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U -- Notice of Intent to Award to Sole Source - General Dynamics, Spacecraft Training Curriculum

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The Air Force District of Washington intends to award a sole source contract to General Dynamics for a four-month period to provide instruction and revise course materials for the "Fundamentals of Systems Design, Engineering, and Production for Spacecraft" training program. This contract, conducted under the authority allowing negotiation with only one source, focuses on reviewing and updating existing course content to remove proprietary data specific to General Dynamics and replace it with non-proprietary equivalents. The contractor will be responsible for preparing a course plan and outline, advising on content updates, conducting one classroom session up to five consecutive working days and 35 hours in duration, and ensuring the class size does not exceed 50 students without prior approval. The course revision aims to maintain the training's technical integrity while eliminating restrictive proprietary references. The Government will not provide computers but encourages participants to bring laptops if beneficial. This notice is not a solicitation for competitive proposals, and the Government reserves the right to proceed without competition based on the responses received. Responses to this notice must be submitted by 11:00 AM EST, September 7, 2007, to the designated contracting officer. The contract will support the Air Force’s need for updated spacecraft systems design training delivered at General Dynamics’ facility.

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Sole source contract to General Dynamics for revising and instructing spacecraft systems design course.

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Department Of Defense → FA7014 Afdw Pk

NAICS

611430 - Professional and Management Development Training

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PostedAug 30

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA7014 Afdw Pk

Contacts1 person available

OfficeANDREWS AFB, MD, 20762-6604, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA7014 Afdw Pk

Office AddressANDREWS AFB, MD, 20762-6604, USA

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Deborah L DoyleContracting Officer,

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Full Description

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT The Air Force District of Washington, HAF Support Branch (AFDW/A7KH), Bolling AFB, D.C., intends to award a sole source contract to General Dynamics for a 4-month period of performance. This contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 and 10 USC 2304 (c )(1), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The contract is to provide instruction and revise course material of a course previously developed for the Air Force under contract number: GS23F0010N/72836 "Fundamentals of Systems Design, Engineering, and Production for Spacecraft" which depicts the fundamental requirements involved in spacecraft systems design, engineering, production, and operations and how these affect cost. Specific tasks include: (1) COURSE PLAN AND OUTLINE - This shall include a review of the course design, content and planned proprietary data content replacement, presentation format etc; (2) COURSE PREP AND MATERIAL - The contractor will use the existing "Fundamentals of Systems Design, Engineering, and Production for Spacecraft" material for these classes and shall review the existing course content and advise the AFCAA of any recommended updates; (3) REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF PROPRIETARY DATA - The Government desires that a considerable preponderance of data and examples in the current course material that are proprietary to General Dynamics be removed and replaced with equivalent course material that is non-proprietary in nature. Additionally, the contractor agrees to remove any reference to restrictive proprietary document statements of the final course material; and (4) CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION - The contractor shall conduct one class based on the agreed course plan and outline at their facility. The class shall not be longer than five (5) consecutive working days in duration and not exceeding 35 hours. The Government shall not provide computers to the contractor, and the contractor is encouraged to provide their own audio-visual equipment. The Government can encourage students to bring computers (laptops) to the class if the contractor deems they shall be of benefit to the class. The class size shall not exceed 50 students without prior verbal or written agreement from the contractor. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any responses to this notice of contract action shall be submitted to the POC listed no later than 11:00AM, EST, 7 September, 2007.