READINESS SIMULATION (RS) for Selective Service System

The Selective Service System is soliciting qualified small businesses to design, develop, validate, and deliver a Government-owned Readiness Simulation (RS) tool to support national emergency mobilization operations. This solicitation, issued under number 90MC26Q0005 and designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside, requires proposers to build a comprehensive simulation model that mirrors the full end-to-end manpower pipeline of the Selective Service System, including Registration, Selection, Notification, Delivery, Classification, and the Alternative Service Program. The system must operate within a designated Government cloud environment, use anonymized aggregate data, support configurable scenario modeling, provide decision-support analytics for leadership and operational planning, and ensure complete Government ownership and long-term sustainment. Key deliverables include a fully functional simulation model, a scenario library, dashboards with Monte Carlo and sensitivity analysis modules, export tools, comprehensive documentation, source code, infrastructure-as-code templates, and training materials—all delivered in approved formats such as Excel, CSV, PDF, and Power BI. Proposals must be submitted in five volumes following strict formatting and page limits, with Volume II addressing compliance with the 70-page Performance Work Statement and Volume III containing the Past Performance Questionnaire. Pricing must be submitted via the Government’s provided Excel template with all formulas intact, and no pricing values are pre-populated, indicating that offerors must provide fully developed cost structures. Technical capability and demonstration carry primary weight in evaluation, followed by past performance, with price as the third factor—award will be based on best value, not lowest price technically acceptable. The deadline for submitting questions is July 28, 2026, and final proposals are due by August 14, 2026, via email to designated Government points of contact. The contract is structured as a Firm Fixed Price with options for post-delivery support and training, and compliance with numerous Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses is mandatory, including those covering ethical conduct, whistleblower protections, cybersecurity (FISMA, NIST SP 800-53), accessibility (Section 508), and international trade restrictions. All work will be performed at the SSS National Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, with inspection and acceptance conducted by the Government’s Contracting Officer’s Representative upon delivery. The simulation must meet stringent performance standards including 99.9% system availability, rapid vulnerability remediation, and critical defect resolution within 24 hours.