Notice or intent to award sole source award to Ret LtGen Sattler

The Regional Contracting Office,Marine Corps Base-NE,Quantico, Virginia intends to issue a sole source and award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract, for the primary mission of MSTP is to provide MAGTF traning in the context of a Joint and Combined environment to improve the warfighting skills of senior commanders and their staffs. The period of performance is one year contract, and three option years. The vendor will possess all of the following experience as follows: 1.)Marine Service Component Commander, 2.) Marine Expeditionary Force Commanding General, 3.) Marine Division Commanding General, 4.) Experience on a Functional Component Staff as a Marine General Officer. The vendor will mentor Marine General Officers from Brigadier General through Lieutenant General, providing experience based guidance, observations, inputs, perspective, recommendations and feedback to Commanding Generals and their Staffs. Additionally, the vendor will lecture, brief, observe, monitor, attend, facilitate, provide feedback and otherwise contribute to government identified training events. The vendor must posses a TS level Security Clearance. Global travel is required. No solicitation is available for competitive bidding; however, parties who feel they possess the required experience and can provide the services identified above may submit a statement of capability and pricing information in writing to the Contracting Officer via email, by 03 August 2008. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE AND TELEPHONE OR FAX OR E-MAIL REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED. NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED ON THE BASIS OF OFFERS RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE. A DETERMINATION NOT TO COMPETE THIS PROPOSED CONTRACT BASED ON THE NOTICE IS WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ANY RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE MUST SHOW CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE THAT COMPETITION WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE GOVERNMENT IN FUTURE ACTIONS.