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Sole Source Service Contract for NCMA Training and Membership Subscription

This notice announces a sole source procurement by HQ Defense Media Activity (DMA) at Fort Meade, Maryland for specialized training and organizational membership from the National Contract Management Association (NCMA). - Sole source contract to NCMA for training and membership subscription - Training covers Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Learning - Includes enterprise-level access to NCMA's proprietary virtual training catalogue - Courseware and curriculum must use NCMA's Contract Management Standard (CMS™) - Subscription must be organizational-level (not individual memberships) due to funding restrictions - NAICS code: 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training), small business size standard $15M - Services are for DMA Acquisitions and Procurement personnel - NCMA is the only vendor and OEM for the proprietary training and catalogue

Procurement Details - Agency: HQ Defense Media Activity (DMA), Fort Meade, MD - Vendor/OEM: National Contract Management Association (NCMA) - Services: Specialized training series, organizational-level membership, proprietary virtual training catalogue access - Requirements: Must use NCMA's CMS™ courseware, organizational subscription only

Commercial Opportunity - Sole source contract; no competition expected - Only NCMA can provide the required proprietary training and catalogue access - Intended for DMA procurement staff

Description

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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