Enterprise Training Services Contract (ETSC)

****The Government does not anticipate release of the final ETSC RFP prior to 09 January 2017.  Wishing all of industry Happy Holidays*****

Update: The draft solicitation number for ETSC has changed from W900KK-16-R-0026 to W900KK-17-R-0026.

The purpose of this announcement is to disseminate a revised Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) package for ETSC to Industry.  Note: Not all documents have been revised since the first Draft RFP release on 8 April 2016.  Note- Sample Task Orders (STOs) and the Solicitation Clarification/Comment Form are not included in this announcement.

The revised documents reflect updates based on questions and comments provided by Industry during the previous comment period.  Therefore, there will not be a question or comment period for this announcement.  The Government will allow submission of questions following the release of the Final RFP.

The documents contained in the announcement are as follows:

Draft RFP - W900KK-17-R-0026 ETSC ( Sections A-M)
Attachment 1 - Base Performance Work Statement
Attachment 2 - DD 254 - Contract Security Classification Specification
Attachment 3(a) - Past Performance Self Assessment Questionnaire
Attachment 3(b) - Past Performance List
Attachment 3(c) - Cognizant Government Representative Questionnaire
Attachment 4 - ETSC Rate Schedule Workbook (Full and Open and Small Business Set-Aside Lot
Attachment 5(a) - ETSC Sample Task Order (STO) Pricing Workbook (Full and Open Lot Only)
Attachment 5(b) - ETSC STO Pricing Workbook ( Small Business Set-Aside Lot Only) 
Attachment 6 - Solicitation Clarification/Comment Form - (Intentionally Omitted)
Attachment 7 - Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Form 1408
Attachment 8(a) - DCMA Form 1619 Subordination Agreement
Attachment 8(b) - DCMA Form 1620 Guaranty Agreement for Corporate Guarantor
Attachment 9 - Department of Labor Service Contract Act (SCA) and Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers fact Sheet
Attachment 10 - SCA Directory Federal Hire

Exhibits - Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) Items:
Performance and Cost Report ( Cost Contract or T&M) DI FNCL-80912
Proposed Spare Parts and Special Tools List DI-ILSS-80134a
Training Program Development and Management Plan DI-ILSS-81070
Contractors Progress, Status and Management Report DI-MGMT-80227
Physical Inventories Report DI-MGMT-80259
Status of Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) Report DI-MGMT-80269
Operations Security (OPSEC) Plan DI-MGMT-80934c
Phase-Out Transition Plan DI-MGMT-81945
Training Conduct Support Document DI-PSSS-81523C
Course Conduct Information Package DI-PSSS-81522C
Accident/Incident Report DI-SAFT-81563
Contractor Operation and Maintenance of Simulators/Equipment Management DI-MISC-81392

This notice is to disseminate Part 2 Responses to the Questions to the draft Solicitation W900KK-16-R-0026.  This is the second and final release of answers.  The attached slides are not subject to a comment period.   

Update:  This notice is to disseminate Part 1 Responses to the Questions to the draft Solicitation W900KK-16-R-0026

Update: The purpose of this announcement is to disseminate the following:

draft Attachment 4(a) Rate Schedule Workbook for the Full-and-Open Lot
draft Attachment 4(b) Sample Task Order (STO) Pricing Workbook for the Full-and-Open Lot 
draft Attachment 5(a) Rate Schedule Workbook for the Set-Aside Lot
draft Attachment 5(b) Sample Task Order Pricing Workbook for the Set-Aside Lot
Historic Task List Applicable to ETSC
ETSC Workbook and Historic Task Announcement

Update as of 13 April 2016

This notice is to provide an update on the schedule for the pre-solicitation conference session on April 18th, which is open to all interested parties.

The prupose of this announcement disseminate the draft Request for Proposal for the ETSC to industry and to provide instructions regarding ETSC Industry Day.

U.S. Army Contracting Command - Orlando (ACC-ORL), in concert with the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), is providing this announcement to update industry partners on the key aspects of the ETSC program. This special announcement is to assist potential offerors in preparing for the ETSC industry day and corresponding one-on-one meetings, tentatively scheduled for mid-April 2016. In addition to these events, ACC-ORL anticipates the release of the ETSC draft solicitation on or around 31 March 2016.

Based upon market research and an assessment of the anticipated requirements PEO STRI and ACC-ORL have determined:

1. The appropriate North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for ETSC is 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. The size standard associated with 541990 is $15M.

2. ETSC will include two Lots; one restricted for a small business set-aside and one full and open.

3. The restricted Lot will include tasks from Performance Work Statement (PWS) paragraph 3.1 executed in non-contingency environments only. This includes requirements to "provide training and advisory assistance for military and civil related subjects." The non-contingency environments may be austere.

4. The full and open Lot will include all other tasks within Section 3 of the PWS. This includes requirements to "provide training and advisory assistance for military and civil related subjects" (PWS 3.1) in a contingency environment, "provide planning, development, and support for Army, Joint, and Security Cooperation Exercises" (PWS 3.2) and "perform operations and maintenance sustainment functions for non-standard training aids, devices, and ranges (PWS 3.3)."

5. Based upon thorough requirement analysis, it is the Government's intent to structure the ETSC vehicle to be flexible and efficient in the execution of requirements while still capitalizing upon the cost benefits of a multiple award strategy. To attain this flexibility and efficiency, the Government intends to award 3-5 contracts in the full and open lot and 6-10 contracts in the restricted lot based upon the scope of work and operational environments within each lot. These awards represent an objective and may vary.

6. The full and open Lot will include a small business participation goal of 20%.

7. ETSC will include a one-year base ordering period and four one-year optional ordering periods, for a 5-year total ordering period.

8. The total contract ceiling of the ETSC effort is estimated at $2.4B over the 5-year ordering period.

9. Historically, PEO STRI has observed a work breakout as follows:

o PWS 3.1 represents 73% of task orders issued.
o PWS 3.2 represents 16% of task orders issued.
o PWS 3.3 represents 11% of task orders issued.
o The Contingency environment represents 23% of task orders issued.
o The Non-Contingency environment represents 77% of task orders issued.

ACC-ORL will publish the date, time and location for the ETSC Industry Day and follow-on one-on-one sessions in a later announcement.