Range Training Officers (IDIQ)
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- FA500426R0026
- Agency
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Pacific Air Forces
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 611512 Flight Training
- PSC
- U013 Education/Training- Combat
- Place of performance
- Eielson AFB, Alaska 99702, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Pacific Air Forces intends to solicit a single-award IDIQ contract for Range Training Officer support to the 353d Combat Training Squadron at Eielson AFB and the 414th CTS at Nellis AFB, with proposal responses due August 14, 2026. The procurement carries a Total Small Business set-aside.
Work supports Large Force Exercises including Red Flag-Alaska at the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex and Red Flag-Nellis at the Nevada Test and Training Range. Performance occurs at both geographic locations, with exercise-specific task orders issued separately for JPARC and NTTR operations.
The contractor must provide a team of subject matter experts with verifiable experience equivalent to USAF Instructor, Weapons Officer, or comparable joint LFE background. Core competencies include tactical control and threat emulation (SAM-1, air-to-air RTO, air-to-surface RTO, HARM assessor, Airboss), mission data integrity and debrief readiness, and operational and intelligence integration. Key Personnel (Operations SME/Airboss, Lead Intelligence Support, and SAM-1) must hold Weapons School graduate equivalent qualifications or receive government-provided training. Personnel rosters range from 17 (RF-A iterations 1–2) to 21 (RF-A iteration 3) depending on exercise type.
The contractor must develop and provide proprietary software capable of ingesting range telemetry to validate real-time simulated air-to-surface weapons employment for up to 400 targets with 99% accuracy, maintaining fewer than two critical and five minor software issues per exercise.
All offerors must possess a TOP SECRET Facility Security Clearance prior to performance start. Personnel clearances range from SECRET to TS/SCI/SAP depending on exercise classification.
Notice text
Pre-Solicitation Notice: Red Flag Tactical and Operational Support (Range Training Officer IDIQ)
This is a pre-solicitation synopsis of a proposed contract action in accordance with RFO Subpart 5.2.
Description: The U.S. Air Force has a requirement to support the 353d Combat Training Squadron (CTS) at Eielson AFB and the 414th CTS at Nellis AFB by providing specialized tactical control, threat emulation, post-mission data validation, and intelligence integration services. This support is essential for the successful execution of Large Force Exercises (LFE) such as Red Flag-Alaska within the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex (JPARC), Northern Edge, and Red Flag-Nellis within the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR).
This effort requires a highly qualified team of subject matter experts (SMEs) with verifiable experience equivalent to a USAF Instructor, Weapons Officer, or comparable joint LFE experience. The contractor will be required to provide personnel for core competencies including Tactical Control and Threat Emulation (e.g., SAM-1, Air-to-Air RTO, Air-to-Surface RTO, HARM Assessor, Airboss), Mission Data Integrity and Debrief Readiness, and Operational and Intelligence Integration. Furthermore, the contractor will provide proprietary software capable of ingesting range telemetry to validate real-time simulated air-to-surface weapons employment for up to 400 targets with 99% accuracy.
All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which will be considered by the agency.
Offerors must possess a TOP SECRET (TS) Facility Security Clearance (FCL) prior to the start of the performance period.
Scope of Work:
The Government anticipates awarding a Single-Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The Base IDIQ establishes the ceiling and baseline parameters, while specific operational support, software integration, travel, and deliverables will be initiated exclusively through localized Task Orders (TOs) for either JPARC or NTTR. The ordering period is anticipated to be 1 October 2026 through 30 September 2031.
The scope encompasses mobilizing cleared personnel (up to TS/SCI and SAP) and deploying contractor-provided validation software to support complex, multi-domain environments. The contractor will ensure 100% execution of scheduled exercise flight operations (vuls), comprehensive analysis of range assets, scenario development, and timely shot validation (no later than 2+15 hours after mission termination) to enhance the fidelity of air-to-air and air-to-surface training for all participants.
It is anticipated that RFP FA500426R0026 will be issued on or about the last week of August 2026.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PWS - JPARC Exercise RTO IDIQ.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Range Training Officer (IDIQ) | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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