Combat Skills Courses of Instruction N0018925Q0372

Request for Information (RFI) / Sources Sought Notice Pursuant to FAR clause 52.215-3 entitled Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes, this announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Notice for information and planning purposes for qualified and experienced sources to provide Combat Skills Courses of Instruction in support of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group TWO (EODGRU TWO) as defined in the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). This is not a solicitation announcement for proposals and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. It is not to be construed in any way as a commitment by the Government for any purpose other than to gain the information requested, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response. Interested parties are encouraged to respond to this RFI/Sources Sought Notice. Scope The objective of this requirement is to obtain Contractor provided Advanced Tactical Shooting (ATS), Small Unit Tactics (SMUT) / Close Quarters Combat (CQC), Breaching, and Driving skills service, facilities, and materials that will lay the groundwork for EODGRU TWO personnel throughout phases of the Force Readiness Training Plan (FRTP) to include Unit Level Training (ULT). A DRAFT performance work statement is provided containing further details (see Attachment I). Any potential contract(s) resulting from this RFI/Sources Sought Notice is anticipated to be a firm-fixed-price (FFP) type contract. NAICS Code The NAICS Code for this requirement is anticipated to be 611699, All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction, with a size standard of $16.5M. The product service code (PSC) is U008, Education/Training Training/Curriculum Development. Required Delivery Date Performance is estimated to commence on or around 12 November 2025. The period of performance is anticipated to consist of one (1) 5-year ordering period and may include FAR clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, to provide for an additional six (6) months of performance. Capabilities Statement This is a market research tool. The input provided will help the Navy ascertain the interest, capability, and capacity of potential businesses. If you are an interested business, NAVSUP FLC Norfolk appreciates your assistance in providing a capabilities statement addressing all the items below. Please limit your responses to the information being requested only. Standard company brochures will not be reviewed. Any technical questions and inquiries may be submitted within the response. 1. Full business name, address, point of contact, telephone number, and e-mail address 2. Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) code and Unique Entity ID (UEI) 3. Size of business: Large Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged, 8(a), HUBZone, Woman-owned, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned, or other category 4. If the items can be obtained from an existing Government contract vehicle, to include GSA or SeaPort-NxG, provide the applicable contract number. 5. Indicate if your company can be a prime contractor for this effort or, if not, whether your company can be a subcontractor. If subcontractors are to be used, provide the anticipated percentage of effort to be subcontracted and if a small or large business subcontractor will be used. 6. The Government is determining the acquisition strategy for this potential acquisition. If any potential acquisition will be a small business set-aside, then FAR clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, applies. Note that if there is sufficient demonstrated interest and capability among small businesses, a key factor in determining if an acquisition will be a small business set-aside is that two (2) or more potential small business prime contractors must be capable of performing at least 50% of the effort, as defined in FAR clause 52.219-14. If the Government determines that a small business set-aside is appropriate and your company anticipates submitting a proposal as the prime contractor for a small business set-aside, please provide specific details and rationale as to how compliance with FAR clause 52.219-14 will be achieved, including specific details regarding teaming arrangements, and if subcontracts are to be used, provide the anticipated percentage of the effort to be subcontracted and whether small or large business subcontractors will be used. Teaming and/or subcontracting arrangements should be clearly delineated and previous experience in teaming must be provided. 7. Please address the following in your response. Documentation of qualifications must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary capabilities contained in this notice. a. Contractor s ability to provide the required services referenced in the attached Performance Work Statement. b. Estimated time required to submit a proposal involving the following evaluation factors: technical, past performance and price. Submission Responses should be limited to no more than 10 standard typewritten pages in no less than 12 font size. Reponses should reference EODGRU Instructor Support Services and shall be submitted by e-mail to Sherell Brown at sherell.g.brown.civ.@us.navy.mil and Morgan Olszak at morgan.e.olszak.civ@us.navy.mil by 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on 14 July 2025. Again, this is not a request for proposals. Respondents will not be notified of any results. Please note that the information within this RFI/Sources Sought Notice may be updated and/or may change prior to an official solicitation, if any, is issued. Attachments: Attachment I Draft Performance Work Statement NOTE: Proprietary information should be clearly marked. The requested information is for planning and market research purposes only and will not be publicly released. Again, this is not a request for a proposal. Please note the information within this Sources Sought Request for Information will be updated and/or may change prior to an official synopsis/solicitation, if any.

The Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk Contracting Department, Norfolk, VA 23511-3392, intends to award a Firm Fixed Price indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for Combat Skills Courses of Instruction (COI) for Commander, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group TWO (COMEODGRU TWO). This acquisition will be conducted using the policies and procedures of FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services; FAR Subpart 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services; and FAR Subpart 16.5, Indefinite-Delivery Contracts. The NAICS code applicable to this procurement is 611699. The size standard is $16.5 million. COMEODGRU TWO requires an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) task order for Combat Skills Courses of Instruction. The Contractor shall provide Courses of Instruction (COI) with all necessary instructors, management, materials, equipment, and facilities (not otherwise provided by the Government) to perform all task as defined in section 5 of this Performance of Work (PWS) Statement. The training services shall include small arms, land navigation, patrolling, access and entry techniques, mounted convoy operations on unimproved terrain, vehicle immediate action and recovery training, small unit tactics, movement over urban terrain, live fire close quarter battle/combat, crew served weapons, and other soldiering techniques. The solicitation, any documents related to this procurement, and all amendments issued will be in electronic form. THE SOLICITATION IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. Once available, the solicitation will be posted to this site SAM.gov. The solicitation is expected to be available on or about 15 September 2025. A complete RFQ package will be available by downloading the documents at the SAM.gov Website as follows: www.sam.gov or FEDBIZOPPS at http://www.fedbizopps.gov on or around 15 September 2025. Potential contractors are hereby notified that the solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will ONLY be available for download at the above site; this office will NOT issue hard copy solicitations. By submitting an offer, the vendor is self-certifying that neither the requestor nor the principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any federal agency. Failure to do so may represent grounds for refusing to accept the offer. By submission of an offer, the contractor acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation, except for awards to foreign vendors for work to be performed outside the United States. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make a contractor ineligible for award. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-888-227-2423, or via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov. Please direct all questions regarding this requirement to Sherell Brown at sherell.g.brown.civ@us.nay.mil.

The Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk Contracting Department, Norfolk, VA 23511-3392, intends to award a Firm Fixed Price indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for Combat Skills Courses of Instruction (COI) for Commander, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group TWO (COMEODGRU TWO). This acquisition will be conducted using the policies and procedures of FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services; FAR Subpart 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services; and FAR Subpart 16.5, Indefinite-Delivery Contracts in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1901 as implemented by FAR 13.501(a). The NAICS code applicable to this procurement is 611699. The size standard is $16.5 million. COMEODGRU TWO requires an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) task order for Combat Skills Courses of Instruction. The Contractor shall provide Courses of Instruction (COI) with all necessary instructors, management, materials, equipment, and facilities (not otherwise provided by the Government) to perform all task as defined in section 5 of this Performance of Work (PWS) Statement. The training services shall include small arms, land navigation, patrolling, access and entry techniques, mounted convoy operations on unimproved terrain, vehicle immediate action and recovery training, small unit tactics, movement over urban terrain, live fire close quarter battle/combat, crew served weapons, and other soldiering techniques. The solicitation, any documents related to this procurement, and all amendments issued will be in electronic form. THE SOLICITATION IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. Once available, the solicitation will be posted to this site SAM.gov. The solicitation is expected to be available on or about 15 September 2025. A complete RFQ package will be available by downloading the documents at the SAM.gov Website as follows: www.sam.gov or FEDBIZOPPS at http://www.fedbizopps.gov on or around 15 September 2025. Potential contractors are hereby notified that the solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will ONLY be available for download at the above site; this office will NOT issue hard copy solicitations. By submitting an offer, the vendor is self-certifying that neither the requestor nor the principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any federal agency. Failure to do so may represent grounds for refusing to accept the offer. By submission of an offer, the contractor acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation, except for awards to foreign vendors for work to be performed outside the United States. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make a contractor ineligible for award. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-888-227-2423, or via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov. Please direct all questions regarding this requirement to Sherell Brown at sherell.g.brown.civ@us.nay.mil.