Education, Doctrine, and Instruction for Intelligence Efforts (EDIF-IE)

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Update: April 13, 2023 Notification of Consolidation

The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Orlando (ACC-Orlando) is issuing this updated Notice on behalf of the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICOE) to provide the following information on the Education, Doctrine, and Instruction for Intelligence Efforts (EDIF-IE) acquisition:

1. In accordance with FAR 7.107-5 (c), the agency has determined a consolidation of contract requirements is necessary and justified. This acquisition will be a consolidation of the following five existing requirements; Doctrine Development Branch W91RUS-19-C-0027, Doctrine Production Branch W91RUS-20-C-0020, Lessons Learned Branch W91RUS-20-C0035, Learning Innovations Branch W900KK-22-C-0038, and Staff and Faculty Development Branch W900KK-22-C-0043 which are being consolidated and the new program/acquisition name is Education, Doctrine, and Instruction for Intelligence Efforts.


2. Based on market research, EDIF-IE will be a total 8(a) Small Business Set-Aside;


3. The EDIF-IE acquisition will be competed under the NAICS code 611430 – Professional and Management Development Training, with a size standard of $15 million:

NAICS code 611430 was identified through a review of the website at https://www.census.gov/naics/ and the Small Business Administration website at https://www.sba.gov. This U.S. industry (under Sector 61 – Educational Services) comprises establishments primarily engaged in offering an array of short duration courses and seminars in management and professional development and may include the use of simulators and simulation methods. This NAICS code has an $15M small business size standard.

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In accordance with FAR 5.204, this notice serves as the Government's Pre-Solicitation Notice for the Education, Doctrine, and Instruction for Intelligence Efforts (EDIF-IE) acquisition. The Government intends to release the Final Solicitation within the next 15-30 calendar days.

The U.S. Army Contracting Command-Orlando issues this Pre-Solicitation Notice for an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ), Single Source Contract for support of US Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICOE) services located at Fort Huachuca.

The Government intends to award a Single Source (ID/IQ) contract with Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), Firm Fixed Price (FFP), and Cost Line Items, pending the approval of the acquisition strategy. Award will be made under a competitive Small Business 8(a) set-aside under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) - 611430 – Professional and Management Development Training, with an associated size standard of $15M average annual revenue over three fiscal years utilizing best value trade-off source selection procedures. The ordering period for this effort is expected to be five years with an estimated ordering ceiling of $48.5M. The tentative time frame for RFP release is third quarter FY23 with award anticipated to be made in fourth quarter FY23.

The Contractor shall provide non-personal services to develop and maintain current and relevant training products, guidance and instruction through continued research and analysis of doctrine, policies, and training methodologies. The Contractor shall provide the technical expertise necessary to support the Requiring Activities (RA) in providing up to date information on Military Intelligence (MI) doctrine and associated documents, teachings, and methodologies, and developing products for dissemination for the Army’s premier intelligence training institution is the USAICOE, located at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. The training topics are: 1. Lessons Learned, 2. Doctrine Production, 3. Doctrine Development, 4. Staff and Faculty Development, and 5. Learning Innovations.

This synopsis is provided in accordance with FAR part 5.204, is for informational purposes, and is not considered a request for proposal/solicitation. No response or submission of information is requested at this time. The offer due date and additional details will be stated in the solicitation when it is posted. There shall be no basis for claims against the Government as a result of any information contained in this posting. It is the responsibility of the offeror to review SAM.gov for solicitation announcement(s), notice of amendment(s), update(s), or change(s) to the solicitation.