Sources Sought Draft for DLI-W Revised.pdf

Version – July 2015

Sources Sought Notice: Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC)

SAIDIQ

Classification Code:

U099: - Education/Training - Other

NAICS Code:

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 611630, Language Schools. NAICS 611630 has a Small Business Size Standard of $20.5M. The Product Service Code is U099. All capable businesses are encouraged to respond to this sources sought.

Introduction:

Mission Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Fort Eustis is issuing this sources sought synopsis for Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for Foreign Language Training and Training Support Services. DLIFLC provides culturally based foreign language education, training, evaluation and sustainment to enhance the security of the nation here and abroad. As the Defense Department’s premier foreign language provider, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in Monterey, CA teaches 21 languages annually to over 3,500 students from all four branches of the military service. Additionally, DLI-Washington trains over 900 students annually in approximately 60 languages under the Contract Foreign Language Program (CFLTP). The goal is to deliver the world's best culturally based foreign language education and training in languages encompassing every region of the world – at the point of need..

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. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

Place of Performance:

The Contractor shall provide resident foreign language instruction at the Contractor’s facility within the Washington, DC, metropolitan area and walking distance of metro rail transportation or at USG facilities in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area or elsewhere.

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. RESPONSES

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.”

Requirement Capabilities:

The Contractor must provide instructors who are educated native speakers of the current standard form of the language/dialect they will teach. They are expected to have a facility with learning technologies, including wide use of Internet sources, and the ability to adapt to students with varying learning styles and requiring different learning strategies. Instructors must possess a Baccalaureate degree or higher or equivalent, and have at least two (2) years of successful relevant experience in intensive training, teaching adults using proficiency-oriented methods and materials aimed at ILR skill levels 2 and 3. For the purposes of this contract, intensive training is defined as follows:

The student is studying full-time, four to eight hours per day, with no other duties during the period of his training. Successful, relevant experience of at least four (4) years in teaching the target language to adult learners in an intensive, proficiency-oriented environment may be substituted for education.

Special Requirements:

IAW the requirements of DOD 5200.2-R and AR 380-67 (Personnel Security Program), the Government conducts a security background vetting for foreign language instructors performing services on this contract.

For non-resident requirements (MTTs), the Government will perform background checks of ALL instructors offered by a Contractor in response to TORs. Background checks will normally consist of: JPAS terminal checks, OPM fingerprints and name checks, and detailed security screening. Instructors will not be authorized to go on an MTT unless they have a favorable security vetting.

More information on security requirements can be found within the Draft PWS.

Eligibility:

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 611630 with a Small Business Size Standard of $20.5M. The Product Service Code is U099. All capable businesses are encouraged to respond to this sources sought.

Additional Information:

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

(10) pages in length in Arial font size 12. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 3 pm, EST June 20, 2024. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to reese.a.wolf.civ@army.mil and edward.w.wojtan2.civ@army.mil.

This documentation must address at a minimum the following items:

1. In its present form, will you be able to propose on this PWS? If not, do you have recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS to acquiring the identified services? 2. Have you performed similar tasks for other contracts?

Specify whether you provided support as a prime contractor or a subcontractor.

Please provide a summary of the tasks performed, contract number, and POC.

• Was it for full-time or part-time training (as defined in the PWS)?

• How many students trained? Class size? Groups or one-on-one?

• Which languages?

• What were the proficiency objectives or the desired end-result?

• Tailored training (in what way) or generic for all?

• What did the contract require concerning instructor qualifications?

2. What is your experience in the type of work? What are the skill sets (certifications and degrees related to their duties) of your personnel who perform this work?

3. What is your experience running a professional foreign language school? Please provide details.

4. What type of e-learning management system (as defined in the PWS C-4.6.3.) are you currently using in your language schools?

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

Specifics regarding the period of performance will be provided in the solicitation.

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.

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 mailto:reese.a.wolf.civ@army.mil mailto:edward.w.wojtan2.civ@army.mil identify a subcontracting goal.

Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Reese Wolf, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email: reese.a.wolf.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.

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