HQ SOCAF J5 - Southeast Africa - Women, Peace, and Security Engagements

The HQ SOCAF J5 Southeast Africa Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) engagements contract requires a contractor to design, coordinate, implement, and report on community-security engagements across several African nations, including Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, Somalia, Botswana, Malawi, Angola, Mozambique, and Libya. The scope is divided into two primary requirements: CLIN 0001 focuses on WPS capacity-building security cooperation, and CLIN 0002 covers Global Fragility Act (GFA) atmospheric and environmental data engagements. The period of performance runs from September 1, 2026, to August 31, 2027. The contractor must work closely with U.S. Government points of contact and host nation military and security force representatives to improve host nation security force capacity, reduce communication gaps between community actors and military units, and increase the frequency of community-initiated security reporting. Pricing is structured as firm-fixed-price for the engagement CLINs, with a two-tier pricing model requiring individual costs for Initial Tier 1 and subsequent Tier 2 events per country. Travel is handled as a cost-reimbursable, no-fee line item (CLIN 0003) with a not-to-exceed ceiling of 250,000 dollars. Key personnel requirements include a Project Manager with at least 8 years of experience in stabilization or civil-military operations in South/Eastern Africa, a Lead Civil Affairs and Defense Economics Analyst with 5 years of experience, and at least one Senior National Stabilization Consultant per high-priority cluster. All activities must comply with the WPS Act of 2017 and Section 1208 of the FY2023 NDAA, and all participating host nation forces must be Leahy-cleared. Performance is monitored via a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan, with deliverables including environmental baselines, region-specific initiative plans, and post-project monitoring and evaluation reports.