SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- DNWS Education and Training Services and Learning Technologies Support
- Notice Date
- 11/15/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency , DTRA Annex, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, MSC 6201, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6201
- ZIP Code
- 22060-6201
- Solicitation Number
- CSTO039973777
- Archive Date
- 1/24/2003
- Point of Contact
- Thomas Cox, 703 325-1196
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Defense Threat Reduction Agency
(thomas.cox@dtra.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NA The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) invites all interested offerors to submit questions and comments on the subject Notice. This program supports the DTRA (DETS) and other education and training mission. The primary objective is to provide agencies with current and future knowledge and skills relating to: U.S. nuclear weapons; Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD); proliferation issues; radiological accident and WMD incident consequence management. The proposed contract will be awarded on a full and open competitive basis and allow for various pricing arrangements, including fixed price, cost plus fixed fee, cost plus award fee, fixed price level of effort. The proposed ordering period will be sixty (60) months, with an option to extend the ordering period for 12 additional months. The total performance period will extend one (1) year beyond the ordering period. The total performance period is estimated to be seven (7) years. The Government will conduct a best value source selection to evaluate the offers in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Par 15.3 as supplemented. The estimated release date for the formal RFP is December 2002. The draft Defense Nuclear Weapons School Education and Training Services and Learning Technologies Support, Statement of Objectives (SOO), Task One through Seven assignment, Section M Evaluation criteria, plus a list of questions to industry are here attac hed for your review and comment. Comments on the questions must be provided by COB 25 November 2002. Release of the final RFP is expected to occur during mid-December 2002. It is anticipated that offerors will be given 45 days to submit proposals. Regardin g the IDIQ contract award, DTRA contemplates obligating $1.5 Million per FY over the ordering period of the contract (estimated basic period of 5 years with one (1) one-year option). The proposed maximum amount that may be awarded under the contract is cu rrently contemplated to be $10M. Please provide your responses to the contract specialist Thomas L. Cox, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Technical and Combat Support (ALT), 6801 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22310-3398; Phone (703) 325-1196; Fax: (703) 325-9294/9295; E-mail: thomas.cox@dtra.mil. This announcement in no way commits the government to the issuance of a final RFP or to the award of a contract. The government is not liable for any costs incurred as a result of this draft RFP or respon ses to it. Proposed Statement of Objectives (SOO) DNWS Education and Training Services and Learning Technologies Support Contract 1.0 BACKGROUND. The Defense Nuclear Weapons School (DNWS) presently provides 15 different courses of instruction, maintaining its unique role as the nuclear weapons core competency educators and accident response trainers, and is expanding curriculum to in clude all Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) (biological, chemical, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive). DNWS will occupy a pivotal position in this new mission, by providing specialized, institutional WMD training as identified and required. Education and training is currently provided using state-of-the-art multimedia capabilities such as a Multimedia Development Laboratory with CD-ROM development capability; computer-generated graphics for classroom presentations; interactive courseware; dis tance learning technologies; and computer generated accident response scenarios. 2.0 Overall Program Objective. The primary objective is to provide the Warfighter and government agencies with knowledge and skills relating to: U.S. nuclear weapons; WMD; proliferation issues; radiological accident and WMD incident consequence management. 3.0 Contract Objectives: The objective of this contract is to create, develop, implement, and provide professional education and training using a combination of traditional, alternative, and innovative methods while developing and maintaining a synergistic relationship between instructional a nd technical staffs. Specific objectives are discussed below. In the performance of this contract, work will support requirements originating from the DNWS as well as external sources: Specific Objectives Include: 3.1 Instructional services: Provide full-time, resident instructors with expertise in: 3.1.1 Nuclear weapons core competencies: Instruct courses in United States and worldwide nuclear capabilities, including command and control, past and current stockpiles, nuclear weapons principles, materials,and effects, targeting, proliferation, accidents, consequence management radiological accidents and other topics as r equired. 3.1.2 Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD): Instruct courses in WMD destruction, to include chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear,and high-yield explosives. Topics will include effects, proliferation,consequence management of and planning for WMD i ncidents,terrorism, US response, and other topics as required. 3.2 Subject Matter Expertise: Establish and as necessary, expand availability of adjunct faculty and guest speaker assets to support DNWS courses and events-including nuclear, chemical, biological, and incident/accident response. 3.3 Curriculum: Develop new curriculum and conduct curriculum reviews; update and revise courses and lesson plans. 3.4 Train the Trainer: Provide initial and continuing education to government personnel in subject matter expertise and various instructional techniques to include facilitation and curriculum development and train government and non-government personnel on the use of current or future DNWS technical equipment and other areas as required. 3.5 Events: Assist in the planning and execution of DNWS mission-related events, such as symposia and conferences. 3.6 Learning technologies support: Implement seamless integration of state-of- the-art learning methodologies and technologies into classroom and mobile training team courses. 3.6.1 Develop learning technology requirements to best support the DNWS education and training objectives. 3.6.2 Provide learning technology advice and assistance to include research, test, and evaluation of new technologies for widespread use at the DNWS. 3.6.3 Recommend, plan, implement, and integrate current or future learning technologies that will improve the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of DNWS courses and curricula. 3.7 As approved, purchase equipment, materials, and supplies to support DNWS courses and events. 