Sources Sought Notice.v1.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

THIS IS A Source Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government currently intends to award a contract containing one (1) base year and four (4) option years in support of 3rd Armor Corps (IIIAC) Phantom Invents Workshop Services to provide two (2), one (1) week blocks of innovation instruction with practical exercise centered around IIIAC capability gaps. The attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) provides full details of the requirement.

The statutory authority for the sole source procurement FAR 13.106-1(b)(1): For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), only one source reasonably available, urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization.

This notice 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. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to the sources sought notice.

The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice.

Any information provided in response to the sources sought will not be returned to the responder. Each potential source is also requested to provide the contract number(s), dollar value(s) and brief description of work previously or currently being performed, which specifically demonstrates the contractor’s ability to successfully satisfy the requirements of the Technical Services. Firms shall also provide point of contact information where available for the efforts cited above.

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 Governmentwide Point of Entry, Sam.gov. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The NAICS code is (611310, Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools, with a corresponding size standard of $34.5 million)

In response to this source sought, please provide:

1. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition and identify alternatives or solutions. Also contact the MICC Alternate Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@army.mil or 210-466-3015, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the Sources Sought Notice.

Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

2. Limit responses to 5 pages and include the following additional information: name of the firm, commercial activity/government entity (CAGE) code, unique entity identifier (UEI), point of contact including phone number and email, corresponding NAICS code, business size and status, and if applicable, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

3. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

4. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination.

5. Information to help determine if the requirement (item or 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.

6. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition, including competition among small business concerns.

7. Recommendations to improve the Army's approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified items/services.

Interested sources shall submit all responses via email to the Contracting Officer Michelle Royall at michelle.r.royall.mil@army.mil; and the Contract Specialists, Nelva March at nelva.l.march.civ@army.mil by email no later than 12:00 pm Central Time (CT) on 03 December 2024. Acknowledgement of receipt will not be made.