Surface Warfare School's Command (SWSC) Elite Firefighting Course Curriculum Development Support at PACNORWEST Fleet Concentration Area (FCA)

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE PSC CODE (4 DIGITS): U099 (Education Training/Other) NAICS CODE: 611519 (Other Technical and Trade Schools) RECOVERY & REINVESTMENT ACT ACTION: Not applicable RECOVERY ACT PROJECT NUMBER (IF APPLICABLE): Not applicable TITLE: Surface Warfare School's Command (SWSC) Elite Firefighting Course Curriculum Development Support at PACNORWEST Fleet Concentration Area (FCA) SOLICITATION NUMBER (NO DASHES): N6134023R0100 RESPONSE DATE (MMDDYY): May 25, 2023 ARCHIVE DATE: 5 DAYS (or no later than 05262023) SET ASIDE CODE: Not applicable CS CONTACT NAME & PHONE: Tina Ruscito, 813-956-7086 PCO CONTACT NAME & PHONE: Lisa Mardin. 508-450-0315 SOLICITATION DESCRIPTION: The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, a contract to provide subject matter expertise in the development of formal courseware/curriculum to meet the Navy's requirement for an Elite Firefighting Training Course in the PACNORWEST FCA area. The Contractor shall provide Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to support the development of the courseware/curriculum and conduct a 10-day pilot of Elite Firefighting Training Course at the Contractor's Training facility. The contract is planned for WRG Fire Training Simulation Systems, Inc. (WRG) operating under Cage Code 1XN19. Ongoing market research performed by the Government supports there does not exist another company with access to the facility needed to meet this requirement. WRG is the only vendor that has the capability to provide the Elite Fire Fighting requirements. WRG has the SME's with firefighting experience necessary to help develop the curriculum and the facilities to prove the firefighting training course with unique advanced capabilities that meet the requirements requested by the sponsor and, as such, is the only source capable of responding due to the unique or specialized nature of this effort. A single award is anticipated for execution in July 2023. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. It is a notice in accordance with FAR 5.201 outlining the Government's intent to contract on a sole source basis with WRG. Interested sources are solicited to provide their written technical capabilities. Written response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Interested sources must submit detailed written technical capabilities to deliver the requirement. Detailed written capabilities must be submitted by email to Tina Ruscito (christina.r.ruscito.civ@us.navy.mil) in an electronic format that is compatible with Microsoft Office 2016 applications (MS Word), no later than close of business on Thursday, May 25, 2023. Verbal submissions via phone will not be honored. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses shall be limited to no more than FIVE (5) pages. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. No solicitation document is available. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice, but will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the Government. If no written challenge to this synopsis is received, a justification and approval (J&A) for other than full and open competition in accordance with the statutory authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 Simplified Acquisition Procedures as implemented by FAR 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Itemsbased on the rationale provided above will be initiated. If conducted as a sole source procurement, a separate synopsis will not follow. This synopsis will satisfy the intent of the requirements under FAR 5.201 and 5.204. In accordance with FAR 5.102(e), copies of the solicitation will be available upon request. LIST OF ATTACHMENTS (IF APPLICABLE): N/A PLACE(S) OF PERFORMANCE: At the contractor's facility in Newberg, OR CS EMAIL ADDRESS: christina.r.ruscito.civ@us.navy.mil