REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT (PM) ACADEMY SERVICES

Statement of Work (SOW) / Performance Work Statement (PWS)

This Performance Work Statement (PWS) outlines the requirements for providing instruction and course material updates for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's (AFLCMC) Program Management (PM) Academy. The academy aims to provide standardized, high-quality training to newly-hired Civilian and Junior Military AFLCMC Program Managers.

• Training Delivery: Provide instruction for up to five (5) PM Academy sessions per year. Each session includes 6.5 days of instruction at the end of a larger 5-week program.

• Instructional Methods: The contractor must be capable of delivering instruction both in-person (Dayton, Ohio area) and virtually via Microsoft Teams. The Government will provide notification of the delivery method 60 calendar days prior to the session start date.

• Course Material Updates: Update, modify, and implement course materials between sessions based on changes to acquisition policy, guidance, best practices, or feedback. Recommendations for changes must be submitted to AFLCMC/AQM for approval.

• Key Personnel: Provide instructors with a minimum of 25 years of experience in Air Force acquisition programs, including demonstrated leadership experience. The instructor cadre must include at least one retired military member and one "career civilian" member.

• Schedule Adherence: No contractor-induced deviations from the posted course offering schedule.

• Key Personnel: No deviations from specified key personnel requirements.

• Quality: No more than one customer complaint per fiscal year, with a Contractor-provided/CO-approved corrective action plan.

• Instruction/Delivery: Primarily virtual via Microsoft Teams. Alternate location is a Federal Government facility in the Dayton/Kettering, Ohio area.

• Material Updates: Contractor facility or designated location.

• Ordering Period: 1 OCT 20XX – 30 SEP 20XX (FY).

• Delivery Period of Performance (PoP): Offset from the ordering period by seven months, starting 1 MAY 20XX+1 and running through 30 APR 20XX+1.

• Contractor Identification: Contractor personnel must distinguish themselves from Government employees.

• Security: Adhere to all applicable security procedures for identification badges, entry control, and vehicle passes.

• Conflict of Interest: The contractor shall not be an employee of a DoD Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).

• Government Furnished Information: The Government will provide access to reference materials, facilities, and internet. All Government property must be safeguarded.

Request for Information (RFI)

This RFI seeks to assess industry availability, including small businesses, to fulfill requirements for the AFLCMC/AQM Program Management (PM) Academy. The government requires instructional services in program management, including curriculum delivery for the final segment of a 5-week course and updates to course materials. The government anticipates awarding a contract in Fiscal Year 2027.

• Provide instructional services in program management.

• Deliver high-quality instruction for the final segment of each course (typically the last 6.5 days, involving former senior Government employees).

• Update course materials as needed between sessions.

• The course is full-time, 5 weeks per session, with up to five sessions annually, serving 24-36 students per session.

• Curriculum comprises multiple modules on program management topics.

• Anticipated Contract Type: Base plus four (4) option year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) using FAR Part 13 simplified acquisition procedures and FAR subpart 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Items).

• Anticipated Source Selection Methodology: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA).

• Period of Performance: Not explicitly stated, but anticipates awarding in FY2027.

• Estimated Value: Not stated.

• RFI Released: 23 January 2026

• Deadline for Questions: 18 February 2026, 15:00 EST

• RFI Responses Due: 23 February 2026, 12:00 EST

• Submission Method: Via email to the designated POC (Ms. Amanda Hoyng).

• Response Format: Detailed response (max 10 pages, excluding title page and cover letter) addressing company information, business size, capabilities, and experience. Tailored responses are encouraged.

• Encourages responses from capable businesses of all sizes, including large and small businesses and all socioeconomic categories.

• DoD Original Equipment Manufacturers will not be considered due to potential organizational conflict of interest.

• NAICS Code: 611430 (Other Technical and Trade Schools), with a small business size standard of $15.0 million.

• This RFI is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute an RFP or a commitment to contract.

• The Government will not pay for any costs incurred in response to this RFI.

• Responses may be reviewed by Government and Advisory & Assistance Services (A&AS) contractor personnel under NDA.

• Proprietary information should be minimized and clearly identified.

• Primary Place of Performance: Federal Government facility in Dayton/Kettering, Ohio area.

• Alternate Place of Performance: Microsoft Teams (virtual).