Artificial Intelligence (AI) Training for Contracting Personnel

What the buyer is asking for

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Artificial Intelligence (AI) Training for Contracting Personnel The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Walla Walla District is seeking sources capable of providing comprehensive Artificial Intelligence (AI) training for its contracting and acquisition workforce. The training will be delivered virtually and is intended to establish a common baseline of advanced AI proficiency across the team. This sources-sought announcement is a market research tool to identify businesses with the capability to accomplish the work described herein. This is not a solicitation. No proposals or quotes are requested at this time. Further information regarding this requirement will be available through SAM.gov upon release of any subsequent solicitation. NAICS Code: 611430 – Professional and Management Development Training. The associated small business size standard is $15,000,000. REQUIRED RESPONSE INFORMATION All interested offerors are required to provide the following: A list of current or past projects (within the last five years) demonstrating technical experience with work of a similar nature to that listed in the Summary Scope of Work. For each project submitted, provide a brief narrative statement of the work involved, your firm’s role, the number of participants trained, delivery method (virtual/in-person), the dollar value, and the completion date. Include any special qualifications, certifications, or relevant experience with federal acquisition/contracting training or AI applications in a government context. A reference list for each of the projects submitted in item 1 above. Include the name, title, phone number, and email address for each reference. A statement of your firm’s business size (Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, 8(a), Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned Small Business, or Other-Than-Small Business) with regard to the NAICS code listed above. A statement that your firm intends to submit an offer on the project when it is advertised. Your firm’s CAGE Code and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). Confirmation that your firm can comply with FAR 52.219-14 (Limitations on Subcontracting), if applicable, by performing at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel with its own employees or similarly situated entities. Answers to the following capability questions: Experience with Federal Acquisition/Contracting AI Training: Describe your firm’s experience developing and delivering AI-related training specifically tailored to federal acquisition, contracting, or procurement professionals (GS-1102 series or equivalent). Include examples of topics such as AI for market research, Performance Work Statement (PWS) development, prompt engineering for acquisition documents, AI agents for workflow automation, or compliance/governance of AI in acquisition. Ability to Meet Required Learning Outcomes: The Government requires approximately 20 hours of interactive virtual instruction (structured as five roughly 4-hour modules or an equivalent modular structure) that produces the following learning outcomes for a contracting/acquisition workforce. Please describe how your firm’s existing or customizable curriculum maps to each outcome, or how you would structure training to achieve them: Foundational AI and data literacy appropriate for federal employees, including responsible use, bias awareness, security considerations, and compliance frameworks. Practical prompt-engineering skills that enable participants to generate high-quality, usable outputs for acquisition-related work products. Application of AI tools and techniques specifically within the federal acquisition lifecycle (market research, requirements development, documentation, analysis, and related processes) while maintaining FAR and agency compliance. Identification and practical use of AI agents or automation approaches to streamline routine contracting and acquisition…

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