Sources Sought_COCO Aviation US ACIC ISR_23SEP26_Final.pdf

Sources Sought

Solicitation Number: PANDTA-26-P-0000 035265 Requirement: Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Services in support of United States (U.S.) Army Counterintelligence Command (ACIC) Period of Performance: One 12-Month Base Plus Four 12-Month Options under Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO FAR) 52.217-9 Plus One Six-Month Option under RFO FAR 52.217-8 (66 Total Months of Service) Extent of Competition: Full and Open Competition (Anticipated) NAICS Code: 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Sources Sought Issued: September 23, 2026 Sources Sought Responses Requested NLT: 4:00 PM EST on October 07, 2026

Synopsis

The purpose of this sources sought is to search for qualified vendors capable of providing Aviation Services required by the United States (US) Army Counterintelligence Command (ACIC). The US ACIC is seeking information on the vendors' ability to provide non-personal services for Contractor-Owned/Contractor-Operated (COCO) platforms conducting air operations in support of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR). The objective is to provide aviation support for counterintelligence (CI), human intelligence (HUMINT), and security enterprise missions primarily within the Continental United States (CONUS), including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The Government anticipates awarding a stand-alone contract with a period of performance consisting of a 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods, with performance expected to begin in the fourth quarter year 2027. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 541990.

This is a request for information only. This is not a solicitation announcement. This notice constitutes neither a Request for Proposal, nor does it restrict the Government to any specific acquisition approach. No contract will be awarded from this announcement, and there will be no response provided to any requests for solicitation. There will be no reimbursement for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this notice is strictly voluntary. Responses are for market research only. Responses to this notice shall be limited to 5-pages or less. Responses may be submitted via email to caleb.m.kollins.civ@army.mil, marc.f.hanna.civ@army.mil and CC charles.b.scott44.civ@army.mil. Electronic submissions must be received no later than 4:00 PM ET, October 07, 2026. Dependent upon the results of this market survey, Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal may subsequently issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to acquire the support services.

Please include the following administrative information:

1. Company Name

2. Mailing Address

3. Person Responding to Questionnaire

• Name

• Title

• Company Responsibility

• Telephone Number/Fax Number

• Email Address

• Small Business and Socioeconomic Status: Please provide your company's

CAGE code, UEI number, and confirm your size status (Small or Other than Small) under the proposed NAICS code. If you are a small business, please specify any applicable socioeconomic categories: 8(a), HUBZone, Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), or Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB)."

Questions:

1. Fleet Availability: Does your company currently own, lease, or have access to at least two (2), with a potential for three (3), King Air 350 (or equivalent) aircrafts?

If proposing an equivalent platform, briefly explain how it meets or exceeds King Air 350 payload, endurance, altitude, speed, pressurization, sensor integration suitability, and overall mission performance capabilities.

2. Flight Hour Execution: The Government is anticipating up to 1,800 flight hours per year (approximately 150 hours/month). Detail your firm’s experience performing this level of effort.

3. Place of Performance: The Government requires the vendor place of performance to be within 75 nautical miles of Fort George G. Meade. Are there any specific limitations, risks, or market constraints that a vendor would encounter when trying to establish operations within the 75-mile radius?

4. Maintenance: Detail your firms experience with maintenance on King Air 350 (or equivalent) aircrafts.

The Government is contemplating the following pricing structure for this requirement.

Fixed Price aircraft costs (FFP) Fixed price per flight hour (Tier A, B, and C) (Time and Materials (or similar)) Fuel (cost reimbursable, no fee) Travel (cost reimbursable, no fee)

Questions for Industry –

1. Does the intended CLIN structure place the scope / cost elements covered within the appropriate CLINs?

a. The Government’s intent is to instruct offerors to develop a firm fixed price for those items that can be reasonably estimated and defined with the shared risk of a firm fixed price CLIN.

b. The Government’s intent is to solicit for an “all-inclusive” price per flight hour that will be paid to the successful contractor for each flight hour. A primary goal of pricing fixed hourly rates is to develop a pricing strategy more in-line with commercial pricing methods, instead of pricing individual hours and items on a cost reimbursable basis.

i. Notice cost reimbursable CLINs for fuel and travel only. All other items are to be included in the hourly rate (or the FFP CLIN as instructed).

2. Do the ranges of hours identified correlate to differing prices per hour or are there alternative ranges for the Government to consider that more closely correlates to maintenance events (i.e. inspections every 200 hours, etc.)? Or is one price per hour, without ranges, preferred and/or justifiable? Please provide as much information as possible explaining the answer.

3. Please offer any other comments related to the intended CLIN structure and overall pricing structure.

CLIN CLIN Title Scope / Cost Elements Covered Hours Ranges CLIN Type

CLIN 001 Fixed Price

Aircraft (lease, depreciation, and/or capital amortization, utilization). Hangar and related costs, insurance. Airworthiness Release (AWR). Aircraft Utilization N/A Firm Fixed Price (FFP)

CLIN 002A Tier A Hourly Rate 0 - 400 hours Fixed Price per hour ("Time" part of T&M or similar)

CLIN 002B Tier B Hourly Rate 401 - 800 hours Fixed Price per hour ("Time" part of T&M or similar)

CLIN 002C Tier C Hourly Rate 801 - 1200 hours Fixed Price per hour ("Time" part of T&M or similar)

CLIN 002D Surge Hourly Rate 1201 - 1800 hours

Fixed Price per hour ("Time" part of T&M or similar). Equal to or less than CLIN 002C hourly rate

CLIN 003 Fuel Fuel Costs, into-plane fueling fees, and defueling. N/A

Cost Reimbursable (no fee) ("Materials" part of T&M or similar )

CLIN 004 Travel Pilot travel, PM travel and Maintainer travel (as-needed) N/A

Cost Reimbursable (no fee) ("Materials" part of T&M or similar )

Pilot labor, PM labor, Maintenance labor, Payload operator labor. Aircraft Hour Usage (Block Time), scheduled maintenance, engine overhaul reserve funds, unscheduled maintenance wear-and-tear, life-limited parts, direct consumables, "upgrades". Covers all costs defined within the fixed price per hour including, ancillary ODCs such as FBO costs, etc.

The Government welcomes comprehensive industry feedback on all facets of this requirement. In addition to answering the specific questions outlined above, offerors are invited to provide any supplemental information, alternative operational concepts, best commercial practices, or risk mitigation strategies they deem beneficial to the Government.