RFI AF Fingerprinting Services.pdf

RFI-AFRL-PZLEA-2025-0001

Air Force Finger Printing Services

Request for Information (RFI)

1. Contracting Office Address

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) – Wright Research Site, AFRL/PZLEA, Area B, Bldg. 45, 2130 Eighth Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 45433-7541

2. General Information

This is a Request for Information (RFI) only, as defined in FAR 15.201 (e), to obtain information about capabilities and other market information for planning purposes. This RFI is not a request for competitive proposals; therefore, responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responses should include information identifying whether the responder’s firm is a small or large business. Companies that respond will not be paid for the information submitted. No telephone calls will be accepted regarding a bid package or solicitation. All information received shall be safeguarded from unauthorized disclosure. Please do not submit any classified information.

3. Background Information

The United States Air Force (USAF) is obtaining services to provide electronic fingerprint support nationwide in support of a potential Air Force (AF) enterprise solution. As part of the security requirements for employment at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, perspective employees and interns are required to submit fingerprints using the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) approved Secured Web Fingerprint Transmission (SWFT) process to support their background investigation. Applicants who are geographically dispersed around the United States and its territories are either fingerprinted manually on fingerprint cards or, when available, courtesy SWFT fingerprints are completed by Air Force bases; however, it is difficult for perspective employees to gain access to Air Force bases even when one is close to their location or to obtain manual fingerprint cards. This process is inefficient and unreliable. AFRL requires SWFT fingerprinting services to meet the demands involved with quickly bringing new employees onboard and/or eliminating unsuitable perspective employees in a timely manner.

The NAICS code for this potential effort is 561611. The acquisition strategy has not yet been determined. Market research results will assist the Air Force in determining whether this requirement will be a full and open or a small business set-aside acquisition. Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) will be mandatory for this contract; see the SAM website at www.sam.gov.

4. Program Information and Information Requested

This acquisition will address the mission requirements as outlined in the draft SOW for the Air Force Fingerprinting Services, dated 15 Sep 2025 (Attachment 1). All interested parties shall submit a capabilities package, following the capabilities package instructions (Attachment 2), which demonstrates capabilities and expertise related to this effort. Foreign contractor participation is not permitted.

5. Disclaimer

There is no guarantee that any submission in response to this RFI will result in a Government program. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation.

Responders to this RFI will have no competitive advantage in receiving any awards related to the submitted topic area. The information submitted in response to this RFI may be used to help the Government further define its requirements. If the Government develops a program that addresses any submitted or similar topic, the resulting procurement will address technology and business specific requirements as defined by the Government to achieve the required objectives.

6. Required Responses

Responses to this RFI are limited to 10 pages with one-inch margins using standard letter-size 8 ½” x 11” paper. The page count includes any title page. Font must be 10-point or larger.

Multiple responses from a firm are acceptable. Marketing information is NOT acceptable in the response. Endorsements from elected officials at the federal, state, and/or local levels are NOT acceptable in the response.

7. Request for Clarification

A responder may request clarification, in writing, from the Contract Specialist for any aspect of this RFI that is unclear, by sending an email to: Mr. David Fortson, david.fortson@us.af.mil .

Any requests for clarification must be received no later than seven (7) business days prior to the close of the RFI in order to receive a timely response.

8. Submission of Documentation

Responses to the RFI are due to the Contracting Office identified below by 5:00 PM Eastern Time, 17 Oct 2025. Responders shall provide one (1) electronic copy of their response in a searchable .pdf format via email. The information shall be submitted as UNCLASSIFIED. If proprietary information is included in your response, please mark it as such. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. IF APPLICABLE, clearly indicate the appropriate distribution statement (B, C, D, etc.), For Official Use Only (FOUO), or ITAR-restricted. Please do not submit pricing information in response to this RFI.

Documentation shall be delivered to Mr. David Fortson at david.fortson@us.af.mil.

9. Additional Information

All responsible sources may submit information that shall be considered by the agency. If late information is received, it may be considered, depending on agency time constraints. All routine communications regarding the announcement should be directed to the contractual point of contact listed above. The Government may or may not use any responses to this RFI as a basis for a subsequent project. Any projects developed from the RFI responses may be the subject of a subsequent acquisition; any such subsequent acquisition will be posted in beta.SAM.gov.

Responses to this RFI will not be returned. The Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received, or provide feedback to the respondents with respect to any of the information submitted under this RFI. No requests for a bid package or solicitation will be accepted; a bid package or solicitation does not exist at this time. In order to protect the integrity of any possible future acquisition, no additional information will be provided and no appointments for presentations will be made in reference to this RFI.

10. Support Contractors:

Only government employees will review submitted capability statements. Offerors are advised that employees of commercial firms under contract to the Government may be used to administratively process submissions and perform other administrative duties requiring access to other contractors’ proprietary information. These support contractors include nondisclosure agreements prohibiting their contractor employees from disclosing any information submitted by other contractors or using such information for any purpose other than that for which it was furnished.

11. Submission Checklist

• Maximum 10 pages, including any title page

• 8 ½” x 11” paper

• One inch margins

• At least 10-point font

• Unclassified

• IF APPLICABLE, clearly indicate the appropriate distribution statement (B, C, D, etc.), For Official Use Only (FOUO), or ITAR-restricted

• No marketing information, commercial documentation, or product literature

• No endorsements from elected officials at the federal, state, and/or local level

• Submitted in a searchable .pdf via email

• Due date 5:00 PM Eastern Time, 17 October 2025