Combo.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

27TH SPECIAL OPERATIONS CONTRACTING SQUADRON (AFSOC)

CANNON AIR FORCE BASE NEW MEXICO

THE BUSINESS OF WAR

CUI

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

Title: Test Administrator

Solicitation Number: FA485526Q0008

Issue Date: 24 February 2026

Questions Due Date and Time: 25 February 2026 prior to 2:00 P.M. (MT)

All questions regarding this solicitation shall be emailed to the Contract Specialist identified herein and the responses published by the Contracting Office will be the only official responses.

Response Due Date and Time: 26 February 2026 prior to 3:00 P.M. (MT)

All quotations must be received prior to the Response Due Date and Time to be considered. Late quotations WILL NOT be accepted. A quotation is considered late if it is not received in the email inbox of the Contract Specialist listed herein prior to the due date and time. An offeror may request a DoD Safe Upload Link from the Contract Specialist listed herein. The DoD Safe Link with the offeror’s quotation must be received as specified herein to be considered timely.

Points of Contact:

Contract Specialist: Nicholas Kolasch, nicholas.kolasch@us.af.mil, 5756816240

Contracting Officer: Michael Barbera, michael.barbera@us.af.mil, 5756814501

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

2. The solicitation number is FA4855Q0008. This solicitation is issued as a/an Request for Quotation (RFQ).

3. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal

Acquisition Circular 2024-07.

4. This requirement is being set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. The associated NAICS code is 611710 and the small business size standard is $24,000,000.

REQUIREMENT INFORMATION

1. Line items number(s) and items, quantities, and units of measure.

https://www.google.com/url?q=mailto%3Anicholas.kolasch%40us.af.mil https://www.google.com/url?q=mailto%3Amichael.barbera%40us.af.mil

Line Item Description Qty UoM Unit Price Extended Price 0001 Test Administrator Base Year 1745 HR 1001 Test Administrator OY1 1745 HR 2001 Test Administrator OY2 1745 HR 3001 Test Administrator OY3 1745 HR 4001 Test Administrator 6 Month

Extension

872 HR

TOTAL

2. Description of the requirement.

The contractor shall provide all management, personnel, transportation, and all other services necessary to provide testing services, IAW this PWS, at Cannon AFB, NM. The contractor shall provide testing specialist services in accordance with the respective procedural guidance issues by HQ USAF, MAJCOM, and Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education support (DANTES), academic institutions, and various other testing agencies.

In accordance with FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal, the description herein reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government’s needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that “equal” products must meet are specified in this solicitation.

3. Dates and place of delivery and acceptance and FOB point.

Place of Delivery/Performance/Acceptance 1 March 2026- 28 February 2026 Cannon AFB, NM 88103 USA

FOB point: Destination

4. Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds become available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse any offeror for any costs.

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023) applies to this acquisition and the following addendum applies:

Paragraph (a) – North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard first sentence revised as follows: “The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear above.”

Paragraph (c) – Period of Acceptance of Offers is revised as follows: “The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.”

1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

a. The purpose of these instructions is to prescribe the format of the Request for Proposals (RFP) and describe the approach for the development and presentation of the RFP data. This is designed to ensure the essential information required for evaluation is submitted.

b. The Contracting Officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this solicitation so offeror’s are cautioned to submit their best pricing and technical information up-front.

Upon examination of the initial offer’s, the Contracting Officer will review this determination and if, in the Contracting Officer’s opinion, adequate price competition exists, no additional cost information will be requested and certification under FAR 15.406-2 is not required. However, if at any time during this competition the Contracting Officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists, offeror’s may be required to submit information, “Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data”, to the extent necessary for the Contracting Officer to determine the reasonableness and affordability of the price.

c. To assure the timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, offeror’s shall follow the instructions contained herein. Offeror’s are required to meet and address all requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being deemed ineligible for award. Offeror’s must clearly identify any exception to the terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. Offeror’s are cautioned that failure to furnish required representations or information or rejection of the terms and conditions of the solicitation may exclude the offeror from competition. The proposal when submitted, shall be comprehensive, complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of the RFP. Elaborate artwork and visual aids are neither necessary or desired.

The proposal shall consist of:

(1) Proposal Price Worksheet (Attachment 2)

(2) Technical Capability

(3) Offeror Information Document (Attachment 3)

Technical Capability shall not contain any price data or reference to price. Include a statement in the proposal that it contains proprietary information for your company and cannot be released outside the Government, if applicable.

Offeror shall acknowledge any amendments, if any, on the Offeror Information Document (Attachment 3).

