Canopy Control Course of Instruction and Parachute Proficiency Training

The Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Command, Contracting Department, San Diego CA 92155 intends to award a 100% Small Business Set-Aside, Firm Fixed Price Contract to an Air Mobility Command (AMC) / Commercial Airlift Review Board (CARB) certified commercial carrier in support of two (2) five-day training courses of instruction for up to twenty-two (22) students. The contractor shall provide personnel, management, materials, equipment, facilities, and airlift (not otherwise provided by the Government) necessary to provide a Canopy Control Course of Instruction and Parachute Proficiency Training.
The place of performance is the contractor's facility. Contractor facility to be located within fifty (50) miles of Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, VA.

The Contractor will provide the following:
• Verification of CARB Certified/AMC Paratroop Certification list
• United States Parachute Association (USPA) D License holder
• FAA Certified Senior or Master Parachute Rigger
• FAA Certified Commercial Pilot's license
• Twin Otter or Skyvan (or aircraft of comparable capability)

All documentation submitted for verification of contractor personnel qualifications and licenses will be provided to the Contracting Officer during proposal submission to allow for review and verification prior to contract award.

The training support will be required 14 September - 25 September 2015 at the designated drop zone.

Contractor travel is not authorized for this requirement.

The services will be acquired in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 481219 Other Non-Scheduled Air Transportation. The size standard is $15M.

A complete Request for Quote package will be available for downloading at the FBO website: http://www.fedbizopps.gov on or about 10 August 2015. Potential contractors are hereby notified that the solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will ONLY be available for download at the above sites; this office will no longer issue hard copy solicitations. By submitting an offer, the offeror is self-certifying that neither the requestor not the principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contrast from any federal agency. Failure to do so may represent grounds for refusing to accept the offer. By submission of an offer, the contractor acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation, except for awards to foreign vendors for work to be performed outside the United States. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make a contractor ineligible for award. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 866-606-8220, or via Internet at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. Please direct all questions regarding this requirement via e-mail to the POC identified in this synopsis.