Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5); PSC – U008 Education/Training – Training, Curriculum Development; NAICS – 611430 Professional and Management Development Training.
SOLICITATION/PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS – Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors
The solicitation (up to and including this and any future solicitation amendments, if any) will constitute to the Offeror's complete "proposal" for the subject services, due date to be determined (per Amendment on 27 January 2025).
Time for Acceptance: Unless the Offeror inserts a different period of time on the solicitation, the proposal shall remain valid for 120 days from the solicitation closing date identified on the SF1449.
All proposals will be submitted/e-mailed to both:
Offerors shall review the solicitation and its amendments (if applicable) and submit only written questions and/or comments with the Subject Line Reference: Questions/ Comments/ Exceptions for Joint Detention Group (JDG) Joint Task Force-Guantanamo Bay (JTF-GTMO) Detainee Support Services (JDG JTF-GTMO Detainee Support Services, W912CL-25-R-0001). The deadline for the submittal of all Questions/ Comments/ Exceptions is Friday, 14 February 2025, at 1:00 P.M. CDT.
Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the request for proposal will be most advantageous to the USG, price and other factors considered. All proposals shall follow directions dictated in FAR 52.212-1 and FAR 52.212-2, included in the subsequent RFQ.