Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for Commercial Items Agile Professional Services ("APS”) Department of the Army
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. W900KK-26-R-A023
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Army Contracting Command (Aberdeen Proving Ground, Orlando division) wants a small business to provide Agile Professional Services to its CPE ST3 organization, which supports simulation, training, testing and threat systems. It is a labor-hours / time-and-materials contract of up to 66 months, worked mainly in Orlando, FL and Redstone Arsenal, AL, with other U.S. and overseas sites. This notice is only a summary; the full requirements are in attachments.
Watch out for
- Security clearances required. You may need a facility clearance and staff with Secret to TS/SCI clearances, which takes time and cost to obtain.
Probable Secret, Top-Secret, and TS/SCI requirements for certain employees.
- Multi-phase proposal process. Phase I is only the first round; later phases bring more proposal work on dates not yet set.
Submission due dates for all subsequent Phases will be issued via Advisory Notifications / Invitations.
- Broad scope and large staffing footprint. The work spans many technical areas and sites, including 24/7 operations and overseas locations, and you must propose a new agile delivery framework yourself.
- Long term of up to 66 months. A long commitment with option periods the Government may or may not exercise.
Total Performance Period shall not exceed 66-months
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Full brief
What they want
- Provide professional support staff to augment the CPE ST3 military and civilian workforce
- Support program activities such as acquisition and budget planning, modeling, simulation, training devices, systems analysis, logistics support and test evaluation
- Provide subject matter experts on military tactics, techniques and procedures
- Develop and iterate an agile, task-based, outcome-driven delivery framework that can be reused on future requirements
- Deliver progress reports, a phase-out transition plan, an agile dashboard and an agile management plan
- Contract type
- Labor Hours / Time and Materials; total small business set-aside
- Period of performance
- Up to 66 months: a base period (15-Feb-27 to 14-Aug-27), option periods 1 to 5, and a final option to extend under FAR 52.217-8 (15-Feb-32 to 14-Aug-32)
- Place of performance
- Government facilities, contractor facilities and remote; primary sites Orlando, FL and Redstone Arsenal, AL (including 24/7 operations); other sites include Fort Campbell, Fort Hood, Fort Drum, Fort Irwin, Fort Polk, Fort Rucker, Fort Bragg, Hohenfels (Germany) and Camp Humphreys (South Korea)
- How they'll choose
- Army will use aspects of FAR Part 15 evaluation procedures; the evaluation criteria are in attachment FAR 52.212-2
- Offers due
- 13 October 2026 / 11:59pm (Eastern) for Phase I responses (2026-10-13T23:59:00-04:00)
- How to submit
- Email to the contracting officers and contract specialists listed in the notice (Lovisa.d.parks.civ@army.mil, troy.d.darling.civ@army.mil, constance.k.hastings.civ@army.mil, sophia.g.dasilva.civ@army.mil)
What to include when you submit
- This is a phased process; due dates for later phases will be issued by advisory notification or invitation
- Questions were due September 28th, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST, limited to five per business entity, each submitted separately on the electronic form
- Follow FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors in the attachments
- Use the APS Pricing Workbook attachment for pricing
You must have
- Must be a small business under NAICS 541990 (size standard $19.5M); 100% small business set-aside
Small Business Size Standard: $19.5M as defined by SBA regulations.
- Facility clearance (probable, without storage)
Probable Facility Clearance without Storage
- Some employees will need Secret, Top Secret or TS/SCI clearances; details are in the DD 254
Probable Secret, Top-Secret, and TS/SCI requirements for certain employees.
Current contractor
No incumbent named; the notice says CPE ST3 has long relied on contractor support for its mission
Not in the notice text
- Evaluation factors and their weights are in the FAR 52.212-2 attachment
- Detailed requirements are in the Statement of Objectives, PWS template and QASP template attachments
- Page limits and proposal format are in the FAR 52.212-1 attachment
- Clearance details are in the DD 254
- Estimated value or labor hours are not stated
- Which wage determinations apply by site is in the attachments
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 14, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 21, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Solicitation
- W900KK-26-R-A023
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army
- Office
- W6QK ACC-Apg-Orlando
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 541990
- Product/service code
- R499
- Business type
- Consulting & professional services
- Place of performance
- Orlando, FL, 32826
- Contracting contact
- Troy Darlingtroy.d.darling.civ@army.mil4073843760
- Versions
- 2 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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