ABET Accreditation Maintenance for AFIT's academic programs

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Solicitation number
FA860126Q0054
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is conducting market research to identify contractors capable of providing ABET accreditation maintenance services for seven engineering and applied science programs at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). The contractor must possess the capability to conduct annual accreditation reviews, assessments, and evaluations using the contractor's standard accreditation process aligned with criteria established by relevant professional societies. Key qualifications include demonstrated past experience providing accreditation services to academic programs, current staffing capabilities with qualified personnel, and proof of commerciality by offering similar services to both government and commercial customers. Evaluation will be based on the contractor's ability to meet Performance Work Statement requirements, maintain appropriate staffing composition and management structure, and demonstrate compliance with FAR regulations regarding subcontracting limitations for small businesses. The Sources Sought notice deadline for submission of capability packages is Friday, May 15, 2026, at 11:00 Eastern Time, with submissions required via email to the contracting office.

No set-aside designation has been made at this time, though the Air Force retains the option to set aside the acquisition for small businesses if at least two qualified small businesses demonstrate sufficient interest and capability. The contract period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with work performed at AFIT in Dayton, Ohio. All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database and possess CMMC Level 1 certification to be eligible for contract award. The solicitation instructions require respondents to provide company information including Unique Entity ID, CAGE Code, point of contact details, and socio-economic business status under NAICS code 611310. While no specific budget amount is disclosed in the pre-solicitation notice, payment will be structured at 100 percent upon completion and acceptance of all requirements, processed on a net 30 invoicing basis.

Notice text

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

Notice from the United States Air Force, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Installation Contracting Division, Base Support Contracting Branch at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio:

INTRODUCTION:
The AFLCMC Operational Contracting Branch at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, on behalf of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), is conducting market research through a Sources Sought Notice to identify potential sources, including Small Businesses (SB), capable of providing annual ABET Accreditation Maintenance for AFIT's academic programs. A set-aside decision has not yet been made for this acquisition.

REQUIREMENTS:
The Government requires a contractor to provide its standard accreditation process to review, assess, and evaluate seven (7) of AFIT's engineering and applied science programs for maintenance of accreditation. The evaluation will be based on the criteria established by the associated professional societies. The Period of Performance shall be from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The work will be performed for the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT/EN), 2950 Hobson Way, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7765.

SUBMISSION DETAILS:
Interested parties are requested to submit a capability package that provides clear and convincing evidence of their ability to provide the required accreditation services. In addition, interested parties must provide the following information:

  • Company Name, Address, CAGE Code, and Unique Entity ID (UEI).
  • Point of Contact (Name, Phone Number, and Email Address).
  • Company business size status under the appropriate NAICS code.

Prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Department of Defense contract award.

CLOSING:
Responses to this Sources Sought notice must be submitted via email no later than Friday,  15 May, 2026 11:00 Eastern Time. All correspondence sent via email must contain the subject line: “Sources Sought: ABET Accreditation Maintenance.” Be advised that due to network filters, attachments ending in .zip or .exe are not allowable and will be deleted. The points of contact for this action are Brian Algeo, Contract Specialist, at brian.algeo.1@us.af.mil, and Candice Snow, Contracting Officer, at candice.snow@us.af.mil.

This is a Sources Sought notice for market research purposes only. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR overhaul (RFO) 15.201, responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Any information submitted by respondents to this notice is strictly voluntary and will not be reimbursed by the Government. The Government’s assessment of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set-aside.

Attachments:

  1. Instructions
  2. Technical Requirements

Files

File Type Posted
ABET Performance Work Statement (PWS).pdf PDF
INSTRUCTIONS_ABET.pdf PDF

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
ABET Accreditation Maintenance Latest special notice Special Notice
This notice Original Pre-Solicitation

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