Apprentice Program Educational Services

Synopsis of Proposed Contract Action - Release of Solicitation (N32253-23-R-0010)

This is not a solicitation or invitation for offerors to submit proposals.

The Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) plans to release a solicitation, on or around 13 Nov 23, for an accredited educational institution to provide the formalized training and degree program for the PHNSY &IMF Apprentice Program. The Apprentice Program is a planned and progressive, career-related, cooperative education employment program that enhances and develops an apprentice's knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs). The contractor institution shall provide a curriculum that develops competencies in the following core subjects: English (technical writing, reading comprehension, and verbal skills); Math (algebra, geometry, and trigonometry); Physics and/or Science (fluids, electrical, mechanical, and thermal); and Plan Reading and Drafting; Interpersonal Skills (communication, team skills, conflict management and planning). General studies curriculum should be equivalent to 24 hours of academic credit.

A Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) process will be used for this source selection IAW FAR 15.101-2 and FAR 15.3, as supplemented by DFARS and NMCARS. The Government will select the proposal with the lowest evaluated price from among those meeting the acceptability standards for non-price factors. A contract may be awarded to the offeror who is deemed responsible in IAW FAR 9.1, as supplemented, whose proposal conforms to the solicitation's requirements, and is judged, based on the evaluation factors, to represent the lowest price technically acceptable proposal.

The offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database before an award can be made to them.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 611310; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools with a size standard for this NAICS code of $34.5 million. The Product Service Code is U009; Education/Training - General.

A Sources Sought Notice, N32253-23-038, for N32253-23-R-0010 was posted on SAM.gov from 8/28/2023 to 9/5/2023.

Written offers shall be submitted in accordance with the CLIN structure and proposal instructions that will be outlined in the forthcoming solicitation, N32253-23-R-0010. All offers shall be emailed to the primary and secondary point of contact listed in the upcoming posting.

The planned period of performance is as follows:

Base Year: 01 January 2024 – 31 December 2024

Option Year 1: 01 January 2025 – 31 December 2025

Option Year 2: 01 January 2026 – 31 December 2026

Option Year 3: 01 January 2027 – 31 December 2027

Option Year 4: 01 January 2028 – 31 December 2028

The Solicitation for this requirement will be posted on or about 11/13/2023. All dates and information included in this announcement are subject to change.

Note: All firms or individuals responding must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM)(https://www.sam.gov) by the award date. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-06 and NMCARS 18-24.