HQ SOCAF J5 - Southeast Africa - Women, Peace, and Security Engagements

United States Special Operations Command seeks design, coordination, implementation, and reporting of Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) and Global Fragility Act (GFA) community-security engagements across Southeast Africa, with proposals due September 9, 2026. This procurement is a women-owned small business set-aside with a NAICS code of 541820 (Public Relations Agencies) and size standard of $19 million.

Place of performance encompasses multiple Southeast African countries: Requirement 1 (CLIN 0001) WPS Capacity-Building engagements target Zimbabwe (3 engagements), Zambia (3), South Africa (3), Somalia (2), Botswana (2), Malawi (2), and Angola (2). Requirement 2 (CLIN 0002) GFA Atmospheric Environmental Data engagements are limited to Mozambique (15) and Libya (3). Requirement 1 mandates non-tactical advisory services, civil-military training, tabletop exercises, WPS integration workshops, and micro-stabilization projects; Requirement 2 prohibits training and capacity building, permitting only atmospheric data collection and civil-military dialogue facilitation. All work is unclassified; no security clearances, Controlled Unclassified Information handling, Common Access Cards, or installation access required. Leahy Law human rights vetting applies to Requirement 1 participants only.

The contract structure combines Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) compensation for core engagements under CLINs 0001 and 0002 with Cost-Reimbursable, No-Fee travel under CLIN 0003, capped at $525,000. Period of performance runs 12 months from contract award through August 31, 2027. Key personnel must include a Project Manager (5+ years contract administration and logistics), Team Lead (8+ years regional stabilization), Lead Civil Affairs & Defense Economics Analyst (5+ years), and Senior National Stabilization Consultants with local language capabilities (Portuguese, Arabic, Somali, Swahili, regional dialects). Contractors must submit detailed cost-element breakdowns by engagement and country in unlocked Excel format identifying direct labor, G&A, overhead, subcontracts, materials, and margins. Evaluation criteria emphasize technical acceptability and price on a best-value basis without discussion. Inspection and acceptance occur at W6MT Special Ops Command Africa in Stuttgart-Boeblingen, Germany, coordinated through LTC Cesar Feliciano (cesar.n.feliciano.mil@socom.mil, 3243799553). Contracting officer is Joseph Sablan (joseph.o.sablan.mil@socom.mil).