M00264-23-RFI-0014 RFI TRND CMD MOS 2652 Acad Support.pdf

M00264-23-RFI-0014

MOS 2652

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

This is not a solicitation or Request for Quote/Proposal/Bid and no contract or purchase order will be awarded as a result of this notice.

The Marine Corps Installations, National Capital Region- Regional Contracting Office (MCINCR-RCO), Marine Corps Base, Quantico, VA has a requirement to support the Marine Corps Information Environment Enterprise (MCIEE), Training and Education Command (TECOM), 2652 Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) – Intelligence Data Engineer Program of Instruction (POI).

MCIEE 2652 MOS- Intelligence Data Engineer is seeking potential sources to provide a non-traditional training solution to meet the requisite 2652 training requirements.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 611310 – Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, with the corresponding size standard of $30.5M. The Product Service Code (PSC) for this requirement is U008, Education/Training- Training/Curriculum Development.

This is a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY to obtain industry’s feedback. This is a market research tool used to identify market capability and solutions (to include performance work statement revisions), as well as the availability and adequacy of potential small business sources prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of award (see attached “DRAFT” Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Course Training Requirements). The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this notice. Information submitted by respondents to this notice is strictly voluntary. It is requested that firms submit answers to the MCINCR-RCO at the below email address. A vendor’s response should address, at a minimum the following:

1. Name of Organization, CAGE Code, Unique Entity ID Number, Telephone Number, Address, and Email address for primary point of contact. Also provide the organization’s size status;

2. Appropriate NAICS code and PSC (if other than what is listed above) for the services described in this notice with an explanation as to why this code(s) would be a better supported option;

3. Description of your organization’s capabilities / experience. Maximum length: 15 pages.

4. Contract vehicles that would be available to the Government for the procurement of the product and service, to include ENCORE II, General Service Administration (GSA), GSA MOBIS, NIH, NASA SEWP, Federal Supply Schedules (FSS), or any other Government Agency contract vehicle. (This information is for market research only and does not preclude your company from responding to this notice.)

5. Answers to the below specific questions regarding the requirement:

a. In accordance with paragraph 4.0-4.6 (General Requirements) of the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) Attachment-1, can you currently meet these requirements?

b. In accordance with paragraph 5.0-5.4 (Performance Requirements) of the attached draft PWS, do you have a series of classes currently in place to meet the training requirements outlined in Attachment-2? If not, are you able to adjust or revise your current courses/schedule to meet the requirements? If so, how long would it take?

c. Are any requirement outlined in the draft PWS seem vague or are there any areas that need more specifics?

d. Could you provide a rough estimate of cost per credit hour and any fees associated with tuition for military students residing in the Marine Corp Base, Quantico area?

e. Do any of the areas of the performance objectives seem restrictive? If so, what is the remedy?

f. Are you likely to propose on this effort? Why or why not?

g. Are the required services considered professional or are they subject to the Service

Contract Act?

h. Are there any barriers to competition?

i. Are the required services considered a service that is of a type offered and sold competitively in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace? Why or why not?

SUBMISSION DETAILS:

Submissions shall reference RFI No. “M00264-23-RFI-0014 MOS 2652 Acad Support” in the subject line.

Interested vendors who wish to respond to this RFI should send responses no later than 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 16 March 2023, via email to the following addresses:

Contracting Officer: christa.eggleston-sc@usmc.mil; and Contract Specialist: eileen.rivera@usmc.mil

Questions and comments regarding this requirement will be accepted, reviewed and answered if the Government determines responses are warranted.

PROPRIETARY INFORMATION:

Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All government personal reviewing RFI responses understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described 41 USC 423.

The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.