Expeditionary Combat Skills (ECS) Instructor Support Services

The contract seeks Expeditionary Combat Skills (ECS) Instructor Support Services to deliver training at CENSECFOR Detachment Gulfport, MS, with performance and acceptance occurring at the Center for Security Forces in Virginia Beach, VA. The effort is a follow-on to a prior task order and is structured as an IDIQ vehicle under RFP N0018926RL016, with a potential five-year period of performance spanning from July 2026 through July 2031, including a 1.5-month mobilization phase, a 10.5-month base period, and four optional one-year extension periods. Contractors must provide certified Weapons-Based Instructors, Medical Support Instructors, and Range Safety Officers to deliver training aligned with CENSECFORINST 1540.1D, CENSECFORINST 5100.1, OPNAVINST 1500.75, and other DoD and Navy safety and policy directives. The evaluation is a trade-off process where Technical Approach is the most critical non-price factor, followed by Past Performance, with Price considered only if proposals are equal or virtually equal. Offerors must submit proposals as two separate volumes—Volume I containing technical and past performance data capped at 25 and 12 pages respectively, and Volume II containing price information only—in specified electronic formats via the PIEE Solicitation Module, with no paper submissions permitted. All contractor personnel must be U.S. citizens with a favorably adjudicated NACLC background investigation, be CAC-ready under HSPD-12 PIV standards, and have no interim clearances permitted. The contractor is required to manage electronic fingerprint submissions via e-QIP, file documentation of investigative level and completion, and ensure full compliance with DoD security protocols. Invoicing must occur exclusively through the Wide Area WorkFlow system, and the contract includes specific packaging and marking requirements aligned with military standards for related equipment, though no explicit MIL-STD is cited. The solicitation mandates adherence to strict representational and certification obligations under FAR and DFARS, including UEI and CAGE code disclosure, size status, and socioeconomic certifications, particularly with regard to the SDVOSB program. The contract contains clauses addressing subcontractor restrictions, employee rights, contractor confidentiality, SAM registration, and DEI discrimination, all updated with deviations effective February 2026. Pricing information is not disclosed in the solicitation beyond the NTE value of $2,0