DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

86TH AIRLIFT WING (USAFE-AFAFRICA)

3 September 2026

Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

DOCUMENT TYPE: COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

SOLICITATION NUMBER: FA561327Q0001

NAICS CODE: 541612 – Human Resources Consulting Services

PSC: B506 – Special Studies/Analysis – Data (Other Than Scientific)

SET-ASIDE: Unrestricted

SUBJECT: FY27 United Kingdom Wage and Benefit Study Re-Acquisition

RESPONSE DATE: 17 September 2026 at 3:00 PM Central European Time (CET); 9:00 AM Eastern

Standard Time (EST).

DESCRIPTION:

1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in RFO

Subpart 12.2 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and is being issued using commercial simplified procedures.

2. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal

Acquisition Overhaul required for Department of War (DoW) application effective 01 Feb 2026. See

Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) at the weblink: https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide. Also included are Revolutionary Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (R-

DFARS) effective 18 March 2026, and the Department of the Air Force (DAF) Contracting Compass which supersedes the DAF Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DAFFARS) effective 18 March 2026.

3. The Government requests a complete price breakdown of the Offer's quote (See Attachment 2 – Pricing

Schedule). This shall not be certified cost or price data.

4. Vendor shall quote on the following Contract Line Item Number(s) (CLINs):

Only Quotes in USD will be accepted.

CLIN Description Qty Unit of issue

Unit

Price

Extended

Price

Base Year in accordance with ( IAW)

Attachment 1 - Statement of Work dtd 25 Nov

(Period of Performance: 01/01/2027 to

12/31/2027)

MO

https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide

Option Year Period 1 IAW Attachment 1 -

Statement of Work dtd 25 Nov 2025

(Period of Performance: 01/01/2028 to

12/31/2028)

Option Year Period 2 IAW Attachment 1 -

(Period of Performance: 01/01/2029 to

12/31/2029)

Option Year Period 3 IAW Attachment 1 -

(Period of Performance: 01/01/2030 to

12/31/2030)

Option Year Period 4 IAW Attachment 1 -

(Period of Performance: 01/01/2031 to

12/31/2031)

Option to Extend Services not to exceed (NTE)

6-months IAW Attachment 1 - Statement of

Work dtd 25 Nov 2025

(Period of Performance: 01/01/2032 to

06/30/2032)

TOTAL PRICE $

The Government reserves the right to reject any quotations received after the suspense above.

This will be a firm-fixed price contract with multiple Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs). Please provide pricing for the CLINs in order to be deemed technically acceptable. Pricing for the above items shall include required delivery to Ramstein, Germany. All submitted quotes must remain valid for 180 days from close of the RFQ.

5. Vendor Information

Vendor Name: Tax ID:

BPA Number: UEI:

Quoted By: CAGE:

Title: Business Size:

Phone: Delivery (In days) :

Email: Discount Terms:

Warranty:

Vendors must be registered in the SAM.gov database to be eligible for contract award.

Registration: In order to be considered/evaluated for award vendors must be registered to do business with the United States Government including all of its agencies. Information about getting registered can be found using the resources below:

https://sam.gov

Non- U.S. companies (CAGE code information): http://www.dlis.dla.mil/nato_poc.asp

6. Shipping and Delivery Information:

Delivery Date: See paragraph 4 and below:

Base Period 01 January 2027 to 31 December 2027

Option Period 1 01 January 2028 to 31 December 2028

Option Period 2 01 January 2029 to 31 December 2029

Option Period 3 01 January 2030 to 31 December 2030

Option Period 4 01 January 2031 to 31 December 2031

6-month Extension IAW RFO 52.217-8 01 January 2032 to 30 June 2032

The contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt and acceptance of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the purchase order; and pay all charges to the specified point of delivery. The contractor shall deliver all Line Items to the delivery address above.

7. Interchanges: The government intends to award a purchase order without Interchanges with respective offerors. However, the Government may conduct Interchanges with one, some, none or all Vendors at its discretion.

8. RFO 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition – ADDENDUM

a. Provide pricing and any discount terms utilizing the CLIN breakout under Paragraph 4 of this combined synopsis/solicitation.

b. The Government requests a complete price breakdown of the Offer's quote (See Attachment 2 –

Pricing Schedule). This shall not be certified cost or price data.

c. Provide vendor information specified under Paragraph 5 of this combined synopsis/solicitation.

d. Provide for a technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, catalog cuts, or other documents as necessary.

