GENERAL BUY INFORMATION, Buy Description: Jewish Rabbi, Category: 99 — Miscellaneous, Sub Category: 9999 — Miscellaneous Items, Competition Type: Reverse Auction, FedBizOpps Solicitation: No, Recovery Act: No, Set-Aside Requirement: Small Business, End Date: 12/30/2009, End Time: 11:00 EST, Buyer: Department of the Army, Bid Delivery Days: 30 Day(s) – Preferred (No. of calendar days after receipt of order (ARO) by which Buyer prefers Seller to deliver), CONTRACT/ BIDDING REQ., Instructions
Open Market : Open Market bids are accepted in this solicitation; however, please refer to the specifications below, including ‘Set-Aside Requirement’ provision, for additional requirements. Sellers must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the FedBid Fee, for contract-specific items.
Meet or Exceed : The Buyer is allowing Sellers to submit bids that either meet or exceed the requested specification. Sellers MUST enter exactly what they are bidding (including make, model, and description) into the blank description field in order for the bid to be considered.
Minimum Bid Decrement is $100 : The Buyer is requiring that any rebid must be lower than the ‘current bid price’ by this amount. The reduction is based on the total order and must be satisfied within the rebid minimum.
Purchase Order or Delivery Order : Buyer intends to issue award using a purchase order or delivery order. Bids from Sellers unable to accept purchase orders or delivery orders will not be considered for award.
Set-Aside Requirement : This solicitation is a Small Business set-aside and only qualified Sellers can bid.
Use of FedBid : Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive.
Evaluation Criteria/Basis of Award : Sellers understand that FedBid ranks all Bids by price; however, pursuant to applicable acquisition regulations and/or departmental guidelines, Buyers may use criteria other than price to evaluate offers. Accordingly, please note that, unless otherwise specified in the Buy Terms, below, to the extent required by applicable regulations and/or guidelines, award will be made to the responsible Seller whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Buyer on the basis of price, technical capability, delivery, and past performance.
Question Submission : Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the buyer to respond. Questions can be submitted by using the ‘Submit a Question’ button. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.
Default Terms : Unless otherwise specified in the Buy Terms, below, Bid must be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy and shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.)

BID TERMS
Terms Criteria
Offer Period Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy.
CCR Requirement Offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database before an award can be made to them. If the offeror is not registered in the CCR, it may do so through the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov.
Commercial Items Terms and Conditions The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items – the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far.
Special Qualifications The offeror must be of the Jewish faith. The offeror must have completed Rabbinical. The offeror must be able to interpret the Torah. The offeror must be endorsed by an endorsing agency using the Certificate of Ecclesiastical Endorsement (Form DD 2088).
Evaluation Criteria Selection will be based on past performance and credentials.

SHIPPING INFORMATION
Shipping Address
Washington DC 20310

LINE ITEM(S)
Item No. Description Qty Unit
001 Jewish Rabbi to perform worship services every Friday during normal duty hours to include Jewish Holiday Services for the Pentagon community. Period of Performance: 30 December 2009 through 29 December 2010 1 EA
002 Jewish Rabbi to perform worship services every Friday during normal duty hours to include Jewish Holiday Services for the Pentagon community. Period of Performance: 30 December 2010 through 29 December 2011 1 EA
003 Jewish Rabbi to perform worship services every Friday during normal duty hours to include Jewish Holiday Services for the Pentagon community. Period of Performance: 30 December 2011 through 29 December 2012 1 EA
004 Jewish Rabbi to perform worship services every Friday during normal duty hours to include Jewish Holiday Services for the Pentagon community. Period of Performance: 30 December 2012 through 29 December 2013 1 EA