REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) / SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE (SSN)

Requirement: Aviation Center of Excellence (AVCOE) G6 SIPR Video Teleconference (VTC) Lifecycle Replacement

Responses: Due by 10:00AM EDT on Wednesday, August 12th, 2026. Please submit any questions through the CHESS portal by Monday August 10th, 2026 by 10:00AM

EDT.

PLEASE NOTE: This Sources Sought Notice is specifically intended to identify potential small business sources capable of meeting the Statement of Objectives (SOO) in its entirety - both the service portion and supply portion. The service portion of this requirement will take place at Fort Rucker, AL.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ), Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB) nor a promise to issue an RFQ, RFP or IFB in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S.

Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this SSN. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this SSN does not preclude participation in any future RFQ, RFP or IFB if any are issued. Any information submitted by respondents is strictly voluntary.

Program Overview

The United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence (USAACE), headquartered at Fort Rucker, Alabama, serves as the primary command staff directing all Army Aviation policy, doctrine, and force modernization. As the sole producer of Army aviators, maintainers, and air traffic controllers, USAACE is responsible for delivering comprehensive initial and advanced flight training across rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft, alongside unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operators. Through its four core pillars—education, doctrine development, capabilities integration, and concept experimentation—the center actively drives organizational change and integrates future vertical lift capabilities to ensure the Army's aviation warfighters are prepared to dominate in contested multi-domain operations.

Service Description

This is a hybrid non-personal services and supply contract to provide the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence (AVCOE) with Secure Video- Teleconferencing (SVTC) Lifecycle replacement and Technical Services in Building 101 at Fort Rucker, Alabama. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform the technology refresh as defined in the Statement of Objectives (SOO), except for those items specified as Government- furnished property (GFP) and services. This requirement is highly commercial utilizing Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) equipment with only standard, customary modifications required to safely and securely operate within a Department of War (DoW) environment.

Proposed NAICS code: 541519 NAICS Description: Other Computer Related Services Small Business Size Standard: $34.0 million *If you believe this requirement would be better served under a different NAICS, include that NAICS in your response.

Purpose of the SSN

Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) – Fort Eustis is conducting market research to:

1. Provide the attached SOO to industry for early awareness and potential planning purposes.

2. Identify qualified small business concerns and SBIR opportunities with the capability to provide both the required services and supply.

3. Determine industry capability. Please submit an abbreviated capability statement, not to exceed 5 pages, including the following information (or N/A):

a. Company Name

b. CHESS Contract Number

c. Unique Entity Identification(UEI) number

d. Cage Code

e. Confirmation that your company qualifies as a small business under

NAICS code 541519 –Other Computer Related Services. If you believe another NAICS is more fitting for this requirement, include that NAICS and your rationale.

f. Identification of your company’s small business type (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.).

g. If you have a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) that potentially meets the needs of this requirement, please provide the topic number in your capabilities statement.

Disclaimer

The attached SOO is a preliminary draft for market research purposes only and is not intended as an actionable requirement document. There is no guarantee that a requirement will proceed to solicitation or award.

Pages & Format

Images are permitted and count towards the page limit. All submissions must be in 8.5” x 11” format with 1” margins. All text must be in 12-point Arial font. Any pages beyond the specified limits may be considered only at the Contracting Officer’s (KO) discretion.

Marketing materials that are not specifically related to this requirement will not be considered.

Responding to the SSN

All responses must be submitted in the CHESS portal only by 10:00AM EDT on Wednesday, August 12th, 2026.