NLDS Pad Sunshade

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
FA930226Q0035
Agency
Air Force Test Center Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
332311 Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing
PSC
5410 Prefabricated And Portable Buildings
Place of performance
Edwards, California 93524, United States
Points of contact

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Test Center is soliciting competitive quotes for the design, fabrication, delivery, and installation of an NLDS 90x90 Pad Conex Sunshade structure at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The procurement encompasses five line items: the vinyl shelter structure itself (34 feet wide by 70 feet long with 25-foot center height and 19-foot sidewalls), trim kits, installation services, lightning protection systems, and shipping. The structure must be constructed with 28 oz. flame-retardant PVC-coated laminated fabric and feature a 24-inch heavy wall ASTM zinc tubular steel frame engineered to withstand 110 miles per hour sustained winds and comply with seismic design requirements per ASCE 7-10. Offerors must submit written quotes via email by April 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM Pacific Time to Carmen Barahona using the solicitation number FA930226Q0035, with all quotes not exceeding 10 MB in file size. The government will evaluate quotes based on the offerors' ability to meet all technical specifications and contractual requirements detailed in the combined synopsis and solicitation documents.

This requirement is set aside 100 percent for small businesses, specifically women-owned small businesses (WOSB), under NAICS code 332311 Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing with a size standard of 750 employees. No incumbent contractor or current award value information is disclosed in the solicitation documents. The contract will be awarded on a firm fixed-price basis for all five line items, with a firm and non-negotiable completion deadline of 12 weeks from the date of award receipt. Work is to be performed at Edwards Air Force Base in California, with inspection and acceptance occurring at both the contractor's facility and at Edwards AFB Building 1820. Contractor personnel will be required to obtain base access credentials, pass criminal background checks, and complete mandatory security training including Antiterrorism Awareness Level I and OPSEC training within specified timeframes.

Notice text

2 versions

Update #2 · Latest ·

The purpose of this Amendment 1 is to add a Q&A as an attachment.

This is a Combined Presolicitation/Solicitation for the acquisition of a NLDS 90x90 Pad Conex Sunshade. Please see attached SF 1449 for further details.

  1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with RFO Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
  2. Solicitation Number: FA930226Q0035 **Please provide the full solicitation number on all packages**

AUTHORIZED VENDORS ONLY who believe they can meet all the requirements for the supply described in this synopsis are invited to submit, in writing, a complete quote.

Authorized offerors may utilize the attached SF1449 to complete quote information in addition to a separate quote (in PDF format); ensuring the quote contains information and pricing for all contract line items (CLINs) included on the SF1449. Offerors are required to submit with their quote enough information for the Government to evaluate the requirements detailed in this combined synopsis/solicitation. Offerors shall submit quotes via email, please note the maximum file size is 10MB. Emails over this file size will not be received. Submit only written offers; oral offers will not be accepted.

This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

  1. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are in effect through Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulations Overhaul 2025-11, R-DFARS Change 11/03/2025 and DAFAC 2024-1016.
  2. THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE: Set Aside 100% to a Small Business. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number for this acquisition is 332311 “Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing” with a size standard of 750 employees.
  1. Delivery: Period of Performance will be date of award – 12 WEEKS ARO.
  1. The provision at RFO Part 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Oct 2025), applies to this acquisition. Provisions and clauses can be viewed via internet at Acquisition.gov, https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul.

Offerors shall prepare their quotations in accordance with RFO Part 52.212-1. In addition, the following information shall be included:

PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING CONTRACTOR INFORMATION WITHIN YOUR QUOTE:

    1. SAM UEI:
    1. TIN Number:
    1. CAGE Code:
    2. Contractor Name:
    1. Payment Terms (NET 30) or Discount:
    1. Point of Contact Name and Phone Number:
    1. Email address:
    2. Warranty:
    1. Date Offer Expires:
    1. FOB Destination:
    1. Estimated Delivery Lead Time:
  1. The provision at RFO Part 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Oct 2025) applies to this acquisition.

***Please read the evaluation criteria closely. If the vendor does not provide a full response, it will be found unresponsive***

The solicitation provides that quotations will be evaluated using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LTPA). The award will be made based on the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. The agency will first rank quotations according to price, from lowest to highest, and will evaluate the lowest-priced quotation as either technically acceptable or unacceptable, reserving the right to evaluate additional quotations for technical acceptability if deemed to be in the best interest of the government.

Evaluation Factors:

    1. Price
    2. Technically Acceptability.

The ability to provide the NLDS 90x90 Pad Conex Sunshade will be assigned ratings of satisfactory or unsatisfactory.

The Government will award a purchase order resulting from the RFQ to the offeror responsible whose quote is responsive to the RFQ and considered to be the LTPA.

  1. Offerors shall include complete copies of applicable provisions, which are included in SF1449. Offers will be considered incomplete if these are not included with the quote.

(iv) The clause at RFO Part 52.212-4, Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Oct 2025), applies to this acquisition.

  1. Additional Contract Requirement or Terms and Conditions: Please find a contemplated list of additional provisions/clauses in the attachments; the final list of clauses is dependent upon actual dollar value of the contract award and may change from those provided in the attachment. Full text for the clauses and provisions can be accessed via https://www.acquisition.gov/
  1. Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS): N/A
  1. Quote Submission Information:

It is the government’s intent to award without discussions. Therefore, each initial quote should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer (CO) determines that discussions are necessary.

