RFI MARFORSOC Training and Exercise Support Services
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), on behalf of Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARFORSOC), has issued a Sources Sought notice for Training and Exercise Support Services. This RFI aims to identify qualified businesses capable of providing enterprise-wide pre-deployment training (PTP) support for MARFORSOC. Responses are due by February 20, 2026.
Scope of Work
MARFORSOC requires comprehensive support including personnel, supplies, materials, program management, courses of instruction, and travel to deliver exercise and training program services. This encompasses materials, vessel and other training venues, target site coordination, scenario-based exercise support, course instruction, and various intelligence disciplines. Services will be provided simultaneously at geographically dispersed training sites throughout the United States and abroad, including land and sea environments, on military bases and other locations.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Sources Sought / Market Research
- Duration: Not specified (for planning acquisition strategy)
- Set-Aside: None specified
- Response Due: February 20, 2026, 08:00 AM EST
- Questions Due: February 13, 2026, 12:00 PM EST
- Published: February 5, 2026
Evaluation
Responses will be used by MARFORSOC to plan and implement an acquisition strategy for their Pre-Deployment Training (PTP) program. This Sources Sought does not constitute an invitation to bid or a request for proposal, and proposals will not be accepted.
Additional Notes
Interested vendors must possess an existing SECRET facility clearance and SECRET safeguarding capability at both the time of proposal and performance; MARFORSOC will not sponsor. Responses, not exceeding 5 pages, must include company information and a capabilities statement addressing experience with MARFORSOC/equivalent organizations, electronic SECRET document handling, managing simultaneous events, financial capability, and experience with at-sea and land-to-sea transition events. Submissions should be emailed to allison.c.odonnell.civ@socom.mil with the subject "MARFORSOC PTP". No classified information should be sent.