Force Protection Drivers Training
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- H9242126QE026
- Agency
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US Special Operations Command
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 611519 Other Technical and Trade Schools
- Place of performance
- Fort Bragg, North Carolina 28310, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Army, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), seeks a commercial 2-Day Force Protection Driver Training Course through a single-award IDIQ contract, with quotes due June 1, 2026. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside RFQ solicited under FAR Part 12.
Place of performance must be within a strict 60-minute one-way drive time of Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The contractor furnishes all personnel, equipment, vehicles, and facilities for hands-on training in evasive and defensive driving techniques applicable to high-threat environments. The award value is twenty-one million dollars, covering a base period from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, plus four one-year option periods through June 30, 2031. The contractor shall deliver up to 15 course iterations annually, with 16 hours of instruction per session and 12 students per class.
Instructors must possess one year of full-time tactical driving instruction experience and three years total instructor experience, with SOF training development experience within the last six months. The contractor must provide onsite emergency medical support staffed with certified paramedics, ambulances, and a helicopter landing zone. Training covers threat awareness, vehicle control, evasive steering, counter force-off techniques, tactical vehicle intervention, ramming techniques, and vehicle rollover recovery across Level I and Level II practical exercises and classroom instruction.
Evaluation is based on technical approach (curriculum, facility, instructor qualifications), past performance on relevant contracts within three years, and price. Pricing is firm fixed price per course iteration. Amendment 0001, posted May 15, revised the Performance Work Statement to adjust medical support requirements in paragraph 3.1.1, extended the quote deadline from May 25 to June 1, and incorporated a consolidated Q&A document. Quoters must acknowledge receipt of the amendment in their submission. NAICS code is 611519, Other Technical and Trade Schools.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
Amendment 0001 (15 MAY 2026)
The purpose of this amendment is to:
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Incorporate the consolidated Questions and Answers (Q&A) document.
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Revise the Performance Work Statement (PWS) to adjust the medical support requirements in paragraph 3.1.1. The original PWS is hereby removed and replaced in its entirety.
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Extend the quote submission deadline. The deadline for receipt of quotes is changed FROM: 25 MAY 2026 at 0900 EST TO: 01 JUN 2026 at 0900 EST
All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. Quoters MUST acknowledge receipt of this amendment in their quote submission email.
Please note: The deadline for submitting questions has passed. The Government is not accepting any further questions regarding this solicitation or this amendment.
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The United States Army, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), has a recurring requirement for a commercial 2-Day Force Protection Driver Training Course. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, vehicles, and facilities necessary to conduct hands-on driver training focused on evasive and defensive driving techniques in potential high-threat environments.
Please note: There is a strict geographic performance requirement that the contractor's training facility must be located within a sixty (60) minute one-way drive time of Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) under Solicitation Number H9242126QE026 to establish a single-award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for a commercial service, solicited in accordance with FAR Part 12. The Government intends to award a contract to the responsible quoter whose quote, conforming to the RFQ, is determined to represent the best value to the Government based on price and other factors. This acquisition is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR QUOTERS:
All interested quoters must carefully pay attention to and strictly follow the instructions provided in the solicitation attachments, specifically:
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Attachment 02 - Instructions to Quoters: Details the exact 4-volume format, page limits, and administrative requirements for submitting a quote.
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Attachment 03 - Evaluation Factors for Award: Details how the Government will evaluate the Technical, Past Performance, and Price volumes to make a best-value tradeoff decision.
Failure to follow the exact instructions outlined in the solicitation package may result in a quote being deemed non-responsive. All quotes must be submitted via email using the completed SF 1449 as the pricing volume. Please review the attached solicitation document and all exhibits/attachments in their entirety before submitting questions or a quote.
All questions regarding this RFQ must be submitted in writing via email to joseph.f.ray.mil@socom.mil No Later Than 12 May 2026 at 0900 Eastern Time. The Government will consolidate all timely questions received and publish the official responses for all offerors to review via an amendment to this solicitation on SAM.gov. Questions received after this deadline may not be answered.
Update #1 ·
The United States Army, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), has a recurring requirement for a commercial 2-Day Force Protection Driver Training Course. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, vehicles, and facilities necessary to conduct hands-on driver training focused on evasive and defensive driving techniques in potential high-threat environments.
Please note: There is a strict geographic performance requirement that the contractor's training facility must be located within a sixty (60) minute one-way drive time of Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) under Solicitation Number H9242126QE026 to establish a single-award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for a commercial service, solicited in accordance with FAR Part 12. The Government intends to award a contract to the responsible quoter whose quote, conforming to the RFQ, is determined to represent the best value to the Government based on price and other factors. This acquisition is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR QUOTERS:
All interested quoters must carefully pay attention to and strictly follow the instructions provided in the solicitation attachments, specifically:
-
Attachment 02 - Instructions to Quoters: Details the exact 4-volume format, page limits, and administrative requirements for submitting a quote.
-
Attachment 03 - Evaluation Factors for Award: Details how the Government will evaluate the Technical, Past Performance, and Price volumes to make a best-value tradeoff decision.
Failure to follow the exact instructions outlined in the solicitation package may result in a quote being deemed non-responsive. All quotes must be submitted via email using the completed SF 1449 as the pricing volume. Please review the attached solicitation document and all exhibits/attachments in their entirety before submitting questions or a quote.
All questions regarding this RFQ must be submitted in writing via email to joseph.f.ray.mil@socom.mil No Later Than 12 May 2026 at 0900 Eastern Time. The Government will consolidate all timely questions received and publish the official responses for all offerors to review via an amendment to this solicitation on SAM.gov. Questions received after this deadline may not be answered.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| QnA.docx | DOCX document | |
| Solicitation H9242126QE026A0001_Force Protection Drivers Training.pdf | ||
| Solicitation H9242126QE026_Force Protection Drivers Training.pdf |
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