N61340 - Draft RFP and Pre-Solicitation Conference - Ready Relevant Learning Fiscal Year 2024 Content Conversion Aviation (RRL FY24 CC Aviation)

The focus of these one-on-one meetings is to provide industry partners a chance to ask questions and seek clarification on the Draft RFP that is currently posted.  These meetings shall not be used for industry to provide capability statements/briefs to the Government or discuss the Government’s acquisition strategy (ex. proposal volumes to include or not include in the RFP).

The Government has fourteen (14) time slots available on 13 June 2023, each thirty (30) minutes in duration.  The Government will have a hard stop at the thirty (30) minute mark of each.  The following are the available time slots (all times are Eastern):

1. 8:30am – 9:00am 
2. 9:00am – 9:30am
3. 9:30am – 10:00am
4. 10:00am – 10:30am
5. 10:30am – 11:00am
6. 11:00am – 11:30am
7. 1:00pm – 1:30pm
8. 1:30pm – 2:00pm
9. 2:00pm – 2:30pm
10. 2:30pm – 3:00pm
11. 3:00pm – 3:30pm
12. 3:30pm – 4:00pm
13. 4:00pm – 4:30pm
14. 4:30pm – 5:00pm

Each meeting will be virtual on Microsoft Teams.  In-person one-on-one meetings are not available and requests for such will not be considered.  Industry partners who are requesting a one-on-one meeting shall provide the following information in writing by E-mail to both the primary and alternate POC no later than 11:00am Eastern on Monday, 12 June 2023:

1. Company Name
2. Name & position/title of individuals planning to attend (ex. Jane Doe, VP Contracts)
3. Email address for each attendee
4. Top five (5) preferred time slots in order of preference

The Government intends to post publicly responses provided to questions during these one-on-one meetings.  The Government encourages and welcomes feedback on the Draft RFP.  All questions & comments, whether asked during the Pre-Solicitation Conference and one-on-one meetings or submitted outside of those events, shall be submitted in writing to the primary and alternate POC identified in this posting.

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This posting is to provide the DRAFT Request for Proposal (RFP) for industry review and announce the upcoming Pre-Solicitation Conference in support of the RRL FY24 CC Aviation full-and-open competitive procurement.  The Government encourages and welcomes feedback on the Draft RFP, and all questions and comments shall be submitted in writing to the primary and alternate points of contact identified in this posting:

Primary POC:  Austin Brookshire, [email protected]

Alternate POC:  David Kors, [email protected]

The Government will hold a Pre-Solicitation Conference virtually on Microsoft Teams and in-person with limited available capacity on Monday, 12 June 2023, 1:00pm – 3:00pm Eastern.  In-person participation will be at the following location in the Central Florida Research Park:

Partnership III Room 233

3039 Technology Parkway 

Orlando, FL 32826

The maximum capacity for industry in-person attendance is thirty (30) people.  In-person attendance will be limited to two (2) people per company.  Industry partners must request in-person participation and receive confirmation of availability to ensure that the room capacity is not breached.  In-person attendance will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis in accordance with the RSVP instructions provided below. 

Industry partners who are requesting to attend in-person shall provide the following information in writing by E-mail to both the primary and alternate POC no later than 4:00pm Eastern on Thursday, 8 June 2023:

1. Company Name
2. Name & position/title of individuals planning to attend (ex. Jane Doe, VP Contracts)
3. Email address for each attendee

NAWCTSD will provide confirmation as to whether the in person request has been accepted as soon as possible. Day-of walk-up attendees (individuals who did not previously RSVP per these instructions) cannot be accommodated.

For those Industry partners who plan to attend virtually, please provide the following in writing by E-mail to both the primary and alternate POC no later than 4:00pm Eastern on Friday, 9 June 2023.  The RSVP E-mail must include the following information:

1. Company Name
2. Name & position/title of individuals planning to attend (ex. Jane Doe, VP Contracts)
3. E-mail addresses for each participant

There is currently no limit on virtual participants.  For virtual participants, please access the Pre-Solicitation Conference in Microsoft Teams using the following link:

https://dod.teams.microsoft.us/l/meetup-join/19%3adod%3ameeting_73567604168145818e010c9974974895%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22e3333e00-c877-4b87-b6ad-45e942de1750%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%220e4f9633-f05b-4297-8185-6f38a532efd9%22%7d

Virtual participants can also dial-in by phone to the Pre-Solicitation Conference: 

Phone:  (410) 874-6751

Conference ID:  766 862 141#

After the Pre-Solicitation Conference, the Government plans to post to SAM.gov the slides that are presented during the conference.

Please contact in writing the primary and alternate POCs listed in this posting with any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the Draft RFP package and the Pre-Solicitation Conference.