Sources Sought Notice - Matching Market Execution Software
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 Army, specifically the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY, is conducting a Sources Sought Notice to identify qualified small businesses capable of providing Matching Market Execution Software and Services. This software will be used to assign Cadets to Branches of Service. This effort is anticipated to be a Total Small Business Set-Aside. Responses are due by June 12, 2026, at 12 PM EST.
Scope of Work
The objective is to acquire a software solution that offers a flexible, efficient, and cost-effective method for Army program managers to execute and analyze multiple variations of the market mechanism used to assign cadets to branches. Key requirements include:
- Software Product: Enable execution of multiple iterations of the cadet branching mechanism.
- Comparison Capabilities: Allow comparisons across three dimensions: number of allocations for each branch, allocations eligible for Branch of Choice (BRADSO) contracts, and allocations eligible for Branch Detail contracts.
- User Interface: Must have a simple user interface requiring minimal training.
- Licensing: Renewed software license to permit end-users to execute branching for West Point and ROTC Classes of 2027.
- Training: Provide additional service hours to train two end-users.
- Deployment: Software/application code must be deployable within the Army's AWS GovCloud environment (FedRAMP High, DoD PA 4 and 5).
- Customization: Provide service hours for customization and configuration if incorporated into the final contract.
- Improvements: The software must support current Army requirements, including changes to branch-detail combinations, adding Logistics (LG) and Public Affairs as basic branching options, and enabling direct changes to BRADSO allocations.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Sources Sought Notice (for market research and planning purposes only)
- Set-Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (contingent on sufficient small business responses)
- NAICS Code: 513210 – Software Publishers
- Size Standard: $47.0 million
- Response Due: June 12, 2026, 12 PM EST
- Published: June 8, 2026
- Period of Performance (Anticipated): One year for the renewed license.
- Place of Performance: West Point, NY (software deployed in AWS GovCloud).
Submission Requirements
Interested parties should provide the following information:
- Firm name, point of contact, phone, email, DUNS, CAGE, small business status (including type/certifications), and corresponding NAICS code.
- Interest in competing as a prime contractor; identify any subcontracting, joint ventures, or teaming arrangements; indicate FSS Contractor status.
- Detailed information on previous experience with similar requirements (size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government/commercial).
- Information on commercial availability, including pricing, basis for pricing, delivery schedules, terms, and warranties.
- Recommendations on structuring contract requirements to facilitate small business competition.
- Identification of any conditions unnecessarily restricting competition and rationale.
- Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS.
- Responses must be sent to Leslie Duron (leslie.a.duron.civ@army.mil) by the due date, including the Notice ID (W911SD06082026) in the email subject line.
Additional Notes
This is not a solicitation and does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Proposal (RFP). The U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids, or proposals at this time and will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Not responding does not preclude participation in any future solicitation.