CANCELLED - Science Fair Award Packages

The Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, initially sought to procure science fair award packages through solicitation COMBO-AFRL-PZLEQ-2025-0020, but this solicitation has been cancelled due to an incorrect NAICS code and replaced with a new solicitation numbered COMBO-AFRL-PZLEQ-2025-0028. The procurement required a contractor to produce and deliver award packages for approximately 350 International Science and Engineering Fairs throughout the United States and its territories, with each package containing four specific promotional items: a 40 oz blue stainless steel tumbler with handle and straw, a 4,000 mAh blue solar power bank, a 2GB wristband USB flash memory drive, and a silver wooden puzzle fidget toy, all featuring the U.S. Air Force logo. The evaluation methodology was to be Lowest Price Technically Acceptable, with price as the primary factor and technical acceptability determined by meeting all specification requirements. The original solicitation had multiple deadline changes, initially requiring quotes by August 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time, then extended to September 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time, with final submissions due September 26, 2025.

This procurement was designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 459420 (Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Retailers) with a $14 million size standard. The contract structure included a base period requiring delivery of 250 award packages by December 1, 2025, followed by two option periods each requiring 1,200 award packages to be delivered by September 1, 2026 and September 1, 2027 respectively, totaling up to 2,650 award packages across all periods. All completed orders were to be shipped FOB destination to Early Express Services Inc. in Dayton, Ohio, with Mark Grant as the designated contact. The place of performance was specified as Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, and each award package required assembly in clear, durable plastic packaging allowing visibility of all four promotional items with award identification displayed.