Special NoticePosted Jul 21, 2026·Responses due Aug 5, 2026

Instructional Systems Design & Development Services

State · ACQUISITIONS - FSI

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541512
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
3007264046
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
R410
Place
Arlington, VA, USA
Contact
Joycelyn E. Bacchus (Bacchusj@state.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 3007264046 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 21, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 25, 2026 to Jan 2, 2027, middle of the range Nov 10, 2026.
Measured from 110 past early notices at State, Department of that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 21, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

This notice is issued in accordance with FAR 5.201, regarding the publicizing of proposed contract actions. The U. S. Department of State intends to award a sole-source bridge contract to the incumbent contractor, Systems Plus, Inc., Rockville, Maryland, for continued support of the National Foreign Affairs Training Center (NFATC) operations. Services include instructional systems design, digital learning support, educational delivery support, multimedia services, instructional technology support, learning analytics, and related learning product support services. The proposed bridge contract i… (show all)

s intended to ensure continuity of essential services for an anticipated period of performance of 12 months while the Government competes the acquisition for the competitive follow-on requirement. The Government intends to award the proposed bridge contract pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The incumbent contractor currently provides these services and possesses the operational experience and institutional knowledge necessary to continue performance without disruption during the interim bridge period. The North American Industry Classifications System (NAICS) Code applicable to this bridge action is 541512 -- Computer Systems Design Services. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotations, and a Request for Quotation (RFQ) is not available. This notice applies solely to the proposed sole-source bridge contract. The Government�s current acquisition strategy for the follow-on requirement anticipates a separate competitive acquisition under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) using a revised NAICS code to reflect the restructured requirement. The future competitive acquisition will be publicized separately in accordance with applicable acquisition regulations. Capability Statements: All responsible sources that believe they can satisfy the Government's bridge requirement without unacceptable disruption to mission-critical NFATC training operations may submit a capability statement for consideration. Capability statements must be received no later than August 5, 2026, at 12:30 P.M. Eastern Time. All submissions shall be submitted electronically to Contract Specialist, Joycelyn E. Bacchus, at the email address identified in the notice. The Government will consider all capability statements received by stated deadline. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Who won similar work

3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (State), same industry group (NAICS 5415).

WinnerAwardsValueLast
PBG CONSULTING, LLC1$10.0BFeb 19, 2026
CGI FEDERAL INC.1$213.8MSep 23, 2025

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 2 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 1 of these past winners lobbied State, Dept of (DOS) since 2024 (4 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past State, Dept of (DOS) 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
  • 33 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.

  • 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 only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.