Department of Defense · Department of the Army · 0418 AQ HQ CONTRACTING SUP
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Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.
Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it.
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Compliance matrix
Every stated and implied requirement, its source section, whether it is mandatory, and where your response will address it.
Proposal outline
A submission skeleton where every required element is a heading with its source requirement quoted beneath it. You write the substance; nothing gets forgotten.
Questions to submit
Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.
Past performance write-ups
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
W56ZLW26Q0020
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
611310
Product service code
U009
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Posted
2026-08-12
Response deadline
Aug 27, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Fort Hood, TX
Contracting contact
sean.p.cairney.mil@army.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 611310 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. This is a non-personal services Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide accredited academic instruction to III Armored Corps (IIIAC) Soldiers in four (4) emergent technology disciplines: Additive Manufacturing (AM), Data Analytics, Edge Coding, and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Management and Operations. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, faculty, curriculum, facilities, course materials, software and software access, equipment (to include computers), laboratory resources, and services necessary to execute the programs of study described in. Performance Work Statement (PWS). Individual cohorts and program iterations shall be ordered by the Government through the issuance of task orders in accordance with Part 5 and the ordering procedures established herein. The Contractor shall perform to the standards and acceptable quality levels identified in this PWS and associated contract documents. Disclaimer: All supporting documents are incorporated into the combined synopsis/solicitation. Offerors are advised to review all documents in their entirety prior to submission of questions or quotes. Failure to review all solicitation documents does not relieve the offeror of responsibility for complying with solicitation requirements.
Contact
Point of contact
Sean Cairney
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
sean.p.cairney.mil@army.mil
Secondary
lawrence.forde2.mil@army.mil
Submit questions
Ambiguities and requirements worth clarifying, written as questions you can send before the deadline.
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