DLNSEO LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION SERVICES

Solicitation No.

H9821024R0010

Notice Type

Presolicitation

Set-Aside

Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Posted Date

April 24, 2024

Response Deadline

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NAICS Code

611430AI guide

PSC / Class Code

U099

Contract Code

9748

Issuing Office

DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY

Sub-Agency

DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY

Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Primary Contact

Jada Weaver

City

ALEXANDRIA

State

VA

ZIP Code

223504000

Defense Human Resources Activity Operations Enterprise Acquisition Division, intends to solicit for a single award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract for Language Instruction Services (LIS) for the Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO) with an anticipated ordering period of 30 August 2024 to 29 August 2029.   DLNSEO seeks to identify a Contractor that can establish agreements with accredited IHEs to provide quality language and culture instruction that can provide sustainment or enhancement training, if desired count toward a degree requirement, or provide continuing education units if so desired. Therefore, the Contractor shall have negotiated agreements in place with IHEs that have the ability to provide training in the following functional languages: Arabic (incl Levantine dialect), French, Indonesian, Korean, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Persian (Dari, Farsi, Tajik), Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.  The Contractor shall also possess the ability to establish new agreements if additional languages are required that are not presently offered by the IHEs in their portfolio. The specific work to be performed under this agreement will be initiated through the issuance of individual task orders in accordance with the solicitation and the ordering guide established under the base contract. Individual task orders will include definitive task requirements, nature and scope of work, deliverables, and special requirements. Instruction may include regional and cultural components, or teacher training. Language instruction services shall be provided beyond those available at the grant-funded Language Training Center (LTCs). Instruction shall be offered virtually, at the IHE, or at a Government facility, as defined by DoD organization or agency within each task order. LTC Program instruction within this contract can only be provided by IHEs as described under Section 529 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2010. This acquisition is being offered for competition to eligible Small Businesses. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 611430 and PSC of U099 with a size standard of $15M. The anticipated issuance date for this solicitation is projected to be on or about 10 May 2024 with proposals due on or around 12 June 2024. Points of contact are Jada Weaver, Contract Specialist, email: jada.a.weaver.civ@mail.mil  and Charles M. Carnley, Contracting Officer, email: Charles.m.carnley.civ@mail.mil. 

1. April 24, 2024Posted Date