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SOURCES SOUGHT

NORAD & USNORTHCOM Joint Exercise Division (N&NC/J723) National Guard Joint Training Support

NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS. THIS IS A SOURCES

SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This SOURCES SOUGHT is for planning and informational purposes only and shall NOT be considered as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred in responding to this SOURCES SOUGHT or furnishing the requested information. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of a contractor's submission of responses to this SOURCES SOUGHT or the Government's use of such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any contractor's input resulting from this SOURCES SOUGHT. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. The Government is only seeking sources/information for market research to determine the availability of commercial capabilities in the described areas. Availability of any formal solicitation will be announced separately.

Submittals will not be returned to the sender. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

1.0 Introduction

The National Guard Bureau’s Operational Contracting Division Contracting Office (NGB-AQ- C), 111 South George Mason, Arlington, VA 22204 is issuing this Sources Sought as a means of conducting market research to identify interested parties to support the requirement for NORAD & USNORTHCOM Joint Exercise Division (N&NC/J723) National Guard Joint Training Support at the National Guard Bureau (NGB), Arlington, VA 22204. The intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis via the General Services Administration (GSA) One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS) 8(a) Pool 1 or Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) contract. The Government seeks to determine if the OASIS 8(a) Pool 1 or GWAC contains a sufficient number of capable vendors that are interested in the requirement.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET

RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR

PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. If this requirement is set-aside for small businesses, only Small Business Administration (SBA) Certified Small Business Program Participants will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

2.0 Description of Requirement

Background:

North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northen Command (USNORTHCOM) Training, Exercise, and Wargaming Directorate (J722) trains, exercises, engages, and educates our commands; through a multi-year, innovative training plan, to secure and defend our homelands; and in synchronization with the National Guard Bureau and the States, to respond to natural and manmade disasters.

Scope:

Contractor shall provide NORAD & USNORTHCOM/J722 training and education services with specific emphasis on the Dual Status Commander (DSC) qualification program and support to the Vigilant Guard (VG) exercise program. Focal areas include Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) and National Guard Civil Support (NGCS) training, Homeland Defense resiliency, and joint staff doctrinal training. Services include planning, execution, and evaluation of Joint Task Force Commander’s Training Course (JCTC) and the Dual Status Commander Training Course (DSCTC); course material development/management and instructor support for the execution of the JFHQ/JTF Staff Training Course (JSTC), the Joint Operations Center Training Course (JOCTC), and the Joint Reception, Staging, Onward movement and Integration Training Course (JRSOITC); and the development, maintenance, and execution of the NNC/J722’s Joint Domestic Operations Course (JDOC) hosted on the NORAD &USNORTHCOM Learning Management System (LMS). The contractor shall also provide retired Air National Guard and/or Army National Guard General Officers with TOP SECRET clearances, to support JCTC, DSCTC, and VG. These general officers will have served in a critical leadership role during domestic response, such as a JTF-State Commander, Chief of Staff/Director of Joint Staff or Dual Status Commander, and/or served as a senior leader on USNORTHCOM staff and/or with another Combatant Command, and/or served in a similar national level position. In addition, the Contractor will provide an experienced civilian emergency manager for each VG, who has experience in directing large scale disaster/emergency responses. The training and education courses will support USNORTHCOM, United States Indo- Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), NGB, the 50 states, three territories (Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam) and the District of Columbia. Finally, the Contractor will serve as the NNC/J722 course registrar, coordinating with NGB J37 and State points of contact (POC) for planning and executing scheduled MTT courses, with State POCs and students attending the resident courses, and providing resident course administrative support.

The estimated period of performance consists of five (5) years (base and four option periods) commencing in December 2024.

The contract type is anticipated to be Firm-Fixed Price with Cost CLINs for Travel.

3.0 Responses

Contractors possessing the requisite skills, resources, and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements are invited to respond to this notice via a submission of an executive summary on 8 ½ x 11 in paper, no more than eight (8) pages in length, using 12-point font. All responses must include the following information:

(1) Name and address of applicant/company (Corporate/Principal Office), to include primary point of contact information (name, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address)

(2) SBA 8(a) Entrance and Exit Dates (if applicable)

(3) UEI and CAGE Number

(4) GSA OASIS Contract Number and/or any other Government-Wide Acquisition Contract

(GWAC)

(5) The Government is considering NAICS Code 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services. If another more appropriate NAICS code applies, please recommend an approved NAICS code under the OASIS/GWAC contract for this effort.

(6) The Government has determined this requirement to be commercial in nature. Please provide statement of concurrence/nonconcurrence with information supporting rationale.

(7) Identify capabilities and relevant past performance, to include contract numbers.

(8) Recommendations to improve NGB’s approach to this requirement.

(9) If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

(10) Please state if your company plans to submit a proposal for the NORAD & USNORTHCOM Joint Exercise Division (N&NC/J723) National Guard Joint Training Support (if solicited). If not, please provide the reasons your company does not plan to submit a proposal.

4.0 Response Deadline / Submission Info

Sources Sought Responses (Section 3.0, Items 1 – 10) shall be provided by 4pm Eastern Time on 27 September 2024.

Responses shall be submitted via e-mail to the Contract Specialist CPT Nathan Coleman at nathan.a.coleman2.mil@army.mil and the Contracting Officer, Andrew McMullen at andrew.p.mcmullen2.civ@army.mil.

Please be advised that any proprietary information must be marked as such on a page-by-page and paragraph by paragraph basis. The Government will not assume that any of the information provided by a respondent is proprietary unless it is conspicuously marked on this basis.

Moreover, the Government does not assume any duty to contact a respondent and inquire whether any unmarked information submitted in response to this notice is proprietary.

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