20191209 SCoE Sources Sought.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR

Sustainment Center of Excellence (SCoE)

Instructor Training

INTRODUCTION

The Mission and Installation Command (MICC) – Fort Eustis is issuing this sources sought notice (SSN) as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for the Fort Lee, VA, Sustainment Center of Excellence (SCoE) – Instructor Training. The intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis. A small business set-aside will be considered provided 2 or more qualified small businesses respond to this SSN with information sufficient to support a set-aside. We encourage all small business concerns, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price. At this point, we contemplate a total 8(a) set-aside assuming appropriate responses are received to support that effort; however, all interested, capable entities are encouraged to submit proposals.

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 INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.”

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

The Army’s premier sustainment think tank and training institution is the Sustainment Center of Excellence (SCoE). The SCoE headquarters is the United States (U.S.) Army Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM), located at Fort Lee, Virginia. The SCoE provides education and training of U.S. Army, foreign military, other services, and civilian personnel for military occupational specialties and professional development. The SCoE consists of the Combined

Arms Support Command, the U.S. Army Transportation School, U.S. Army Quartermaster School (QMS), U.S. Army Ordnance Schools, U.S. Army Logistics University (ALU), Soldier Support Institute (SSI), Defense Ammunition Center (DAC) and the Army School of Music (SOM). Although most of the SCoE is located at Fort Lee, Virginia, it does have elements located in other locations, to include Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Joint Base Langley Eustis (JBLE), Virginia (formerly known as Fort Eustis); Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Fort Gordon, Georgia and Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story, Virginia. This single command trains the majority of sustainment advanced individual training (AIT), sustainment functional training, sustainment professional military education (PME) and supports Individual Ready Reserve (IRR)/Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) training. The SCoE/CASCOM is also responsible for developing individual and collective training for sustainment combat developments. Each School typically conducts individual AIT and functional training, while ALU consolidates all of the Army’s logistics PME and leader training. Sustainment leader training includes the Basic Officer Leader and Advanced Courses, Warrant Officer’s Basic/Advanced course (WOBC/WOAC) training, and Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCOA) PME. ALU also conducts additional senior level sustainment functional military and civilian training. The Ordnance, Quartermaster, and Transportation schools will provide the equipment and facilities for the functional/technical components of this professional development training. Ordnance School is responsible for technical training pertaining to material maintenance and integrated material management of combating firepower and ground mobility material, logistics management [ammunition supply, maintenance, life cycle, and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and combat support and combat service support tests. QMS is responsible for technical training, for supply, field services, aerial delivery, mortuary affairs, and combat developments and training. QMS also delivers training for petroleum, water purification, food services and mortuary affairs. This is not all encompassing of the QMS functions in accordance with (IAW) TR 10-5-5. Transportation School is responsible for technical training on deployment and movements training, rail, water and ground transportation training. The work locations will be defined at the individual Task Order (TO) level. Mobile Training Teams (MTT) may be required to support Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN) and other operational requirements. MTT training takes place on Active Component, Reserve Component and Department of Defense (DoD) installations/sites within the Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside Continental United States (OCONUS).

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The Contractor shall provide services 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).

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information:

1) Organization name, address, CAGE code, DUNS, POC name & email address, and business size/classification to include socio-economic designation.

2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort must be in sufficient detail in order for the Government to determine if your company demonstrates the capability to compete for this acquisition.

3) Whether your company is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures, or team arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

Additionally, please answer the questions provided below.

1. What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement? Describe your company’s experience in providing logistics, sustainment and functional instructors, and training development and support.

2. What is your company’s experience working with the US Army Ordnance, Quartermaster and Transportation Schools, and Soldier Support Institute (SSI)?

3. Has your company provided instructors for Advanced Individual Training (AIT) and Professional Military Education (PME) in the past?

4. Has your company provided instructor support for Mobile Training Teams (MTT) or non-resident instruction?

5. Do you have an established recruit process to attract and retain technical training instructors/developers, or training support personnel as identified in the PWS?

6. What experience does your company have developing training course material for the US Army?

7. Does your company have experience with US Army automated logistics systems? If so, which systems and to what extent is your experience?

8. Does your company currently hold an approved (DD Form 254) security, for at least a SECRET, facility clearance and for handling of classified material?

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 size font. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 11 am EST December 23, 2019. All responses under this SSN must be emailed to:

Lindsey Nicolai, Contract Specialist, lindsey.c.nicolai.civ@mail.mil Sandra Schuck, Contracting Officer, sandra.j.schuck.civ@mail.mil

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

The estimated period of performance consists of a five-year ordering period commencing on 28 Oct 2021.

The contract type is anticipated to be a firm-fixed-price with cost-reimbursable line items for travel and other direct costs.

Upon assessment 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.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 541990 with a Small Business Size Standard of $15 million. The Product Service Code is R499. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify its business size and socio-economic size status, as applicable, in its capabilities statement.