SOLICITATION NOTICE - REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) DATA SCIENCE, OPERATIONS, REQUIREMENTS, EXPLOITATION, AND ENHANCED ENGINEERING (DORE3)

This is a Solicitation Notice for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract under solicitation number HHM40226R0007, titled REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) DATA SCIENCE, OPERATIONS, REQUIREMENTS, EXPLOITATION, AND ENHANCED ENGINEERING (DORE3), issued by the Virginia Contracting Activity within the Department of Defense. The contract, scoped under NAICS code 541990, supports 11 critical mission areas including Collection Concept Development, Data Sciences Support, Technical Exploitation, Internet of Things and Open-Source Analysis, Application and Collaboration Support, Rapid Response SME Support, Academic and Industry Outreach, Rapid Engineering and Prototyping, and Contract Project Management. The overall contract has a minimum value of $3,000 and a maximum ceiling of $800,000,000, with a five-year ordering period and F.O.B. contractor’s place of performance. Task orders may be issued using various contract types including Firm-Fixed-Price, Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee, Time-and-Materials, and Labor-Hour. All work is governed by the classified Statement of Work, incorporated by reference, and must comply with stringent security, technical, and administrative requirements. Proposals must be submitted electronically by July 18, 2026, to [email hidden] and structured into four components: a non-rated cover letter and three rated volumes—Security (Pass/Fail), Technical Expertise and Management (Acceptable/Unacceptable), and Small Business Participation (Acceptable/Unacceptable). To qualify, offerors must hold a Top Secret Facility Clearance and Top Secret safeguarding level at submission, with no award possible without meeting this gate. Additionally, at least 25% of the total proposed contract value—$200,000,000—must be subcontracted to small businesses, with compliance verified through SAM registrations and accurate socioeconomic representations. The contract requires strict adherence to military packaging and marking standards including MIL-STD-129P for barcoding, MIL-STD-130 for Unique Item Identification, and MIL-STD-2073D for EMI protection, with all sensitive or classified items requiring opaque inner and outer covers and proper classification markings. Financial and administrative requirements include electronic invoicing tied to milestones, mandatory inclusion of UEI, TIN