THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. The Mission and Installation Contracting - Fort Hood, Texas is in the process of determining the acquisition strategy for Military Skills Enhancement support services on Fort Hood, TX. This is a sources sought notice and request for information (RFI). This is not a formal solicitation. Any formal solicitation will be announced separately at a later time. Please note that the solicitation number used for this sources sought is different from the one that will be used in the pre-solicitation notice. Information provided to the Government as a result of this posting is strictly voluntary and given with no expectation of compensation, and clearly provided at no cost to the Government. Contact with Government personnel, other than the Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer, by potential offeror or their employees regarding this requirement is strictly prohibited. The purpose of posting this RFI is to locate experienced service providers capable of and interested in performing a non-personal services contract that provides Military Skills Enhancement support services on Fort Hood, TX. The summary of services is as follows: Provide personnel, management and any other items and services, not Government furnished, necessary to conduct Military Skills Enhancement Instruction (MSEI) for soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas. MSEI are courses taught in Troop School for Military Occupation al Specialties (MOS) improvement to enhance soldier job performance, provide certification in technical skills, or supplemental knowledge, skills and abilities essential to mission success. MSEI will incorporate traditional instruction in a classroom environment, use new information technologies, simulation and digital information management initiative to ensure the training programs are in keeping with current teaching methodologies. Instructional program must also include hands-on practical exercises, distance learning, and remote access means of delivery of on-time/on-demand programs. Courses that provide transcripts or evaluated post-secondary credit shall be provided only by a contractor or subcontractor accredited to award such credit by one of the American Council on Education's Accrediting Institutions for Post-Secondary Education. The contractor providing services under this contract shall be recognized by one of the following accrediting bodies: Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Career Schools/Colleges of Technology, Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools, the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, Distance Education and Training Council (formerly the National Home Study Council), Middle State s Association of Colleges and Schools, the New England Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Technical and Career Institutions, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Occupational Education Institutions, and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Proof of valid accreditation shall be provided with the offer. The anticipated period of the contract is 1 February 2014 through 31 January 2015 with two (2) one-year option periods. The resultant contract will be a firm fixed price requirements type contract. The tentative date for issuance of Request for Proposal s is 1 May 2013 and the tentative date of receipt of proposals is 2 June 2013. This acquisition will be accomplished using full and open competition. The solicitation will be issued electronically and will be available for viewing at the following websites: the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) website at: https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/ or FEDBIZOPPS.GOV at https://www.fbo.gov. Fort Hood is interested in obtaining information from industry that will help supporting a determination of the appropriate set aside category for the acquisition strategy. Both large business concerns and all categories of small business are encouraged to respond to this request. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) anticipated for this requirement is 611430 - Professional and Management Development Training and small business size standard for the selected NAICS is $7 Million. To support the set-aside decision, it is particularly important that potential small business concerns provide comments/input as follows: (1) If you are a Small Business that currently performs or has recently performed on contracts similar to the requirements described above, and you would plan to participate in a competitive solicitation situation for this procurement, please provide specific and relevant work experience in a capabilities statement/brief. Information should be sufficient to support your capability to perform these requirements and should include detailed references (contract number, dollar value, scope of services and point of contact with their telephone numbers and whether it was a Government or a Commercial type contract); (2) state your business size and approximate annual gross revenue (averaged over the past three years); (3) list the specific small business category (if applicable) for your company whether (a) Federally certified HUBZone Small Business; (b) Small Disadvantaged Business; (c) certified 8(a) Firm; (d) Woman-owned Small Business; (e) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business; (f) Veteran-Owned Small Business; or (g) other (explain); (4) provide your company's name, CAGE code, DUNS, address, point of contact, telephone number, and e-mail address; (5) and number of years you have been in business. We are also looking for input from industry relative to how this type of service is performed in the private sector in order to maximize the incorporation of commercial standards and practices where practicable. Responses are due in this office no later than 2:30 p.m. CST, on 21 December 2012. Please send your capabilities statements and responses to this RFI via email directly to Juan C. Perez, Contract Specialist, at juan.c.perez18.civ@mail.mil and carbon copy Leeann Burke, Contracting Officer, at Leeann.Burke.civ@mail.mil.
