Intent_to_Sole_Source_Corporate_Fellows_Redacted.pdf

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE - THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S

INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD to The Center for Strategic and Budgetary

Assessments (CSBA) pursuant to the statutory authorized under provisions of 10 USC 2304(c)(1) Only

One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, and procured under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain

Commercial Items utilizing simplified acquisition procedures for sole source awards.

The Department of Defense (DOD), Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), Acquisition Directorate, (AD) intends to award on a sole source basis a purchase order to the Center for Strategic and Budgetary

Assessments (CSBA), Cage Code – 05ZD7, 1667 K Street, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20006-1659. The

Government anticipates a single purchase order for the following:

1. The continued use of CSBAs curriculum unique set of instructors, subject matter experts, computerized training tools and methodology provide the Senior Officers from each branch of service an extremely broad range of political-military subjects to include current military operations, defense industrial base, , national security strategy, security alliances, weapons of mass destruction, defense budgeting, acquisition reform, critical infrastructure protection, energy security, cyber security, nanotechnology, robotics, and demographics. The Justification and Approval (J&A) will be posted to the FBO website. The purchase order will be for a 1-year Base Period and two, 1-year Option Periods for a total of three

(3) years.

2. This support training is essential as CSBAs curriculum provide the subject matter expert instructors such as senior defense and security policy researchers, current Congressional Defense

Committee Chairman, and former ambassadors to lend the Fellows the level of expertise and tools that could lead to significant new defense capabilities in the next decade. The curriculums’ rebalancing tool and methodology allow the Fellows to explore the difficult strategic choices

DOD is likely to face in the coming years and exposes them to complex planning, resourcing problems and strategic level defense decisions at the senior DOD level. The curriculum, rebalancing tools and methodology and the data contained within are proprietary to CSBA and not authorized for use by other contractors.

3. This notice of intent is NOT a request for quotations or competitive proposals. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that the pending contract would not be advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written response is received, the award will be issued without further notice.

4. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability that provides sufficient details of its services by responding to this notice no later than 9:00AM (EST), May 13, 2016 by email to kimberly.h.darby.civ@mail.mil and stephenie.w.charlot.civ@mail.mil. However, all information received will be considered by the Government. The primary North American Industry mailto:kimberly.h.darby.civ@mail.mil

Classification System (NAICS) code is 611430 Professional and Management Development

Training. The size standard is $11M.

NOTE: RESPONSES RECEIVED AFTER 9:00 AM (EST), May 13, 2016 WILL NOT BE

ACCEPTED. No phone calls will be entertained.

5. All information submitted should support the offerors capability to provide the services required, and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Government reserves the right to cancel the sole source award. All future information about this acquisition will be distributed solely through FedBizOpps.gov website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring FedBizOpps to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The anticipated award date is May 16, 2016.