Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
MARSOC Special Operations Medical Training Services IDIQ
Department of Defense · U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)
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AI summaryThis is a total small business set-aside: Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC), for the Marine Raider Regiment, wants one contractor to run turnkey special operations medical training in North Carolina under a single-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. The Government's estimated overall ceiling is $4,950,000 across a base year, four option years and a final option period ending April 2, 2032. The response due date is November 13, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern, and the full performance work statement (PWS) is restricted and must be requested on SAM.gov. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 26, 2026. It moves the due date from Oct 16, 2026 to Nov 13, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
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Summary of another version of this notice: check what changed on SAM.gov. This summary may miss requirements: 3 of 9 attachments weren't read (2_Pricing Template_14Sep2026.xlsx, 4_Question Answer Template_14Sep2026.xlsx and 1 more). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
This is a total small business set-aside: Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC), for the Marine Raider Regiment, wants one contractor to run turnkey special operations medical training in North Carolina under a single-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. The Government's estimated overall ceiling is $4,950,000 across a base year, four option years and a final option period ending April 2, 2032. The response due date is November 13, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern, and the full performance work statement (PWS) is restricted and must be requested on SAM.gov.
Who can bid (6)
- Be a small business concern: the buy is a total small business set-aside, and the contract will limit how much work you can subcontract to firms that aren't small businesses
- Be actively registered in SAM.gov under NAICS code 611699 before award
- Have a current, active NIST SP 800-171 (a Defense cybersecurity standard) assessment posted in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS, the Defense Department's contractor scoring system), and comply with the safeguarding clause DFARS 252.204-7012
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- Hold Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 1 (Self) status in SPRS before award and provide CMMC unique identifiers in the proposal
- Name key personnel whose resumes show they meet the minimum experience, certification and clearance levels in the PWS
- Provide training facilities in North Carolina, including classrooms, simulation labs, a driving track, lodging and a helicopter landing zone
How to submit: Email to the two contacts named in Section L: hanna.l.tilley.mil@socom.mil and samuel.williams1@socom.mil. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (13)
From the version posted Oct 26, 2026.
- Serious: Total small business set-aside. Only small businesses can bid, and the subcontracting limit means no more than half of the amount paid for services can go to firms that aren't similarly situated small businesses.
- Serious: PWS is restricted; request access first. The full statement of work isn't public, so you must request access on SAM.gov before you can see the requirements you are pricing.
- Serious: Pass/fail gate in Volume I. A proposal can be dropped before technical review if it takes any exception to the terms, lacks a verified SPRS score or has an inadequate CUI safeguarding plan.
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- Serious: Key personnel are a pass/fail gate. Six named roles need resumes that meet the PWS minimums, and the surveillance plan describes instructors with 10 or more years of special operations experience, so staffing must be settled before you bid.
- Serious: Large turnkey facilities in North Carolina. The surveillance plan lists 200 contiguous acres, simulation labs, a 12-mile driving track, lodging and a helicopter landing zone, so a small firm needs these in place or lined up with partners.
- Worth checking: Cybersecurity proof asked in two ways. The amendment asks for a NIST SP 800-171 score in SPRS, while a solicitation provision still calls for CMMC Level 1 (Self) status; ask the contracting officer what is needed for both.
- Worth checking: Volume I page limit given as 3 and 5 pages. The page table says 3 pages while the text of the same section says 5 pages, so confirm the limit with the contracting officer.
- Worth checking: Award may come without exchanges. The Government plans to award without discussions, so your first offer has to be complete and priced to win.
- Worth checking: Binding rates for the life of the IDIQ. Your standard-class prices and hourly labor ceiling rates stay fixed through every option period, so escalation has to be priced in now.
- Worth checking: Price deductions and strict performance standards. The surveillance plan allows meal-cost deductions, price reductions for missed meals or cancelled lanes, and unqualified staff must be replaced within 2 hours.
