System Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support

The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is seeking vendors to compete for a Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract through the US Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Natick Division. The contract will provide comprehensive engineering and technical assistance services across multiple functional areas including program management, test and evaluation, science and technology, procurement, contracting, logistics, flight operations, cybersecurity, and IT systems administration. Key requirements include the ability to provide services at multiple CONUS locations, support Special Operations Forces operations, obtain security clearances up to Top Secret/SCI, maintain a verified cost accounting system, and achieve CMMC Level 2 Certification and ISO certifications (9001:2015, ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018, and ISO/IEC 27001:2022) by contract award. Vendors must also be capable of providing temporary duty support for 30 days or less at both CONUS and OCONUS locations for events and conferences. The initial Request for Information responses were due by July 27, 2025, at 5:00 PM EST, with the government planning to issue an additional RFI on the RS3 contracting vehicle for market research purposes.

This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designations and is open to all qualified vendors regardless of business size or ownership category. The government has not disclosed information about incumbent contractors or current contract numbers during this RFI stage, maintaining confidentiality about existing service providers. The planned contract structure will be Cost-Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) with a fee limitation of 5-7 percent, though specific award values or budget ranges have not been disclosed in the available documentation. The contract will involve positions that may require weapons certification for test environments, indicating specialized technical requirements for certain personnel. The timeline indicates this is a recompete effort, suggesting an existing contract is being replaced, with the government conducting thorough market research to identify potential vendors and assess business capabilities before issuing the formal solicitation.