AIS Engineering Services for ATE
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- FA8251-25-RC-AIS
- Agency
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Air Force Sustainment Center
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- Place of performance
- Hill Air Force Base, Utah 84056, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center is seeking engineering services through its Avionics Intermediate Shop (AIS) Systems Sustainment Program to maintain operational capability of Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) stations supporting F-16 aircraft. The procurement covers ATE Commodity Sustaining Engineering, Component Hardware Integration and Maintenance, ATE Maintenance of Government Furnished Equipment/Property at contractor facilities, and Technical Order Maintenance Support for various test stations including AdC AIS, IAIS, VXI-IAIS, and R-IAIS. Contractors will be responsible for ensuring integrity, mission readiness, sustainability, reliability, and maintainability of components within the AIS test station series, as well as performing Non-Recurring Engineering activities to resolve obsolescence issues and develop new test capabilities for weapon system requirements. This Sources Sought Synopsis is classified under NAICS code 541330 (Engineering Services) with a small business size standard of $35.5 million. Interested parties must submit their responses by August 29, 2025, at 4:00 PM MDT to the contracting office at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
This pre-solicitation notice does not indicate any set-aside designation, making it a full and open competition available to all qualified contractors. The document does not identify any current incumbents or provide specific contract values or budget ranges for this engineering services requirement. The solicitation targets small businesses specifically, as evidenced by the inclusion of the small business size standard threshold of $35.5 million in the Sources Sought Synopsis. The services will support both existing F-16 users and potential new F-16 operators, indicating the scope may expand based on future aircraft deployments. Companies responding to this market research effort must provide details about their organization, certifications, and proposed technical approach to demonstrate their capability to perform the required ATE sustainment services. The Air Force emphasizes that this is a Request for Information for market research purposes and does not constitute a formal solicitation at this time.
Notice text
This is a requirement to provide engineering services to the Avionics Intermediate Shop (AIS) Systems Sustainment Program that ensures operational capability of Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) stations. Services to be provided include ATE Commodity Sustaining Engineering, Component Hardware Integration and Maintenance, ATE Maintenance of Government Furnished Equipment/Property located at contractor facilities, and Technical Order Maintenance Support. These services are essential to the task of ensuring integrity, mission readiness, sustainability, reliability, and maintainability of components contained within the AIS series of test stations, including AdC AIS, IAIS, VXI-IAIS, and R-IAIS test stations. Additionally, when required, the contractor shall perform Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) activities to develop resolutions to obsolescence issues over and above Form-Fit-Function interface component replacement, and/or to develop new test capabilities in support of weapon system requirements.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 20250729_Sources Sought Synopsis_AIS_FA825125RCB01.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| AIS Engineering Services for ATE | Award Notice | |
| AIS Engineering Services for ATE | Solicitation | |
| AIS Engineering Services for ATE | Pre-Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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