SOURCES SOUGHT
U -- Agile On-Line Training
- Notice Date
- 4/18/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFLCMC/HIK - Gunter, 490 East Moore Drive, MAFB - Gunter Annex, Alabama, 36114, United States
- ZIP Code
- 36114
- Solicitation Number
- FA8771-17-R-0006
- Archive Date
- 5/18/2017
- Point of Contact
- Janie G. Sullivan, Phone: 3344164215
- E-Mail Address
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janie.sullivan@us.af.mil
(janie.sullivan@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- FAR 52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997) (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. (b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of: obtaining price, delivery, other market information, or capabilities related to on-line Agile-related courses and reference material. SCOPE Business and Enterprise Systems (BES) is pursuing a more Agile posture which may require on-line training. Intended goal is to provide a ready resource for just-in-time training that will allow Program Managers (or their delegates) to target, deliver, and track Agile education/training within their respective teams. INFORMATION REQUESTED To better understand market capabilities and refine our approach the Government request input on the following areas: 1. Ability to provide unrestricted/unlimited access to the online training library (to include new material released) 2. Breadth/depth of Agile related courses which may include, but are not limited to, Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming (XP), Crystal, Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM), Lean, and Feature-Driven Development (FDD) 3. Devices and platforms compatible with the courseware (e.g. Windows, Mac OS, desktops, iPads, iPods, iPhones and Android devices) 4. Web-browsers/versions required to access full functionality of the courseware 5. Ability to download all course material and accomplish the training offline 6. Capable of providing certificate at course completion 7. Pre and post course assessments/exams to determine training efficiency 8. Admin rights to create user accounts, delete accounts, transfer accounts, and run usage reports 9. End-user utilities included in your courseware (i.e. Notetaking, highlighting, dictionary) 10. Access to instructors/subject matter expertise to answer student questions 11. Dynamic reporting capability to allow administrators to summarize individual and entire organization details 12. Account setup, account rollout and ongoing customer and technical support 13. ROM pricing for an enterprise solution for 100-200 individuals; cost per additional 50 individuals in increments up to 500 individuals 14. Availability of a trial to assess content and functionality 15. Business size and status (large, small, economically disadvantaged, etc.) LIMITATIONS ON RESPONSES Offerors may submit their responses in the form of a paper submission using 8.5x11 inch, single spaced, single sided pages, and/or may submit ready-made material (e.g., brochures, course catalogs, course descriptions, course specifications/standards, etc.) that are responsive to the Information Requested. RESPONDENTS ARE REMINDED This is not a request for proposal (RFP), request for quotation (RFQ), or invitation for bid (IFB). This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI; responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Any information received is considered market research and may be utilized by the Air Force in developing its acquisition strategy. This market research will be used to assess the availability and adequacy of potential sources. The Government will not respond or conduct formal or informal briefings to vendors or respondents to this RFI. The Government does not reimburse respondents for any costs associated with submission of the information being requested/received, nor reimburse expenses incurred to interested parties for responses to this RFI. No basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this RFI or the government use of information submitted to refine its acquisition strategy. Any information submitted by respondents to this request is strictly voluntary. All RFI responses will be considered "For Official Use Only" and not shared with any other potential vendors. Any proprietary information submitted should be identified as such and will be properly protected from disclosure. The Government shall not be liable for damages related to proprietary information that is not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Please send responses to this RFI electronically to the Contracting Officer, 1Lt Janie Sullivan, at janie.sullivan@us.af.mil within 15 days after publication of this announcement. Please submit all questions in reference to this RFI via email to janie.sullivan@us.af.mil.
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