IA02 Sources Sought JCLC Adventure North Archery and Ropes.pdf

30 March 2022

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government intends to procure services to provide Ropes Courses, Archery and 18 certified instructors and supervisors to conduct the training of JROTC cadets during the JCLC session held 24 June – 29 June 2022, with High & Low Ropes and Archery training on Sunday & Monday 26 & 27 June 2022., on a small business set-aside basis, provided two or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought synopsis with information sufficient to support a set-aside. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if two or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code(s) is/are: 713990 All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries with a size standard of $8 million. The requested period of performance is 26-27 June 2022. The contract place of performance shall be at the contractor's provided facility, and must be located within 50 miles of Orange County, NY.

The contractor shall provide ropes courses, and 18 certified instructors, and supervisors to perform training to JROTC cadets during the JCLC session held 26 - 27 June 2022. JCLC Adventure North requires that a high & low ropes courses be available to 320 cadets during the two days of training. Each cadet will be able to use the ropes course for a full day (6.5 hrs).

Cadets will rotate through both the high & low ropes courses during the day. Two days will be contracted to facilitate 160 cadets on one day & 160 cadets the next day. The two dates of training will be Sunday & Monday 26 & 27 June 2022. Groups will be kept in squad integrity, thus 16 – 18 groups will come through each day. Squads will be no more than 10 to a squad.

The contractor shall provide the facility, equipment and safety harness/helmet gear for all cadets participating on the obstacles in support of the JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge.

Emergency medical capability must be present, and communications must exist to seek medical evacuation if necessary. Facilities must be self-contained so as to provide on-site training. The contractor must provide archery range setup, equipment, targets, and 4 certified instructors in conjunction with ropes training. Instructors must have current certification. A copy of certification must be provided to the government representative. Cadet squads broken down as described above will rotate through 1 ½ hr training sessions each day 26-27 June 2021. The contractor shall provide services in accordance with the terms and specifications as set forth in the performance work statement.

In response to this sources sought, please provide:

1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

3. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination.

4. Information to help determine if the requirement service is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.

5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns.

6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil 210-466-2269, if you believe this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the FedBizOpps notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

7. Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule do not apply to small business set-asides for contracts at or below the SAT. It does apply to 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, EDWOSB, and WOSB set-asides regardless of the dollar value of the award. See Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.219-14.

8. All WOSB firms need to take action in beta.certify.sba.gov in order to compete for WOSB Federal Contracting Program set-aside contracts

9. Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS to acquiring the identified items/services.

Point of Contact for this document: Matthew Judd, matthew.p.judd.civ@army.mil