ACT – P3M Training Services (RFP-ACT-SACT-26-95)
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- RFP
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- Training, simulation and professional services
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Summary
NATO's Allied Command Transformation (HQ SACT) in Norfolk, Virginia (USA) is procuring Project, Program, and Portfolio Management (P3M) training services for its personnel. This is a Firm Fixed Price, deliverables-based services contract. The contractor shall deliver six (6) five-day intensive courses per year, taking students from zero to Practitioner level: PeopleCert PRINCE2® (1 course/year), MSP® (2 courses/year) and MoR® (3 courses/year). Each course has exactly 16 participants. Training will be delivered on-site in Norfolk, and the price must include all instruction, genuine PeopleCert learning materials, digital pre-course materials, shipping costs, official paper-based Foundation and Practitioner examinations, and travel/accommodation costs. The contractor shall also be responsible for remote delivery at no additional cost in force majeure situations. Eligibility: the bidder must be an operational PeopleCert Accredited Training Organization (ATO) established in a NATO member country for all three courses. Trainers must hold current PeopleCert Approved Trainer accreditations and have at least 3 years' experience in P3M training in a defence/public-sector/multinational environment. At least three comparable references from the past five years are required. No security clearance is required. Mandatory technical requirements TR-01–TR-08 must be met; otherwise the bid will be rejected. The evaluation basis is the lowest-priced technically compliant (LPTC) bid; partial bids will not be accepted. Bid closing date: 5 November 2026 at 09:00 (EST). Clarification requests no later than 27 October 2026. Bids must be submitted by email as separate technical and price volumes; bid validity is 120 days. Period of performance: 1 January 2027 – 31 December 2027, plus four 12-month option periods (2028–2031). Bids prepared using AI tools will not be accepted. The pricing includes a separate optional JFCNF section that does not affect the evaluation. Note: the HQ SACT General Terms and Conditions (version 18092026) contain additional terms not provided in this material.