Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

ADDED REVISED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AMENDMENT 0001 IS ATTACHED ALONG WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. The contract will provide synchronous, online foreign language courses via a Virtual School with intera... ADDED REVISED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AMENDMENT 0001 IS ATTACHED ALONG WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. The contract will provide synchronous, online foreign language courses via a Virtual School with interactive whiteboard, real-time audio and video. The Virtual School must operate with little-to-no lag time, delay or connection failure and be supported with redundant power, servers, databases and internet capabilities to eliminate downtime due to system failure and/or power outages; adaptable to lower bandwidth. The contractor will recruit, develop, and manage a cadre of eMentor instructors who can provide language instruction and assessment from ILR skill level 0 through ILR skill level 3+. The contractor will employ computer algorithms to students based on language, proficiency level, and availability days, times, and time zones. A helpdesk team will monitor and support every class that runs, regardless of when the class takes place. One or more members of the helpdesk team will be on call whenever classes are in session (30 minutes prior and throughout the class session). The contractor will provide instruction for the 95 languages listed in the Performance Work Statement (PWS), plus additional languages within 90 days of notification by the government. On day one of contract start, the contractor is responsible for scheduling courses for the “Top 20” most frequently scheduled languages outlined in the PWS. The contractor is responsible for scheduling courses for all remaining languages listed in the contract within 90 days of contract start. eMentor instructors will instruct and explain the cultural, technical and military concepts, vocabulary, and terms required of eMentor curriculum. Instructors will integrate discussions on current geo-political events that apply to established eMentor curricula. Instructors will tailor discussion to the careers and professional interests of the Airman. See attachments for full requirement.

Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

TITLE: eMentor Course Delivery and Management Services Department of the Air Force, Air Education and Training Command (AETC), 42d Contracting Squadron, Maxwell AFB, AL 36112 will issue a solicitation... TITLE: eMentor Course Delivery and Management Services Department of the Air Force, Air Education and Training Command (AETC), 42d Contracting Squadron, Maxwell AFB, AL 36112 will issue a solicitation on or about 18 June 2020 for eMentor Course Delivery and Management Services. eMentor Course Delivery and Management Services is to be accomplished for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Air University (AU) Academic Centers, USAF Culture and Language Center (AFCLC), Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB), Alabama. The contractor shall provide synchronous, online foreign language courses via a virtual school with interactive whiteboard, real-time audio and video in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The contractor shall use existing, previously-developed commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS), Government-off-the-shelf (GOTS) technology or their own previously developed technology for the Virtual School. The contractor must have the processes and technology required to execute the PWS and be operational and ready Day One of the contract’s Period of Performance (PoP) date; there will be no time for a contractor to recruit an instructor pool, devise a scheduling system, and develop a Virtual School once the PoP begins. This requirement will be solicited competitively using 100% small business set-aside in accordance with (IAW) FAR 6.101(b). The proposed solicitation will be assigned the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 611630 (Language Schools), with a size standard of $12,000,000.00. A Firm-fixed-price (FFP) Labor Hour is contemplated. This is a competitive best value source selection in which competing offerors' past performance history will be evaluated on a basis significantly more important than cost or price considerations. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award this contract without discussions. Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price standpoint. The offeror’s proposal response shall consist of three (4) separate parts; Volume I - Summary and Miscellaneous Data, Volume II – Technical Proposal, Volume III – Past Performance Information and Volume IV – Price Proposal. The solicitation is projected to be issued on beta.sam.gov, https://beta.sam.gov. No paper copies of the solicitation, specifications, plans or bidders mailing list will be issued from this office. Telephone requests will not be accepted.