D.1 Professional Skills & Communciation Trng - Questions and Answers - Final.docx

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This is a Questions and Answers document for Solicitation M00264-26-Q-0150, which addresses inquiries from offerors regarding the Marine Corps' Professional Skills and Communications Training Seminars procurement. The government confirmed that seven courses will each be delivered twice—once at the Pentagon and once at MCB Quantico—for 14 total seminars, with maximum enrollment of 18 participants at the Pentagon and 20 at Quantico. The "Professionalism in the Workplace" course is confirmed as a two-day training. Offerors should have curriculum ready at contract award and must begin delivery within two weeks of award; specific training dates are outlined in the attached Performance Work Statement, with only previously passed dates subject to rescheduling. The government will not guarantee minimum enrollment and will not adjust pricing after training completion.

For staffing, vendors may propose multiple qualified instructors but must provide a backup instructor in case of illness or unavailability, as the government's schedule is tight and rescheduling should be avoided. Only DISC and Myers-Briggs personality assessments are approved for the "Leadership Styles and Personality in the Workplace" course; the government does not maintain an existing license for contractors to utilize. Vendors have flexibility on pricing for virtual versus in-person delivery. The technical volume is limited to five pages, excluding sample material appendices and cover page/table of contents, with instructor biographies (not resumes) required. The incumbent contractor was Dynamic Services Integration Corporation under contract M00264-25-P-0081. Small businesses may copy/paste FAR 52.212-3(c) in the price section of proposals.

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Questions & Answers — Solicitation M00264-26-Q-0150 Schedule and Delivery

Question
Answer
1. Delivery cadence: Can the Government share the anticipated schedule or clustering?
The PWS has the list of trainings and dates. Please check the PWS which is attached.
17. Would the Government please provide the anticipated award date and the expected start date for the first course?
We do not have an anticipated award date. All schedules are listed on each PWS. We will stick to the schedules and re-schedule only the training dates that have passed.
19. What is the preferred delivery month for the first four items (0001-0004) / courses (Sept, Oct, or Nov)?
It depends on when the contract is awarded. Please check the PWS. The trainings that will change is the ones where the dates have passed.
22. Is there an expected / preferred cadence for the delivery schedule of the courses?
The scheduled trainings that will change are the ones where the dates have passed. Once the contract has been awarded, we will start within two weeks.

Course Scope, Content, and Logistics

Question
Answer
2. Scope confirmation: Please confirm the seven courses are each delivered once at the Pentagon and once at MCB Quantico for 14 total seminars.
Confirmed.
5. Travel and virtual delivery: If the Government elects virtual delivery, would the same fixed unit price apply?
The price is the vendor's choice. The vendor picks the price.
10. Should offerors propose their instructional methodology and approach for each seminar, or does the Government expect substantially complete course content to exist at the time of proposal submission?
Offerors should have their curriculum ready once awarded. We will be ready to start once the contract is awarded.
13. What is the correct course duration for "Professionalism in the Workplace" (CLINs 0005/0006)? (PWS lists both one-day and two-day).
Two-day training.
20. What is the correct length of the training (in days) for the course “Professionalism in the Workplace”?
Two-day course.

Enrollment and Participant Materials

Question
Answer
3. Is there a guaranteed minimum enrollment per seminar, and should we price materials to the maximum class size?
No guarantee of the minimum enrollment. Price for materials and personality assessment should have been included in your quote. We are not adjusting the price of the training after it has taken place.
6. Please confirm the contractor supplies all printed workbooks and that Section 508-compliant electronic files are required.
Please explain. (Note: The government's response appears to be a request for clarification from the offeror).
14. Is the stated class enrollment (Max 20/18) the expected number or simply the maximum capacity?
Maximum participants for Quantico is 20, and maximum participants for the Pentagon is 18. Unfortunately, we cannot provide a number for minimum participants.

Personality Assessments

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Answer
4. For "Leadership Styles and Personality in the Workplace," which assessment instruments are acceptable?
DISC and Myers-Briggs are approved. Prepare for the maximum enrollment.
11. Would the Government consider the Hogan Assessment suite an acceptable commercial equivalent?
DISC and Myers-Briggs are approved.
15. Which courses require personality assessments, is a specific instrument preferred, and does the government have an existing license?
The PWS states the training subject "Leadership Styles and Personality in the Workplace" includes a personality assessment. We do not maintain an existing license that the contractor should utilize.

Instructor and Staffing

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Answer
7. Will a single principal instructor with a named backup satisfy the requirement, or is a multi-instructor team expected?
We ask for a back-up in case the instructor gets sick or can’t make the training. Someone else to instruct the training. Our schedule is tight, and we are trying not to reschedule any training.
12. Does the Government anticipate a single lead instructor, or are offerors permitted to propose multiple qualified instructors?
Vendors are permitted to have multiple qualified instructors.

Proposal Submission

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Answer
8. Please confirm the 5-page technical limit excludes only the sample-material appendices and clarify if instructor biographies count toward the 5 pages.
They do not.
16. Would the Government please confirm whether the five-page limit excludes the cover page, table of contents, and representations? Additionally, may sample agendas be included as an appendix?
Sample agendas can be added outside of the page limitation.
21. Will the government confirm that traditional small businesses may just copy/paste/sign FAR 52.212-3(c) within the price section of their proposal?
That is correct, the government will confirm.

Incumbent and Historical Information

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Answer
9. Is this a new requirement or a follow-on? If a follow-on, can the Government identify the incumbent or share historical pricing?
The contract # M0026425P0080.
18. Is there an incumbent contractor? If so, what was the incumbent contractor company name, contract number, period of performance, and total contract value?
M00264-25-P-0081 Dynamic Services Integration Corporation

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