Solicitation Package.pdf

Somalia Cultural Advisors

RFQ H9227626QE008

1. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT. Joint Special Operations Task Force - Somalia

(JSOTF-SOM) and subordinate commands require three (3) Cultural/Political Advisors who maintain contact with members of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), as well as civic and tribal leaders at regional, and local levels of government. This effort will allow JSOTF-SOM to successfully conduct its mission with an understanding of local customs, history, cultural routines, tribal dynamics, local government, and the socio-cultural context in which operations are being planned and conducted. This requirement includes the ability to provide Somali English / English to Somali linguist capabilities, and to advise and assist JSOTF-SOM Leadership in communication concerning culture, politics, and operations between to and from members of the Government of Somalia.

2. PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT. A Performance Work Statement (PWS) has been included as Attachment 1 to this RFQ.

3. CONTRACT LINE-ITEM NUMBER STRUCTURE. Please provide your quote on your company letterhead. You may also provide your quote in contractor format however the number of CLINs, unit of issue, and quantity must match the below. Any deviations from the CLIN structure below will render your quote unacceptable. See page 3 for additional details.

CLIN Description Unit Cost Unit of Issue Quantity Total Cost 0001 3 Cultural/Political

Advisors Months 12

1001 3 Cultural/Political Advisors

Months 12

2001 3 Cultural/Political Advisors

Months 12

4. REQUIRED PERFORMANCE START DATE. To meet the requirement, a vendor must be able to meet the required performance start date of 26 September 2026. Please annotate the performance start date you are quoting if it differs from the previously stated date. Understand that if a quoted performance start date is different from what is being asked in this request for quote you could be found technically unacceptable and eliminated from competition.

5. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE. Mogadishu, Somalia

6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

(Deviation 2026-O0038) Addendum to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. See page 12 for Instructions.

Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038), applies to this acquisition.

Addendum to 52.212-2, Evaluation - Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

(Deviation 2026-O0038), applies to this acquisition. See page 13 for evaluation process.

7. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Perspective contractors shall submit questions in response to this RFQ no later than 04 June 2026. Answers will be provided by the Government on 11 June 2026 via an amendment to the RFQ.

8. QUOTATION DUE DATE. To be considered for award, all quotations sent in response to this request for quote must be e-mailed to ruben.colon.mil@socom.mil by 1000 (Universal Time Coordinate), 19 June 2026.

9. QUOTATION VALIDITY. Quotations shall be valid for a minimum of 30 days from the quotation due date.

10. GOVERNMENT POINT OF CONTACT. For any questions regarding this request for quote, please contact the Contracting Officer, Ruben Colon, at ruben.colon.mil@socom.mil.

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL

BUSINESS (WOSB)

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

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17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT SUCH ADDRESS IN

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18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK

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25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA 26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Government Use Only)

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH

AND DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND

ON ANY ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

SPECIFIED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REFERENCE OFFER

DATED . . YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 30c. DATE SIGNED

31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print) 31c. DATE SIGNED

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 11/2021)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

10. THIS ACQUISITION IS UNRESTRICTED OR

NORTH AMERICAN

INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION

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SIZE STANDARD:

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RATED ORDER UNDER

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AND ALLOCATIONS

SYSTEM - DPAS (15 CFR 700)

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UNLESS BLOCK IS MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

12. DISCOUNT TERMS

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27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE (FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION) FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3

AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA

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NOTE: OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, AND 30.

Solicitation/Contract Form Somalia Cultural Advisor

Product Service Code: R499

H9227626QE008

Supplies or Services & Prices or Costs Additional Information/Notes

Item Supplies / Services Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount

Three (3) Cultural/Political Advisors Three (3) Cultural/Political Advisors based in Somalia with experience supporting United States Special Operations Forces. Work to be performed in accordance with the incorporated PWS (Attachment 1 -Cultural Political Advisors PWS 5 May 26).

Product Service Code: R499 Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

12 Months

Option Line Item

Three (3) Cultural/Political Advisors Three (3) Cultural/Political Advisors based in Somalia with experience supporting United States Special Operations Forces. Work to be performed in accordance with the incorporated PWS (Attachment 1 -Cultural Political Advisors PWS 5 May 26).

Product Service Code: R499 Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

12 Months

Option Line Item

Three (3) Cultural/Political Advisors Three (3) Cultural/Political Advisors based in Somalia with experience supporting United States Special Operations Forces. Work to be performed in accordance with the incorporated PWS (Attachment 1 -Cultural Political Advisors PWS 5 May 26).

