U--VAAA Facilities Management Training

NOTICE OF CONTRACT ACTION: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Acquisition Operations, Strategic Acquisition Center - Frederick (SAC-F) intends to non-competitively award a firm-fixed price contract to American Trainco, 9785 S Maroon Circle, Suite 300, Englewood, CO 80112-3462 under the authority of 41 U.S.C 3304(a) (1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The contract is to provide commercially off-the-shelf facilities maintenance-training courses for FM personnel working at VA Medical Centers (VAMC) and other VA owned or lease facilities as required by Public Law 111-308. The Veteran Affairs Acquisition Academy (VAAA) supports VA's strategic mission by strengthening and fortifying 12,000 facilities management (FM) personnel by providing the primary means to enhance the skills and create a more comprehensive and structured approach to employee development. The competency-based curriculum offered by VAAA, Facility Management School (FMS) would help employees with professional development, satisfy the regulatory training requirements, and track professional development. Core competencies include building operations and maintenance, energy management, sustainability, water efficiency, safety (including electrical safety), building performance measures, and construction management. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code for this procurement is 611430. The size standard is $11 million. A justification for other than full and open competition has been prepared in support of this contract. FBO announcement is being placed in order to satisfy requirements in FAR 5.201. The notice is not a request for competitive proposals and does not constitute a solicitation for bid or proposals. No solicitation package is available and telephone requests will not be accepted. Any information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement for any future needs of this sort. Please submit information the Contract Specialist at [email protected] and Contracting Officer at Teresa.Lamb@gov by 4:00 pm EST, September 30, 2014.