Offers are due on 30 APRIL 2026 at 12:00 PM, Pacific Standard Time (PST).

Offers must be sent via email to:

Carmen Barahona at carmen.barahona@us.af.mil  AND Jenna Jacobson at jenna.jacobson@us.af.mil.

NO LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

  1. For additional information regarding this solicitation contact: Primary Point of Contact:

Carmen Barahona

Contract Specialist carmen.barahona@us.af.mil

Secondary Point of Contact:

Jenna Jacobson

Contract Officer

Jenna.jacobson@us.af.mil

QUESTION PERIOD: The period for questions regarding this RFQ will end at 12:00 PM PDT on 15 APRIL 2026. Please send all questions to the buyer via email at carmen.barahona@us.af.mil. Phone inquiries are not available currently. All questions and answers will be posted to this RFQ.

Update #1 ·

This is a Combined Presolicitation/Solicitation for the acquisition of a NLDS 90x90 Pad Conex Sunshade. Please see attached SF 1449 for further details.

  1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with RFO Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
  2. Solicitation Number: FA930226Q0035 **Please provide the full solicitation number on all packages**

AUTHORIZED VENDORS ONLY who believe they can meet all the requirements for the supply described in this synopsis are invited to submit, in writing, a complete quote.

Authorized offerors may utilize the attached SF1449 to complete quote information in addition to a separate quote (in PDF format); ensuring the quote contains information and pricing for all contract line items (CLINs) included on the SF1449. Offerors are required to submit with their quote enough information for the Government to evaluate the requirements detailed in this combined synopsis/solicitation. Offerors shall submit quotes via email, please note the maximum file size is 10MB. Emails over this file size will not be received. Submit only written offers; oral offers will not be accepted.

This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

  1. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are in effect through Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulations Overhaul 2025-11, R-DFARS Change 11/03/2025 and DAFAC 2024-1016.
  2. THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE: Set Aside 100% to a Small Business. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number for this acquisition is 332311 “Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing” with a size standard of 750 employees.
  1. Delivery: Period of Performance will be date of award – 12 WEEKS ARO.
  1. The provision at RFO Part 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Oct 2025), applies to this acquisition. Provisions and clauses can be viewed via internet at Acquisition.gov, https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul.

Offerors shall prepare their quotations in accordance with RFO Part 52.212-1. In addition, the following information shall be included:

PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING CONTRACTOR INFORMATION WITHIN YOUR QUOTE:

    1. SAM UEI:
    1. TIN Number:
    1. CAGE Code:
    2. Contractor Name:
    1. Payment Terms (NET 30) or Discount:
    1. Point of Contact Name and Phone Number:
    1. Email address:
    2. Warranty:
    1. Date Offer Expires:
    1. FOB Destination:
    1. Estimated Delivery Lead Time:
  1. The provision at RFO Part 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Oct 2025) applies to this acquisition.

***Please read the evaluation criteria closely. If the vendor does not provide a full response, it will be found unresponsive***

The solicitation provides that quotations will be evaluated using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LTPA). The award will be made based on the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. The agency will first rank quotations according to price, from lowest to highest, and will evaluate the lowest-priced quotation as either technically acceptable or unacceptable, reserving the right to evaluate additional quotations for technical acceptability if deemed to be in the best interest of the government.

Evaluation Factors:

    1. Price
    2. Technically Acceptability.

The ability to provide the NLDS 90x90 Pad Conex Sunshade will be assigned ratings of satisfactory or unsatisfactory.

The Government will award a purchase order resulting from the RFQ to the offeror responsible whose quote is responsive to the RFQ and considered to be the LTPA.

  1. Offerors shall include complete copies of applicable provisions, which are included in SF1449. Offers will be considered incomplete if these are not included with the quote.

(iv) The clause at RFO Part 52.212-4, Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Oct 2025), applies to this acquisition.

  1. Additional Contract Requirement or Terms and Conditions: Please find a contemplated list of additional provisions/clauses in the attachments; the final list of clauses is dependent upon actual dollar value of the contract award and may change from those provided in the attachment. Full text for the clauses and provisions can be accessed via https://www.acquisition.gov/
  1. Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS): N/A
  1. Quote Submission Information:

It is the government’s intent to award without discussions. Therefore, each initial quote should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer (CO) determines that discussions are necessary.

Offers are due on 30 APRIL 2026 at 12:00 PM, Pacific Standard Time (PST).

Offers must be sent via email to:

Carmen Barahona at carmen.barahona@us.af.mil  AND Jenna Jacobson at jenna.jacobson@us.af.mil.

NO LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

  1. For additional information regarding this solicitation contact: Primary Point of Contact:

Carmen Barahona

Contract Specialist carmen.barahona@us.af.mil

Secondary Point of Contact:

Jenna Jacobson

Contract Officer

Jenna.jacobson@us.af.mil

QUESTION PERIOD: The period for questions regarding this RFQ will end at 12:00 PM PDT on 15 APRIL 2026. Please send all questions to the buyer via email at carmen.barahona@us.af.mil. Phone inquiries are not available currently. All questions and answers will be posted to this RFQ.

Attachments

Files attached to this notice, newest first
File Type Posted
Questions and Answers - NLDS Pad Sunshade.pdf PDF
Solicitation - FA930226Q0035.pdf PDF
NLDS 90x90 pad sunshade footings.pdf PDF
SOW - NLDS Pad Sunshade.pdf PDF

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