GovTribe studied data from over 260,000 unique users and millions of interactions to find the top 20 opportunities in the federal market heading into March 2025. Let’s start by diving into the top three.
What are the top three federal opportunities in March 2025?
The Department of the Air Force's Air Mobility Command is seeking to acquire professional services for CENTCOM Headquarters through an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The solicitation requires contractors to provide a comprehensive range of professional services including management activities involving policy, doctrine, planning, intelligence, strategy, exercises, logistics, assessments, and operations for multiple USCENTCOM directorates and DoD counterparts. Key contract requirements include maintaining a TOP SECRET facility clearance, providing personnel with minimum SECRET clearances, and supporting work at MacDill AFB in Tampa, Florida, as well as potential CONUS and OCONUS locations. The evaluation will use a best value tradeoff approach where past performance is significantly more important than price, with technical proposals rated as acceptable or unacceptable. Proposals are due by 10:00 AM Eastern Time on January 9, 2024, with questions required to be submitted by December 20, 2024, using the provided Q&A Matrix.
The contract is a 100% small business set-aside specifically for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and SBA certified 8(a) small businesses, with plans to award 10 contracts in each socioeconomic pool. The total contract ceiling is $750 million, with a period of performance including a one-year base period plus four one-year options and a six-month extension option. The contract will support approximately 30-35 trips annually, totaling around 700 travel days, with a travel budget of $400,000 per full year. Contractors must be prepared to propose on 75% of task order requests within a 12-month period, with task orders potentially ranging from $2,500 to $200 million. Contractors will perform work primarily at HQ USCENTCOM in Tampa, FL 33621, with the ordering period spanning from August 1, 2025, through January 31, 2031, and a mandatory virtual post-award orientation featuring a $150 minimum guarantee for awardees.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), through the General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Assisted Acquisition Services Region 8, is seeking an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for cybersecurity services and solutions. The contract will cover five primary service areas: Cyber/IT Project Management Support, Requirements Management, Capability Implementation, Operations/Sustainment/Ancillary Support, and Solution Development, with an additional product area for cybersecurity tools. Initial task orders are expected to include Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program requirements, strategic cybersecurity acquisition support, and implementation services for identity and access management, endpoint detection and response, mobile, cloud, and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. The RFI seeks industry input on the proposed acquisition structure, with responses due by 11:00 AM ET on March 7, 2025. Evaluation will focus on corporate capabilities, prior experience, and potential approaches to meeting CISA's comprehensive cybersecurity needs.
The procurement is not set aside for any specific business category, though small businesses are anticipated to have direct participation opportunities in Solution Development and product areas. The estimated contract value is substantial, ranging from $18-20 billion over a 10-year period, consisting of a 5-year base contract with a 5-year option. The primary NAICS code for this opportunity is 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services), and the contract will support CISA's Capacity Building division with a focus on enhancing cybersecurity posture across Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies. The contract will include a comprehensive cyber training program capable of supporting up to 500 students annually through various training formats, including micro-courses and intensive pathway programs. The Cybersecurity Virtual Learning Environment (CVLE) will be a key component, designed to support up to 150 concurrent students across multiple target infrastructures and delivering training from entry-level to advanced cybersecurity topics.
NASA's Information Technology Procurement Office is seeking proposals for the 6th Generation of Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurements (SEWP VI) Government-Wide Acquisition Contract, a comprehensive acquisition vehicle for Information Technology Product and Service Solutions. The competitive solicitation will result in an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract with a 10-year ordering period, allowing for various contract types including Firm Fixed Price, Time and Material, Labor Hour, and Fixed Price Award Fee. Potential offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), VETS-4212 reporting system, and have a Unique Entity Identifier. The evaluation will assess past performance, relevant experience, and mission suitability across three main technical categories. A virtual Industry Day is scheduled for June 4, 2024, with RFP comments due by June 7, 2024, and proposals expected approximately 60 days after the final RFP release in February 2024, with an anticipated contract award date of May 1, 2025.
The solicitation includes set-aside groups for small businesses across multiple contract categories, with Category A and B offering both unrestricted and small business set-aside pools, and Category C reserved exclusively for small businesses. The total estimated contract value is not to exceed $20 billion, with Category C having specific order thresholds of $2 million in the first year and $10 million in the second year. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes used are 541519e for Category A and 541512 for Categories B and C, though offerors are not restricted to these codes. Place of performance will be determined at the order level, potentially allowing for work to be conducted at government and/or contractor locations worldwide. Contractors will be required to provide a wide range of IT products and services, including computer systems, networking equipment, security solutions, software, cloud technologies, and related support services across various technical areas.
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