SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION (WOCC ICI).pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION

INTRODUCTION

The MICC Ft. Novosel AL 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 Warrant Officer Career College (WOCC) Institutional Contract Instructors (ICI). The intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis.

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, and 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.

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. RESPPONSES 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 U.S. Army Warrant Officer Career College (USAWOCC) provides initial military training (IMT) pre-commission education and training to enlisted Soldiers and intermediate and senior-level professional military education (PME) to Army warrant officers. The USAWOCC may simultaneously conduct three overlapping PME classes, in addition to other programs of instruction. Course content is continually evolving with changes to doctrine and must be kept relevant and sequential with other instruction.

Base Year 20 September 2025 through 19 September 2026

Option Year I 20 September 2026 through 19 September 2027

Option Year II 20 September 2027 through 19 September 2028

Option Year III 20 September 2028 through 19 September 2029

Option Year IV 20 September 2029 through 19 September 2030

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The Contractor shall provide Warrant Officer Career College (WOCC) Institutional Contract Instructors (ICI) 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).

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Please see PWS for any special requirements

Please note that all the listed certifications are required for Warrant Officer Career College (WOCC) Institutional Contract Instructors (ICI) at Ft. Novosel.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 611519 with a Small Business Size Standard of $21,000,000.00. The Product Service Code is U099. 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)

Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten

(10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 2 pm, CST, 24 March 2025. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to Contract Specialist Rowan Anderson at rowan.e.anderson.civ@army.mil and please CC Ms. Laura Blackmon at laura.j.blackmon2.civ@army.mil

This documentation must address at a minimum the following items:

1.) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement?

2.) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details.

3.) Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details.

4.) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks?

5.) Please note that under 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 this PBSOW for the base period as well as the option periods.

6.) Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, DUNs number, etc.

7.) Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they qualify as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service Disabled Veteran- Owned Small Business Concern.

8.) Include in your response your ability to meet the requirements in the Facility and Safeguarding requirements.

The contract type is anticipated to be Firm Fixed Price.

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.

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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.

Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Erin S. Duncan, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email erin.s.duncan2.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.