C2, CAT, CWD, DL

Added: Sep 23, 2013 1:14 pm THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY.  THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CLOSES 23 OCT 2013.  The Government is seeking industry input from all sources at this time to determine if this acquisition should remain a total small business set-aside under the auspices of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 19.  Small Business concerns are highly encouraged to respond to this request.  The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 611512 with a size standard of $25.5M.  Interested parties must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM)  under NAICS 611512. 

 Air Combat Command, Acquisition Management and Integration Center (ACC AMIC), Langley AFB VA, is in the process of determining the acquisition strategy to obtain non-personal services for the Command and Control (C2), Contract Academic Training (CAT), Courseware Development (CWD), and Distance Learning (DL), here after known as the C2, CAT, CWD, DL contract.  The C2, CAT, CWD, DL contract provides academic training, courseware development, distance learning services, training system support/mission system interface, and staff support services to the Control and Reporting Center (CRC), Battle Control Center (BCC), Air Operations Center (AOC) missions at various locations in ACC, AETC, USAFE, and PACAF; and for ACC/A3CG at Langley AFB, VA. 

 The period of performance will cover a 2-month Phase-In, 1-Base Year, and 4 One-Year options.  The Government expects to make an award on or about 15 Jul 2014, with the 2-month Phase-In of 1 Aug - 30 Sep 2014 and actual performance start date of 1 Oct 2014.  This acquisition will be issued as a Request For Proposal (RFP) on or about 17 Jan 2014.  Please note this is an estimated posting time and it is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor the Federal Business Opportunity website/ FedBizOpps for all subsequent postings.  A draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) dated 3 Sep 2013 is posted in conjunction with this notice to provide the size, scope, and complexity of this requirement. 

A determination regarding the set aside status for this effort has not been made.  This is not a formal Request for Proposal (RFP), and no contract will result from this notice, nor does it commit the Government to any acquisition for these services.  Interested small business concerns should submit a capabilities package (which shall be no more than 10 pages total) outlining their key business abilities relevant to the performance of this requirement and addressing the questions found in Attachment 1 to this notice.  All companies are encouraged to respond and submit the requested information to this office by 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 23 Oct 2013.

 Further, we are conducting Market Research to determine whether or not this requirement should be procured as Commercial versus Non-Commercial.  We are requesting all potential offerors to complete Attachment 2 and return with their responses.  This attachment is in addition to all other requested information stated within this notice.  The information acquired from such Market Research will be used to determine whether the requirement should remain a Commercial acquisition.

 Note:  Offerors responding to this notice as a small business concerm must be certified and qualified as a small business under NAICS 611512, registered in SAM under NAICS 611512, and certified in ORCA as a small business concern.

 Please provide all responses/packages via email to Captain Cindy Alexander, ACC AMIC/PKB, (757) 225-3165, cindy.alexander@langley.af.mil, and Gloria Caldwell, ACC AMIC/PKB, (757) 225-6185, gloria.caldwell@langley.af.mil.  The Government plans to consider all information submitted in response to this sources sought notice and use the Internet and e-mail as the primary means of disseminating and exchanging information.  Hard copies of documents posted on FBO will not be made available.  The Government will provide an email confirmation of receipt of information.  If you have difficulty in emailing your response and/or an email confirmation of receipt is not received, then you are encouraged to contact Captain Cindy Alexander at (757) 225-3165, or Gloria Caldwell at (757) 225-6187.

 Please include the following information about your organization in your response: 

 Name of Organization

Address

Telephone Number

Point(s) of Contact

E-Mail Addresses

Size of Business:  ________Small                 _________Large

Status of Business: 

SBA 8 (a) Business Development Program Concern:  _________

Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Zone Concern

Small Disadvantaged Business Concern:  _________

Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern:  _________

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern:  _________

Women-Owned Business Concern:  ___________

The ACC AMIC/PKB points of contact for subject requirement are Gloria Caldwell, Contract Manager (757) 225-6187, and Captain Cindy Alexander, Contracting Officer (757) 225-3165.