Center for Advanced Operational

Added: Nov 19, 2016 2:04 am The solicitation consist of Firm Fixed Price Contract Line Item Numbers for deliverables and Cost Reimbursement (No fee) for travel cost and Other Direct Cost. Solicitation does not include Cost Plus Fixed Fee Contract Line Item Numbers per Contracting Officer determination.

Added: Sep 22, 2016 4:54 pm  

The Regional Contracting Office, National Capital Region, Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA currently has a requirement for the Center for Advanced Operational Culture Learning (CAOCL) Language and Culture Training and Education Support Services. The CAOCL Language and Culture Training and Education Support Services contract shall be solicited using Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside procedures.  This contemplated contract will be a Single Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) hybrid contract with Firm Fixed-Price (FFP), Cost reimbursable and Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) CLINs. The projected period of performance will be a twelve (12) month base period, and four (4) twelve (12) month option periods. Each period is subject to the FAR 52.217-8 clause for 6 months performance The estimated value of the IDIQ is $24.9 million. The NAICS code associated with this requirement is 611710 Educational Support Services. To qualify as a small business concern under this NAICS code, a company must have average annual receipts of $15.0 million or less.

This action will be solicited utilizing contracting by negotiation procedures (FAR Part 15). All terms, conditions, evaluation procedures, and instructions to offerors will be specified in an upcoming Request for Proposals (RFP) that will be posted on this website (www.fbo.gov) on or about 24 October 2016. The proposed solicitation number for this action is M00264-17-R-1000. All responsible (SDVOSB) sources may submit a proposal to be considered for this requirement. All interested parties must be registered in the System Award Management (www.sam.gov). It is the responsibility of the interested parties to independently review the referenced web link (www.fbo.gov) frequently for updates to any and all documents. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their copy of the RFP and amendments, if any.

 SCOPE OF WORK:

In order to respond to emerging threats and operational needs, Language Regional Expertise and Culture (LREC) Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and language instructors are required to prepare forces for deployment; additionally, cultural advisors are required to support forces while on deployment. CAOCL relies heavily upon these services to support its evolving mission. The main objective is to ensure Marines deploy with an operational understanding of the local military and partner cultures and regional dynamics relevant to the mission with select Marines being language-enabled, in order to facilitate mission success.

The scope of this effort is for the provision of operational, technical, logistical, and programmatic support of CAOCL mission requirements. Principal support areas under this effort include all facets of execution required to support not only CAOCL's operationally focused LREC program, but also forward deployed units. Critical capabilities within this effort include: providing professional foreign LREC training and education programs and services that improve the cross-cultural effectiveness of Marines; providing Language instruction,  Operational Culture General, and Operational Culture (Region) Specific at each of the three Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEFs), and Twentynine Palms, and other subordinate commands at various locations around the world; and providing senior level experts in regionally oriented, operationally relevant culture to serve as cultural advisors to operational unit commanders, normally in a forward deployed environment.  Specific capabilities include translational social science research, program analysis, assessment, policy support, curriculum development, content development, and instructional systems design in accordance with established training and education standards.