USSOCOM Language and Cultural Training 2012-2015

United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) awarded this Master IDIQ for Foreign Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture (LREC) instruction delivered in CONUS and OCONUS locations on September 27, 2012, with a shared ceiling of $62.5 million and a last date to order of March 26, 2017—which has now passed. The vehicle is no longer active for new task order placement.

This vehicle is closed to new ordering as of March 2017 and should not be pursued for future work. All 207 task orders awarded under the IDIQ have concluded or are winding down; the most recent award was in November 2016. The vehicle distributed $90.4 million in combined potential value across its full lifecycle, with $88.7 million (98% of potential) obligated, indicating nearly complete spend-down before the ordering deadline.

The contract supported foreign language and cultural training for special operations personnel, with task orders ranging from five-figure instruction contracts to multi-million-dollar sustained training programs. Representative large awards included a $8.9 million order for sustained LREC and SOFTS (Soft Skills) instruction, a $6.5 million order for language training, and a $4.6 million order for similar services. Smaller orders covered specialized training lasting weeks to months, typically valued between $50 thousand and $1 million. Most task orders were priced firm-fixed-price with 6- to 12-month periods of performance.

Mid Atlantic Professionals Inc. dominated the competitive space, winning 76 of 207 orders and capturing $57.2 million in potential value—roughly 63% of the combined IDIQ portfolio. Ascensus Global, Inc. placed second with 72 orders and $13.2 million, while Global Technology Solutions, LLC and Buffalo Group LLC won 36 and 23 orders respectively, each holding around 11% and 10% of potential value. All four primes were small-business certified; 206 of 207 orders were designated Total Small Business set-asides. USSOCOM itself funded 130 orders worth $74.8 million (83% of activity); Department of the Army Special Operations Command placed 52 orders valued at $9.6 million, with the remainder split among Army, Marine Corps, and National Guard components.

Ordering was heavily front-loaded: the vehicle awarded 62 orders in 2013, 54 in 2014, and 44 in 2015, dropping to only 17 in 2016 as the vehicle approached its March 2017 cutoff. All work was performed at domestic and overseas special operations training locations. With ordering closed since 2017 and no successor vehicle identified in the source material, this IDIQ holds no pursuit opportunity for new contractors.

Foreign Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture (LREC) instruction in the Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS).