USSOCOM Intelligence Support Services -- Industry Engagement

Overview: The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Directorate of Procurement, on behalf of USSOCOM Program Executive Office- SOF Warrior (PEO-SW), is hosting an Industry Engagement Event for Special Operations Forces Intelligence Support Services – Joint (ISSJ) on 8-12 April  2024 at the Systems Planning and Analysis (SPA) Crown Center Conference Facility located at 8211 Terminal Road, Suite 1000, Lorton, Virginia 22079. 

The purpose of this effort is to provide comprehensive, actionable, intelligence services to USSOCOM through a pool of resource personnel across the intelligence functional spectrum including, but not limited to: All-Source Intelligence*, Human Intelligence (HUMINT), Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT), Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), Targeting Intelligence, and Socio-Cultural Analysis (SCA)*. The Contractor shall perform SOF-specific strategic, operational, and tactical multi-layered analysis in support of Intelligence Preparation of the Environment (IPE) for military and humanitarian missions in any Area of Responsibility (AOR) world-wide. The Contractor will also provide intelligence expertise on the operations and methodology of Violent Extremist Organizations (VEO), Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCO), Special Interest Aliens (SIA), Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD), Integrated Deterrence and other emerging threat priorities. **Select positions have a language-enabled requirement with Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) 2+/2+ rating or higher depending on position**. 

Additionally, the Government will require vendors to possess a final Top Secret Facility Clearance with approved safeguarding at the minimum Secret level as accredited by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) at the time of proposal submittal.  

Only vendors capable of providing analysts and personnel qualified to meet these special requirements and already in possession of final Top Secret Facility Clearance with approved safeguarding at the minimum Secret level should consider attending the industry event and proposing for this contract opportunity. 

USSOCOM’s Special Operations Forces Intelligence Support Services – Joint (ISSJ) are currently acquired under contract H92402-19-C-0006, which is scheduled to end 25 September 2024. ISSJ III will be a follow-on effort with a coordinated transition between the existing contract and the new award.   

Draft RFPs for this effort will be posted on the Sam.gov website (www.sam.gov) beginning on or about 26 March 2024 with reference to solicitation number H92402-24-R-0001. Vendors are advised to monitor www.SAM.gov  for additional information. 

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this market research is 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. 

Industry Event: This event is the first and only planned market research event for open constructive conversation between the procurement activity and industry. The objective is to communicate the ISSJ acquisition approach and program/technical requirements. Our interest is in obtaining industry feedback regarding the acquisition approach and program/technical requirements.  

Schedule: Industry Engagement Day 1 will be dedicated to information briefings and Q&A sessions. The following days will be dedicated to one ­on-one vendor/Government meetings. The one-on-one meetings are limited to contractors whose intent is to submit a proposal as a prime contractor. These meetings will be limited to 45-minute sessions with the goal of discussing the vendor's current capabilities in regard to fulfilling the ISSJ requirements. If desired, please request a one-on-one meeting on your registration form. 

Event Registration: Participants must register to the points of contact listed below by completing the registration form (Attachment 1). Please note that attendance information will not be available to the public. All discussions will be held at the Unclassified/CUI level.  

Due to limited seating, attendance is limited to four (4) attendees per company. Registration will be closed when seating capacity is reached, or on 12:00 PM EST 15 March 2024, whichever comes first.  

The following is the tentative schedule for Industry Engagement: 

8 April 2024 (Tentative Schedule) 

0900-1100: Information Session (Gov't Brief) w/ Q&A  

1100-1300: Break/Lunch  

1300-1600: Information Session (Govt Brief) w/ Q&A 

9 April 2024 (tentative schedule)  

0900-1100:  One-on-One Sessions 

1100-1300: Break/Lunch  

1300-1600: One-on-One Sessions 

10 April 2024 (tentative schedule)  

0800-1100: One-on-One Sessions  

1100-1300: Break/Lunch  

1300-1600: One-on-One Sessions  

11 April 2024 (tentative schedule)  

0800-1100: One-on-One Sessions  

1100-1300: Break/Lunch  

1300-1600: One-on-One Sessions  

12 April 2024 (tentative schedule) 

0800-1100: One-on-One Sessions  

1100-1300: Break/Lunch  

1300-1600: One-on-One Sessions  

Administration: The administrative POC for registration is LTC Marsha Leventry, marsha.leventry@socom.mil  with copy to the contracting team below:  

Ms. Amy Jaskela at amy.c.jaskela.civ@socom.mil  

Attachments: 

1. Registration Form 

2. SPA Conference Facility Directions 

DISCLAIMER 

THIS NOTIFICATION IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 52.215-3 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION OR SOLICITATION FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY COSTS INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS SPECIAL NOTICE, TO INCLUDE ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ATTENDING THE INDUSTRY DAY #1 AS WELL AS ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH A CANCELLATION OF THIS EVENT FOR ANY REASON. ALL INFORMATION SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SPECIAL NOTICE OR THE INDUSTRY DAY SHALL BE PROVIDED AT NO COST OR OBLIGATION BY THE GOVERNMENT. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT OBLIGATED TO NOTIFY RESPONDENTS OF ANY RESULTS OF THE INDUSTRY DAY. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY AND ANY DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE RETURNED