75th RRC FY24 MFF HI Exercise Request for Information.pdf

Request for Information –75th Ranger Regiment, Military Free Fall OCONUS Exercise USASOC Contracting Office – H92239-24-Q-0009

THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF SOLICITATION ISSUANCE, BUT RATHER A REQUEST FOR

INFORMATION (RFI) from industry that will allow the Government to identify interested sources capable of meeting the requirement. The information sought herein is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Quote (RFQ), Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation For Bid (IFB), or as an obligation or commitment on the part of the Government to acquire any product or service.

There shall be no basis for claims against the Government as a result of information submitted in response to the RFI. The Government DOES NOT intend to award a contract based on this RFI, or otherwise pay for any information submitted by respondents to this request. This notice is for Market Research purposes only and is not indicative of a full requirement. Should a requirement arise, the full requirement will be detailed in the solicitation.

The US Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) on behalf of 75th Ranger Regiment, has a requirement for Special Operations Forces (SOF) Military Free Fall (MFF) Support at Wheeler Army Airfield, Wahiawa, HI on or about 13 - 27 July 2024. Interested parties must be capable of providing all specified services in accordance with the attached DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS).

Military Free Fall Exercise:

a. Estimated 6 Personnel - Military Free Fall Support Services to include all the following:

Accelerated Free-Fall Instructor(s), Accelerated Free-Fall Examiner(s), Canopy Control Instructor(s), & Tandem Master Instructor(s).

Week 1: 6 instructors: 14 July to 20 July

Week 2: 4 instructors: 20 July to 27 July

b. 6 Personnel - Parachute Rigger(s) Support

Week 1 & 2: 6 Riggers: 14 July to 27 July

Interested parties are requested to submit a thorough narrative that clearly demonstrates their corporate capabilities, personnel capabilities, certifications, and summary of relevant experience of providing Special Operations Forces Military Freefall Support.

Documentation provided must address all required elements listed herein; providing only a reference to a website is unacceptable for purposes of this announcement and will not be considered or reviewed. All proprietary or corporate data received shall be clearly identified and shall be protected from release to sources outside the Government. Please do not submit classified material.

Contractors interested in performing these services must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov). Contractors responding to this RFI are asked to provide the following information:

1. Company's full name, address, and Point of Contact

2. UEI number & CAGE Code (If applicable, please provide GSA contract # and SIN)

3. Applicable North American Industry Classification Standards (NAICS)

4. Business size (whether large, small, small-disadvantaged, 8(a), HUB Zone, woman-owned, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business etc.) Please also advise the Government of pending changes in the business size status, if applicable.

5. In addition, respondents shall provide affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners; and additional documentation such as company literature and brochures.

Request for Information –75th Ranger Regiment, Military Free Fall OCONUS Exercise USASOC Contracting Office – H92239-24-Q-0009

6. Security Clearance Level

7. A brief Statement of relevant capability (no more than 10 pages); which responds to the following questions, demonstrating the ability to meet the requirements specified in the PWS, and include any Past Performance information on Government contracts of similar size and scope within the past three (3) years.

Question 1. What is your company’s ability to provide all personnel, equipment, other items, and non-personal services necessary to perform Special Operations Forces Military Freefall Support as defined in the Draft PWS?

Question 2. How much experience and technical ability does your company have in planning and managing staffing as detailed within the Draft PWS?

The anticipated NAICS code is 481219 “Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation” with a size standard of $ $25.0 million dollars. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. No feedback will be provided regarding individual capability statements. No reimbursements will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement and/or any follow- up information requests.

Responses are due not later than 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, 23 May, 2024 and reference – “H92239-24-Q-0009, Regimental Reconnaissance Company (RRC), 75th Ranger Regiment FY24 Military Free Fall OCONUS Exercise” in the subject line. Send to SFC Vlad Dobin at vladislav.dobin.mil@socom.mil and Sandra Bramble, sandra.g.bramble@socom.mil .

Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future associated request for quotations that may be issued. Respondents will NOT be notified of the results. However, if the final determination results in the verification of a sole-source negotiation, a Notice of Intent to Sole Source and the redacted Justification and Approval will be posted to www.sam.gov. Respondents are cautioned that due to file size limitations and e-mail security protocols, there is a risk that not all correspondence will be received by this office. It is the interested parties' responsibility to ensure receipt of all e-mail correspondence. If receipt has not been acknowledged within 24 hours, please contact the Contracting Specialist below.

Primary Point of Contact:

Contract Specialist vladislav.dobin.mil@socom.mil 910-432-5712

Secondary Point of Contact:

Contracting Officer sandra.g.bramble@socom.mil 910-396-0527