STS Cover Letter.pdf

23 January 2026

MEMORANDUM FOR ALL POTENTIAL OFFERORS

FROM: AFTC/PZI (Arnold)

SUBJECT: Request for Proposal (RFP) No. FA9101-26-R-B005, Survivability Test Stand

1. The Department of the Air Force invites your company to submit a proposal for the 704th Test Group Survivability Test Stand (STS) effort. The STS is a competitive acquisition for design, procurement and installation of a Survivability Test Stand at Holloman Air Force Base, NM.

2. The Government intends to award a single, firm-fixed-priced, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract with a five-year ordering period to meet this requirement.

3. FAR provisions 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services and 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services apply to this solicitation; however, offerors shall substitute the language in RFP Attachment 4 Section L and Attachment 5 Section M, respectively.

4. Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs.

Proposals should be valid through 31 October 2026.

5. All offerors shall comply with DFARS 252.225-7048, Export-Controlled Items, 22 CFR Parts 120-130 and 15 CFR Parts 730-774 which apply to this solicitation. U.S. prime contractors desiring to use foreign subcontractors or employ foreign nationals / non-U.S. citizens must comply with DFARS 252.225-7048 and all applicable laws and regulations regarding export-controlled items.

6. Communication between the Government and industry regarding this solicitation should now be addressed only through the Procuring Contracting Officer, Ms. Tyler Payne at tyler.payne.9@us.af.mil or the contract specialist Mr. Charles King at charles.king.42@us.af.mil.

Questions regarding the acquisition may be submitted to the contracting officer no later that 20 February 2026 at 1200 Mountain Standard Time (MST).

7. A site visit will be held on 24 February 2026 – 26 February 2026 at Holloman AFB NM, with a site visit scheduled at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), NM. In order to attend the site visit (tour) a Directorate of Emergency Services Access Control Background Check Request Form 5000 (See RFP Atch 7) will need to be completed in accordance with the instructions and submitted by 29 January 2026 at 1600 MST, no exceptions. In addition, once the form is submitted, no additions or personnel swapping will be allowed. All site visitors to WSMR

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

HEADQUARTERS AIR FORCE TEST CENTER

(AFMC)

mailto:tyler.payne.9@us.af.mil mailto:charles.king.42@us.af.mil

MUST be US citizens. If an individual was born outside the United States, they will need to submit supporting documentation (US Passport/Card, US Birth or Birth Abroad Cert, US Naturalization Cert). Failure to provide documentation on time will result in a denial of access to WSMR and inability to attend the tour portion. Please be aware that providing timely documentation does not guarantee access to the site. Parties will be notified by 20 February 2026 whether they have been approved or denied access. Attendees are limited to three persons per company for the site visit portion of the industry day. Depending on participation, this number may be reduced further to accommodate shuttle space.

8. Some attachments to the Statement of Objectives (SOO) are marked Distro Statement D, Export Controlled; distribution is authorized to Department of Defense and U.S. DoD contractors only. Additionally, these documents contain technical data whose export is restricted by the Arms Export Control Act (Title 22, U.S.C., Sec 2751, et seq.) or the Export Administration Act of 1979 (Title 50, U.S.C., App. 2401 et seq.), as amended. To obtain these attachments, your company must be a certified contractor in the Joint Certification Program (JCP). For more information about this program, please visit the following Defense Logistics Agency website:

https://www.dla.mil/Logistics-Operations/Services/JCP/#general-instructions. See attachment cover sheets for additional information.

9. We expect substantial competition for this acquisition and ultimately successful delivery of the STS from the successful offeror. Proposals are due no later than 9 March 2026 at 1400 MST.

Thank you for your continued interest in this acquisition.

TYLER S. PAYNE, DAF

Contracting Officer https://www.dla.mil/Logistics-Operations/Services/JCP/#general-instructions