- Minor: Response due date has been extended twice. The response due date moved from October 16, 2026 to October 30, 2026 and then to November 13, 2026, and answers to questions are still to come in a future amendment.
- Minor: No facility clearance needed, but data rules apply. A facility clearance and DD Form 254 are not required, but you must still safeguard CUI and need written approval before releasing any contract information.
- Minor: Small guaranteed minimum. The Government must order only a minimum of 1,500 under the contract, priced at $1.00 per unit, so most of the $4,950,000 ceiling isn't guaranteed.
Read from the notice and 6 attachments. 3 of 9 not read. Show which files.
- Solicitation - H9225726RE036.pdf (read)
- H9225726RE0360003 SF 30.pdf (read)
- H9225726RE0360002 SF 30.pdf (read)
- H9225726RE0360001 SF 30.pdf (read)
- 5_QASP_14Sep2026.pdf (read)
- 6_OCI Disclosure Form_12Jun2026.docx (read)
- 2_Pricing Template_14Sep2026.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- 4_Question Answer Template_14Sep2026.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- 1_MARSOC SOMTS_14Sep2026.pdf: not read (access is restricted): request it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Prolonged Field Care course (CLIN X00101; CLIN means contract line item number, one priced line of the order): a 5-day course for 12 to 24 students with cadaveric labs of no more than 10 students per specimen, tactical exercises and a 12-mile off-road track, as the quality assurance surveillance plan (QASP) describes it
- Special Operations Austere Medical Training (CLIN X00102): a 3-phase course for non-medical personnel, with at least 24 students per class, at least 4 classes a year and a 90 percent first-time pass rate on the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) exam, per the QASP
- Custom medical training (CLIN X00103): mission-specific modules and mobile training teams, priced later on individual task orders, with 60 days of advance planning and detailed syllabi 30 days ahead, per the QASP
- Turnkey support: training facilities in North Carolina, student lodging, catering that meets the Government's menu guidelines, role-players, vehicles, medical equipment and a helicopter landing zone, per the QASP
- Send course syllabi 30 to 60 days before class, student rosters, test results and after-action reports within 10 business days of each course, per the QASP
- Use qualified key staff: Program Lead, Primary Instructor, Lane Instructor, Exercise Manager, an ultrasound expert and an airway and ventilator expert
- Protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI: sensitive government data that isn't classified) such as student rosters, medical and performance records and scenario materials
- Contract type
- Single-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract; task orders are firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing)
- Period of performance
- Base period November 3, 2026 to November 2, 2027, four one-year option periods through November 2, 2031, and a fifth option period November 3, 2031 to April 2, 2032
- Place of performance
- Sneads Ferry, NC, USA as SAM.gov gives it. The schedule lists the Commanding Officer, Marine Raider Regiment, Camp Lejeune, NC, and the QASP says contractor-furnished training facilities are within North Carolina.
- Estimated value
- Government's estimate: maximum overall ceiling of $4,950,000 across the base year, four option years and the 6-month extension; anticipated annual ceiling $900,000 (the final option period's ceiling is $450,000)
- How they'll choose
- Best-value tradeoff under FAR Parts 12 and 13.5. Volume I is pass/fail first, then technical, then past performance and price. The Government isn't required to pick the lowest price, and it plans to award without exchanges with bidders.
