SEMPER DURUS 2026 SCENARIO SUPPORT
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 Department of the Navy / Marine Corps Installations – West (MCI-WEST) is conducting a Sources Sought for SEMPER DURUS 2026 Scenario Support. This effort seeks qualified contractors to build, tailor, deliver, and facilitate exercise materials for the SEMPER DURUS 2026 exercise. The objective is to enhance the training audience's ability to protect command projection capabilities against an INDOPACOM pacing peer adversary. Responses are due March 4, 2026.
Scope of Work
The requirement is for tailored, non-technical training development solutions that foster collaborative problem-solving and critical thinking among exercise participants. This involves creating context-based, immersive scenarios adapted from real-world events, aligned with the Operational Environment (OE) and National Defense Strategy (NDS) threats. The contractor will apply the Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation (ADDIE) process to produce exercise materials and participate as White/Red Cell during execution.
Key Tasks & Deliverables
Task 1: Tailored Exercise Materials
- Analyze, design, develop, deliver, and maintain scenario and exercise materials, adapting real-world events.
- Consider specific OE factors including threat forces, Blue forces, terrain/weather, civilian/NGOs, DIME-FIL, PMESSI-PT, and ASCOPE. Task 2: Exercise SEMPER DURUS Support
- Provide Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) for planning, coordination, integration, and management.
- Offer on-site and remote Red Team support. Deliverables include:
- Scripted Scenario Overview (Taiwan Strait crisis/conflict).
- Integrated Threat Assessments and G2 products.
- Global Operational Environment Reports and MCI-WEST specific injects.
- FPCON/DEFCON/CPCON messaging.
- Virtual Planning Conference and CPX attendance.
- On-site White/Red Cell support (10-day travel).
- AAR Inputs and Attendance (Virtual).
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Sources Sought
- Set-Aside: None specified
- Response Due: March 4, 2026, 8:00 PM EST
- Published: March 2, 2026
- Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) Total Cost: $90,000
Place of Performance & Notes
Remote work is authorized for research using open-source material. Planning conferences will be virtual. On-site support is required during the 10-day execution of SEMPER DURUS in Camp Pendleton, CA.
Contact Information
- Primary: GySgt John Duong (john.duong@usmc.mil, 760-725-5847)
- Secondary: Capt Annie Berg (annie.berg@usmc.mil, 760-725-8453)