711th HPW Mission Support Services MAC IDIQ

Updated Oct 22, 2026

Solicitation from the Department of the Air Force, for work in Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio. Due Oct 30, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-4), 8 days left.

Official notice and attachments

Description

10/21/2026: Notice to Offerors Amendment 0006 is posted, for ease of proposal preparation all attachments have been reattached under this amendment. Due date: 30 October 2026 at 3:00 p.m. EDT Amendment 0006 Q&A - 10.21.2026 is posted. __________ 10/16/2026: Notice to Offerors The government is working Amendment 0006 that will post next week. Among other things, this amendment will extend the proposal due date to 30 October 2026. __________ 10/13/2026: Notice to Offerors - FINAL DEADLINE FOR QUESTIONS and Amendment 0005 posted All additional questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted to the official organizational email box, [email protected] no later than October 15, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST.

No Alternative Channels: The Government will not answer any questions that are not sent directly to the designated organizational mailbox. Do not send inquiries to individual points of contact. No Late Submissions: Questions received after 2:00 PM EST on October 15, 2026, will not be considered or answered.

Final Opportunity: This serves as the final opportunity for offerors to submit questions. No subsequent inquiries will be accepted, and the Government will make no exceptions to this policy. 10/08/2026: Notice to Offerors The government is working Amendment 0005 to extend the proposal due date to 22 October 2026.

System issues are preventing release of the amendment, but it is forethcoming. __________ 10/07/2026: NOTICE TO OFFERORS. Per Section L Paragraph 3.1 dated 05 October 2026 all communication needs to be sent to [email protected]. __________ 10/06/2026: AMENDMENT 0004 - Notice to Offerors Amendment 0004 is posted with the signed SF 30 and a conformed copy of the solicitation for ease of reading.

DUE DATE remains 15 October 2026 at 10:00 a.m. EDT Q&A is reposted due to an error in the answers regarding CMMC. No other changes from 05 October 2026. 10/05/2026: SPECIAL NOTICE TO OFFERORS The government is providing advanced copies of the Section L, Section M and the Self Evaluation Sheet. As well as the Government responses to Industry's questions.

These documents are being provided today ahead of the official amendment, Amendment 0004. The official SF 30 solicitation amendment will be formally posted tomorrow, October 6, 2026. 09/29/2026:AMENDMENT 0003 - Notice to Offerors The due date for proposals is now Thursday, 15 October 2026 10:00AM EDT. Q&A will be posted with Amendment 0004. 9/23/2026: Notice to Offerors The government estimates the Q&A will post and an Amendment will be issued Wednesday, 30 September 2026.

This Amendment will extend the proposal due date. 9/15/2026: AMENDMENT 0002 - please see the attached documents: Solicitation Amendment FA239626RB0080002 SF30 Attachment 3 - Section L - Amendment 0002 - 09152026 9/10/2026: Notice to Offerors The government is working an Amendment to extend the proposal due date to 2 October 2026. System issues are preventing release of the amendment, but it is forethcoming.

9/4/2026: Q&A Update Due to the high volume of questions received from industry, the Government will not be able to publish the consolidated Questions and Answers (Q&A) today. The Government is actively reviewing all inquiries and will make every effort to post the complete Q&A and any associated solicitation amendment the week of September 7, 2026, following the federal holiday.

Offerors are encouraged to monitor this SAM.gov posting for updates. 8/27/2026: AMENDMENT 0001 - please see the attached documents: Solicitation Amendment FA239626RB0080001 SF30 Attachment 3 - Section L - Amendment 0001 - 08272026 Attachment 4 - Section M - Amendment 0001 - 08272026 Attachment 12 - ODC Burden Rate Matrix - Amendment 0001 - 08272026 Notice to Offerors: Clarification / Question Deadline All questions and requests for clarification regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing no later than September 3, 2026, at 10:00 AM EDT.

The Government will make every effort to respond to all timely received questions by close of business (COB) September 4, 2026. Questions received after the deadline may not be answered. Submit all inquiries via email to [email protected] and [email protected] DO NOT encrypt or password-protect email transmissions or question attachments.

Encrypted submissions cannot be accessed or opened by the Government, and any questions submitted in an unreadable format will not receive a response. 8/21/2026: The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is announcing a synopsis and solicitation for the 711th Mission Support Services Multiple Award Contract (MAC) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) vehicle. This notice of contract action constitutes a formal synopsis and solicitation and requires the submission of proposals.

This procurement is advertised as an 8(a) set aside. This procurement will use RFO Part 15 Request for Proposal (RFP) process and intends to award a MAC IDIQ contract to the responsible offerors whose proposal conforms to the RFP. Future requirements and deliverables will be determined by the Contracting Officer, who will issue written Orders to the contractor in accordance with FAR Part 16.5.

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 541990 and the size standard is $19.5M. Foreign participation is not authorized. The basic IDIQ period will have a five (5) year ordering period with a six (6) year period of performance. The estimated maximum dollar value is $505,000,000.00.

Order values will be determined by the future needs of AFRL/711th

The description continues in the official notice.

Contracting contact

• Jessica Briggs · [email protected]
• Natasha Randall · [email protected]

As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.

Is your business small enough?

For NAICS 541990, a business counts as small if it has no more than $19.5 million in average annual receipts (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.

Notice history

• Oct 16, 2026: Solicitation Due Oct 30, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-4)
• Oct 13, 2026: Solicitation Due Oct 22, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-4)
• Oct 13, 2026: Solicitation Due Oct 22, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-4)
• Oct 8, 2026: Solicitation Due Oct 22, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-4)
• Oct 7, 2026: Solicitation Due Oct 15, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-4)
• Oct 6, 2026: Solicitation Due Oct 15, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-4)
• Oct 5, 2026: Solicitation Due Oct 15, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-4)
• Sep 29, 2026: Solicitation Due Oct 15, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-4)

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