Sources SoughtPosted Mar 2, 2026·Original deadline passed (Jan 16). See latest amendment for current deadline.

Capacity as A Service (CaaS)

Navy and Marine Corps · COMMANDER

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541519
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
M00264-26-RFI-003
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
7B22
Place
Quantico, VA, USA
Contact
Kevin D. Guertin (kevin.guertin@usmc.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation M00264-26-RFI-003 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Dec 5, 2025
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Dec 16, 2025
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Jan 16, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Jan 16, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Mar 2, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
  • Mar 2, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Expected award: Any day (median passed). Typical range Feb 15, 2026 to Sep 16, 2026; middle May 7, 2026.
Measured from 3964 past early notices at Dept of the Navy that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Dec 5, 2025).

Next steps for this stage

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  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION The Marine Corps Installations National Capital Region � Regional Contracting Office (MCINCR-RCO), located at Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA, is conducting market research on behalf of the Marine Corps Installations Command (MCICOM), G-6 Installation Systems Branch (ISB). The purpose is to identify small business vendors capable of providing Capacity as a Service (CaaS) to support its Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation (RDT&E) core infrastructure, laboratory environments, and data centers. CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: Marine Corps Installations � National Cap… (show all)

ital Region, Regional Contracting Office (MCINCR RCO), located on Marine Corps Base, 2010 Henderson Road, Quantico, VA. INTRODUCTION: This Request for Information (RFI) is issued for market research and planning purposes. It provides industry an opportunity to ask questions and offer suggestions regarding the draft technical specifications outlined in the attached Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). DISCLAIMER: THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMAITON IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ). IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION: The USMC DRAFT Capacity as a Service (CaaS) description is attached to the draft PWS at the bottom of this RFI. INDUSTRY FEEDBACK: This is a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY to obtain industry�s feedback on the anticipated technical specifications, potential cost and performance risks, as well as any other related considerations for the required supplies/services. This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely to gather industry feedback regarding the anticipated technical specifications, cost and performance risks, and other relevant considerations associated with the required supplies and/or services. Please provide input on the following: Capability: Can your organization deliver all products and services outlined in the draft PWS Description? Barriers to Competition: Are there any conditions, certifications, or proprietary constraints that could limit fair competition? Proposal Interest: Are you likely to submit a proposal for this requirement? Please explain your reasoning. Commercial Availability: Is this product/service commonly available in the commercial market? Pricing Structure: Can this requirement be fulfilled under a Firm Fixed Price contract? Competition Influencers: Are there any specific conditions, requirements, or limitations that could affect open and fair competition? Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) pricing gives the draft requirements. If unable to generate estimates at this stage, specify what additional information would be needed. Pricing should reflect all costs associated with course development and delivery, including travel expenses, if applicable. Please note that the ROM pricing is non-binding and shall not be construed as a formal pricing proposal. NAICS Classification: What North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code(s) best align with this requirement? SUBMISSION DETAILS: Submissions shall reference RFI No. �M00264-26-RFI-003�Capacity as a Service (CaaS)� in the subject line. Interested vendors who wish to respond to this RFI should send responses no later than 08:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on January 22, 2026, via email to the following email address: Kellie Holley kellie.holley@usmc.mil (Contracting Officer) and Kevin Guertin kevin.guertin@usmc.mil (Contract Specialist). Request responses shall be provided in no more than 10 pages excluding cover page. Questions and comments regarding this requirement will be accepted, reviewed and answered if the Government determines responses are warranted. The Government will not consider any vendor email that is incomplete or is not addressing this RFI questions. The Government reserves the right to determine if a response addresses this RFI, is not complete, and/or to not review a response without any further communication with the vendor supplying the information. Submissions must include: 1) Responses to the �Industry Feedback� section of this RFI. 2) Business name and address. 3) Name of company representative and their business title. 4) Type of Business. 5) Cage Code and UEI; and 6) Contract vehicles that would be available to the Government for the procurement, to include General Service Administration (GSA), NASA SEWP or any other Government Agency contract vehicle. (This information is for market research only and does not preclude your company from responding to this notice.) 8) Delivery Information Estimate lead time. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION: Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All government personnel reviewing RFI responses understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described in 41 USC 423. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.

Who won similar work

29 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (COMMANDER), same NAICS 541519.

Single-winner award sizes (29): middle half $42K to $576K, median $143K; range $6K to $7.6M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP2$597KAug 21, 2025
EXECUTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, L.L.C.2$46KDec 15, 2025
AMPLIFY SOLUTIONS LLC1$7.6MJun 2, 2026
SMARTRONIX, LLC1$7.1MApr 20, 2026
GEOTAB USA INC1$2.0MMay 14, 2025
BAHFED CORP1$1.0MDec 11, 2024
AZGARD GROUP LLC1$972KApr 10, 2025
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.1$876KFeb 2, 2026
DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.P.1$793KApr 10, 2025
HID GLOBAL CORP1$383KSep 29, 2025

Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Notices whose amount is a placeholder such as $999,999,999 are not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

Companies are matched to tickers by exact name, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.

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