Personnel Recovery Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Course Training Venue
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 15DDHQ26N00000018
- Agency
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Drug Enforcement Administration
Department of Justice
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 611430 Professional and Management Development Training
- PSC
- U099 Education/Training- Other
- Place of performance
- Quantico, Virginia 22134, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Drug Enforcement Administration is conducting a Sources Sought Notice and Request for Information seeking a training facility to conduct the Personnel Recovery Emergency Preparedness (PREP) course, with responses due by August 31, 2026. This is market research only; no solicitation exists at this time and responses cannot form a binding contract.
The facility must be located within 100 miles of the DEA Training Academy in Quantico, Virginia and must accommodate four days of training per quarter for up to 42 DEA personnel across two equal groups. The base period runs December 1, 2026 through November 30, 2027, with four optional one-year extension periods through November 30, 2031, contingent upon funding availability and continuing government need.
The contractor must provide a fully equipped facility including two 1.5 to 2-mile asphalt driving tracks with varied terrain, a water-lubricated paved area for skid control and barricade breaching exercises, a 1.5 to 2-mile unimproved roads course, classroom capacity (one 42-person and two 21-person classrooms), and a multi-structured rural training area with a two-story structure capable of being flooded with non-toxic smoke. Organic onsite Advanced Life Support EMS coverage is required.
The contractor shall provide tactical driving and vehicle recovery instructors meeting minimum qualifications: two years instructional experience for driving instructors and five years military demolition or breaching experience plus two years instructional experience for demolition instructors, with quarterly recertification. Personnel must be U.S. citizens with Sensitive But Unclassified access level and moderate-risk background investigations. Training includes tactical driving, vehicle recovery, armored vehicle familiarization, and field expedient repairs. The contractor must supply driving instructors, role players, vehicles (sedans, SUVs, armored SUVs), Blank Firing Adapter weapons, smoke machines, and pyrotechnic devices.
Small businesses are encouraged to respond on an all-or-none basis, individually or through teaming.
Notice text
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is seeking a training facility to conduct four days of training for DEA’s Personnel Recovery Emergency Preparedness (PREP) course. This is a Sources Sought Notice, Request for Information (RFI). This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Quote (RFQ). This Notice in no way binds the Government to solicit or award a contract. No solicitation exists at this time and proposals are not being requested or accepted with this notice. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The information provided in this notice is subject to change and is not binding on the Government.
Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay any cost incurred in response to this RFI and all costs associated with responding will be solely at the interested party's expense. This RFI is being used as a Market Research tool for informational purposes and for preliminary planning purposes to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and/or experience to perform the anticipated requirements. Small businesses are encouraged to respond. Interested vendors should respond and affirmatively indicate if requirements can be met as specified on an all or none basis, either individually (by vendor) or through teaming with other vendors. Please provide the following information:
1. Company name; mailing address; physical address; point of contact; telephone number; fax number; e-mail address; DUNS number; NAICS code; company business size (if small, indicate type); and if applicable: GSA Federal Supply Schedule, SIN number, and GSA contract number.
2. A tailored capability statement between one and five (5) pages that addresses the particulars of the attached Statement of Work with appropriate documentation that clearly supports the claims of capability. Specifically, your statement of capability should describe your training course services . Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this RFI. Responding to this RFI is not a prerequisite for participation in any possible future competitive procurement for which a business is eligible to participate (if any is issued), but participation will assist the Government as to the extent of companies available for this procurement. Failure to respond or submit information in sufficient detail may result in a company not being considered a likely Offeror.
Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information submitted. Respondents will not individually be notified of the results of the Government assessments and should not anticipate feedback with regard to its submission. No proprietary, classified, confidential or sensitive information should be included in your response to this RFI. Responses will not be returned. All documentation shall become the property of the Government. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation.
The Government reserves the right to determine the method of acquisition and issuance of a possible solicitation based on the responses received for this notice. The Government's evaluation of the responses received will factor into the Government's determination whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted on an unrestricted or set-aside. After a review of the responses received, a solicitation maybe issued. Responses to this RFI will not be considered adequate responses in any resultant solicitation.
Interested sources shall provide responses via email (electronically) in PDF compatible format on or before 10:00 AM ET (Eastern Time) August 31, 2026 to Naomi.S.Collier@dea.gov . Fax submissions will not be accepted. Responses received after this date and time may not be considered in the Government's market research.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| A02 Statement of Work.pdf |
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