9. RFO 52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition -- ADDENDUM

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. Award shall be based on all, some, or none and best value to the Government.

Quotes will be evaluated on price and offeror's ability to meet the delivery and specification requirements of this RFQ as appropriate. Only new equipment will be accepted. Re- manufactured or grey market items will not be accepted. All items must include a manufacturer's warranty and be stated in their quote. The Government intends to award without discussions but reserves the right to enter discussions with offerors as deemed appropriate by the Contracting Officer. The Government reserves the right to conduct interchanges with offerors as deemed appropriate by the Contracting Officer. The https://sam.gov/ http://www.dlis.dla.mil/nato_poc.asp following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

i. Price

ii. Acceptability IAW SoW and Solicitation

Rating Description

Acceptable Offer clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation & specifications provided.

Unacceptable Offer does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

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. The evaluation of options does 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 Interchanges after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

d. BASIS FOR AWARD / EVALUATION PROCEDURES:

i. This is a sole source requirement, award will be made to the sole source offeror capable of meeting the requirements within the solicitation and demonstrates the understanding of requirement and magnitude of work. Award will be made to this sole source offeror pending determination of fair and reasonable pricing.

ii. Award will be made on the initial evaluation of quotes received in response to this RFQ.

Therefore, offerors are cautioned to ensure that initial quotes contain your best terms from a technical and price standpoint. Offerors are further advised that any affirmative response in regards to RFO 52.204-19 will be reviewed to determine if award is in the best interest of the government. If award is not in the best interest of the government, the government reserves the right to determine the quote ineligible for award.

10. 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options.

As prescribed in 17.203(c), insert a provision substantially the same as the following:

Evaluation of Options (Deviation Date)

Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.202(b) not to be in the Government’s best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(End of provision)

11. RFO 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services

As prescribed in 17.203(f), insert a clause substantially the same as the following:

Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days before contract expiration.

(End of clause)

12. RFO 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract

As prescribed in 17.203(g), insert a clause substantially the same as the following:

Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days before contract expiration; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years and 6 months.

13. 52.225-17 Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers.

As prescribed in 25.1002-2, insert the following provision:

Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers (Feb 2000)

If the Government receives offers in more than one currency, the Government will evaluate offers by converting the foreign currency to United States currency using [Contracting Officer to insert source of rate] in effect as follows:

(a) For acquisitions conducted using sealed bidding procedures, on the date of bid opening.

(b) For acquisitions conducted using negotiation procedures-

(1) On the date specified for receipt of offers, if award is based on initial offers; otherwise

(2) On the date specified for receipt of proposal revisions.

(End of provision)

14. RFO 52.232-18 Availability of Funds.

As prescribed in 32.706-1(a), insert the following clause:

Availability of Funds (Apr 1984)

Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

15. All firms must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ to be considered for award. Quote must be directly submitted by the firm registered in SAM that is intended to be the successful awardee. Quotes submitted by another firm on behalf of a SAM registered company with the intention of being award “care of” will not be accepted. All quotes must include registered UEI, CAGE code, and Tax ID.

16. Submit offer via email to the following point of contact (POC) by the annotated deadline referenced herein.

Submittal of multiple quotes will be treated as separate offers. Any concerns shall be addressed to email to the following POC:

Contracting Officer: Lissbeth Beezley at lissbeth.beezley@us.af.mil

AND

Contracting Specialist: Cole West at cole.west@us.af.mil

17. A Response to this RFQ must be received via e-mail no later than 17 September 2026 at 3:00 PM

Central European Time (CET); 9:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST). Oral quotes will not be accepted. Emailed quotes must be received at the stated addressee email inbox on time and the addressee must be able to open the email and all attachments. No other email receipt will be acceptable. The

Government does not accept responsibility for non-receipt of offers. It is the vendor's responsibility to request and receive confirmation of quote receipt.

18. Please send any questions to the emails provided for information regarding this solicitation no later than 9

September 2026 at 3:00 PM Central European Time (CET); 9:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST).

LISSBETH A. BEEZLEY, SrA, USAF

Contracting Officer

ATTACHMENTS:

Attachment 1 – Statement of Work dtd 25 November 2025

Attachment 2 – Pricing Schedule

Attachment 3 – Solicitation Clauses and Provisions mailto:lissbeth.beezley@us.af.mil mailto:cole.west@us.af.mil