Offutt Air Force Base High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) Hardness Maintenance/Hardness Surveillance (HM/HS) Engineering/Technical Support and Enhancements

The Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command is soliciting engineering and technical support services for High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) Hardness Maintenance/Hardness Surveillance (HM/HS) at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The contractor must provide comprehensive maintenance, surveillance, and testing services for HEMP-protected facilities in Building 1000 and the B500 HEMP Shielded Enclosure, including quarterly Shielded Effectiveness testing, annual Continuous Wave Immersion Surveillance testing, annual ultrasonic shield thickness testing, preventative and corrective maintenance, vulnerability assessments, and emergency response capability within four hours of notification. Key qualifications include a minimum of ten years of HEMP HM/HS and testing experience, facility and personnel Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearances, compliance with security training requirements, and the ability to staff locally available cleared technicians. The Government will evaluate proposals using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable methodology, assessing technical acceptability across five subfactors (HEMP HM/HS and testing experience, management and key personnel, quality control, security clearances, and mission essential services continuity plans), past performance, and price. The proposal submission deadline is February 27, 2026, at 2:00 PM CST, with an optional pre-proposal site visit scheduled for February 5, 2026, and the deadline for submitting questions being February 9, 2026.

This solicitation is set aside exclusively for Women-Owned Small Businesses, specifically Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses, under NAICS code 541330 with a size standard of $25.5 million. The contract structure comprises an 11.5-month base/transition period plus four 12-month option periods and one 6-month extension option, with total estimated value of $25,500,000. The Government estimates the requirement at 30,000 to 40,000 labor hours across the contract period, with labor and other direct costs (ODCs) structured in fixed-price line items; the Government will provide HEMP filters and shielded cabinets while the contractor furnishes all other consumable materials and specialized equipment. All work will be performed at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, and the contractor must comply with Controlled Unclassified Information handling requirements, Military Standard MIL-STD-188-125-1A, and prevailing wage rates established for the region. Small business subcontracting plan requirements apply unless the contractor qualifies for an exemption, and the NCIC screening and pass request form must be submitted by February 4, 2026, at 12:30 PM CST for site visit participants.