Product Service Code: R499 Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

12 Months

Description/Specifications/Statement of Work

Requirements Three (3) Cultural/Political Advisors FFP based in Somalia with experience supporting United States Special Operations Forces.

Packaging and Marking

Inspection and Acceptance Overall Contract Inspection/Acceptance Locations

Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: Acceptance and Inspection will be conducted in accordance with contract terms and conditions.

DoDAAC: W90UKT CountryCode: USA

W6MT SPECIAL OPS CMD AFRICA

ATTN SOCAFRICA PBO, UNIT 30401

APO, AE 09046

UNITED STATES

Option Line Item

Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: Acceptance and Inspection will be conducted in accordance with contract terms and conditions.

DoDAAC: W90UKT CountryCode: USA

W6MT SPECIAL OPS CMD AFRICA

ATTN SOCAFRICA PBO, UNIT 30401

APO, AE 09046

UNITED STATES

Option Line Item

Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: Acceptance and Inspection will be conducted in accordance with contract terms and conditions.

DoDAAC: W90UKT CountryCode: USA

W6MT SPECIAL OPS CMD AFRICA

ATTN SOCAFRICA PBO, UNIT 30401

APO, AE 09046

UNITED STATES

Deliveries or Performance

Line Item Delivery Schedule Quantity Address and POC

Delivery Period From 26 Sep 2026 to 25 Sep 2027

12 Months Ship To DoDAAC: W90UKT CountryCode: USA

W6MT SPECIAL OPS CMD AFRICA

ATTN SOCAFRICA PBO, UNIT 30401

APO, AE 09046

UNITED STATES

Period of Performance From 26 Sep 2026 To 25 Sep 2027

Option Line Item

Delivery Period From 26 Sep 2027 to 25 Sep 2028

12 Months Ship To DoDAAC: W90UKT CountryCode: USA

W6MT SPECIAL OPS CMD AFRICA

ATTN SOCAFRICA PBO, UNIT 30401

APO, AE 09046

UNITED STATES

Period of Performance From 26 Sep 2027 To 25 Sep 2028

Option Line Item

Delivery Period From 26 Sep 2028 to 25 Sep 2029

12 Months Ship To DoDAAC: W90UKT CountryCode: USA

W6MT SPECIAL OPS CMD AFRICA

ATTN SOCAFRICA PBO, UNIT 30401

APO, AE 09046

UNITED STATES

Period of Performance From 26 Sep 2028 To 25 Sep 2029

Contract Administration Data

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. Dec 2018

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions. (Jan 2023)

WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)

(a) As used in this clause- Definitions.

"Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)" is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

"Document type" means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

"Local processing office (LPO)" is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

"Payment request" and "receiving report" are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(b) The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Electronic invoicing.

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) To access WAWF, the Contractor shall- WAWF access.

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.

(d) The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site WAWF training.

before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the "Web Based Training" link on the WAWF home page at https:// wawf.eb.mil/

(e) Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol. WAWF methods of document submission.

(f) The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for WAWF payment instructions.

this contract or task or delivery order:

(1) The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s): Document type.

(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.

(ii) For fixed price line items-

(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer.

N/A

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items that require shipment of a deliverable.)

(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer.

Invoice 2in1

(Contracting Officer: Insert either "Invoice 2in1" or the applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items for services.)

(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.

(iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request.

(v) For commercial financing, submit a commercial financing request.

(2) ) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract.

[Note: The Contractor may use a WAWF "combo" document type to create some combinations of invoice and receiving report in one step.]

(3) The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating Document routing.

payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table*

Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF

Pay Official DoDAAC HQ0672

Issue By DoDAAC H92276

Admin DoDAAC H92276

Inspect By DoDAAC H92276

Ship To Code ____

Ship From Code ____

Mark For Code ____

Service Approver (DoDAAC) W90UKT

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) W90UKT

Accept at Other DoDAAC W90UKT

LPO DoDAAC ____

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC ____

Other DoDAAC(s) ____

(*Contracting Officer: Insert applicable DoDAAC information. If multiple ship to/acceptance locations apply, insert "See Schedule" or "Not applicable.")

(**Contracting Officer: If the contract provides for progress payments or performance-based payments, insert the DoDAAC for the contract administration office assigned the functions under FAR 42.302(a)(13).)

(4) The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in Payment request.

accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

(5) The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F. Receiving report.

(g) WAWF point of contact.

(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact.

SOCAFRICA.HQ.J42.EACONTRACTING.mbx@socom.mil

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable information or "Not applicable.")

