Notice Of Intent To Award Sole Source - Arctic SME Training
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 9073773327
- Agency
-
Pacific Air Forces
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 611699 All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction
- PSC
- U013 Education/Training- Combat
- Place of performance
- Eielson AFB, Alaska 99702, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Pacific Air Forces has issued a Special Notice through the 354th Contracting Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, announcing its intent to award a sole-source purchase order for Arctic Subject Matter Expert (SME) training. The notice specifically targets SKADI Group LLC for providing specialized cold weather and expeditionary mobility training for Special Operations Forces (SOF). The training is part of the Special Operations Forces Arctic Medic 2025 (SOFAM25) program, which will take place in February 2025 across multiple Alaskan locations including Fort Wainwright, Fairbanks, and Eielson AFB. The procurement is classified under NAICS category 611699 for miscellaneous schools and instruction and PSC category U013 for education/training in combat environments.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to secure a contractor capable of delivering comprehensive Arctic survival and mobility training for special operations personnel. Contractors must provide four cold weather/Arctic SMEs with a minimum of 5 years of SOF training experience and 10 years of Arctic survival teaching expertise. Key requirements include supplying 30+ extreme cold weather tents with heating systems, supporting up to 20 days of training, and delivering both didactic and practical lessons on survival and mobility in extreme cold conditions. While the notice indicates a sole-source intent toward SKADI Group LLC, interested parties are invited to submit written capability statements demonstrating their ability to meet the requirements by December 13, 2024, at 12:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time. The government retains sole discretion to determine whether to proceed with a competitive procurement based on the received submissions. The training will encompass classroom instruction, practical exercises, overnight scenarios, cold-water immersion, and extended medical care training focused on Tactical Combat Casualty Care and Arctic survival skills.
Notice text
The 354th Contracting Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska intends to award a sole-source purchase order to SKADI Group LLC for arctic SME training. The specifications for the training are as follows:
1. The Contractor shall provide four (4) cold weather / arctic subject matter experts with at least 5 years of experience in training SOF in expeditionary mobility in the Arctic during the winter. The contractor must be familiar with SOF sustainment in the Arctic environment and have at least 10 years-experience in teaching survival and mobility in the Arctic and must be able to provide didactic and hands on (practical) lessons on the stated SOFAM 25 learning objectives related to living in the cold (TLO1) or mobility in the cold (TLO2).
2. The contractor must provide at least 30 extreme cold weather tents with sufficient tent heating systems
3. All other requirements stated in the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS)
Please note that this is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements are invited to submit in writing complete information describing their ability to provide the product/services listed above. Deadline date for these submittals is 13 December 2024 at 12:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT).
A determination by the Government to not compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The closing date for this notice is 13 December 2024 at 12:00 PM AKDT. For information regarding this acquisition, please contact SrA Garrett Guiliano at (907) 377-3327 or garrett.guiliano@us.af.mil.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Performance Work Statement - Arctic SME.docx | DOCX document |
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