Personal Watercraft COI

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) H92240-19-I-0006 Personal Watercraft (PWC) Training SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Synopsis/RFI. The Government is neither negotiating nor calling for offers at this time. No solicitation is being issued at this time; and while a formal solicitation may be issued at a later date, this notice does not commit the government to ultimately award a contract. This announcement is an expression of interest only and does not commit the Government to pay for any response or preparation cost. The Government does not intend to make an award on the basis of this sources sought synopsis. This information will be reviewed and will be used to develop the acquisition strategy and possibly a Request for Quotation. Market Research is being conducted to seek qualified contractors with the skills, knowledge, and resources required provide the requirement listed below, on behalf of Naval Special Warfare (NSW). Description of Requirement This purpose of this requirement is to provide a PWC course of instruction to enhance the knowledge, skills and abilities of the student utilizing the PWC in the most challenging maritime environments available. Instructors shall have 10+ years of experience in their field and extensive experience training military units on PWCs and on PWCs in extreme surf conditions. Vendor must provide necessary PWCs, safety equipment and personnel to provide this training. Vendor shall have access to training locations that can provide heavy to extreme waves for real life training. Training shall consist of but not limited to the following: Advanced driving skills, unconscious or unwilling ocean retrieval, Heavy to extreme surf/reef operations and safety considerations. This Sources Sought is an advance notice for information and planning purposes only and is not a solicitation. The North American Industry Classification System is 611620 and the size standard is $7.5 Million. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: If you believe your firm has qualified personnel, relevant past performance experience, and the technical capability to provide this type of software and training requested and would be interested in competing for such a contract, please see the following questionnaire. If desired, responses may address the question number so as not to repeat the question in each response. Electronic submissions are requested and the subject line must read, "(Company Name) response to NSWC Student Educational Software and Training RFI." 1. Administrative Information: a. Company name: b. Mailing address and website: c. CAGE Code: d. Point of Contact (POC): e. POC title: f. POC phone number: g. POC email address: 2. Please identify your company's small business status and applicable socioeconomic categories (Small Business, 8(a), Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Business, Veteran-Owned Business, etc). If your company is certified under the 8(a) Business Development Program, please provide your expiration date from the SBA program. 3. A brief summary of your company's experience and past performance within the past 3 years as it relates to the magnitude and scope of this requirement. Each experience referenced (Government or commercial) should include: (a) name of project; (b) a brief description of the project; (c) the contract or project number; (d) the dollar value of the contract/project; (e) the relevance of the contract/project to the subject requirement. 4. Please provide any additional comments you may have regarding this proposed acquisition. Respondent is encouraged to provide any commercial literature in support of their capabilities to execute this proposed training and supply the proposed software. 5. Please provide a detailed Capabilities Statement indicating your company's ability to provide the software to include software training expertise. End of RFI Questionnaire Your interest in this response is appreciated. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. The Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this announcement and it reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any private sector input as a result of this announcement. Interested vendors should provide information regarding this RFI no later than 4 PM EST, 13 March 2019 to: NSWK2@socom.mil