CH-53K HMHT-302 Training Program Curriculum Revisions - Sources Sought Notice.pdf

Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division Sources Sought Notice

For United States Marine Corps

Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron (HMHT-302) Training Program Curriculum Sustainment Transition Services

INTRODUCTION: This is a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) to determine the interest, availability and capabilities of potential offerors to provide the required United States Marine Corp Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron (HMHT-302) Training Program Curriculum Sustainment Transition Services described herein. The Government is anticipating soliciting any Request for Proposal that results from this notices’ findings as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set Aside. Though this is the Governments anticipated acquisition strategy, the results of this SSN will be utilized to determine the final acquisition and contracting strategy for this effort.

ANTICIPATED SUPPORT: Fleet training for Commander U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Commander Naval Air Forces, Commander Naval Air Forces (CNAF), Naval Air Force U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNAP), Naval Air Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CNAL), U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC), Naval Education and Training Command (NETC). This is inclusive of operator and maintenance classified/unclassified curriculum and classroom training delivery systems for the USMC CH-53K technical training courses. This effort includes but is not limited:

1. Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron (HMHT-302) Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, NC.

2. Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH-461) Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, NC.

GENERAL REQUIRED CAPABILITIES:

1. The contractor shall have a current Facility Clearance Level (FCL) of SECRET or higher.

2. The contractor shall have recent experience performing CH-53K tactical curriculum development or

Curriculum Revision and Maintenance (CRM) services.

3. The contractor shall provide CH-53K Subject Matter Experts (SME) at MCAS New River with experience in the specific T/M/S of aircraft curriculum supported.

4. The contractor shall provide all Curriculum Support personnel required to complete changes and updates to course material for Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI) Levels 1 – 4.

5. The contractor shall be familiar with Merge, Manage & Modernize E-Learning Development (MELD) and MELD Learning Management System Government approved methods to track and document all course changes.

Estimated Request for Proposal N6134026R0013: 2nd Quarter 2026.

Estimated Award: 2nd Quarter 2026.

Estimated Period of Performance: forty-eight months.

PLACES OF PERFORMANCE: Performance is required at Marine Corps Air Station New River, NC.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES: NAWCTSD is seeking SDVOSB companies that have a successful track record in performing CH-53K curriculum development or CRM services as a primary core competency with a high degree of customer satisfaction. Interested parties should provide documentation on the following:

CAPABILITIES: Provide a brief company introduction and details on the company/organization.

Additionally, interested parties should list any ground rules and/or assumptions that your company recommends for this effort, i.e. type of contract, etc.

EXPERIENCE: Interested parties should provide details of their recent experience performing CH-53K CRM work, experience managing concurrent curriculum production/revision teams at multiple Government sites.

NAICS Code: The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 541330, Engineering Services (Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons Exception), small business size standard of $47M. The Product Service Code is U099, Education/Training - Other.

ACQUISITION PROCESS IMPROVEMENT: The Government is also seeking comments from Industry on their experiences competing in development and revision and similar efforts, and in performance on awarded tasks within the development and revision contracts, or other contracting vehicles. Industry is encouraged to address the Government on both the concerns in the currently contracted efforts and its view on the future beyond this effort’s contracting period.

SOURCES SOUGHT RESPONSES: Your firm’s response to this Sources Sought Notice should include:

SUBMISSION DETAILS: Interested businesses shall submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than seven (7) 8.5 x 11-inch pages, font no smaller than 12 point) demonstrating ability to perform the requirements listed above. Responses shall be submitted by email to Ms. Caitlyn Ersek, caitlyn.e.ersek.civ@us.navy.mil. Please submit all questions by email to the same POC. The deadline for response to this notice is no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 20 November 2025, and reference:

HMHT-302 Training Program Curriculum Revisions - Sources Sought.

This documentation must address at a minimum the following items:

1. Identify your company’s SAM.gov registered name, CAGE code, Unique Entity ID, and POC information (telephone and email address).

2. Identify if your company is considered a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business under the size standard associated with the NAICS code listed within this notice.

3. Provide a list of no more than three contracts that your company has performed in the past three years in support of the same or similar requirement. Include the contract number; the period of performance;

identify the customer being supported; and the total value of contract inclusive of all options.

4. Address if your company is interested in participating as a prime contractor or subcontractor. If interested in the prime contractor role and plan on subcontracting to other companies in order to deliver technical capability, please provide details on exactly which tasks will be assigned to those subcontractors. In addition, provide the names of those anticipated subcontractors, and list the anticipated percentage of overall small business subcontracting.

LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING: If you are a SDVOSB interested in being the prime contractor for this effort, please be advised that the FAR 52.219-14, “Limitations on Subcontracting,” Class Deviation 2021-O0008, Revision 1, is now in effect which includes the definition of “Similarly Situated Entity” and provides a methodology for the 50% calculation for compliance with the clause. SDVOSB primes may count “first-tier subcontracted” work performed by Similarly Situated Entities as if it were performed by the prime itself. Please read the full text of Class Deviation 2021-O0008, Revision 1 - Limitations on Subcontracting for Small Business, dated 15 February 2023, at [https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/policy/policyvault/USA000277-23-DPC.pdf].

To assist in our market research and determination for this effort, if you are a SDVOSB interested in priming this effort and plan to utilize “Similarly Situated Entities” to meet the Limitations on Subcontracting, please identify the name, Unique Entity ID, and CAGE Code of the specific company(s) you intend to partner/subcontract with to meet the requirements as well as their small business size status under the NAICS Code that you as the prime would assign for their workshare. Information regarding any planned “Similarly Situated Entity” should be included in answering any questions outlined in the SSN in order to assist the Government’s capability determination.

DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT IS PUBLISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL

PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION

AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN

ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A

CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR

PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY

RESPONDENTS TO THIS NOTICE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. NO SITE VISIT WILL BE PERMITTED

DURING THE PERIOD OF RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. FIRMS RESPONDING TO THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT WILL NOT BE INDIVIDUALLY NOTIFIED IF THE REQUIREMENT IS SOLICITED.

SOLICITATIONS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE HTTPS://BETA.SAM.GOV WEBSITE. NAWCTSD WILL

USE THE RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION

CONCERNING THE STRATEGY IT WILL PURSUE TO MEET ITS OBJECTIVE, INCLUDING

DETERMINING SET-ASIDE OPPORTUNITIES.

Contracting Office Address and POC:

12211 Science Drive GT22000 Orlando, Florida 32826-3224

Primary Point of Contact:

Caitlyn Ersek Contract Specialist, Code GT22000 Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division Tel : (407) 380-8050 Email : caitlyn.e.ersek.civ@us.navy.mil

Secondary Point of Contact:

Evan Denove Procurement Contracting Officer, Code GT22000 Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division Tel: (407) 380-4032

Email: evan.t.denove.civ@us.navy.mil