Notice of Intent to Sole Source C5ISRT Training

The Department of the Air Force has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source a contract for C5ISRT Custom Training to the Military Operations Research Society (MORS). Posted on February 25, 2026, this notice announces the government's plan to award a contract without competitive bidding based on a formal justification and authorization document. The contracting activity, ACC/AMIC/PKJ, determined that MORS possesses unique and singular capabilities to deliver the required training service. This sole-source acquisition pertains to specialized training in command, control, computing, communications, cyber, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting data analysis. The notice provides interested parties with an opportunity to submit comments or additional information before the award is finalized, with a deadline of March 12, 2026.

The Air Force seeks a specialized five-day C5ISRT training course designed to accommodate up to 20 government employees, combining Python and R-Analytic analysis instruction aligned with the "Critical Tools and Emerging Trends" curriculum. The training will be conducted at the University of Mary Washington/Dahlgren Campus and will include all instruction, training materials, and classroom facility costs. Market research confirmed that while competing vendors such as TONEX offer courses on individual technical topics, none can provide the pre-existing, customizable curriculum that integrates these specific subjects in the manner required by the government. The proposed contract structure includes a one-year base period with two potential one-year option periods. To prevent future sole-source awards, the requiring activity commits to conducting continuous market surveillance to identify new vendors or expanded capabilities from existing sources before exercising any option years.