Instructor Support Services

MARKET RESEARCH / REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) - NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT EXISTS

Product Service Code (PSC) U009 – Other Educational and Training Services

The Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center in Jacksonville (NAVSUP FLCJ) is conducting a market survey to determine the availability of 8(a) vendors capable of providing Instructor Support Services for the Naval Construction Training Center (NCTC) in Gulfport, MS. The NCTC is acquiring instructor support services to carry out the training requirements for basic construction training to military personnel in the Army, Air Force and Navy assigned to construction occupational fields. Period of Performance is 1 Feb 2020 – 31 Jan 2021 and contains four one-year option periods.

The NAICS Code for this requirement is 611430, with a small business size standard of $11M.

**This requirement is in the 8(a) program. All interested firms must be 8(a).**

Interested vendors are requested to submit a capability statement outlining their ability to meet or exceed this requirement no later than 5:00PM (Eastern Standard Time), Monday, 7 October 2019, to Danielle Dinger at danielle.dinger@navy.mil stating the following information: (1) Sources Sought Number N68836-20-Q-0003; (2) Company name, address, POC name, phone number, fax number and email; (3) Contractor (CAGE Code); (4) Size of business – Must be 8(a); (5) If the Items can be solicited from a General Services Administration (GSA) schedule contract vehicle or Open market; (6) Salient characteristics of the equipment being proposed which demonstrate the equivalency to the parts requested by the Government, in accordance with the attached Description/Specification/Requirements document; and (7) Contractor (Manufacturer or Distributer).

The Government will use the result of this announcement to determine whether the acquisition of the above requirement should be solicited as a Competitive 8(a) Set-Aside, or whether Full and Open Competition procedures will be utilized.

Submissions are Not-To Exceed (NTE) 15 Standard typewritten pages. All technical questions and inquiries may be submitted within the response.

DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE. THE TECHNICAL CAPABILITY STATEMENT PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED A RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FOR QUOTE. RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE ARE NOT OFFERS AND CANNOT BE ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO FORM A BINDING CONTRACT.

RESPONSES WILL NOT RESTRICT THE GOVERNMENT TO A PARTICULAR ACQUISITION APPROACH OR BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. EVALUATION RESULTS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED TO CONTRACTORS RESPONDING TO THIS SYNOPSIS. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR THE PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.