RFI Multi-Purpose Canince and Multi-Purpose Canine Handler Course Sources Sought.pdf

MULTI- PURPOSE CANINE and MULTI-PURPOSE CANINE HANDLER TRAINING Sources Sought

H92239-21-R-0003

The United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) is seeking to identify all responsible sources capable of providing Multi-Purpose Canines and Multi-Purpose Canine Handler Training with a fully executable Program of Instruction (POI) in support of the United States Army Special Operations Forces in accordance with the attached DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS)

Interested parties must demonstrate experience in providing the canines and the support services requested. Interested parties are requested to submit a thorough narrative that clearly demonstrates their corporate capabilities and trainer capabilities and certifications, a summary of relevant experience of providing multi-purpose vs. single-purpose canines; providing canine and handler training, training facilities and veterinary facilities, equipment (to include storage) and lodging; developing and executing a successful Program of Instruction (POI); and the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully execute the attached Draft PWS.

The narrative should also include substantive current and/or recent past performance references that identify the contract number, customer, contract value, type of contract, period of performance, prime or subcontractor designation, and a brief description of the services.

This IS NOT a request for technical/management proposals, but instead a market research method to determine interested sources prior to issuing the solicitation. The anticipated period of performance a 12-month base period, plus four (4) one-year ordering periods. The purpose of this notice is to obtain an indication of interest of all businesses, and to obtain voluntary limited capability information of those interested sources. Information provided is strictly voluntary.

If you are an interested source and capable of fulfilling this requirement, please provide the following:

1) Company name and Point of Contact;

2) DUNS number and CAGE code;

3) Socioeconomic Status (to include 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, etc.), if applicable;

4) Evidence of current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) (www.sam.gov); and

5) A brief Statement of Capability (no more than 10 pages); which responds to the following questions, demonstrates the ability to meet the requirements specified in the PWS, and includes any Past Performance information on Government contracts of similar size and scope within the past three (3) years.

1. Discuss your company’s ability to provide all personnel, training, equipment skilled canines, supplies, facilities, lodging, transportation, tools, materials and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform Multi-Purpose Canine and Handlers Training Support as defined in the Draft PWS.

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2. Discuss your company’s ability to provide a training facility, lodging and POI outlining practical instruction to be to be taught both in the classroom and in the field using proven methodologies capable of training and sustaining five to twenty handlers and canines per class with a minimum instructor to student ratio of 1 per 5 students to include all scenarios/objectives of training as outlined Section 5.3 of the Draft PWS.

3. Explain your company’s capacity and technical ability to provide Canine Breed; The Belgian Malinois, Dutch Shepherd, German Shepherd, Czech Sheperd, Tervurens and/or crosses of such breeds.

4. Provide your company’s experience and technical ability in planning, staffing and conducting training courses as detailed within the PWS, including pre-selection of canines prior to training.

The intended NAICS code is 812910, “Pet Care (except Veterinary services)” with a size standard of $8M. Please provide capability statements via email to:

debbie.harris.civ@socom.mil. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. No feedback will be provided regarding individual capabilities statements. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement and/or any follow-up information requests.

Capability statements are due no later than 4:00 PM EST on Friday, 14 February 2021 Responses may be e-mailed to the primary point of contact listed below.

Documentation provided must address all required elements listed herein; providing only a reference to a website is unacceptable for purposes of this announcement will not be considered or reviewed. All proprietary or corporate data received shall be clearly identified and shall be protected from release to sources outside the Government. Please do not submit classified material.

Responses shall be submitted electronically via email to Debbie Harris, debbie.harris.civ@socom.mil. Due to the intermittent nature of electronic communication, it is the vendor's responsibility to ensure receipt of all e-mail correspondence. Respondents are cautioned that due to file size limitations and e-mail security protocols, there is a risk that not all correspondence will be received by this office.

All responses shall be submitted by 4:00 p.m. EST, 14 February 2021 and shall include reference number H92239-21-R-0003 in the subject line and submission documents. Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future associated request for quotations that may be issued. Respondents will NOT be notified of the results.

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