FERS Benefits and Technician Appraisal Training Services

Sources Sought FERS Benefits and Technician Appraisal Training Services Solicitation: W912LA-18-R-7500 Description: FERS Benefits and Technician Appraisal Training Services Closing Date: 12 June 2018, 2:00pm Pacific NAICS Code: 611710, Educational Support Services 129TH RESCUE WING, MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA Sources Sought This Sources Sought solicitation is being issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10, Market Research. Its sole purpose is to provide information for planning and market research purposes only and shall not be construed as either a solicitation or obligation on the part of the 129th Rescue Wing (129 RQW). The purpose of this Sources Sought is to help the 129 RQW understand industry best practices, technical solutions, and sources capable of meeting the requirements detailed by this solicitation. The 129 RQW welcomes responses from all interested parties; however, no decision or award of contract will be made on the basis of responses from industry. The 129 RQW will not pay for the preparation of, nor the subsequent use of, information submitted in response to this Sources Sought. Respondents will not be notified of the outcome of the 129 RQW's review of the information received. Additionally, the 129 RQW does not intend to hold discussions concerning this Sources Sought with any interested parties, but reserves the right to contact vendors if additional information is required for clarifications as it pertains to the RFI. The 129 RQW intends to contract for training services with a focus on Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) Benefits (as applicable to Dual-Status Military Technicians under Title 32, US Code) and Air National Guard Technician supervision and performance appraisal programs. To that end, the 129 RQW seeks to verify that its requirement is commercially available, gather any questions or comments about the requirement, and to gather information about sources able to meet those requirements. The NAICS code for this requirement is 611710, Educational Support Services. The SBA associated small business size standard for this industry is $15,000,000. Instructions to Vendors All interested vendors are encouraged to submit a response clearly demonstrating their capability to perform these services. Proposals are not being requested at this time. Therefore, responses to this Sources Sought will not be considered as a proposal and will not be accepted by the Government to form a contract. No formal solicitation exists at this time and no set-aside decision has been made. Responses to this Sources Sought should include the following information: - Capabilities Statement. Please provide documentation that explicitly demonstrates the capacity and capability of satisfying the Government's requirement. This may include contract numbers, locations, and (if available) points of contact for previous similar work. The capabilities statement should be brief and concise; do not exceed ten (10) pages. Small business that are only partially able to satisfy this requirement are encouraged to submit a capabilities statement in order to aid in identifying possible breakouts of work or subcontracting opportunities. - Demonstration of the firm's socioeconomic status (i.e., SB, 8(a), HUBZone, EDWOSB, WOSB, SDVOSB, etc.) and size. Submit responses directly to MSgt Paul (Nick) Ochs, Base Contracting Officer, via email at contact@example.gov. Please reference the solicitation number and title in the subject of your message. Please limit your responses to standard document formats (i.e., Microsoft Office, Adobe PDF, etc.). Do not send compressed files (i.e., .zip or .exe extension) or other file types, they will be stripped from your message.