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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Synopsis for market research information and planning purposes to identify the availability of potential sources capable of providing support to the Joint Staff (JS), J7. Refer to the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS), which provides details on all of the requirements and tentative periods of performance. All aspects of the requirement and periods of performance, are subject to future revisions.

This requirement is to provide the JS, J7 Joint Education and Doctrine Division (JEDD) with planning and operations support to execute up to four (4) Disruptive Technical Courses (DTCs) per Fiscal Year in a lecture series format with a bench of six (6) Senior Fellows, and up to twenty-four (24) (per DTC) Criteria Technology Area (CTA) Subject Matter Expert (SME) speakers/lecturers. The results of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement for the follow-on acquisition, particularly with respect to set-aside determinations and number of potential viable sources holding GSA contracts. Award of the resultant task order is anticipated to occur on or before the 4th quarter of FY26, with services tentatively scheduled to commence by 01 July 2026. The applicable NAICS code and size standard are 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training) and $15million, respectively.

Prospective offerors possessing the requisite skills, resources, and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements attached hereto are invited to respond to this market research survey/sources sought synopsis via the submission of a tailored executive summary, no more than five (5) pages in length. The submission should include the following information:

1. Company name; address; email address; web site address/URL; point of contact name; and phone number. Please also indicate if the identified prospective offeror would be performing in the capacity of a prime or subcontractor in support of this requirement. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to demonstrate and deliver technical capability, prospective offerors should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

2. Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) Codes for all prime and subcontractor prospective offerors.

3. Size of business for all prime and subcontractor prospective offerors - Large Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), Hubzone, Woman-owned, Veteran-Owned, Service Disabled Veteran-owned, etc.

4. A tailored capability statement displaying the prospective offeror’s ability to perform the PWS requirements attached herein in support of JS, to include past performance information. When providing past performance information, please include only relevant past performance on the same/similar work within the last five (5) years. This relevant past performance information should identify the applicable contract number; total contract dollar amount; contract period of performance; description of the relevant services provided to include a brief description of the services performed; and a customer point of contact with corresponding telephone number and e-mail address. If subcontractor past performance is provided in order to demonstrate technical capability, the prospective offeror should clearly detail what aspects of the requirement the contractor supported that are similar to the Joint Staff’s Chairman Exercise Program.

All submissions are required to be submitted via e-mail to jaime.verdi.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 1:00pm (local time/Philadelphia, PA) on Thursday, 05 January 2026. Please direct any questions concerning this sources sought synopsis to Jaime Verdi via email.

This announcement constitutes a sources sought synopsis for written information only and is not to be construed in any way as a commitment by the Government. This is not a solicitation announcement for proposals and a contract will not be awarded from this announcement, nor will the Government pay for the information received in response to this announcement. Respondents will not be notified of the results. Please note the information contained within this sources sought synopsis will be updated and/or may change prior to issuance of an official Pre-Solicitation synopsis notice and subsequent solicitation.