3.8 The contractor must be able to respond to approved reimbursable education and training requests that originate external to the DNWS. DNWS Education and Training Services and Learning Technologies Support Contract Task Order 1: DNWS Education and Training Services and Learning Technologies Support: Objectives: The objective of this order is to create, develop, implement, and provide professional education and training using a combination of traditional, alternative, and innovative methods while developing and maintaining a synergistic relationship between instructional and technical staffs. Specific objectives are outlined below. Offers will submit a Statement Of Work (SOW) as a proposal for the accomplishment of t he Statement of Objectives (SOO) for the DNWS Education and Training Services and Learning Technologies Support (DETS) procurement for the first year of the contract period. Tasks: 1.1 Instructional services: Using FY03 DNWS Course Catalog as a guide (http://www.dtra.mil/cs/dnws/cs_calendar.html, prepare a plan for conducting DNWS in-residence and Mobile Training Team (four per quarter) courses for FY04. At a minimum, project studen ts, courses/classes, course/material reviews, resident instructors/adjunct faculty/guest speaker requirements, and budget requirements. Submit FY04 plan to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for approval within 45 days of award. Update the plan annually and submit to the COR for approval 60 da ys prior to the beginning of the fiscal year. Quarterly reports are required to provide class and instructional status, course reviews, and estimated costs. 1.1.1 Nuclear Weapons Core Competencies: Instruct courses in United States and worldwide nuclear capabilities, including command and control, past and current stockpiles, nuclear weapons principles, materials, and effects, targeting, proliferation, ac cidents, consequence management radiological accidents and other topics as required. 1.1.2 Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD): Instruct courses in WMD to include chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives. Topics will include effects, proliferation, consequence management of and planning for WMD incidents, terrorism, US response, and other topics as required. 1.2 Subject Matter Expertise (SME): Establish, maintain and, as necessary, expand availability of adjunct faculty and guest speakers assets to support DNWS curriculum and other training events such as conferences, symposia and workshops. Provide initial l ist to COR within 15 days of contract award and thereafter quarterly. Notify the COR within 15 days of modification of SME list. SME will include, but not be limited to, nuclear, chemical, biological, radiological and high explosive expertise, nuclear ac cident incident response, homeland security and consequence management issues. 1.3 Curriculum: Prepare a Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) for maintaining, reviewing and revising existing curriculum through the remainder of FY03 and submit within 15 days of contract award to the COR for approval. Develop a five-year POA&M that in cludes curriculum reviews, updates and revisions of courses and lesson plans, assessing new curriculum requirements, and description of the process for developing new curriculum for execution in FY04 and FY05; milestones, decision points, evaluations, metr ics, and criteria to establish success; estimated costs, and a description of the methodology by which the work will be accomplished. POA&M should also accommodate MTT and Exercise Support requirements. All significant activities shall be identified. Wi thin 45 days after contract award (DAC), the five-year POA&M will be submitted to the COR for approval and updated annually 60 days prior to the beginning of fiscal year. Quarterly reports are required and will provide curriculum status--plan, budget, exp ense and forecast of spending. 1.4 Train the Trainer (TtT): Prepare a POA&M for initial and continuing education to government personnel in the subject matter expertise field and various instructional techniques to include facilitation and curriculum development and train government and non-government personnel on the use of DNWS current technical equipment and other areas as required. Submit POA&M to the COR for approval within 30 days after contract award and thereafter updated annually 30 days prior to the beginning of the fiscal yea r (format to be agreed between COR and contractor). Quarterly reports are required and will include budgeted costs for TtT plan by FY, actual expense, and student load associated with the plan. 1.5 Events: Assist in the planning and execution of DNWS mission-related events, such as symposia, conferences, workshops for DNWS mission areas as directed by the COR. Support will consist of planning and execution, media support and other technical supp ort as required. Quarterly reporting of budgeted support, expensed items and closeout reports on events as directed by the COR. 1.6 Learning Technologies support: Prepare a POA&M for learning technology requirements to best support the DNWS education and training objectives and include specific hardware and software, equipment, milestones, decision points, evaluations, recommendati ons, implementation/integration proposals, metrics, and criteria to establish a successful and seamless integration of state-of-the art learning methodologies into classroom and MT T courses. Also include a description of the methods to create and sustain synergy between instructional and technical staffs. Submit POA&M to the COR for approval within 45 days of contract award. Provide a five-year program and execution plan to the COR for approval NLT end of the first quarter of contract performance period. Execute plan after approval by COR. Your candid answers to the following questions will help us establish a contract vehicle that meets the Government's needs without placing undue burden on the contractors who are interested in proposing. 1. Are the Statement of Objective (SOO) areas adequately described? If not, please describe what additional information is necessary. 2. Is your team able to compete across all functional areas? If not, please provide rational and recommendations. 3. In your opinion, does the task order allow us to evaluate your technical approach and competency in the SOO areas? 4. Under factor one of the evaluation criteria, what type of information should we request to support evaluating your ability to perform in the seven SOO areas? 5. We would like to maximize small business participation even though the effort will be a full and open competition. Can a small business, with appropriate teaming, perform as a prime contractor? 6. The Government is considering requiring 15% of the total contract value will be set-aside for small business. Please comment on the amount you feel would be appropriate. 7. What would you recommend the optimal ordering period for this contract? 8. What is a reasonable amount of time to prepare a good proposal for this solicitation? 9. The Government desires a synergistic relationship between instructional and learning technologies staff. Please provide comment on how this can be proposed, achieved and evaluated in this acquisition? 10. In evaluating past performance, please comment on the number of previous contracts we should evaluate to adequately develop a performance assessment. 11. Please address any other questions, issues and concerns. Do to word count limitations in this announcement, the evaluation criteria have been with-held and will be made available to all interested parties upon e-mail request. See above address thomas.cox@dtra.mil.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Defense Threat Reduction Agency DTRA Annex, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, MSC 6201 Fort Belvoir VA
- Zip Code: 22060-6201
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 22060-6201
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