SANS Cyber Security Training

Notice Type: Notice of Contract Action J&A Statutory Authority: FAR 6.302-1 - Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Target Contract Award Date: September 2019 Contract Award Number: TBD Synopsis: This announcement constitutes a Notice of Contract Action (NOCA) by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC/Det 12), Hanscom AFB, MA. The Government has a requirement to procure SANS SEC301 Introduction to Cyber Security, SANS SEC401 Security Essentials Bootcamp Style, SANS SEC503 Intrusion Detection In-Depth, SEC504 Hacker Tools, Techniques, Exploits, and Incident Handling and SANS SEC545 Cloud Security Architecture and Operations via mobile training team (PK19-806) as it is an Air Operations Center (AOC) 10.1.15 baseline requirement. This training is essential to protecting the network security of the Air Operations Center Weapon System (AOC-WS). This training will provide Cyber Security (CS) personnel with a thorough understanding of principles, theories, implementation procedures, hands-on training scenarios, practical exercise and delivery of instructional maintenance concepts required to protect the AOC 10.1 Increment baseline from security vulnerabilities. AFLCMC intends to award this contract, by means other than full and open competition, as a sole source Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract to Sans Institute. SANS training is proprietary to one manufacturer, SANS Institute. The authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 USC 2304(c)(1), as implemented as follows: - FAR 6.302-1(a)(2) - When the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source, or, for DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, from only one or a limited number of responsible sources, and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, full and open competition need not be provided for. The Government requests that initial feedback, comments and questions be received by no later than five (5) calendar days from the date of this notice posted to www.fbo.gov. Please submit all questions, comments and feedback regarding this NOCA via e-mail to the following Points of Contact: Matthew Patterson, Contracting Officer: matthew.patterson.3@us.af.mil Aktina I. Daigle, Contracting Specialist: aktina.daigle@us.af.mil No telephone responses will be accepted. Any information submitted by respondents to this Notice of Contract Action is strictly voluntary. To the maximum extent possible, please submit non-proprietary information. Any proprietary information submitted should be identified as such and will be properly protected from disclosure. No classified information shall be submitted. Any response submitted by respondents to this Notice of Contract Action constitutes consent for that submission to be reviewed by Government personnel, Federally Funded Research and Development Center employees and Advisory & Assistance Services contractor employees, unless the respondent clearly objects in writing to the release of this information to Federally Funded Research and Development Contractor employees and Advisory & Assistance Services Contractor employees. AFLCMC has appointed an Ombudsman to consider and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. Concerned parties should address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the Contracting Officer for resolution prior to consulting the Ombudsman. Additionally, Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation (AFFARS) 5352.201-9101 - Ombudsman, will be included in any potential solicitation and contract for this acquisition. The AFLCMC Ombudsman contact information is as follows: Lt. Col Brian E. Miller, AFLCMC/AQ-AZ 1790 10th Street Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7106 Telephone (937) 255-5512 Email: Brian.Miller.15@us.af.mil DISCLAIMER AND NOTICE: This is a courtesy Notice of Contract Action only and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that AFLCMC/Det 12, will take procurement action in this matter. This is NOT a request for proposals, applications, proposal abstracts, or quotation. This Request for Information shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government. Further, the Government will NOT be responsible nor reimburse any submitters of information for any cost incurred in furnishing this information. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed. Information provided will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for the potential requirement Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.