NATO Business Opportunity: Project, Program, and Portfolio Management (P3M) Training
- Client
- Department of Commerce
- RFP Number
- —
- Posted
- 10/7/2026
- Category
- US Federal
- Budget
- —
- NAICS
- 611430
- Set-aside
- —
- Contact
- —
Description
AI GeneratedThe Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (HQ SACT) requires comprehensive, on-site Project, Program, and Portfolio Management (P3M) training courses for HQ personnel in Norfolk, Virginia. The contractor must deliver a baseline of six courses per calendar year, designed to advance students from zero baseline knowledge to the Practitioner level within five consecutive days. All proposed key personnel must be citizens of a NATO nation, work in the required field, and hold legal authorization to operate in the country. Additionally, contractors must be formally accredited PeopleCert Accredited Training Organizations, and instructors must hold valid PeopleCert Trainer credentials with at least three years of documented experience delivering P3M training. Bidders must submit two separate documents—a Technical Proposal as a signed PDF and a Price Proposal using the mandatory Excel spreadsheet—via email to HQ SACT. Written clarification requests are due via email to all listed Contracting Officers by October 27, 2026, and final proposals must be received by November 5, 2026, at 0900 hours EST. The firm-fixed-price, deliverables-based contract spans a period of performance from January 1, 2027, to December 31, 2027, with four 12-month option periods extending through 2031. Courses are priced on a per-course flat rate, fully inclusive of all instruction, materials, examination fees, and travel expenses.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from RFP-ACT-SACT-26-95 P3M COURSE-FINAL.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation is seeking Project, Program, and Portfolio Management training for HQ personnel in Norfolk, Virginia. The baseline scope requires delivering six courses per calendar year to accelerate students to Practitioner level within five consecutive days. Eligible bidders must be governmental or commercial entities established in a NATO Alliance member nation.
- Issued by
- Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
- Questions due
- 27 October 2026
- Proposals due
- 05 November 2026, 0900 hours, Eastern Standard Time, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
- How to submit
- Electronic via email
- Submission details
- Technical proposal submitted to [email protected] and price proposal to [email protected] in separate emails. Company description limited to 5 pages.
- Contract term
- From 01 January 2027 to 31 December 2027 with four 12-month option periods through 31 December 2031
- Place of performance
- Norfolk, VA, USA
How proposals are evaluated
| Successful administrative submission of bid packages | |
| Successful determination of compliance on mandatory criteria | |
| Technical factors and compliance | |
| Acceptance of HQ SACT General Terms and Conditions | |
| Lowest Price Technically Compliant |
Scope of work
- Delivery of two PeopleCert Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) course iterations per year
- Delivery of one PeopleCert PRINCE2 Project Management course iteration per year
- Delivery of three PeopleCert Management of Risk (MoR) course iterations per year
- Provision of digital pre-course preparation packages at least one week prior to courses
- Delivery of official physical PeopleCert textbooks and course manuals to HQ SACT
- Five consecutive days of instructor-led classroom training per iteration
- On-site coordination, administration, and proctoring of paper-based certification exams
- Post-course attendance and examination result summary reports within ten business days
Minimum qualifications
- Established in a North Atlantic Treaty Organization Alliance member nation
- Working in required field and legally authorised to operate in the country and state of performance
- Key personnel must be citizens of a NATO member nation
- Active, formally certified Accredited Training Organization in good standing with PeopleCert for PRINCE2, MSP, and MoR
- Instructors with valid PeopleCert Approved Trainer accreditations and minimum 3 years documented P3M training experience in defense or public sector
- Minimum of 3 comparable P3M training contracts executed for defense, public sector, or multinational organizations within past 5 years
Documents to include with the bid
- Table of Contents
- Bidder name, address, POC, contact numbers, email address
- Compliance Statement (Enclosure 2)
- Past Performance Information Form with minimum three references (Enclosure 3)
- List of Key Personnel / on-site personnel
- Company description and supplementary relevant information
- Compliance Matrix (Annex B)
- Mandatory Price Proposal Excel Spreadsheet (Enclosure 4)
Official SAM.gov notice
- Solicitation number
- RFP-ACT-SACT-26-95
- Agency
- Department of Commerce
- Buying office
- Bureau of Industry and Security
- Notice type
- Special Notice
- Responses due
- Nov 5, 2026, 9:00 AM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 6, 2026
- NAICS
- 611430 · Professional and Management Development Training
- Place of performance
- Norfolk, VA, 23551
Read the official notice description
Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (HQ SACT) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to provide Project, Program, and Portfolio Management (P3M) Training. The contractor shall provide comprehensive, on-site training courses for HQ personnel. The baseline scope requires the delivery of six P3M courses per calendar year. The selected training qualifications must be capable of accelerating a student from zero baseline knowledge to the Practitioner level within a maximum of five consecutive days. Prospective Bidders should seek clarification at their earliest convenience. Any explanation regarding the meaning or interpretation of this RFP, terms, clause, provision or specifications, shall be requested in writing, from the Contracting Officer. All Contracting Officers listed on this RFP must receive such requests via email for clarification no later than 27 October 2026. Bids shall be received at HQ SACT, Purchasing and Contracting Office, no later than 05 November 2026, 0900 hours. No bids shall be accepted after this date and time. No hard copy proposals will be accepted. Please see the RFP for more details. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Please see attached. BIDDING PROCEDURE A Declaration of Eligibility is NOT required for this opportunity. Do NOT submit your proposal to the Department of Commerce. Please submit your proposal directly to HQ SACT using the contact information provided in the RFP.
Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).
Incumbent
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Professional and Management Development Training). This is not this requirement's award history.
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