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Sole Source Intent: NCMA Training and Organizational Subscription for War Media Activity HQ

This notice announces the War Media Activity's intent to award a sole source contract for specialized training and organizational subscription services. - Agency: War Media Activity (under Defense Media Activity), Fort Meade, Maryland - Sole source vendor: National Contract Management Association (NCMA) - Services required: - Specialized training series focused on Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Learning - Training must use NCMA's proprietary Contract Management Standard (CMS™) and courseware - Organizational-level subscription to NCMA's virtual training catalogue (excludes individual memberships) - Purpose: To provide DMA Acquisitions and Procurement personnel with advanced, standardized training - NAICS code: 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training) - Only NCMA is considered responsible and capable for this requirement - Statutory funding restrictions prohibit individual professional memberships - No product purchases; this is a service contract - Period of performance is not specified, but likely annual subscription and training delivery - Commercial competitors are limited due to proprietary NCMA standards and content

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THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE, NOT A REQUEST FOR A QUOTE, A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND QUOTES WILL NOT BE REQUESTED.

The War Media Activity at Fort Meade, Md, intends to solicit and negotiate on a noncompetitive sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(b)(2) “Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.”, to National Contract Management Association, for specialized training series on the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Learning, combined with enterprise level catalogue access, represents a new comprehensive training initiative.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: The training curriculum must be developed and delivered based on NCMA's proprietary Contract Management Standard (CMS™) and proprietary courseware. The virtual catalog must provide direct, unified access to NCMA's specific certified virtual training catalogue. The subscription must be an organizational-level subscription (not individual professional memberships) to comply with statutory restrictions on appropriated funds. These services will be provided to The War Media Activity HQ. The NAICS Code is 611430 and the small business size standard is $15 million. This is a service contract to provide specialized training series on the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Learning, combined with enterprise level catalogue access, represents a new comprehensive training initiative to War Media Activity Acquisitions and Procurement personnel.

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