Request for Information - Power Studies FY26.pdf

AFICC 772 Enterprise Sourcing Squadron

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

THIS NOTICE IS ISSUED AS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ANNOUNCEMENT

FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. This notice DOES NOT constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation (RFQ), Invitation for Bid (IFB), solicitation, or package requesting technical competencies/qualifications of the prospective contractor, nor does it represent any commitment by the Government. Since this is a RFI announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement nor does this obligate the Government to award a contract. No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a bid package or solicitation. A solicitation does not presently exist. The Air Force will not accept or acknowledge: emails over 10MB, brochures, samples, catalogs, and any other marketing solicitation information.

The Government is performing market research primarily in order to determine if there are firms that possess the capability to execute the requirements of this RFI. Therefore, we further invite all business concerns to provide a capability statement in response to this requirement.

Prospective contractors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award of any Federal Government contract. Contractors are encouraged to obtain further information on SAM registration at the following website:

https://www.sam.gov/

If your firm would be interested in such work, you are strongly encouraged to submit a capability statement that addresses as a minimum the questions presented within this announcement, and submitted to the points of contact listed below by the due date. The Government does not intend to rank submittals or provide any reply to interested firms. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 541330 – Engineering Services, is applicable to this acquisition. The small business size standard for this NAICS is $25.5 Million.

Following submissions of a capability package, the United States Air Force (USAF) representatives may choose to engage in additional communications with selected respondents only intended to support market research for further clarification of industry capability to meet requirements.

The USAF, Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) Operations Directorate (CO), Tyndall AFB, FL has a requirement to provide Power System Modeling and Analysis services at various Air Force installations. The contractor shall provide all labor, software, materials, tools, equipment, transportation, and supervision necessary to collect field data related to the electrical distribution system and develop and/or update a comprehensive electrical model of each installation's power system. The contractor shall also use the electrical model to perform a power flow analysis, cross connect capability evaluation, short circuit study, single point of failure (SPOF) for all generator locations, protective device coordination study, arc flash hazard analysis and distribution system reliability for installations as outlined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). In accordance with (IAW) the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) https://www.sam.gov/

70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, Article 130.5, Arc Flash Risk Assessment, must be reviewed periodically at intervals not to exceed five (5) years to account for changes in the electrical system (energized electrical conductors and circuit parts) which may affect the arc flash hazard risk at Air Force installations.

Contractors who can provide these products/services are requested to identify if they are interested and submit in writing an affirmative response which includes as a minimum the following information:

a. Can you perform 10 or more CONUS locations in a 24 month period of performance IAW the PWS? Y/N

b. In addition to 10 CONUS locations, can you perform 5 or more OCONUS locations in the same 24 month period of performance IAW the PWS? Y/N

c. Company name, address, UEI/CAGE and point of contact to include telephone number and email address of your company.

d. Based on your professional experience in the private sector, would you consider this requirement to coincide with products/services provided in the commercial market?

e. Specify your business type; large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a) certified small disadvantaged business, HUBZone small business, woman-owned small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business based upon NAICS 541330. Specify all that apply.

f. Provide an additional NAICS code with justification that you would recommend as being more applicable.

g. Does your company provide this product/service on a GSA Schedule or GSA IDIQ contract? If so, please provide the GSA Contract/Schedule number and NAICS/special item number. If GSA is in the process of awarding a contract/schedule to you for this product/service please provide the GSA point of contact name and phone number.

h. Would your firm propose on this project as a prime contractor, prime contractor with subcontractor(s), prime contractor with team member subcontractor(s), or a joint venture? If you have proposed a joint venture, identify to the extent possible, your team members. Identify the business size of your team members or joint venture firms. If a teaming arrangement is planned, give details to the extent practicable on how the team will likely be composed. See FAR subpart 9.6 for Government policy on teaming arrangements and 8(a) Program regulations described in 13 CFR 124.513.

i. Identify any projects completed in the past three (3) years for the same or similar scope. Include any Government contracts (Federal, State, or local) you have been awarded for this type of requirement. Also, include the contract number and a

Government point of contact. Identify if your company was the prime contractor or a subcontractor for these projects.

j. Interested companies shall briefly explain how they would accomplish the tasks identified in the draft PWS. This information shall help the Government determine your firm’s capability in meeting the requirement for the items stated in the draft

PWS.

k. Interested firms are encouraged to provide suggestions on products/services that can be included on this RFI to improve the development for this requirement.

All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a capability statement response to this announcement. All questions and responses shall be submitted electronically to Mrs. Lisa Jones at lisa.jones.31@us.af.mil no later than Friday, 1 May 2026 @ 2:00 PM CDT. Responses shall be no more than 10 pages (single spaced, front and back, no smaller than Times New Roman, font size 12 or equivalent). If submissions exceed the page count noted, the Government will only review the first 10 pages and disregard the remainder of the submission. Extraneous materials (brochures, manuals, etc.) will not be considered.

The Government does not intend to rank submittals or provide any reply to firms as it relates to the Government's review of the data submitted in response to this announcement.

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS:

1. Draft PWS – Power Studies FY26 mailto:lisa.jones.31@us.af.mil