Disability Program Management Course

This Sources Sought Notice (herein: the Notice) is being issued by the Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD), on behalf of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (OUSD) Personnel & Readiness Office of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity (ODMEO)/Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI). Note this is not a request for quotes. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This Notice seeks industry comments to assist the Government in locating potential sources with the ability to satisfy its requirement. The critical elements of this Notice are: 1. Demonstrate your capability to meet the Minimum Skills and Qualifications as outlined in the draft Performance Work Statement Section 5.3 (see attached). 2. Based on the enclosed draft PWS, what contract type should the Government use for this acquisition? 3. Based on the requirement, are there any industry standard deliverables that are not included within the PWS? 4. Are there any sections with the draft PWS that are ambiguous or unclear regarding this requirement? Large and small businesses including business in all socio-economic categories that are certified and qualified as a small business under NAICS code 541720: Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities with a size standard of $20,500,000.00 are encouraged to respond. Sources Sought Notice Guidelines: Please note that this synopsis is for INFORMATION and PLANNING purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ). Responses to the Notice cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract nor will the Government pay for the information solicited or recognize any costs associated with the submission of the Notice. The purpose of the Notice is to provide an opportunity for industry to enhance the success of any future procurement to meet this requirement. Any information obtained as a result of this Notice is intended to be used by the Government on a non-attribution basis for program planning and acquisition strategy development. Providing data/information that is limited or restricted for use by the Government for that purpose would be a very little value and such restricted/limited data/information is not solicited. By submitting information in response to this Notice, submitters of such information impliedly consent to the release and dissemination of submitted information to any Government or non-Government entity to which WHS releases and disseminate for review. As such, to the extent that any information submitted in response to the Notice is marked as or construed to be proprietary or business-sensitive, submitters are hereby notified (a) about the potentiality that such information may be disclosed to third parties and (b) that submission of information in response to this Notice constitutes consent to such handling and disclosure of submitted information. Responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Potential sources are invited to submit a Capabilities Statement up to 8 pages for Reponses addressing the critical elements listed above to the "Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI), Disability Program Management". All responses should be submitted via email to Kaitlin Lockett at contact@example.gov no later than 10:00 AM EST on June 12, 2015. Only attach MS Word/Excel compatible files or Adobe Acrobat PDF files in electronic correspondence. WHS will not acknowledge receipt of responses to this Notice.