(2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed.

(End of clause)

Special Contract Requirements

Contract Clauses

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements. Jan 2017 52.204-13 System for Award Management-Maintenance. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded. (Deviation 2026-O0038)

Feb 2026

52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.212-4 Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving. May 2024 52.228-3 Workers' Compensation Insurance (Defense Base Act). Jul 2014 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management. Oct 2018 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. Mar 2023 52.233-3 Protest after Award. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.240-92 Security Requirements. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Apr 2026

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. Sep 2011 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights. Dec 2022 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting. May 2024 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services. Jan 2023 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities. Apr 2022 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States. Aug 2025 252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime. Jan 2023 252.225-7060 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Jun 2023

252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations, Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns.

Jan 2023

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments. Dec 2006 252.233-7001 Choice of Law (Overseas). Jun 1997 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel. Jan 2023 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea. Oct 2024

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.217-8 Option to Extend Services. (Nov 1999)

OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within [insert the period 15 of time within which the Contracting Officer may exercise the option].

(End of clause)

52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. (Mar 2000)

OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within [insert the period of time within which the Contracting (a) 15 Officer may exercise the option]; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least days[30 60days

] before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.unless a different number of days is inserted

If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.(b)

The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed (months) (years).(c) 3 years

(End of clause)

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (Feb 1998)

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/ [Insert one or more Internet addresses]____ ____

(End of clause)

List of Attachments

Number Attachment Name Attachment Description Reference Identifier Date Line Item

Attachment 1 -Cultural Political Advisors PWS 5 May 26

Performance Work Statement 05 May

Attachment 2 - Past Performance Questionaire

Past Performance Questionaire 21 May

Attachment 3 - Draft DD254

Contract Security Classification Specification (DD 254)

20 May

Representations, Certification, & Other Statements

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. Sep 2024 52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. Sep 2022 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls. Oct 2016 252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime. May 2022 252.225-7059 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region-Representation. Jun 2023

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services- Representation. (May 2021)

PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-REPRESENTATION (MAY 2021)

The Offeror is not required to complete the representation in this provision if the Offeror has represented in the provision at 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, that it "does not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument."

(a) . "Covered defense telecommunications equipment or services," "covered mission," "critical technology," and "substantial or essential Definitions component," as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the 252.204-7018 clause, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services, of this solicitation.

(b) . Section 1656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91) prohibits agencies from procuring or obtaining, Prohibition or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system.

(c) . The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) at for entities that are Procedures https://www.sam.gov excluded when providing any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless a waiver is granted.

(d) . If in its annual representations and certifications in SAM the Offeror has represented in paragraph (c) of the provision at 252.204-7016, Representation Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, that it "does" provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument, then the Offeror shall complete the following additional representation:

The Offeror represents that it will will not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to DoD in the performance of any award resulting from this solicitation.

(e) . If the Offeror has represented in paragraph (d) of this provision that it "will provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or Disclosures services," the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(1) A description of all covered defense telecommunications equipment and services offered (include brand or manufacturer; product, such as model number, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable).

(2) An explanation of the proposed use of covered defense telecommunications equipment and services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition referenced in paragraph (b) of this provision.

(3) For services, the entity providing the covered defense telecommunications services (include entity name, unique entity identifier, and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, if known).

(4) For equipment, the entity that produced or provided the covered defense telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known).

(End of provision)

Instructions, Conditions, & Notices to Offerors or Quoters FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. As prescribed in FAR 12.205(a)(1), the following addendum is provided for this solicitation and hereby amends any language therein:

1. Notice to Vendor(s)/Supplier(s): Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this RFQ until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this RFQ, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this RFQ, the Government has no obligation to reimburse a vendor for any cost. It is the responsibility of the contractor to confirm receipt of their quote.

2. Quotes in response to this solicitation must be submitted no later than 1000 GMT on Monday 19 June 2026.

Quotes must be submitted via email to the Points of Contact listed above.

3. All price quotations must be submitted on with the CLIN structure requested from this solicitation. This is a Firm- Fixed Price (FFP) requirement. A FFP contract provides for a price that is not subject to any adjustment on the basis of the contractor's cost experience in performing the contract. Each line item described in the CLINs of this solicitation shall be priced in this fashion. Failure to provide pricing on any one line item may result in the vendor being deemed nonresponsive and subsequently being removed from consideration for award. To be eligible for contract award, the vendor shall have an active System for Award Management (SAM) account and have the appropriate facility security clearance. Failure to have an active SAM registration may result in the vendor being deemed ineligible for contract award. Vendor shall provide Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) number at time of submission. Lastly, completing Attachment 3 - Draft DD254 is required to determine if vendor possess facility clearance.

