Party Bus Operation Bridge 1 Justification and Approval
Updated
Justification from the Department of the Air Force, for work in Texas.
| Solicitation number | FA830727RB006 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Air Force |
| Office | FA8307 Aflcmc Hnck Hnc Cyber & Ntr |
| Notice type | Justification |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Custom Computer Programming Services (541511) |
| Product or service code | DA01 |
| Place of performance | Texas |
| Posted | Nov 5, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Not stated |
Bid documents (1)
- JA PB Operations Redacted 325 KB
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Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Texas Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
Per FAR 6.301 The justification will be made publicly available and posted within 30 days after contract award and available for 30 days after contract award. This justification is for the Party Bus Operations Bridge 1 using unusual and compelling urgency via RFO 6.103-2. The required contractor support encompasses the operational activities necessary to maintain the existing Party Bus capability, including platform operations and sustainment, technical and customer support, incident response, cybersecurity support, vulnerability remediation, configuration management, integration support, customer onboarding, and other operational functions necessary to maintain the availability and security of the platform.
Party Bus currently supports multiple DoW mission partners whose operational activities rely upon continued access to the platform and associated support services.
Contracting contact
- Amanda Retikis · [email protected]
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Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 541511, a business counts as small if it has no more than $34.0 million in average annual receipts (SBA size standard). This notice is not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
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About the buyer
The Department of the Air Force awarded $83.4 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.
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There are 33 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 541511), 15 posted in the last 7 days; 36% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of the Air Force, Department of Energy and Department of the Navy. Most of the work with a stated place is in Virginia, Maryland and District of Columbia. A notice in this trade gives a median of 14 days from posting to deadline.
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