Fort Rucker Aviation Maintenance (FRAM II) Solicitation Notice

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal is soliciting Fort Rucker Aviation Maintenance (FRAM II) comprehensive aircraft maintenance and logistics support, with revised proposals from competitive-range offerors due October 30 at 11:00 AM CST and an original proposal cutoff of July 14, 2026.

No set-aside applies. Place of performance is Fort Rucker, Alabama, spanning multiple locations including Cairns Army Airfield, Lowe, Hanchey, Knox, and Shell Army Heliports, plus Molinelli Range and Main Post. Work encompasses field and sustainment-level maintenance on five aircraft types—AH-64E, CH-47F, UH-60M, HH-60M, UH-72A, and MV-75—with 24/7 MEDEVAC support, Forward Arming and Refueling Point operations, and FAA Certified Repair Station functions for UH-72A aircraft. The contractor must establish an on-site Project/General Manager with complete authority; maintenance managers with minimum two years aviation maintenance experience and FAA A&P certificates; MDS-qualified mechanics; engineers; Chief Standardization Pilot; Maintenance Test Pilots; and specialized safety, environmental, and security personnel. Quality assurance requires 80–85% quarterly QASP audit pass rates escalating through the contract term. The base period runs November 16, 2027 through January 15, 2029 (14 months including a 60-day phase-in), with nine optional one-year periods and a six-month extension extending through July 15, 2038. Firm Fixed Price applies to aircraft maintenance CLINs; Cost No Fee applies to local purchases ($4.2 million annually) and travel ($12,000 annually). The total evaluated price ceiling is $44.226 million. Small business subcontracting must meet a minimum 14 percent of total proposed contract value. Proposals comprise five volumes: Entry Gate Criteria (no page limit), Technical Factor (50 pages maximum), Price Factor (no page limit), Small Business Participation Factor (5 pages maximum), and Offeror Certifications and Representations. Amendment 0002, effective October 14, 2026, restricts revised proposal submission to offerors notified of competitive range inclusion; all changes must be marked with solid vertical change bars only. Prevailing wage rates apply per Wage Determination 2026-0095, Revision 1, based on a collective bargaining agreement between M1 Support Services and International Association of Machinists Local Lodge 2003. NAICS 488190; PSC J015.