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Academic Instruction Services for Data Analytics, Edge Coding, and UAS Operations for IIId Armored Corps Soldiers

The Department of the Army's IIId Armored Corps at Fort Hood, Texas, is seeking a contractor to deliver academic instruction services for soldiers in Data Analytics, Edge Coding, and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Operations. - Government Buyer: - Department of the Army - IIId Armored Corps - Fort Hood, Texas - Services Requested: - Academic instruction in Data Analytics, Edge Coding, and UAS Operations - Four 10-week sessions per program year for each subject - Up to 25 soldiers per session (totaling up to 100 soldiers per subject per year) - Contractor to provide curriculum development, qualified instructors, facilities, course materials, laboratory equipment, software licensing, and student management - Instruction must be delivered near Fort Hood to avoid overnight travel - Key personnel required: Program Manager and Lead Instructors for each program - Possible transition to hybrid learning after the first year - No specific OEMs or vendors are named; requirement is for academic services, not products - Notable Requirements: - Contractor must supply all instructional resources, including labs and software - Sessions must be scheduled to accommodate military training needs - Quality Control Plan acceptance required before instruction begins - Period of Performance: - 24 months, with four 10-week sessions per program year - Instruction starts after Quality Control Plan acceptance - Potential for hybrid learning in the second year

Description

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government desires to procure academic instruction in Data Analytics, Edge Coding, and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Operations for III Armored Corps Soldiers. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code(s) is: 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services with a size standard of $16.5 million.

A need is anticipated for academic instruction in Data Analytics, Edge Coding, and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Operations (which is a new requirement and not currently being fulfilled through an existing contract). Attached are the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS), Performance Requirements Summary (PRS) and Technical Exhibits with workload data (for services).

In response to this sources sought, please provide:

1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

3. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination.

4. Information to help determine if the requirement (item or service) is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.

5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns.

6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil or 210-466-3015, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the FedBizOpps notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

7. Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified items/services.

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