AFIT/ENG-Cleanroom DI-RO Type I Ultra-Pure Water System

Open Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
FA860127Q0027
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

PSC
S114 Utilities- Water
Place of performance
Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio is conducting market research through a Sources Sought notice on behalf of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) for preventive maintenance, service, and repair of an AFIT/ENG-Cleanroom DI-RO Type I Ultra-Pure Water System, with responses due November 23, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. No set-aside decision has been made, and the Set Aside line reads "No Set-Aside Used," but the Air Force is considering a small business set-aside if at least two qualified small business prime contractors demonstrate interest and capability. Work is performed at Building B644, Mechanical Room #112, in the AFIT Engineering Cleanroom at Wright-Patterson AFB. The contractor must furnish all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, and supervision to maintain a system that supplies 18.2 Megohm Type 1 water for MEMS wafer cleaning and processing, including annual replacement of eight SDI Anion, Cation, and Mixbed tanks, system monitoring, operational testing, and troubleshooting. The contractor must demonstrate CMMC Level 1 certification compliance per DFARS 252.204-7021 and 252.204-7025. The period of performance is one base year from December 15, 2026 through September 30, 2027, plus five one-year options. Estimated values are $3,871.00 for the base year, $19,355.00 for the five option years, and $23,226.00 combined. The Government will award a Blanket Purchase Agreement, with invoicing through the Government Purchase Card program. Standard operating hours are 0800 to 1600, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. A Quality Control Plan is due within 10 days of award, and a 30-day phase-in/phase-out period is required. Responses must be emailed with the subject line "FA860127Q0027, Sources Sought: AFIT/ENG-Cleanroom DI-RO Type I Ultra-Pure Water System" and include company name, address, CAGE Code, Unique Entity ID, point of contact, and size status under NAICS 488390. Per the instructions attachment summary, capability packages should also address past relevant experience, market pricing, small business subcontracting plans under the limitations on subcontracting clause, proprietary data handling, warranty, and manufacturer identification. Prospective contractors must be registered in SAM to be eligible for a Department of Defense award.

Notice text

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 AFIT/ENG-Cleanroom DI-RO Type I Ultra-Pure Water System. This notice is to determine the availability of qualified sources to support this requirement. A set-aside decision has not yet been made for this acquisition.

REQUIREMENTS: The Government requires a contractor to provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform he preventative maintenance, service and repair of the DI-RO type I water System for AFIT, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

The requirements are listed in the attached Performance Work Statement.

SUBMISSION DETAILS: Interested parties are requested to submit a capability package that provides clear and convincing evidence of their ability to provide the services outlined above. 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 a relevant NAICS code 488390. 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 November 23, 2026, at 11:00am Eastern Time. All correspondence sent via email must contain the subject line: “FA860127Q0027, Sources Sought: AFIT/ENG-Cleanroom  DI-RO Type I Ultra-Pure Water System”.

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.

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification: In accordance with R-DFARS 252.204-7021 and R-DFARS 252.204-7025, a CMMC Level 1 assessment is a mandatory requirement for all offerors bidding with the Department of War. Under CMMC Level 1, all offerors must demonstrate full compliance by self-certifying with the 15 basic safeguarding requirements for Federal Contract Information (FCI) outlined in RFO 52.240-93(b)(1). Once your organization has confirmed its compliance with these 15 requirements, you must enter this self-certification into the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) module within PIEE (https://piee.eb.mil). This serves as the official record of your certification for the Government. Contract award cannot be made to any offeror that is not fully compliant and whose assessment results are not properly recorded in the system of record.”

This is a Sources Sought notice for market research purposes only. In accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overall (RFO) 15.101, 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. Performance Work Statement

Files

File Type Posted
Attachment 1 - Instructions.docx DOCX document
Performance Work Statement DI-RO Water System.pdf PDF

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