U--Counterinsurgency and Counter Improvised Explosive Device training in a hyper-realistic training environment

The Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Fort Bliss, intends to award on a sole-source basis to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, a contract for the acquisition of services for labor, supervision and required materials to train U. S. military in Counterinsurgency and Counter Improvised Explosive Device training in a hyper-realistic training environment. In preparation for 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division's (1/AD) s (1/1AD) Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Rotation and to properly certify these Companies/Troops, a realistic environment that accurately replicates the environment 1/1AD will operate in for OEF is required. 1/1AD requires facilities use for training such as an Afghan market, a mountain village, an adobe compound, two nomadic transient sites which are crucial to training, After Action Review (AAR) facilities, a white cell (exercise control) building, and classroom area for training and conference room for the white cell. The only place that will adequately prepare 1/1AD in the time period required is the New Mexico Tech Playas Training and Research Center (PTRC); Fort Bliss currently does not have this capability. The capabilities required are mock villages, role players, exercise controls, AAR facilities, and biometric equipment. This will provide 1/1AD with a realistic site to simulate conditions that will be encounter during its OEF rotation. These tasks listed above are considered FORSOM core competencies and must be validated and certified by the brigade Commander upon completion of training. Services and specific range facilities such as realistic urban villages representative of the area of operations, market places and other urban features representative of current theaters of counterinsurgency operations; blue force command and control (C2) center and white cell exercise contract C2 center; and air strip for small fixed wing aircraft and a maintenance hangar are provided by NM Institute. If any organization (other than NM Institute) believes it is capable of providing an equivalent service at the high level of quality, complexity, and time requirement that is dispensable to the US Army, then shall email a Statement of Qualification to the contract specialist, Victoria Prevost at contact@example.gov no later than 11:00 AM MST on 19 March 2012. Further information concerning the training requirements are provide: Capabilities must include 1) authorization to have the Army's Prophet equipment conduct signal intercepts on location; 2) direct reach back to Joint Forces Command to maneuver subject matter experts; 3) four mock Afghan training areas, and 4) availability to meet training schedule by providing training from 26 March through 21 April 2012. The NM Institute will provide Reception, Staging, Onward-movement and integrating (RSOI) to role players and other training enablers; a secure closing system Ground System for Mobile communications (GSM) and/or higher power cellular network to support intelligence collection training objectives; storage space for container and barrier material provided by player units; training audience with exercise data collected and presentation material for AARs; and recovery of training area to the same condition as prior to the exercise. The nature of the work involved requires all project personnel be eligible to hold a DoD security clearance at the Secret Level. The Department of Army is aware of no organization, other than the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology that can provide the services described above in the critical time requirement of 26 March 2012. This notice of intent if NOT a request for competitive proposals; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Any responses received after 19 Mar 2012; 11:00 AM MST will not be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government no to compete this propose contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. For specific questions, please contact the Contract Specialist.