Minot AFB Starbase Education Program

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. This is not a request for quote, proposal, or an invitation for bid. Market research is being conducted to determine interest, capability, and socio-economic category of potential sources for the requirement. Interested parties are requested to address the questions in Attachment 1, Market Research Questionnaire. The 5th Contracting Squadron is seeking sources for a STARBASE education program at Minot AFB, ND, pursuant to DoD Instruction 1025.7 (Attachment 2). The STARBASE program is designed to raise interest and improve knowledge and skills of at-risk youth in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics by exposing them to the technological environment and positive role models found on military bases and installations; primarily focused towards 5th grade students. The school year will run from mid-August to mid-June in line with the Minot Public School calendar for a total of 175 student contact days. There will be a minimum of 28 classes. Each class will have approximately 25 students with five days of instruction for a total of 25 hours of instruction for each group. Facilities and equipment will be provided by Minot AFB. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is anticipated to be 611710, Education Support Services. The Small Business size standard for this NAICS is $14,000,000. The Government anticipates a 100% Small Business set-aside for this requirement. Specifications for this service are being developed, and a contract may or may not result. Responses to this sources sought notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. All information received in response to this announcement that is marked "Proprietary" will be handled accordingly. Responses will not be returned. After review of the responses to this notice, and if the Government still plans to proceed with the acquisition, a solicitation announcement will be published on Fed Biz Ops. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for future synopsis/solicitation as they will not be notified. Small businesses under the above stated NAICS code having the skills and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirement are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought including commercial market information and company information via e-mail or facsimile (+1 (555) 000-0000) to TSgt Nitra Latta at contact@example.gov and Angela Klein at contact@example.gov no later than 4:00 pm CST 10 June 2014. RESPONSES SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: company name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address. Please direct any questions or concerns to TSgt Nitra Latta at +1 (555) 000-0000 or Angela Klein at +1 (555) 000-0000.