RFI - Sources Sought Attachment.docx

SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION FOR SERVICES

INTRODUCTION

The Army Contracting Command- Aberdeen Proving Ground (6515 Integrity Court, APG, MD 21005 is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for The Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) Deputy Chief of Staff Operations, Directorate for Training G-3/7.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES (IN FULL OR IN PART) OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, or multiple awards may be made. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:

See the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS)

DISCLAIMER

“THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.”

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

The The Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) Deputy Chief of Staff Operations, Directorate for Training G-3/7, is designated as the functional proponent for Army Training and for strategic resourcing within the framework of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process. The G-3/7 has sponsored the development of a suite of software applications to answer these questions. In this capacity, the G-3/7 Training Directorate provides oversight and management for the training resource applications developed and supported outside HQDA. The Directorate for Training G-3/7 is the functional proponent for Regionally Aligned Readiness and Modernization Model (ReARMM), Munitions and Collective Training. In this capacity, the G-3/7 Training Directorate provides oversight and management for the training resource applications developed and supported outside HQDA.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The Contractor shall provide provide subject matter experts with a focus and emphasis to providing experience and continuity with specific emphases on the planning, programming, budgeting, and execution of the programs that support and resource a wide range of requirements for the Army. Additionally, the Contractor shall provide subject matter experts with a focus and emphasis on providing long-term continuity with specific emphases on the planning, programming, budgeting, and execution of the programs that support and resource modernization. services in support of the areas specified in Program Background (above). Further detail is provided in the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) attached to this announcement (Attachment 1).

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to: 1) provide services consistent, in scope and scale, with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 541611 with a Small Business Size Standard of $30,000,000.00. The Product Service Code is R499. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES STATEMENT)

A draft Performance Work Statement (PWS)

Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 12 pm, EST, 26 November 2025. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to ryan.t.baker24.civ@army.mil and kelsey.l.thomas13.civ@army.mil

This documentation must address at a minimum the following items:

1. How long would it take your organization to support this work and to transition in?

2. Has the Offeror ever had a Department of Army Contract? If so, provide the size of your team, contract value, customer organization size, average vacancy rate and length of time to fill vacancies, average employee retention (months), and reason for employee departures.

3. What are the Offeror and its employees' core competencies and technical skills that demonstrate the necessary relevant experience, skills, and capabilities to support the PWS requirements?

4. Which elements, if any, of the PWS would your company subcontract rather than perform with your own resources?

5. How long would it take your organization to provide a proposal?

6. How will you ensure your employees are trained and certified to get to work immediately upon contract award (are you planning on hiring incumbents or bringing in a new team)?

7. Please demonstrate capabilities in the modeling of Operational Tempo (OPTEMPO), Collective Training, Institutional Training, Mission, Intelligence programs Training requirements.

8. How does the Offeror's team of personnel demonstrate knowledge and experience to work on-site with the Headquarters Department of the Army staff?

9. Please note that if the solicitation were conducted as a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company's ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in the PWS for the base and option periods.

10. What is the offerors ability to produce, modify, update and monitor Tools and Software that can automate tasks, raise the efficiency of operations and support of all data products and services?”

11. Should this requirement consider commercial or non-commercial?

Also, please include answers for the following questions:

1. Organization name, address, CAGE Code, Unique Entity ID, and website address, Point of Contact (POC) name, telephone number, and email address.

2. Size and type of ownership (Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern) under NAICS 541511.

3. Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

4. Please indicate if your company holds a General Services Administration (GSA) or other similar Government-Wide Contracting Vehicles.

5. Please indicate if your company is part of the Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services (RS3) government-wide multiple awards, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle.

The estimated period of performance consists of one base year plus 4 options. Specifics regarding the number of option periods will be provided in the solicitation.

The proposed contract is anticipated to include tasking that would be accomplished by labor categories that are subject to the Service Contract Act or a collective bargaining agreement.

Upon evaluation of the capability statements, if it is determined that this requirement will be an unrestricted competition, the Government intends to evaluate the Small-Business responses and conduct further market research to identify a subcontracting goal. The Government may use RS3, GSA, or SAM.gov to post the solicitation depending on the responses of this source sought.

Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialists, Ryan Baker and Kelsy Thomas, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email ryan.t.baker24.civ@army.mil and kelsey.l.thomas13.civ@army.mil

All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.

No phone calls will be accepted.

All questions must be submitted to the contract specialist identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.

Version – July 2015