Technical and Management Advisory Services
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA248926DB003-Justification
- Agency
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Air Force Test Center
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- FA248926DB003
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Place of performance
- Eglin AFB, Florida 32542, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force Test Center awarded a sole-source contract to Torch Technologies, Inc. for Technical and Management Advisory Services supporting Air Force Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation activities, with an estimated contract cost of $992.35 million.
The award is justified under FAR 6.302-5, authorized or required by statute, specifically Section 874 of the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act and Section 872 of the FY 2024 NDAA. These provisions authorize non-competitive awards to employee-owned businesses meeting the definition of a "qualified business" under the DoD Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses. A pre-solicitation notice posted March 17, 2025 resulted in no competing responses.
The contract structure is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee single-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity with multiple task orders. The base performance period runs October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027 (1,149,697 hours), with four option years extending through September 30, 2031 for a total 5-year duration and 5,748,485 hours. Services encompass systems engineering, technical assistance, studies and analyses, program management, and ancillary equipment and services. Place of performance is Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Contract number FA248926DB003 was awarded August 10, 2026. The Justification and Approval document was approved by the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force on September 12, 2025.
Notice text
The purpose of this notice is to announce that the Air Force Test Center (AFTC) awarded a sole source contract under the authority of FAR 6.302-5, authorized or required by statute. AFTC/PZZE determined that a sole source acquisition was appropriate for fulfilling this requirement.
This contract was awarded to:
Torch Technologies, Inc.
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AFTC/PZZE awarded a 5-year contract for follow-on support to provide non-personal Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) supporting Air Force Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) multi-center activities, encompassing engineering and technical services, studies, analyses, evaluations, management and professional services, and ancillary equipment.
This acquisition was approved under the DoD Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned Businesses (authorized by Section 874 of the FY 2022 NDAA, as amended by Section 872 of the FY 2024 NDAA, and DFARS Subpart 270.1). It allows the noncompetitive award for certain follow-on contracts to an employee-owned business that meets the definition of a “qualified business.” AFTC/PZZE received approval under this program, and the signed Justification and Approval document is attached.
This is not a request for proposals.
Awarded contract FA248926DB003 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-08-10.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FA248926DB003-Justification.pdf |
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