Sources Sought - JRTC.pdf

NOTICE TYPE: Sources Sought for Mission Support at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), Fort Polk, LA.

INTRODUCTION: 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.

The Mission and Installation Contracting Command - Joint Base Lewis McChord (MICC-JBLM) is soliciting information about potential sources and proposed acquisition approach for providing mission support services to be performed at JRTC, Fort Polk, Louisiana. This procurement is a follow-on requirement to the current Mission Support Contract. The applicable NAICS code for this acquisition is 611699, All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction; Small Business size standard of $12.0 million.

The period of performance will be a Base Year and four (4) one year option periods. The Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) identifies the mission support requirements and provides industry with information concerning the concept, expectations, and performance requirements of the JRTC's Mission Support requirement.

PURPOSE OF NOTICE: The Sources Sought is being used as a Market Research tool to determine potential sources prior to determining the Acquisition Strategy. All acquisition strategies are being considered by the Government. The purpose is also to request information on experiences, abilities and competencies of potential offerors as well as suggestions from respondents to this notice regarding their preferred contracting approach to provide the services described in the attached Draft PWS. Participation is strictly voluntary. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement if a requirement materializes. Based on these sources' responses 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.

Information received as a result of this notice will be considered by the Government and used for acquisition planning purposes only. The Government requests separate files for Statement of Capabilities and Contracting Approach responses; submitted electronically in PDF format. Limit file sizes to 10 MB per document.

The Government is not obligated and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this notice. We are only requesting capability statements from potential contractors at this time.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS

(CAPABILITIES STATEMENT)

Interested Offerors having the required specialized capabilities/qualifications to support some or all of the work described in the Draft PWS are asked to submit a capability statement that will facilitate making a capability determination. Capability statements shall contain the following information:

1. Company name, DUNS number, CAGE code, address, point of contact, phone, fax, e-mail, and website (if applicable) and whether your company is Large business, Small business, Small Disadvantaged Business, 8(a)set-aside small business, HUBZone small business, Woman-owned small business, Veteran-owned small business, Service- Disabled Veteran-owned small business for NAICS code 611699, size standard $12M.

2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or subcontractor. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any. If a teaming arrangement and/or major subcontractor(s) are being contemplated, the offeror should clearly define the roles and responsibilities of each teaming member/subcontractor and their respective past performance/experience.

3. Include a list of same or similar work described above that was performed (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) in the past five (5) years, including contract type, contract number, technical description, dollar amount, period of performance, and a customer reference name and telephone number.

4. Experience should address same or similar work included in the JRTC mission support services; specifically the major task elements described in the draft PWS:

Scenario Development Logistic and Property Management General Information and Technology Maintenance Support Leaders Training Program Joint Operations Center and After Actions Reports Battle Simulation Center Rotational Video Support Battlefield Effects Role Play/Civilians on the Battlefield JRTC Special Operations Training Detachment (SOTD) Role Play Reception, Staging, Onward, Movement & Integration (RSOI) & Redeployment

5. Information to help determine if the requirement service is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS

(CONTRACTING APPROACH)

The Government is soliciting contracting approaches to the JRTC procurement that will enhance competition and provide business opportunities. Therefore, the Government is requesting feedback in the following areas for consideration during acquisition planning:

1. Socio-economic considerations: MICC-JBLM is interested in your comments on establishing subcontracting goals for this procurement. What areas of the PWS would you consider subcontracting?

2. If a Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF) contract were considered how would you propose to measure factors such as the technical/cost/schedule performance, risk mitigation, employee and asset safety and security, innovative best practices, quality of service to users, responsiveness to changing requirements and budget, identifying opportunities for technical and administrative improvement, or cost?

3. What other contract types would you propose for consideration, alone or in a hybrid combination, include both Fixed-Price and Cost-Reimbursement contracts, such as FFP, FPI, FPAF, CPFF, and CPIF. Please include information regarding why a particular contract type or combination of contract types might be more appropriate (benefits and impediments), how that proposed contract type would affect costs and how you would propose?

In the event the government processes this action as a cost reimbursement contract, such as CPAF, CPIF, or CPFF (Refer to FAR 16.3), the successful awardee will be need to have an adequate accounting system in accordance with FAR 16.301-3(a)(3) to be eligible for award. In your response, address your firm's ability to comply with this regulatory requirement.

4. Performance incentives: Please provide your view regarding types of fee, options, and/or other appropriate incentives for contractor performance.

5. What type of evaluation criteria would you recommend for this type of procurement?

6. Technical Information: What type of technical information along with the PWS would you like to see with a potential solicitation (e.g., sample tasks)?

7. Contract Content/Structure: Do you have any suggestions or examples of restructuring, simplifications, and clarity in the Draft PWS's description of technical areas as well as other types of additional information that would improve understanding or clarity of requirements and terms and conditions?

RESPONSES TO THE SOURCES SOUGHT

All responses to this notice shall be received no later than Friday, April 30, 2021 at 12:00 PM PST. Please respond via electronic mail (e-mail) to the Contract Specialist, Nickeshia Pinnock, at the following address: Nickeshia.a.pinnock.civ@mail.mil and Brianna Watkins at the following address: Brianna.m.watkins.civ@mail.mil

In all responses, please reference JRTC Mission Support in the subject line. All questions MUST be in writing and should be directed to Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. Verbal questions will not be accepted.

DISCLAIMER:

This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. It does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. Further, the U.S.

Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the notice. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government-wide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Government-wide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. All prospective Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database to be awarded a DoD contract.

Information provided to the Government, as a result of this notice, is strictly voluntary and provided at no cost to the Government. The Government is under no obligation to consider information received after the stated end date of this notice as part of the formal market research effort for this acquisition.

Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil or 210-466-3015, if you identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.