AIS Engineering Services for ATE

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center is soliciting engineering services to sustain the Avionics Intermediate Shop (AIS) Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) systems under solicitation FA825126RB001. The contractor will provide commodities sustaining engineering, software integration and maintenance, technical order maintenance, and ATE repair services to ensure operational capability of test stations across seven USAF Major Commands, Hill Air Force Base Depot locations, and approximately 22 European Participating Air Force and Foreign Military Sales countries. Key contract requirements include maintaining test stations at a 95% Fully Mission Capable rate, providing quarterly obsolescence reports, developing supply chain risk management plans, and supporting cybersecurity requirements. Performance will be evaluated using a rating system ranging from Unsatisfactory to Excellent, with assessment of quarterly obsolescence reporting, logistics documentation preparation, sustaining engineering support, technical support to field sites, software integration, technical order changes, and maintenance of government-furnished equipment. Proposals are due by 2:00 PM on December 16, 2026, with contract performance scheduled from March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2036, encompassing an initial five-year base period and an optional five-year extension period.

This is a sole-source contract with no set-aside designation, and BAE Systems appears to be the current incumbent contractor based on the Memorandum of Agreement and related documentation. The contract will be structured as a Firm Fixed Price and Time & Materials indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity arrangement with a NAICS code of 541330 (Engineering Services), and the size standard is $45,500,000 in annual receipts. While specific award values are not disclosed in the solicitation notice, the government-furnished property inventory includes 231 sophisticated electronic and testing equipment items valued up to $3.8 million individually. The contractor must maintain test stations in multiple configurations including AdC AIS, IAIS, VXI-IAIS, and R-IAIS, with primary work performed at the original equipment manufacturer's facilities in San Diego, California and Fort Worth, Texas, while supporting operations at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Wage determination requirements for San Diego County, California apply to service contract workers on this engagement.