Behavioral Threat Assessment Interview Training

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), under the Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command, is seeking instructional support services to conduct specialized behavioral threat assessment interview training for its Threat Assessment Unit. The primary objective is to provide practical training focusing on behavioral information collection and interview techniques designed to assess potential violence and national security risks posed by persons of concern. Key contract requirements include delivering one-day specialized training to approximately 24 personnel (special agents, investigators, and analysts) with seven hours of instructional content featuring interactive behavioral simulations covering threat assessment principles, interview tactics, and information elicitation across multiple case study scenarios. The contractor must provide one qualified interview expert instructor with at least 10 years' experience in behavioral interviewing training for federal law enforcement and protective intelligence, plus a role player with at least 10 years' experience in behavioral simulations training and 300 hours of board-certified psychodrama training. Evaluation criteria will assess timely lesson plan delivery, instructor qualifications, on-time arrival, and professional execution of approved training content. The response deadline for this Sources Sought Announcement is February 5, 2026, at 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, with submissions directed to Pravin Upadhyay and Judith M. Campbell at their listed email addresses.

This is a Total Small Business set-aside opportunity with a NAICS code of 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training) and a small business size standard of $35 million. Sikich LLP, classified as other than small, held the previous contracts (N63285-22-P-0044 and N63285-25-P-S008) as sole-source fixed-price purchase orders. The contract period of performance spans five years, consisting of a base period and four option periods, with training delivery scheduled annually on April 30 from 2026 through 2030, to be conducted at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in North Charleston, South Carolina. Respondents are encouraged to include information on available contract vehicles such as GSA schedules, NIH-NITAAC, NASA SEWP, or DoD ESI, and NCIS explicitly welcomes participation from Small Disadvantaged Businesses, HUBZone firms, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Women-Owned Small Businesses, and 8(a) companies. Capability statements should not exceed 10-15 pages and must include business identification information, relevant experience preferably with law enforcement agencies, and pricing estimates from established price lists or schedules. This announcement is for market research purposes only and does not constitute a formal solicitation or commitment to award a contract.