NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE on behalf of DANTES Academic Skills Training Program

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE On behalf of the Defense Activity for Nontraditional Education Support (DANTES), Pensacola, FL, the Defense Human Resource Activity (DHRA) Contracting Office intends to negotiate and award a single contract, on a sole source basis, under the authority of 41 U.S. Code - 3304(a)(1), Use of Noncompetitive Procedures, "only one responsible source and no other type of property or service will satisfy the executive agency". The Government intends to procure services in support of the DANTES Academic Skills Training program from Peterson's LLC, 8740 Lucent Blvd, Ste 400, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 611699 and the business size standard is $12M. The award is anticipated to be a firm fixed price contract for a one year base period and a 3 month option period. The Academic Skills Training (AST) program is a requirement for improving the Defense Department's capacity to deliver AST to service members that seek to improve their academic readiness for the purposes of college-level course placement, qualification for reclassification or advance training, and military placement. The evidence concerning college and career readiness shows clearly that the knowledge, skills, and practices important for readiness include a great deal of mathematics, English language arts, science, critical thinking, and various self-directed behaviors. This requires a commercially available, computer adaptive, asynchronous web-based course that improves cognitive (i.e. math, English, science, etc.), metacognitive, and non-cognitive academic skills from basic through pre-college level learning to support service member learning across the military lifecycle. This Notice of Intent to Sole Source is not a request for proposals. This is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available and telephone requests will not be accepted. Interested parties that believe they could satisfy the full requirements of the AST program, shall provide clear and convincing evidence of their ability to do so, in writing, by or before the deadline date for this Notice. Submittals will not be returned to the interested party and questions will not be accepted. This is an all or none requirement. Interested parties responding to parts of the requirement will not be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete the required services based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Costs connected with providing the capability statement will not be reimbursed. Each response should include the following Business Information: a. Contractor Name, Address, b. Point of Contact Name, Phone Number, and Email address c. Contractor DUNS d. Contractor Business Classification (i.e., small business, 8(a), woman owned, Hubzone, veteran owned, etc.) as validated in System for Award Management (SAM). All offerors must register in the SAM located at http://sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1 e. Capability Statement shall include information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience on similar requirements (including size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc. that will facilitate making a capability determination. Capability statements shall not exceed 5 pages in length, excluding standard brochures. Submissions shall be emailed to the points of contact listed below. COLLECT CALLS OR FACSIMILE TRANSMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION is Sunday, 4:00 PM, Eastern Time, Februrary 9, 2020. Primary Point of Contact: Austin Francis Contract Specialist Austin.w.francis.civ@mail.mil Alternate Point of Contact: Karen Cimorelli Contracting Officer karen.s.cimorelli.civ@mail.mil Contracting Office address: DHRA/PK 4800 Mark Center Dr, Ste 03E25 Alexandria, VA 22350