RFI Sources Sought Strategic Thinkers 2025-01 - Google Docs.pdf

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)

ASSISTED ACQUISITION SERVICES (AAS) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

I. Introduction General Services Administration (GSA) Assisted Acquisition Services (AAS) is releasing this Request for Information (RFI) on behalf of The Office of the Undersecretary of Defense (OUSD) Strategic Thinkers Program (STP). The purpose of this RFI is to assist the Government in conducting market research focused on identifying current Government contract holders or entities that are capable of providing a Master's Degree program of 12 months designed to develop strategic thinkers for Combatant Commander Staff, the Joint Staff and at the Military Services’ Headquarters. This information will be used for market research only. The Government is not obligated to release a future solicitation.

This RFI does NOT constitute a Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a commitment, implied or otherwise, by the Government that a procurement action will be issued.

Response to this notice is not a request to be added to a bidders list or to receive a copy of a solicitation. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of the submission of the requested information. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement and any follow up information requests. Responses to this RFI may be considered in the future determination of an appropriate acquisition strategy for the program. The Government may not respond to any specific questions or comments submitted in response to this RFI or information provided as a result of this request. Any information submitted by respondents as a result of this notice is strictly voluntary.

II. Background The Department of Defense has long recognized the need to develop and appropriately assign “Strategic Thinkers” to Combatant Commander staffs, the Joint Staff and at the Military Services’ Headquarters. In December 2017, the Secretary of Defense approved the recommendation of the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (OUSD(P&R)) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense to establish a 12-month Master Degree program to produce strategic thinkers.

III. Functional Areas The program is designed to develop cross-Service strategic thinkers who can operate in unknown environments, deal with unanticipated challenges, adapt non-military developments to security challenges, and seek innovative approaches in order to engage civilian and military leaders on the development and conduct of strategy/operations in the broader context of national policy objectives. Graduates of the program will be able to synthesize information and ideas from a wide variety of sources, distinguishing between fact and opinion, to offer well-reasoned conclusions and advice to senior leaders.

See Draft PWS Attached for details.

IV. Questionnaires Complete the questionnaire attached:

a. Responses shall be submitted electronically by email only to Paul Hemenway | paul.hemenway@gsa.gov and Tim Cosgrove | timothy.cosgrove@gsa.gov. Use the attached questionnaire to provide the requested information (i.e., no substitutions, additions, or deletions).

b. Table 1: Corporate Overview.

c. Table 2: Prior and Current Experience. All Experience must be performed by the respondent as a Prime contractor.

d. General Questions.

e. All information submitted shall be UNCLASSIFIED.

f. Responses shall be submitted no later than 11 a.m. Eastern Time on February 14, 2025.

g. Send questions to Paul Hemenway | paul.hemenway@gsa.gov and Timothy Cosgrove | timothy.cosgrove@gsa.gov.