Sports Officials for DoDEA Pacific Region - Japan

This Sources Sought is being issued by the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA). Please note that this is not a request for quote or request for proposal. This Sources Sought serves as market research for DoDEA in seeking industry capabilities to assist the Government in determining potential sources able to satisfy this requirement. The requirement is for sports official services for the DoDEA-Pacific East Athletic Program for schools in Okinawa and mainland Japan. The contractor shall provide the required number of certified officials as required by National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). Sports to be officiated are Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Soccer, Wrestling, and Track and Field. Yearly workload estimates will be provided at a later date. The contractor shall provide all management, tools, equipment, labor, uniforms, and transportation, unless otherwise specified as government furnished, necessary to ensure athletic official services are performed in accordance with the objectives and standards outlined within the forthcoming Performance Work Statement. This requirement calls for the continuous efforts on the part of the contractor to ensure trained and qualified athletic officials are available during the entire contract period of performance. Sources Sought Submission: Potential sources are invited to submit a Capabilities Statement, up to five (5) pages, in response to this Sources Sought. Responses should address the following: Potential Source's Capability to: Provide trained/qualified NFHS officials Provide the required number of officials for all games and a plan to provide backup officials in case of last minute absences/delays Provide a quality assurance plan to ensure officials follow the rules of NFHS and the terms and conditions of the contract Meet officiating needs even when the schedule is provided to the contractor with short notice and/or there are last minute schedule changes All responses should be submitted via e-mail to [email protected] and [email protected] no later than 12:00 PM Japan Standard Time on 21 April 2023. Only MS Word/Excel compatible files or Adobe Acrobat PDF files in electronic correspondence are acceptable. No telephonic question/requests will be accepted. All information submitted to the Government for consideration is at the expense of the contractor, and will not be reimbursed or returned to contractor. It is the responsibility of all interested parties to monitor this site for release of a solicitation if this becomes an actual requirement.