76--SPECIALIZED SKILL COURSE

The Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Gordon, GA, plans to award a sole-source contract to CHIRON TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INC. for a Specialized Skills Evaluation Course for Deployment. This acquisition, classified under NAICS code 323117, will be conducted under the authority of 10 USC 2304(c)(2) and FAR 6.302-2, citing unusual and compelling urgency as the basis for non-competitive procurement. The contract will utilize Simplified Acquisition Procedures from FAR part 13 and Commercial acquisition procedures from FAR part 12. This announcement is not a solicitation for competitive proposals, and no formal solicitation will be issued. Any interested parties must provide compelling evidence that competition would benefit the government before the deadline of May 19, 2014, after which the contract will be awarded without further notice. The contract is focused on providing specialized training to meet urgent deployment needs, and the decision to forego competition remains at the government’s discretion. Responses must be submitted in writing by the specified date and time; oral communications are not permitted. The contract is managed by the Department of Defense’s contracting office at Fort Gordon, with no set-aside or type specified. The announcement clarifies that if no valid challenge to the sole-source approach is received, the government will proceed directly with awarding this contract to CHIRON TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INC.