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W9124R-10-T-1041Federal

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The Mission and Installation Contracting Command Center at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, plans to negotiate a firm-fixed price contract on a sole source basis with Cranfield University in the United Kingdom. Cranfield University is uniquely qualified to provide a specialized four-day academic training course designed to enhance the knowledge of Yuma Test Center (YTC) Test Officers on ammunition, weapons, and vehicle systems technology. The curriculum includes detailed topics such as gun performance, gun pressure curves, barrel stress, muzzle brakes, propulsion, mine blast effects, helicopter performance, aerodynamics, and visual infrared signature reduction. The contract entails providing classroom course notes for 35 students, with YTC supplying the necessary classroom facilities. This commercial acquisition will follow simplified acquisition procedures under FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13, with a single contract line item covering the entire training course. The applicable NAICS code is 611710, indicating educational services, and the standard industry size is $7 million. Potential interested firms are invited to demonstrate their technical capabilities to meet the requirement by a specified deadline, but this announcement is not a request for competitive proposals; the government retains the sole discretion to decide whether to compete the procurement. All inquiries must reference solicitation number W9124R-10-T-1041 and be submitted accordingly.

General Info

Sole source contract with Cranfield University for specialized four-day training at Yuma Proving Ground.

Agency

Department Of Defense → W6QM Micc-Yuma Prov Grd

NAICS

611710 - Educational Support Services

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PostedJun 9

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QM Micc-Yuma Prov Grd

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OfficeYUMA PROVING GROUND, AZ, 85365-9498, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QM Micc-Yuma Prov Grd

Office AddressYUMA PROVING GROUND, AZ, 85365-9498, USA

ContactsNo contact information available

Full Description

Sole Source. The Mission and Installation Contracting Command Center-Yuma in Yuma Proving Ground (USAYPG), Arizona, intends to negotiate a firm-fixed price contract on a sole source basis with Cranfield University College Rd, in Cranfield, Bedford, United Kingdom. Cranfield University is the only known source which can provide a comprehensive training course that includes the topics listed below. This will be a commercial acquisition using simplified acquisition procedures for commercial items per FAR 12 and FAR 13. The requirement is to provide a 4 day course in which Cranfield University Faculty Members will teach an academic course aimed at enhancing YTC Test Officers knowledge of ammunition, weapons and vehicles systems technology. Topics covered in a 4-day course include: Gun Performance, Gun Pressure Curve, Barrel Stress, Muzzle Brake, Propulsion, Mine Blast Effects, Helicopter Performance, Aerodynamics, and Visual IR Signature Reduction. Cranfield will also prove classroom course notes for 35 students and YTC will provide the classroom required for the 4-day session. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code is 611710 with a standard size of $7.0 Million. This contract will consist of one Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) 0001, Quantity: 1, Unit of Issue: Lump Sum, Description: Training for Munitions and Weapons Personnel. Award for this requirement will be in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirements or submit proposals. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOPALS. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. If you feel that your firm possesses the ability to provide these requirements, then you must respond by demonstrating your firms technical capability to meet these requirements by 17 June 2010 8:00 AM MST. All inquiries shall be clearly marked with solicitation W9124R-10- T-1041 and sent to the contact information below or by facsimile to +1 (555) 000-0000. In order to protect proprietary information and prevent the unintentional releasing of guarded information all interested firms must conduct their own research regarding the specifications of the above listed item.