National Recruitment Advertising Campaign Services (NRAC)

The U.S. Secret Service, under the Department of Homeland Security, is soliciting proposals for the National Recruitment Advertising Campaign Services under a single-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a five-year base period from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031, and a possible performance extension through July 31, 2031. This contract, identified by solicitation number 70US0926R70093666 Amendment 2, is a total small business set-aside in accordance with FAR 19.5, requiring offerors to self-certify as small businesses via SAM.gov and provide valid UEI and CAGE codes for their entity and immediate owners. The solicitation mandates compliance with a firm-fixed-price structure and requires all personnel to be U.S. citizens eligible for U.S. Secret Service suitability clearance, with access to controlled facilities and systems contingent on passing a DHS Public Trust background review and completing CUI protection training. Services include recruitment support, training delivery, and program management primarily conducted at the contractor’s facility, with intermittent work at government locations in Washington, D.C., and Laurel, Maryland. Proposals must be submitted electronically via email by 4:00 PM EDT on May 8, 2026, in three clearly delineated volumes: Technical Capability (no more than 12 single-sided Word pages), Past Performance (no more than 6 single-sided Word pages), and Price (an unlocked Excel file containing labor category unit prices, Quality Control Plan, post-award conference details, and sample task order pricing). The government will conduct a best-value tradeoff evaluation, weighting Technical Capability and Past Performance as equal and collectively more important than Price, with awards not based on lowest price technically acceptable criteria. Evaluation of technical merit relies on confidence ratings for understanding and performance risk, while past performance is assessed using a risk rating scale. Contract administration is managed through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), with payment requests required to be submitted electronically via ACH, and no physical shipping or packaging standards are prescribed. Special requirements include strict flow-down of security clauses to all subcontractors, unlimited government ownership of deliverables with no rights granted to the contractor without written approval, immediate reporting of security incidents, and CO approval requirements prior to any change in key personnel. Contract performance is governed by a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan, with a cap of three allowable deficiencies per year, and