MARFORRES G 3/5 Operational Planning Support

The United States Marine Corps is seeking operational planning support services for the Marine Force Reserves (MARFORRES) G-3/5 section through a Request for Quote solicitation. The contractor will provide two full-time equivalent positions: a Future Operations Specialist (requiring Secret clearance) and an Operational Planning Specialist (requiring Top Secret clearance). Both personnel must possess advanced military operational planning experience, with the Future Operations Specialist requiring a minimum of nine years of experience including at least six years in action officer/division head/director roles at general officer-level headquarters, while the Operational Planning Specialist must have either a 0505 MOS plus three years of planning experience at such headquarters or six years of on-the-job training in G-3/J-3/G-5/J-5 billets. The Government will evaluate proposals using a price/technical tradeoff methodology where technical capability and past performance are weighted equally and combined are significantly more important than price, with evaluation based on proposed representative resumes, evidence of at least two relevant past performance references from contracts within the past three years, and monthly pricing. The deadline for submitting questions is February 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM CST, and quotes are due by March 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM CST, with submission via email to jordyn.edwards@usmc.mil.

This solicitation is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 541612 with a small business size standard of $29,000,000, and there is no incumbent contractor as this represents a new requirement. The base contract period runs 11 months from April 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027, with two identical optional 12-month extension periods available, and performance will occur entirely onsite at MARFORRES Headquarters in New Orleans, Louisiana. The contract will be awarded on a firm-fixed price basis to a single contractor. Key deliverables include quarterly status reports, planning documents, conference inputs, manning documents, operational orders, and briefing materials, with performance metrics requiring 90% on-time submission of quarterly reports, 95% on-time delivery of task order deliverables, and 100% responsiveness to Government inquiries within three business days. Travel costs are capped at $50,000 annually on a not-to-exceed basis for actual reimbursement, and offerors must maintain current SAM registration and provide a CAGE code with their quotes.