Intent to Sole Source Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Leadership Course (Maxwell AFB).pdf

The 42nd Contracting Squadron at Maxwell AFB, AL hereby gives NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE to MIT xPRO to provide the Air Command and Staff College (ACSC) with an Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Leadership Course (formerly Information Advantage Practitioners Course) in accordance with (IAW) the attached Statement of Work

(SOW).

Brief Description of Requirement: The vendor must provide instruction that covers (1) the basic mathematical concepts that underpin data science and AI application. (2) data science and AI definitions, foundational structures, and methodologies to include the four stages of AI product design and AI technologies to improve organizational processes. (3) differentiation between the various types of machine learning algorithms, (4) requirements for the successful application of data science and AI to include the use of applying machine learning to real-world problem sets with the design of intelligence human - machine interfaces, (5) explanation and analysis of the state-of-the-art and emerging trends in data science and AI. (6) Leadership of technical professionals and considerations of culture in leading technical innovation and change.

Place of Performance: Maxwell AFB, AL (Online)

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 611310, Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools, which contains a size standard $34.5 million.

There will be no written solicitation issued. This is an intent to award a sole source procurement under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This will be a Firm-Fixed Price Requirement utilizing Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

The contractor needs to be registered in the DoD System for Award Management (SAM).

Register via the SAM website https://www.sam.gov, and be eligible to process invoices through Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). Register via the WAWF website https://wawf.eb.mil.

Those capable of meeting the requirement IAW the SOW are requested to provide the following information in their response:

1) Current capability that demonstrates your company's ability to meet the above requirement.

2) Company name, point of contact, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers, type of business and size, Cage Code and UEI number.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1) Information submitted will not be returned to the respective respondents. Oral submissions of information are not acceptable and will not be accepted in response to this notice.

https://www.sam.gov/ https://wawf.eb.mil/

2) Respondents may respond via e-mail no later than 16 Aug 24, 1:00 PM CST, to Mr.

Jaeden Alvarez, jaeden.alvarez.2@us.af.mil; (334) 953-6218 and Ms. LaChandra Thompson, lachandra.thompson@us.af.mil; (334) 953-6569.

If no responsible, responsive offers are received by the above date, a sole source contract will be issued to MIT xPRO under the authority of FAR 6.302-1.

ATTACHMENT:

1. Draft Statement of Work (SOW) mailto:jaeden.alvarez.2@us.af.mil mailto:lachandra.thompson@us.af.mil