SAM #H92239_ARSOF-TS_FY27

ARSOF Training Support Services Market Research

HQ USASOC Contracting is gathering market information for Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF) training support services. - Government buyer: U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), HQ USASOC Contracting; the draft PWS identifies the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (USAJFKSWCS), primarily its 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne), as the supported organization. - Opportunity status: This is an RFI for market research, not a solicitation or commitment to award. No commercial vendors or OEMs are identified in the provided materials. - Scope: Support for Special Forces, Civil Affairs, Psychological Operations, and other ARSOF training. Services include role players and OPFOR, instructors and observer/controllers, exercise and site management, logistics and resupply, range and facility support, weapons support, HR administration, and electronics maintenance. - Illustrative staffing requirements: SUT support includes 64 OPFOR role players for 24 days and one site manager for 26 days per class. Each estimated Robin Sage CULEX includes 14 Guerrilla Chiefs, 70 OPFOR, 280 resistance-force role players, three logistics runners, and six communicators for 14 days. The ROM staffing table lists 711,994 labor hours across 22 roles; its hourly rates and totals are shown as zero, so it does not support a reliable contract-value estimate. - Notable requirements: Some roles require specialized military occupational experience, instructor qualifications, physical fitness, and security eligibility. Role players may need to provide uniforms and field equipment; SERE Urban Evasion role players must meet specified ethnic-group and language requirements. Electronics maintenance covers identified tactical communications, COMSEC, navigation, surveillance, night-vision, and thermal-imaging systems. - Period: The initial notice describes a 12-month base period with four 12-month options and a 30-day phase-in. The draft PWS instead describes a 14-day phase-in, an 11-month base period, four additional ordering periods, and a 30-day phase-out; period details are therefore not fully consistent across the provided materials.

Description

THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF SOLICITATION ISSUANCE, BUT RATHER A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) from industry that will allow the Government to identify interested sources capable of meeting the requirement. The information sought is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a request for quote (RFQ), request for proposal (RFP), invitation for bid (IFB), or as an obligation or commitment on the part of the Government to acquire any product or service. There shall be no basis for claims against the Government as a result of information submitted in response to the RFI. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or otherwise pay for any information submitted by respondents to this request. This notice is for market research purposes only and is not indicative of a full requirement. Should a requirement arise, the full requirement will be detailed in the solicitation.

See the attached Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). The anticipated period of performance will be for a 12-month base period and four (4) 12-month option periods. The anticipated base period includes a 30-day phase-in. The anticipated NAICS code is 611710 “Educational Support Services” with a size standard of $24 million dollars.

Documentation provided must address all required elements listed. Contractors interested in providing these services must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov). Providing only a reference to a website is unacceptable for purposes of this announcement and will not be considered. All proprietary or corporate data received shall be clearly identified and will be protected from release to sources outside the Government. Do NOT submit classified material.

Contractors responding to this RFI are asked to provide the following information:

1. Company’s full name and address, and Point of Contact information

2. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)

3. Business size (whether large, small, small-disadvantaged, 8(a), HUB Zone, women-owned, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, historically black college or university, and/or minority service institute).

- Please also advise the Government of pending changes in the business size status, if applicable.

4. Facility Clearance Level (FCL)

5. CMMC Unique Identifier (UID)

6. A brief Statement of Capability (no more than 10 pages); which responds to the following question and demonstrates the ability to meet the requirements specified in the Draft PWS.

- Question 1: What is your company’s experience providing training support services to Special Operations Forces (SOF) elements across the Department of War (DoW) or other federal agencies?

- Question 2: What is your company’s recruitment and retention strategy as it relates to SOF specialized instructors, role-players, and training support personnel?

- Question 3: What is your company’s experience with similarly sized contracts? Briefly describe your contract management strategy.

- Notice: Please consider providing potential pricing data on Attachment 1- ROM. This will be used for Market Research purposes and will not be considered a Quote or Proposal. Pricing submitted on the ROM is non-binding. 

Email responses to Maegan Castro at maegan.n.castro.civ@socom.mil and Justin Burke at justin.burke@socom.mil. Reference “Sources Sought – ARSOF RFI” in the subject line.

No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice. Information provided will not be used as a part of any subsequent solicitation requirement. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. No feedback will be provided regarding individual capability statements. No reimbursements will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement and/or any follow-up information requests.

Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future associated requests for quotations that may be issued. However, any potential small business set-asides will be based upon the feedback received. Respondents will NOT be individually notified of the results. However, if the final determination results in the verification of a sole-source negotiation, a Notice of Intent to Sole Source and the redacted Justification and Approval will be posted to www.sam.gov. For information regarding this notice, contact Maegan Castro at the email address listed above.

Respondents are cautioned that due to file size limitation and email security protocols, there is a risk that not all correspondence will be received by this office. It is the interested parties’ responsibility to ensure receipt of all email correspondence. If receipt has not be acknowledged within 24 hours, please contact the Contracting Office at 910-432-7688.

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