THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to identify potential sources capable of performing the effort described herein pursuant to FAR part 10, Market Research and FAR part 19, Small Business Programs. This is for planning purposes only. Any information submitted by respondents to this Source Sought Notice is voluntary. The Air Force does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. Respondents should not construe this notice as a commitment by the Air Force for any purpose and should refrain from providing proprietary information in the response.
INTRODUCTION: This is the initial step in the planning process for a non-personal services requirement in support of Air Force personnel seeking academic consultation at the Base Training and Education Services. Services require a Subject Matter Expert (SME), hereby referred to as an Education Advisor, who specializes in academic mentoring and counseling. The incumbent shall provide advisement support including assisting prospective students in exploring different majors, discussing career paths, choosing classes and completing enrollment processes. In addition, the incumbent will provide the services and deliverables required to perform work under this requirement IAW Attachment 1 – Draft Performance Work Statement.
377 MSG/PKA anticipates conducting a competitive acquisition for this effort. The effort is expected to result in a Firm-Fixed-Price contract.
NAICS code is anticipated to be 611710 – Education Support Services, size standard $24,000,000.00.
INSTRUCTIONS: All businesses capable of meeting the qualifications and have the ability to meet requirements of the PWS are invited to respond electronically.
Responses shall include company name, address, DUNS number, CAGE code, point of contact with email address and telephone number, and indicate business size (small business, small disadvantaged business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, economically disadvantaged woman-owned small business, woman-owned small business, or HUBZone) using NAICS 611710 – Educational Support Services, size standard $24,000,000.00. The Air Force reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside for any subsequent acquisition based upon responses to this notice. Small business respondents should provide a statement of capabilities to assist the Air Force in making a set-aside decision.
Statement of Capabilities are limited to 5 pages, using Times New Roman 12 Font. Capabilities statement should describe the company’s ability to address the tasks described in the Draft PWS as well as discuss your company’s experience in academic mentoring and counseling.
Responses must be received no later than 10:00 am Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) on 1 November 2023, and addressed to the Contracting Specialist, Erika Trujillo, at erika.trujillo.2@us.af.mil and the Contracting Officer, Emily Morrison, at emily.morrison.1@us.af.mil.
Attachment 1 – Draft Performance Work Statement
