42d Contracting Squadron/LGC, 50 Lemay Plaza South, Bldg 804, Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6334

U -- PROCUREMENT OF SUPPORT SERVICES FOR WARGAMES AND DOCTRINE EDUCATION POC Sharon P. Lovelace, Contract Specialist, (334) 953-7461/ Shirley M. Chames, Contracting Officer, (334) 953-3540 E-MAIL: 42 CONS/lgcva, slovelace@max1.au.af.mil. This is a sources sought synopsis; a solicitation is not presently available, however the following description is provided to assist offerors in determining their interest in providing the requested services. Nonpersonal Services: Furnish all labor, materials, supervision, and transportation to provide operational and technical expertise to support wargaming, modeling and simulation, and doctrine education. Potential contractors may be required to provide support at remote locations and to provide temporary personnel with specialized, technical expertise to meet surge requirements during periods of intensive activity. Services will be performed in the College for Aerospace Doctrine, Research, and Education (CADRE) building 1400,1400A, and 1406, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL. This requirement provides operational support to the wargame development life cycle; wargame design (definition and scenario development); process development and testing; preparation and execution; after action review (AAR) andcritique processing; and other areas as required. Doctrine education analysis and operations support includes curriculum development; multimedia course materials development, to include interactive courseware and videotapes; instructor support; doctrine education training and instruction; distance learning support; preparation of doctrinal orientation materials; providing subject matter expertise for doctrine education, distance learning technology and other areas as required. In order to be considered a potential source, interested parties must submit clear and convincing documentation demonstrating their ability to satisfy the requirements specified above. The documentation shall include prices and descriptive literature containing sufficient technical documentation to establish a bona fide ability to meet this requirement, and past and/or current experience with a requirement of similar size and scope. For purposes of this procurement, the small business size standard is $5M. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code for this acquisition is 8299. Small Business (SB) concerns should indicate interest in this acquisition by providing to the Contracting Officer, in no later than 10 days of this notice, evidence of capability to perform this requirement and positive statement of eligibility as a small business concern. Indications of interest from SB concerns without the required information regarding capability and eligibility will not be considered in determining the suitability of this requirement for a SB set-aside. Replies to this notice are solicited from both large and small business concerns. Only written responses will be considered. Facsimile responses are not allowed. NO TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES TO THIS NOTICE WILL BE CONSIDERED. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered. As a result of analyzing responses to this synopsis of intent, the contracting officer may determine that a solicitation will be issued. A solicitation will be issued to all firms that request a copy of thesolicitation. (0042)

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