4. Technical documentation submitted by the vendor shall be provided via email in a separate document and shall not exceed 20 pages. This page limit encompasses cover pages, contents, mission statements, and all other superfluous data not specifically requested by the Government. Failure to adhere to these standards may result in the vendor being deemed non-responsive and subsequently being removed from consideration for award.

5. Late quotes shall be processed in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(c) - Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdraws of offers.

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation.

Jan 2017

52.204-7 System for Award Management-Registration. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.214-34 Submission of Offers in the English Language. Apr 1991 52.214-35 Submission of Offers in U.S. Currency. Apr 1991

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System. Mar 2023

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. (Feb 1998)

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/________[Insert one or more Internet addresses]

(End of provision)

Evaluation Factors for Award Award will be made to the Quoter whose Acceptable Technical Quote represents the Best Value to the Government. Best Value will be determined by the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable quote along with an Acceptable Past Performance rating. Offers will be rated by Total Evaluated Price (TEP) and then by technical acceptability, followed by past performance. The Government will begin the technical evaluations with the lowest priced offer. Once a lowest priced, technically acceptable offer with acceptable past performance is identified, evaluations will cease.

Price

(1) The total evaluated price will be the sum of all CLIN prices.

(2) Reasonableness: The Vendor's quote will be evaluated to ensure it is fair and reasonable, pursuant to FAR

12.204. The government anticipates adequate price competition for this contract.

(3) The Government, as part of their evaluation of price, may perform a price comparison to ensure that low priced quote(s) do not present an unacceptable risk to contract performance.

Technical

(1) Each offeror's example resume, will be assigned a rating of acceptable or unacceptable. Acceptability will be based upon the government's confidence that the vendor understands the minimum employee requirements shown in the paragraphs below.

- Contractor personnel shall have a minimum of three years work experience as a cultural advisor in Somalia.

- Contractor personnel shall have an active TS/SCI security clearance.

- Contractor personnel shall have Interagency Language Roundtable level 3 proficiency in English and Somali.

- Contractor personnel shall have demonstrated experience satisfying the requirements listed in Section 4 of the Performance Work Statement dated 5MAY2026.

(2) Each quote will be assigned a single rating of "acceptable" or "unacceptable" based on the definitions below. A quote must be "acceptable" to be considered for award.

- Acceptable: Quote meets the requirements of the solicitation.

- Unacceptable: Quote does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

Past Performance

(1) Each Offeror will provide complete Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment 2) and provide evidence of at least (1) two but no more than (3) three recent examples of Federal Contracts. Past Performance will be evaluated for recency. Recency is defined as within the past 3 years from date of solicitation, that are relevant to this requirement. Relevant work for this requirement includes having completed cultural advisors and/or interpreters.

(2) Each offeror's Past Performance will be assigned an overall rating of , neutral, or unsatisfactory. To satisfactory be considered for evaluation, past performance must be both recent and relevant. Recent efforts are those performed and completed within three years of the date of issue for this solicitation. Relevant efforts are those under which cultural advisor and interpreter services were performed for a corporate or government agency. Each quote will be assigned a single rating of "satisfactory", "neutral", or "unsatisfactory" based on the definitions below. Quoters without a record of past performance, or for whom information is so sparse that no confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned, will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance and, as a result, will receive a "Neutral" rating. A strong record of relevant past performance may be considered more advantageous to the Government than a "Neutral" rating. A quote must be "satisfactory" to have the highest potential of consideration for award. If the quote receives a "neutral" the quote will be considered after "satisfactory" ratings.

- Satisfactory: Based on the offeror's performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

- Neutral: Offerors without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available will not be evaluated as acceptable or unacceptable on past performance.

- Unsatisfactory: Based on the offeror's performance record, the Government does not have a reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038) (Feb 2026)

Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Feb 2026) (Deviation 2026-O0038)

(a) Evaluation factors. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers:

Price, Technical, and Past Performance

(b) . The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Options Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. The evaluation of options does not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) . A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer furnished to the successful Offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall Notice of award result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

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GEB ZIM 116, PLEINEGER STR 289

STUTTGART-MORINGEN

GERMANY

Ruben Colon, Email: ruben.colon.mil@socom.mil Telephone: 3243799472