FY24 Vertical Wind Tunnel

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to identify potential sources capable of performing the effort described herein pursuant to FAR part 10, Market Research and FAR part 19, Small Business Programs. This is for planning purposes only.

Any information submitted by respondents to this Source Sought Notice is voluntary. The Air Force does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. Respondents should not construe this notice as a commitment by the Air Force for any purpose, and should refrain from providing proprietary information in the response.

1. INTRODUCTION: This is the initial step in the planning process for a non-personal services requirement for access to a recirculating wind tunnel and training in order for Parachutists for the 351st Special Warfare Training Squadron to practice and improve flight technique.

The effort is expected to result in a Firm-Fixed-Price contract.

NAICS code is anticipated to be 611699 – All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instructions, size standard $16,500,000.00. 

2. INSTRUCTIONS: All businesses capable of meeting the qualifications and have the ability to meet requirements of the PWS are invited to respond electronically.

Responses shall include company name, address, DUNS number, CAGE code, point of contact with email address and telephone number, and  indicate business size (small business, small disadvantaged business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, economically disadvantaged woman-owned small business, woman-owned small business, or HUBZone) using NAICS 611699 – All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instructions, size standard $16,500,000.00. The Air Force reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside for any subsequent acquisition based upon responses to this notice. Small business respondents should provide a statement of capabilities to assist the Air Force in making a set-aside decision.

Statement of Capabilities are limited to 5 pages, using Times New Roman 12 Font. At a minimum the statement of capabilities should:

• Describe your company's ability to address paragraph 4.2 of the PWS.
• Describe your company's ability to address paragraph 4.9 of the PWS.
• Describe your company's ability to address the multiple performance locations required in paragraph 11.1 of the PWS.
• Describe your company's ability to address all other tasks described in the Draft PWS.

Responses must be received no later than 12 July 2024 at 4:00pm Mountain Daylight Time (MDT), and addressed to the Contracting Officer, Stacey Lee, at stacey.lee.2@us.af.mil and the Contract Specialist, Andrew Pascoe, at andrew.pascoe@us.af.mil.

Attachment 1 – Draft Performance Work Statement