Basic Tactics Course

The Department of Homeland Security US Secret Service seeks a Basic Tactics Course for up to 12 students with a response deadline of May 21, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. EST. The procurement is a Total Small Business set-aside, foreclosing competition outside that category.

Place of performance is Washington, DC 20223, with training to commence by June 1, 2026. The course will be a five-day, 40-hour program delivered Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST at a government-provided location in the National Capital Region. Students will draw from the Operational Medicine Division, Emergency Response Team, Counter Assault Team, WFO/SAW, and Uniformed Division with assignments spanning both CONUS and OCONUS. The contractor must provide a minimum of two instructors, all travel and subsistence for instructional staff, student materials and certifications, and pre-course instruction. Course content covers interior tactics (room entries, hallway considerations, movement fundamentals) and exterior tactics (urban and rural movement). Training will employ Ultimate Training Munitions and UTM-compatible rifles and pistols; no live duty firearms will be used. The government provides the training venue, medical support, UTM, protective and operational equipment, and individual weapons (Glock 19/17 pistols and SR16 rifles).

The award is Firm Fixed Price under FAR Part 12 with a single CLIN. Responses must include Volume 1 (Technical Information, maximum 8 pages single-sided) and Volume 2 (Price, quoter's template). Evaluation will use a lowest price technically acceptable basis, with technical acceptability and price weighted equally. The USSS will evaluate the three lowest-priced technically acceptable quotes. Service Contract Act prevailing wage applies; Technical Instructor positions are set at $32.56 per hour. The NAICS code is 611430, Professional and Management Development Training; PSC is U014, Education/Training–Security.