RAFM Aircraft Wash Services - Sources Sought

The Department of the Air Force, United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa is seeking qualified contractors to provide comprehensive aircraft wash and associated lubrication services at Royal Air Force Mildenhall in the United Kingdom. Services include aircraft washing within 24 hours of scheduled start time, post-wash lubrication per applicable technical orders, documentation and form completion, acceptance inspections, and corrosion identification for sheet metal evaluation. The contractor must provide all necessary personnel, equipment, personal protective equipment, tools, consumable materials, supervision, and training to perform these services in compliance with applicable Air Force Instructions, Department of Defense regulations, and commercial practices. Key personnel qualifications include a minimum Tier 3 U.S. Secret security clearance, knowledge of aircraft maintenance and flight line operations, fluent English proficiency, and valid driver's licenses. Performance thresholds are stringent, with no more than four discrepancies permitted on large aircraft and two on smaller aircraft per wash, one discrepancy per lubrication service, five discrepancies per wash for forms and documentation, and zero monthly safety violations. The current pre-solicitation request for information (RFI) is due by April 12, 2026, and interested contractors should submit capabilities statements and expressions of interest to TSgt Roman Pavlovich at roman.pavlovich@us.af.mil and SrA Davion Bratcher at davion.bratcher@us.af.mil.

This is a non-set-aside opportunity intended for full and open competition, with 48 CONS awarding a base year plus four option year contract on behalf of the 100th Maintenance Squadron. No incumbent contractor is identified in the pre-solicitation documentation. The contract period runs from 2026 through 2031, with normal operating hours Monday through Friday from 0600 to 2200 hours. The Government will provide Hangar 711 as the wash facility, an E-TOOL with technical order access, aerospace ground equipment, land mobile radios, and an incidental equipment inventory list of commercial tools at contract inception; the contractor assumes responsibility for replacement and procurement of all non-MDS specific commercial tools for the remainder of the contract term. No specific budget or award value is disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice. A formal RFQ Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for full and open competition will be published at a later date, with contractor manpower hours to be reported annually to sam.gov by October 31st.