Request for Information - AI Installation Lodging Optimization.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

AIR FORCE INSTALLATION CONTRACTING CENTER

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO TEXAS

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

773rd ENTERPRISE SOURCING SQUADRON (ESS)

Issue Date: 4 May, 2026 Response Due Date: 5 May, 2026 NAICS Code: 541519, Other Computer Related Services Subject: Request for Information (RFI) – AI Installation Lodging Optimization

GENERAL INFORMATION

Description:

The 773rd ESS at JBSA Lackland, Texas, seeks feedback from companies/entities capable of providing an AI Installation Lodging Optimization application.

Background: (Per Performance Work Statement)

1.1 Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (AFIMSC) needs to improve its understanding of lodging and housing readiness across its global portfolio of installations.

Today, the process is manual and relies on fragmented data, creating risks for capacity planning and deployment preparedness.

The AI Installation Optimization Application should address this problem. The solution will securely integrate authoritative enterprise systems (e.g., ADVANA BLADE, ENVISION) to produce accurate pattern-of-life and utilization insights. It will allow planners to use natural-language querying to assess lodging capacity, building conditions, and other factors.

Furthermore, it will introduce forward-looking scenario modeling to support budget prioritization. This will enable faster assessments, smarter deployment planning, quicker decision-making, and better funding alignment with installation requirements and emerging bed down needs.

General Information:

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND IS BEING USED FOR THE

PURPOSE OF MARKET ANALYSIS ONLY.

Transfer of Undertakings, Protection of Employees (TUPE) may apply to any subsequent contract action. This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 5.101 requiring dissemination of information for proposed contract actions and FAR 10.001(a)(2)(ii) which requires conducting market research before soliciting offers for acquisitions with an estimated value in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold.

The Government is seeking industry’s input to determine the availability of qualified sources with the technical capability to fulfill the AI Installation Lodging Optimization requirement. No contract awards will be made from this notice and no solicitation is available on sam.gov or any other bulletin board, posting room, or clearinghouse at this time.

In order to develop a sound acquisition strategy, early industry participation is highly encouraged; however, participation in this effort is strictly voluntary. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. The Government will not reimburse costs and will not be liable for any costs associated with responses to this RFI.

Respondents will not be notified of the responses to this notice. Responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

All RFI responses will be used in whole or in part for determining the most effective acquisition strategy for similar requirements in the future. Requested information will be used within the Department of the Air Force to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside the agency.

Response Guidelines:

All responses to this RFI must be provided as an attachment in an e-mail message addressed to the Point of Contacts (POCs), below with the subject line “Response to RFI – AI Installation Lodging Optimization” no later than 5 May, 2026 at 1400 CST. Only electronic responses will be accepted.

Requested Information:

The following is requested from interested companies;

1. Please indicate if your company is willing/able to provide an AI Installation Lodging Optimization application or if there are any reasons that prevent your company from providing a quote/proposal should a formal solicitation be issued.

2. Please provide brochures/descriptive literature including a capability statement commonly provided to the general public, if available. Please provide your CAGE/DUNS for SAM information as well.

3. Based upon the above description and the attached performance work statement, are there any aspects that are unclear and/or do not allow a clear understanding of the US Government’s requirements?

Please submit a written response via scan/email-attachment on company letter head to the POCs listed below.

POC:

Primary POC: SSgt Drew Yanez, Contract Specialist Email: drew.yanez@us.af.mil

Secondary POC: TSgt Sydney Wadlington-Sanders, Contracting Officer Email: sydney.wadlington_sanders@us.af.mil

Contracting Office Address:

773 ESS/PKF

Bldg 954, 1517 Billy Mitchell Blvd JBSA Lackland, Texas 78227 United States