SOF Enterprise Professional Services (SEPS) II

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES SOF Enterprise Professional Services (SEPS) II 2 July 2026 NOTICE: This notice is being issued for market research purposes only.  The information obtained as a result of this notice will be used to assist the Government in its acquisition strategy.  This Request for Information (RFI) is for Market Research purposes only and must not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services.  In accordance with FAR 15.101(c)(2), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No contract awards will be made from this notice, and no solicitation is available at this time. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this announcement or the Government use of such information. The acquisition of services will be in support of the SOF Enterprise Professional Services (SEPS) II acquisition, which will focus on acquiring Knowledge Based Services, as defined by Department of Defense taxonomy for the acquisition of services. The Government is contemplating this acquisition as a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-aside.  A USSOCOM single award IDIQ contract for current similar services, SOF Enterprise Professional Services (SEPS) will be ending May 16, 2027. NOTE: IAW FAR 9.5, “Organizational Conflict of Interest” (OCI) compliance is a material requirement of this contract. OCI means that, because of other activities or relationships with other entities, a contractor is potentially unable to render impartial assistance or advice to the Government, impairs the contractor’s objectivity in performing the contracted work, or potentially puts the contractor in a position to have an unfair competitive advantage as a result of the knowledge, information, and experience gained during the performance of this task order.  The nature of the SEPS II contract will expose employees to such knowledge, information, and experiences in the performance of this contract. RFI Submittal Instructions: Questions: It is the Government’s intent to allow questions to be submitted specific to requesting clarifications about this RFI. As this effort is in the very early acquisition stage, the Government may not be able to provide response to all questions.  Questions and responses that can be addressed will be published for public reference.  Questions must be submitted not later than Thursday, 9 July 2026 at 10:00am, Eastern.  Questions must be submitted through the following link:  https://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/YzgRdXPyYR Responses: Interested parties must submit a response according to the below instructions not later than 10:00am, Eastern on Thursday, 23 July 2026. Emailed responses must be received prior to this date and time by adam.d.stern.civ@socom.mil   Description of Requiring Organization. USSOCOM is comprised of a headquarters, four Components (U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC); Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM); Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC)), a sub-unified command (Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC)), and Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOCs).  The TSOCs are: Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH), Homestead Air Force Base, FL Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA), Stuttgart, Germany Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR), Stuttgart, Germany Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT), MacDill Air Force Base, FL Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC), Camp Smith, HI Special Operations Command Korea (SOCKOR), Yongsang, Korea Special Operations Command U.S. Northern Command (SOCNORTH), Peterson Air Force Base, CO. USSOCOM is responsible for organizing, training, and equipping all Special Operations Forces. The Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (SOF AT&L) Center, located in Tampa, FL, is responsible for all USSOCOM research, development, acquisition, procurement, and logistics. SOF AT&L works closely with government, academia, and industry in meeting its mission to provide rapid and focused acquisition, technology, and logistics support to Warfighters, delivering the most effective capabilities to our Special Operations Forces. At this time, it is anticipated the SEPS II contract will be a single award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract with a ceiling value yet to be determined. To help develop a strategy that maximizes competition, small business participation, and contractor performance, USSOCOM is seeking industry input, comments, and questions from interested companies. This exchange of information resulting from this RFI will as