One Week Instructor Services

This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. This is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Regional Contracting Office - Hawaii hereby gives notice of their intent to award a contract to Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange between East and West, Inc, 1601 East West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96848-1601 on a sole source basis utilizing FAR 13.106-1(b). Acquire professional instructors, and adequate classroom space to accommodate 40 students non-personal services necessary to develop and conduct a 5 days of instruction (18-22 June 2018), which consists of the Indo-Asia Pacific region adaptive leaders curriculum that provides academic rigor in the pursuit of Asia Pacific Studies, International Relations, and/or Political Science college degree. The contractor shall provide key professional doctoral level fellows in order to allow the students to apply for credits in pursuit of a Master's Degree. The instructor shall provide curriculum to support Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) Human Dimension Strategy which supports cognitive learning. Instructor shall provide innovative methods of teaching to succinctly educate attendee's on current complexities of the Indo Asia Pacific region. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 611710 with the size standard of $15M. The Federal Supply Code (FSC) / Product Service Code (PSC) procurement is U008. This purchase will be made utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with: - Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000. Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement within seven (7) calendar days of the publication of this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No reimbursement for any cost connected with providing capability information will be provided.