J3I Requirements

The General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service, acting on behalf of the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), is seeking to extend international special operations support services through the J3-International (J3-I) Division contract. The procurement involves providing subject matter experts to enhance interoperability, strengthen alliances, and advance partnerships across the global Special Operations Forces enterprise, with work performed at HQ USSOCOM at MacDill AFB, Florida, and potentially at temporary duty locations worldwide. Contract requirements include expertise across multiple branches including Plans & Operations, Interoperability, Engagement and Support, SOLO Program Support, and Information/Knowledge Management, with personnel qualifications ranging from GS-13 to GS-15 equivalent positions requiring extensive military and international operations experience. Potential contractors must demonstrate experience performing similar tasks, maintain an adequate cost accounting system, and possess an audited purchasing system. Industry responses to this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted via email by 11:00 a.m. EST on August 27, 2025, to the designated contracting officers Anthony Maneri and Libia Cristancho.

This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designations and represents an extension of the current contract held by Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), which was originally awarded on May 28, 2020, under contract number 47QFSA20F0066. The proposed extension would add an additional eleven and a half months to the existing arrangement, with a ceiling increase of $2,174,665.07 to the current contract ceiling of $10,108,152.30. The contract structure includes base and optional line items with a performance period extending from contract award through 9 months, plus four one-year option periods with potential for additional extensions. The government intends to use the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 for this sole source procurement, citing that only one responsible source can satisfy the agency's requirements. The contract supports Special Operations Liaison Officers (SOLOs) positioned in 22 countries worldwide as part of the comprehensive international engagement mission.