Air Force Technical and Analytical Support and Professional Services (AFTAS Pro) CSO

Updated Nov 11, 2026

Solicitation from the Department of the Air Force. Due Nov 20, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-5), 9 days left.

Description

This Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) solicitation is issued in accordance with R-DFARS 212.70, Defense Commercial Solutions Opening NAICS Code and Associated Description: 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Federal Agency Name and Contracting Officer Address: FA7014 - Air Force District of Washington, Secretary of the Air Force Enterprise Contracting Division (AFDW/PKS)AFDW/PKS is soliciting White Papers from interested offerors under this Two-Step CSO.

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) seeks innovative commercial-service solutions to enhance acquisition and program management support capabilities through artificial intelligence (AI), automation, data interoperability, workflow improvements, and analytical efficiencies. The Government is particularly interested in solutions that improve the effectiveness and efficiency of existing mission-support functions, including acquisition processes, Defense Industrial Base analysis, information technology integration, and Modernized Process Model (MPM) capabilities.

First Step: WHITE PAPER DUE DATE AND TIME: White Papers will be accepted until Friday, 20 November 2026 at 12:00 PM ET. White Papers may be submitted at any time during this period. White Papers received after specified date and time, will be considered late in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f).Second Step: PROPOSAL DUE DATE AND TIME: To be provided in the Requests for Proposal sent to offerors that submit White Papers considered to be of further interest to the Air Force.

Proposals received after specified date and time, will be considered late in accordance with 52.212-1(f).White Papers shall be submitted through the Solicitation Module of the PIEE at piee.eb.mil via the Solicitations offer tab NLT 20 November 2026 by 12:00 P.M. EST. White Papers submitted by email or hand-carried will not be evaluated (exception for system outage, see below).

For instructions on how to post an offer, please refer to the Posting Offer demo: pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/sol/Pos....

It is the offerors responsibility to obtain written confirmation of receipt of all electronic files of the full proposal by the contracting office. In the event the Solicitation Module is down, the alternate method for proposal submission is via email to the CS and CO. The offeror must obtain prior written approval from the CO or CS to use the alternate submission method.

The Offeror shall obtain written approval from the Contracting Officer or Contracting Specialist to submit the proposal via an alternate method. The only alternative method the Government will consider is email.This posting has been amended to reflect NAICS 541990.

Contracting contact

• Danielle Sookhai · [email protected] · 730-323-5473

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

• Nov 10, 2026: Solicitation Due Nov 20, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-5)

Companies that win this kind of work

Federal contractors paid for all other professional, scientific, and technical services work, who also hold Air Force contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.

• Battelle Memorial Institute $2.4 billion in this trade
• Booz Allen Hamilton Inc $686.1 million in this trade
• HII Mission Technologies Corp $657.6 million in this trade
• Sierra Nevada Company, LLC $485.7 million in this trade
• The Mitre Corporation $465.9 million in this trade

About the buyer

The Department of the Air Force awarded $83.1 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were The Boeing Company, The Boeing Company and Raytheon Company. See what Air Force is buying now.

Who can bid: Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-aside

WOSB and EDWOSB set-asides are for small businesses at least 51% owned and controlled by women, under the SBA's women-owned small business program.

How to get certified: WOSB certification guide. All open Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-asides.

All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services contracts right now

There are 44 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 541990), 18 posted in the last 7 days; 75% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of the Army, Federal Acquisition Service and Department of the Air Force. Most of the work with a stated place is in Maryland, Nevada and California. A notice in this trade gives a median of 26 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 10 days.

All open all other professional, scientific, and technical services contracts

Coming up in this trade

Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.

Recent awards in this trade

• Hannah L Cox $24,981 · Departmental Offices · Nov 6, 2026
• Valiant Global Defense Services Inc. $10.4 million · Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) · Sep 30, 2026
• Transportation Energy Institute $50,000 · Environmental Protection Agency · Sep 29, 2026
• Science And Engineering Services, LLC $594,891 · Department of the Navy · Sep 29, 2026
• Deloitte Consulting LLP $11.3 million · Department of Veterans Affairs · Sep 28, 2026

From the award notices agencies publish.

Similar open all other professional, scientific, and technical services bids