Training Program for Contracting Career Development

Case Number: AFMC-2019-0299 THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION or REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFQ/RFP). THIS RFI DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. THIS NOTICE SEEKS INFORMATION ON COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF ITEMS. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) seeks information on services to institute an enduring training program that combines federal business practices, regulations, policies and local agency guidelines for contracting career development and preparation of obtaining a warrant through a formal warrant board process. The objective is to develop AFRL contracting professionals with a standardized, consistent and a high quality training program in preparation for future career opportunities beginning with entry level training up to warranted Contracting Officers. The expectation is to manage 1) introductory training to contracting professionals covering a list of topics with concentrations in Research and Development acquisitions that consists of four (4) three (3) week long sessions per calendar year as well as 2) the Contracting Officers Study Group (COSG) that consists of two (2) ten (10) week long sessions per calendar year that meets weekly for 2.5 hours each week. Participants in each session will vary based on the needs of the agency and qualified/selected candidates. The training is to be conducted on Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Not all training sessions are required to be conducted on site. The offeror shall provide and deliver a professional level career development program to include curriculum, professional reference material, coaching services, assessments, evaluations and off-site experimental learning activities. The result of this RFI will contribute to determining the method of procurement, if a requirement materializes. SUBMISSION DETAILS Interested companies should submit a brief capabilities statement package that includes a ROM estimate of the effort's level of effort and cost to complete. Submitted responses should be provided on standard letter size 8-1/2 by 11 inch paper, limited to a maximum of five (5), single-sided, single-spaced pages demonstrating ability to provide the product(s) listed in this Technical Description. The font for text should be Times New Roman and no smaller than 10 point. Documentation should be in bullet format. The ROM estimate is subject to the five page limitation and your capabilities statement must provide evidence of being able to supply all items identified above. Your response to this RFI, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contracting Officer, Mr. Paul Benavidez in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via paul.benavidez.3@us.af.mil no later than 12:00 p.m. MST on 10 June 2019 and reference Case Number AFMC-2019-0299 in the subject line of the e-mail and on all enclosed documents. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL. If your organization has the potential capacity to provide the desired training activities, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, primary points of contact (POCs) and their email address(s), web site address, telephone number, and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the requirements of this notice, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of your firm's capability to meet our technical requirements. If you are submitting a substitute item, you must provide technical detail sufficient for AFRL to determine if your proposed item(s) will meet our need. Additionally, the submission should outline what vehicles can be utilized to obtain the items provided in this RFI such as General Schedule Administration (provide schedule), or any other existing contract vehicle. No phone calls or email solicitations with regards to the status of the release of a solicitation will be accepted prior to its release. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding submissions. All data received in response to this RFI that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government. The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and does not bind the Government in any way. AFRL has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed, and release of this RFI should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur costs for which reimbursement would be required or sought. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Contracting Training Topics List 2. Warrant Board Study Group Topics List GOVERNMENT FURNISHED INFORMATION: 1. Warrant Board Study Group Guide