Professional services to provide exercise evaluation and exercise design support

7/23/2026

Amendment to adjust solicitation end date to 30 July 2026 at 09:00 AM Japan Standard Time (JST).

7/23/2026

1. Opportunity Overview & Description of Requirement

The Marine Corps Installations Pacific (MCIPAC) Regional Contracting Office (RCO), Okinawa, Japan, is competitively soliciting quotes under Request for Quotation (RFQ) M6740026Q0053 to award a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) purchase order. The purpose of this contract is to obtain professional services to provide comprehensive exercise evaluation and exercise design support for the "Constant Vigilance 2026" crisis response exercise.

The period of performance is strictly limited to the Base Year, covering pre-exercise coordination, on-site exercise execution in Okinawa from 3 –18 August 2026 (4 days of on-site evaluation), hotwashes, and final After-Action Report (AAR) and Improvement Plan deliverables.

The NAICS code for this requirement is 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services), and the Product Service Code (PSC) is R410 (Support—Professional: Program Management/Support).

2. Instructions to Quoters 

This acquisition is being conducted as a competitive, open-market procurement utilizing the commercial procedures of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12 under DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0028. As the services are performed entirely outside the United States and its outlying areas, small-business set-asides do not apply in accordance with FAR 19.000(b). Furthermore, this procurement is exempt from Japanese Consumption Tax under the U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) using USFJ Form 420EJ.

In accordance with RFO FAR 12.203(c)(2), the Government will evaluate quotations using a Comparative Evaluation process:

• Quotations will be compared directly against one another.

• The Government will perform a holistic, qualitative tradeoff between technical capability, key personnel expertise, past performance, and price.

• The Government is not required to establish a competitive range, assign numerical or adjectival scores, or draft formalized evaluation plans before communicating with quoters or requesting price revisions.

3. Submission Requirements 

To reduce contractor burden, the technical quote shall be limited to a maximum of five (5) pages (excluding resumes) and must address the following:

• Technical Capability Statement: A brief operational methodology illustrating how the offeror will execute the four (4) days of on-site exercise evaluation and hotwashes in Okinawa.

• Key Personnel Resumes: Provide 1-page resumes and HSEEP certifications for the Project Lead and designated Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) covering the core functional areas:

  
  

  • Incident Command System (ICS)

  • Force Protection/Policing

  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)

  • Counter-UAS (C-sUAS)

  • Public Affairs

• Firm-Fixed-Price Travel Structure: Submit a fully burdened, Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Travel Quote based on the following standardized government parameters to ensure equitable price comparison:

  
  

  • Number of Travelers: Exactly six (6) people (5 evaluators and 1 Project Lead).

  • Destination: Okinawa, Japan (MCIPAC venues).

  • Duration: Five (5) nights of hotel lodging, aligned with Defense Travel Regulation (DTR) maximum joint per diem rates for Okinawa.

In accordance with RFO FAR 12.203(c)(1) and RFO 52.212-1(c)(2), the Contracting Officer may exercise good business judgment to accept and consider a quotation received after the designated deadline if doing so is in the best interest of the Government and will not unduly delay the acquisition.

4. Past Performance Information

In addition to the technical quote, the contractor shall provide relevant past performance information for efforts performed within the last three (3) years that demonstrate experience performing requirements of a similar scope, complexity, and operational sensitivity (such as similar crisis response exercises or HSEEP contracts). Past performance submissions must include the contract number, customer name, period of performance, a brief description of the services provided, and current customer Point of Contact (POC) information. Past performance documents shall not exceed three (3) pages in length.

5. Point of Contact (POC) for Submissions

All interested vendors shall submit their completed technical capabilities documents, price quotes, and past performance via email to the point of contact listed below no later than 09:00 AM Japan Standard Time (JST) on 30 July 2026.

• Primary POC: SSgt Roy C. Hawkins, Contracting Officer

• Email: roy.hawkins@usmc.mil

• Telephone: 315- 645-8145