Inactive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)

The NAVSUP FLC Norfolk Contracting Dept., Pentagon Directorate intends to solicit and negotiate an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract in support of the Joint Tactical Operat... The NAVSUP FLC Norfolk Contracting Dept., Pentagon Directorate intends to solicit and negotiate an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract in support of the Joint Tactical Operations Interface Training Program and the Joint Data Network Staff Training Program managed by the Joint Staff, J7, Joint Interoperability Division (JID), Pope Army Airfield, Fort Liberty, North Carolina. The programs include planning and operating a specialized Department of Defense international school, and teaching on unique military multi-TDL Network (MTN) systems, to include Link 16 Radios, residing in most combat ships, aircraft, helicopters, and vehicles. JID operates under the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff direction. The requirement covers 16 military training courses and contractor travel for up to 22 joint/allied and coalition partner nations in CONUS and OCONUS locations. The Government intends to solicit this requirement as a 100% Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set aside, using the procedures in FAR Part 15. The requirement will be solicited as a single award FFP IDIQ type contract that contains terms and conditions for the placement of FFP task orders. Award will be made on a best value (trade-off) process. Offerors will be required to submit both non-price and price proposals and the offeror’s non-price proposal will be deemed more important than the offeror’s price proposal. The anticipated contract award date is November 19 2024, one month before the expiration of the current contract to allow ample transition time prior to the commencement of the Base ordering period on December 19, 2024. The resultant contract will consist of a 12 month Base ordering period with four (4) 12 month Option Ordering Periods, with the option for an additional 6 month ordering period to extend the term of the contract through 18 June 2031 if all options are exercised. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541330, business size standard 16.5 million, Product Service Code R425. Upon its release, the solicitation will be issued electronically and be available for downloading via the Government Wide Point of Entry SAM.gov. The closing date for the receipt of offers will be set forth in the Request for Proposals. Paper copies, faxed copies, or email copies of the solicitation will not be provided. Interested parties are solely responsible for monitoring the above website for posting of the RFP and any amendments thereto. The Government will not pay for the information received. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which will be considered by NAVSUP FLC Norfolk Contracting Dept., Pentagon Directorate. By submitting an offer, the offeror is self-certifying that neither the requestor nor the principal corporate official and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any federal agencies. Failure to do so may represent grounds for refusing to accept the offer. By Submission of an offer, the contractor acknowledges the requirements that a prospective awardee must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make a contractor ineligible for award. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the internet at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/. Further, offerors are required to go on line to the SAM website to complete their Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) prior to submittal of their proposal.