- Offers due
- November 13, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email to the two contacts named in Section L: hanna.l.tilley.mil@socom.mil and samuel.williams1@socom.mil
- Page limits
- Volume I: 3 pages in the page table (the section text says 5 pages), with fill-in clauses, certifications and the SPRS proof exempt; Volume II: 15 pages, resumes excluded; Volume III: 5 pages; Volume IV: no page limit
What they'll judge offers on
- Volume I Qualifying Criteria (pass/fail): contact and registration details, terms and conditions statement, certifications, NIST SP 800-171 score in SPRS, CUI safeguarding plan
- Factor I Technical: (1A) key personnel minimums, pass/fail; (1B) corporate experience in the last five years; (1C) turnkey operational execution, including training facilities, materials, sensitive items and CUI handling, lodging and catering
- Factor II Past Performance: 3 to 5 recent and relevant contracts, rated for relevancy and performance confidence
- Factor III Price: unit price per course for the two standard classes and hourly labor ceiling rates for custom training, judged for completeness, reasonableness and balance
What to include when you submit
- Send four volumes: Volume I Qualifying Criteria, Volume II Technical, Volume III Past Performance and Volume IV Price
- Each email, with attachments, must be 10 MB or less, and you must ask for and get a receipt confirmation
- Use 8.5 x 11 inch pages with 1-inch margins and at least 11-point Calibri or Times New Roman; cover sheets, glossaries, tables of contents and dividers don't count toward page limits
- Volume I: corporate name, CAGE code, UEI, TIN and contact details; a statement agreeing to all terms and conditions without exception; completed certifications; proof of a current NIST SP 800-171 assessment in SPRS; and a CUI safeguarding plan
- Volume II: a narrative on how you will do the work, resumes for the six key personnel roles, corporate experience from the last five years, and a plan for how courses will be run, covering facilities, materials, sensitive items, CUI, lodging and catering
- Volume III: send a minimum of three and a maximum of five recent and relevant contracts or agreements, with work performed within the past five years of the solicitation's issuance date
- Volume III: for each reference give the contract or task order number and period, total dollar value, contacts for the Government program manager or COR and the prime contractor, and a short note on how it maps to the PWS tasks
- Volume IV: use the Government's Excel pricing template and price the two standard classes (CLIN X00101 and X00102) as a firm-fixed price per course for the base period and all option periods
- Volume IV: leave the custom class (CLIN X00103) per-course cells blank or marked 'Unpriced', and send a Fully Burdened Labor Rate Ceiling Table with a maximum hourly rate for each labor category
- Volume IV: include a price narrative explaining each cost element and the escalation rates for Option Years 1 through 4; don't propose separate rates for the 6-month extension
- Hold your prices firm for at least 180 calendar days from the solicitation closing date
- Acknowledge each amendment with your offer
- The organizational conflict of interest (OCI) disclosure form (Attachment 6) says one form is submitted for each USSOCOM contract your firm or an affiliate is performing
Not in the notice text
- The full performance work statement (1_MARSOC SOMTS_14Sep2026.pdf) is controlled and must be requested on SAM.gov; the pricing template and question-and-answer template spreadsheets are attached but not read, and part of the solicitation file was left out
- Answers to bidders' questions will be given in a future amendment
- The exact minimum experience, certification and clearance levels for key personnel are in the restricted PWS
- How many classes of each type the Government will order each year is not stated beyond the surveillance plan's minimum of 4 classes a year for the austere medical course
- Whether the CMMC Level 1 (Self) provision still applies alongside the amended NIST SP 800-171 requirement is not clear
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 611699
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to the two contacts named in Section L: hanna.l.tilley.mil@socom.mil and samuel.williams1@socom.mil. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Sep 14, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- MARSOC H92257, Sneads Ferry, NC
- Product/service code
- U099 · Education/Training – Other
- Business type
- Education & training (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 611699)
- Versions
4 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 26, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Nov 13, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 13, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Oct 30, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 16, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Oct 16, 2026
- Sep 14, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (this version)Due Oct 16, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
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Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
*UPDATE - Proposals are due 13 Nov 2026. Answers to questions will be provided in a future amendment* See attachments. Interested vendors must request access via sam.gov to view the PWS. Refer to the following link for instructions on requesting access: https://www.fsd.gov/gsafsd_sp/en/contract-data-how-do-i-request-access-to-a-restricted-attachment-on-a?sys_kb_id=83503b3f1b9732901b7ea828624bcbbf&id=kb_article_view&sysparm_rank=1&sysparm_tsqueryId=ce2d8e0ecf1bc3107641b8a42f851c08
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