Crew Resource Management (CRM) CWD and Training

Amendment 01 to the subject solicitation, see attachments.  
A Pre-Proposal conference was held at Langley AFB on 23 May 2017. The slides presented during the conference are included as an attachment to this notice.

The Government is requesting proposals for subject solicitation FA4890-17-R-0012. See Attachments.

Please submit any questions regarding the CRM (FA489017R0012) Official RFP NLT 02 June 2017 4:00 PM Easterm to the POCs. Earlier submission of questions is preferred to ensure the Government has adequate time to provide responses. 

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE IAW FAR 5.204:  This is a pre-solicitation notice only.  This notice replaces all previous notices for solicitation:  FA4890-17-R-0012.  Air Combat Command, Acquisition Management Integration Center (ACC AMIC) anticipates issuing the final RFP on/or about 24 April 2017. This will be a competitive acquisition set-aside 100% for Small Business.  The Government intends to make one award from the solicitation.  The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 611512 with a small business size standard of $27.5M.

Funds are not presently available for this effort.  No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available.  The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date.  In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any proposal costs.

This is a follow-on effort to procure commercial services for Cockpit/Crew Resource Management (CRM) courseware development and training.  These services shall be for the Combat Air Forces (CAF) and other types of USAF Mission Design Series (MDS) aircraft.  MAJCOMs participating in this effort are Air Combat Command (ACC), Pacific Air Forces Command (PACAF), Air Education and Training Command (AETC), Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) and the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC).

Performance consists of a two month Phase-In Period, one Base Period, and five one-year Option Periods.  The Government anticipates making award on/or about 1 Dec 2017.  Actual contract performance is scheduled to begin 1 Feb 2018.

The Government will use the Internet and email as the primary means of disseminating and exchanging any information concerning this requirement.  The draft solicitation and attachments are posted with this announcement.  It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet for the release of the Final Solicitation and closing date.  It is also the offeror's responsibility to carefully review all documents posted with the final RFP for any updates or changes since the release of the draft documents.  A pre-proposal conference is planned to be held at Langley AFB - the date is TBD.  Offerors desiring to attend the conference will be required to pre-register.  Registration information shall include the company name, phone number, name of each individual attending to include, social security number and security clearance level.  This information is for security purposes and access to the base/facilities.  Please limit number of attendees to no more than (3) three individuals per company.  Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov and must fall under the small business size standard of $27.5M to be eligible for this solicitation.  Interested parties are cautioned to ensure the information listed in SAM is current and correct.   

Interested parties are to submit all correspondence pertaining to this requirement in writing to the POCs listed below.  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 in a timely manner, you are encouraged to contact the POCs below.

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CLOSES at 1300 EST on 06 Jan 2017.  The Government is seeking industry input from all sources at this time to identify interested sources for this requirement and determine if any resultant acquisition should be competed as a total small business set-aside under the auspices of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 19.  The anticipated applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 611512, Flight Training, with a size standard of $27.5M.  Interested parties must be registered under NAICS 611512 in SAM (System for Award Management) at www.sam.gov. 
Air Combat Command, Acquisition Management and Integration Center (ACC AMIC), Langley AFB VA, is in the process of determining the acquisition strategy to obtain services for Cockpit/Crew Resource Management Courseware Development and Training Implementation. 
The period of performance will cover a two month Phase-In period, 1 Base Year, and 5 One-Year options.  This acquisition will be issued as a Request For Proposal (RFP) on or about April 2017, with an anticipated award timeframe of December 2017.  This is a follow-on contract, and the current contract number is FA4890-12-C-0001.  Please note this is an estimated posting time and it is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor the Federal Business Opportunity website for all subsequent postings.  A draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) 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.  The government is seeking industry input to determine if there are adequate small business concerns capable of performing the follow-on requirement. 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.  All interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities package (please limit to 10 pages total) outlining your company's key business abilities relevant to the performance of this requirement (reference Draft PWS) and addressing the questions found in Attachment 1.  Please submit information to this office NLT the closing date/time of 06 Jan 2017 at 1300 EST.

Please provide all responses/packages via email to Cassie Hardcastle, ACC AMIC/PKB, cassie.hardcastle@us.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. 
Please include the following information about your organization in your response and/or capability statement (limit to ten pages): 
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:  ___________

 IF A SOLICITATION IS ISSUED IT WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement.  No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement.

The ACC AMIC/PKB points of contact for subject requirement are Cassie Hardcastle, Contract Manager (757) 764-5259, and Ms. Christin Lockhart, Contracting Officer (757) 574-9154.