Failure to comply with these instructions may result in an offeror’s proposal being summarily rejected due to non-responsiveness. Any commitments made in the proposal shall become part of the resultant contract.

d. Complete in its entirety the “Offeror Information Document”, which is included as Attachment 3 in this solicitation. An official having authority to legally bind the company contractually must sign and date this document. Failure to acknowledge any amendments to this solicitation can result in an offeror being deemed non-responsive. Award CANNOT be made to a non-responsive offeror. Note: Be sure to sign and date where required.

e. Representations and Certifications. Complete the required Representations and Certifications or indicate if the information is contained in the System for Award Management (SAM) located at https://sam.gov/content/home.

f. It is the offeror’s responsibility to ensure its proposal is received prior to the submission due date and time specified. Offerors are required to submit their proposal electronically and offerors shall not lock, or password protect any file included in their submission. .ZIP files are not an acceptable format and will not be processed through our email system.

g. Late proposals. All proposals must be received prior to the Response Due Date and Time to be considered. Late proposals WILL NOT be accepted. A proposal is considered late if it is not received in the email inbox of the Contract Specialist listed herein prior to the due date and time. An offeror may request a DoD Safe Upload Link from the Contract Specialist listed herein. The DoD Safe Link with the offeror’s proposal must be received as specified herein to be considered timely.

h. To avoid rejection of a proposal, the offeror shall make every effort to ensure its electronic submission is virus free. Submissions or portions thereof submitted and which the automatic system detects the presence of a virus, or which are otherwise unreadable will be treated as unreadable pursuant to FAR 15.207(c).

i. Discrepancies. If an offeror believes the requirements in this solicitation contains an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the offeror shall immediately notify the Contract Specialist herein in writing with supporting rationale as well as the remedies the offeror is asking the Contracting Officer to consider as related to the error or omission.

j. All offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov/content/home at the time of submission to be considered for award. The Government will not provide contract financing for this acquisition. Invoice instructions shall be provided at time of award.

2. FORMAL COMMUNICATIONS

a. Any formal communication shall be submitted in writing (via email) to the Contract Specialist and

Contracting Officer specified herein. It is the offeror’s responsibility to confirm receipt of all formal communications. Offeror’s proposals to this solicitation shall be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist, with a copy to the Contracting Officer specified herein.

3. PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

a. The following instructions prescribe the format for proposals and describe the approach to be used for the development and presentation of proposal data. The proposal shall include all the information requested in the specific instructions. Failure to include all information requested may adversely affect the evaluation and may result in a determination that the proposal is non-responsive. A proposal that merely reiterates or promises to accomplish the requirements of the PWS will be considered unacceptable. A proposal that is orderly and sufficiently documented will enable the Government to easily understand the proposal and perform a thorough and fair evaluation of it. The Government may incorporate into the contract by reference or full text, portions of the successful offeror’s proposal as revised and supplemented through the proposal submitted in response to this solicitation.

https://sam.gov/content/home https://sam.gov/content/home

b. Proposal. The proposal shall be prepared and submitted in three (3) distinct documents:

1 – Proposal Price Worksheet (Attachment 2) 2 – Technical Capability 3 – Offeror Information Document (Attachment 3)

Proposal Price Worksheet (Attachment 2)

(1) The offeror shall complete and return Attachment 2 – Proposal Price Worksheet. There are separate tabs at the bottom of the worksheet (Base, OY1, OY2, OY3, OY4, Dash_8), for each year of the contract. Offeror is required to complete all tabs and fill out all CLIN pricing to be considered responsive.

(2) Total Evaluated Price (TEP) – TEP will be the sum of all CLINs for the Base Year and Option Years 1 through 4. The Government will evaluate the pricing for the “Option to Extend Services” under FAR 52.212-8 for the additional six-months of service, if needed; however, the pricing for the “Option to Extend Services” will not be used as part of the award decision. Only TEP will be used award purposes.

(3) The Government will correct any apparent mathematical miscalculations, such as the extended price not equal to the unit price multiplied by the number of units, to determine TEP.

Technical Capability – Limited to no more than five (5) pages.

To facilitate the evaluation, Technical Capability should be specific, detailed, and complete to clarity and fully demonstrate that the offeror has a thorough understanding of the requirements for the accomplishment of this effort. Statements that the offeror understands, can, or will comply with the PWS; statements rephrasing the PWS or parts thereof; and phrases such as “standard procedure will be employed” or “well known techniques will be used” etc., will be considered unacceptable. Offeror must demonstrate that it possesses all the required expertise, knowledge, equipment, and tools required to meet the Government’s objectives as identified in the PWS.

Offeror Information Document (Attachment 3) The offeror shall complete in its entirety and return Attachment 3 – Offeror Information Document as part of its proposal response. An official having authority to legally bind the company contractually must sign and date this document. Failure to acknowledge any amendments to this solicitation can result in an offeror being deemed non-responsive. Award CANNOT be made to a non-responsive offeror.

Note: Be sure to sign and date where required.

(End of Addendum to FAR 52.212-1)

EVALUATION CRITERIA

FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) applies to this acquisition and the following addendum applies:

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

a. Price: Award will be made to the lowest priced vendor meeting all other evaluation criteria.

b. Technical Capability

c. Past Performance: Award will not be made to any offeror that has relevant negative past performance.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written withdrawal is received before award.

(End of provision)

ATTACHMENTS

01 – Performance Work Statement 02 – Pricing Worksheet 03 – Offeror Information Document 04 – Provisions and Clauses 05 - Wage Determination