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Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) intends to issue a solicitation for services in accordance with FAR Part 12 – Acquisition of Commercial Items under North American Classifi... Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) intends to issue a solicitation for services in accordance with FAR Part 12 – Acquisition of Commercial Items under North American Classification System (NAICS) code 611512 Flight Training. The action will utilize FAR subpart 12.603 Streamlined solicitation for commercial items. This procurement is not being solicited as a small business set-aside. The solicitation is for a commercial, Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a 60-month ordering period on a sole source basis to FlightSafety International, Inc. for: Academic and simulator training on the C-26D aircraft (a Navy configured Metroliner SA227). The avionics upgraded (ProLine 21) C-26D has replaced the C-26B. Performance will be 100% at the Contractor Facility. The following applies to the services: 1. The contractor shall provide ALL of the following C-26D specific individual courses to include: • C-26D Pilot Initial Training Course • C-26D Pilot Prior Experience Training Course • C-26D Pilot Recurrent Training Course • C-26D Simulator Periods 2. The C-26D training courses must be presented at a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 142 certified training center for the Metroliner SA227 aircraft at time of training. 3. For all courses, the contractor shall provide: • All the necessary facilities • Certified instructors • Management personnel • Scheduling and administrative personnel • Materials including Courseware materials needed for each course • Rights for use of materials for this contracted training, training devices and simulators 4. The 26D CACT program training courses require classroom (academic and practical) training, a Cockpit Familiarization Trainer (CFT) that depicts all cockpit systems, a Part Task Trainer (PTT) for aircraft system training with trainee input and trainer response capability and FAA certified level C (or higher) simulator for the Metroliner SA227DC. In lieu of the CFT or PTT, a higher order device may be used. 5. All training courses shall be stand-alone in that no contractor pre-arrival training requirements of the trainee will be allowed. (This does not apply to eLearning courses) 6. Courses may be existing commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) training courses modified to meet specific requirements described in this Sources Sought notice. 7. All training courses shall be taught in compliance with the C-26D model manager(s) approved training syllabi. 8. The contractor will be required to submit a training syllabus for each course for government approval. Pilot Initial and Prior Experience course attendees will be designated military aviators. C-26D Pilot Recurrent course attendees will be qualified military C-26D Pilot-in-Command or Second Pilot Military Aviators that will have normally completed the C-26D pilot initial course. This action is being awarded on a sole source basis in accordance with the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition under Title 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR Part 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302. Interested sources desiring to contest this sole source effort may do so by asserting its supporting rationale to meet the Government’s requirement to provide this service. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation. The failure of a contractor to provide information sufficient to determine conformance and capability to meet the Government’s requirement will result in a determination of non-capability. Interested sources may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement, which demonstrates their ability to meet the needs of the Government, with documentation submitted to the notice's POC(s). A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; this is not a request for competitive proposals. Synopsis N61340-20-R-0028 is issued to notify industry of the Governments intent to procure the subject services. This notice of intent of a proposed contract action is not a request for proposals. Any questions shall be submitted to Ms. Renee Worley at renee.worley1@navy.mil. Responses shall reference N61340-20-R-0028 on both the email and all enclosed documents. Responses to this notice are requested to be provided no later than 3:00 PM EST 13 Feb 2020. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.