STARBASE sources sought

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS: Solicitation Number: Notice Type: FA8201-19-R-XXXX Sources Sought Agency/Office: Air Force Materiel Command Location: STARBASE program Hill Air Force Base, Utah Title: Hill AFB UT STAR BASE SOURCES SOUGHT Synopsis: 1. NOTICE: This is not a solicitation but rather a Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) to determine potential sources for information and planning purposes only. 2. PURPOSE: The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to determine if responsible sources exist, to assist in determining if this effort can be competitive and/or a total Small Business Set-Aside. 2.1. The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 611710 Education Supports Services Contractors which has a corresponding Size standard of $15M. The proposed Product Service Code (PSC) is U009 Education Services. 2.2. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The Government is interested in all small businesses to include 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. The government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code. 2.3. Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar efforts offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners. 3. This is a SSS for market research purposes to obtain services for the Science and Technology Academies Reinforcing Basic Aviation and Space Exploration (STARBASE) program at Hill Air Force Base (HILL AFB), Utah. 4. This SSS is to determine the availability and adequacy of potential sources prior to determining an acquisition strategy and contract strategy. There is no solicitation available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. 5. PROGRAM DETAILS: 5.1. Title 10, US.C. section 2913b{c) directs the Secretary of Defense to provide for the establishment of the STARBASE program. The goal of the program is to raise the interest and improve the knowledge and skills of at-risk youth in the areas of mathematics, science and technology by exposing them to the technological environment and positive role models found on military bases and installations. A STARBASE academy was established at Hill AFB, Utah on 29 September 2011. STARBASE Academy participation offers the majority of its assistance to youth-at-risk in the 5th_6th grades through coordination between the STARBASE Director, local school administrators or other alternative education providers. The participants may be selected on the basis of: a. Racial or ethnic minority status b. Disability c. Socio-economic disadvantage d. Limited English proficiency e. Historic under-representation in science, math and technology fields f. Low academic performance 6. Period of Performance: Basic 12 Months 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 Option Years 1 12 Months 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 Option Years 2 12 Months 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 Option Years 3 12 Months 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 Option Years 4 12 Months 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 7. DISCLAIMER 7.1. This SSS is issued solely for informational and planning purposes. It does not constitute a solicitation (Request for Proposal or Request for Quotation) or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. As stipulated in FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not considered offers, shall not be used as a proposal, and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This SSS does not commit the Government to contract for any service whatsoever. Furthermore, we are not seeking proposals at this time. Responders are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this SSS. All costs associated with responding to this SSS will be solely at the responding party's expense. 7.2. Any resulting procurement action will be the subject of a separate, future announcement. The information is provided for discussion purposes and any potential strategy for this acquisition may change prior to any solicitation release. 7.3. The information received will be utilized by the Air Force in developing its acquisition strategy, Statement of Objectives, Statement of Work, Purchase Description, and Specification. Any proprietary information that is submitted may be used as a general concept but specific information will be safeguarded as proprietary, if so marked and clearly identified in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. The Government requests that non-proprietary information be submitted in response to this SSS. However, should proprietary information be submitted, it should be marked "PROPRIETARY," and will be handled accordingly. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. Proprietary information or trade secrets should be clearly identified. 8. INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESPONSE: Interested parties are invited to submit a response, by email to the government POCs listed in para 10 below, not to exceed 10 one sided pages, to this sources sought in the form of a Statement of Capabilities (SOC) to the Government. The SOC needs to include demonstrated experience of the requirements above. Please include the FA8201-19-R-XXXX solicitation number in the subject of the email. Information submitted must be pertinent, specific, and cover the following areas: 8.1. Company Name and Cage Code 8.2. Is company foreign owned? 8.3 Email address and phone number of POC 8.4. Suggested NAICS 8.5. Business Size Classification for NAICS Code 611710 Education Supports Services Contractors, and if any, as a sub-category (i.e., 8a, HUBZONE, SDVOSB) 8.6. Would you be a prime or a subcontractor 8.7. Explain teaming arraignment, if applicable. 8.8. Experience: Provide an outline of previous projects and/or specific work experience in relation to the above mentioned criteria. Include a brief description of demonstrated experience and familiarity of food service contracts. 8.9. Personnel: The contractor shall employ personnel for the operation of the STARBASE academy in the positions listed below: CLIN 0001 STARBASE Director CLIN 0002 Office Manager CLIN 0003 STARBASE Instructor's CLIN 0005 Teaching Assistants Please provide a ROM for the Basic Period of Performance for the aforementioned positions within your response to assist in the planning and budgeting process. Background checks shall be completed for all personnel within 30 days of being hired. 9. RESPONSE SUSPENSE: Emailed responses to this announcement must be received no later than 31 Jan 2019, 3:00 pm MST, at dawn.schmidt.1@us.af.mil and travis.hill.12@us.af.mil 10. GOVERNMENT POC INFO: Questions concerning this announcement may be directed to AFMC AFSC OL:H/PZIOA, Contracting Officer Dawn Schmidt, at email dawn.schmidt.1@us.af.mil and Contract Specialist Travis Hill at email Travis.hill.12@us.af.mil. Please include the FA8201-19-R-XXXX solicitation number in the subject of the email.