Facility Support Services III - Request For Information (RFI)
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of the Air Force is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) for Facility Support Services III (FSS III) at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC). This RFI is for planning purposes to gather industry input for a future Small Business set-aside solicitation. The anticipated scope includes security, C2, fire/emergency, and environmental/safety services. Responses are due July 07, 2026.
Purpose
This RFI is for planning purposes only and is not a solicitation. The government seeks industry input to develop a viable solicitation for the follow-on to the FSS II contract, ensuring successful and effective competition.
Anticipated Scope of Work (FSS III)
The future FSS III contract is anticipated to cover:
- Security Services: Armed security forces for resource protection, entry control, and patrols.
- Command, Control, and Communications (C2): 24/7 operation of the AEDC Operations Center.
- Fire and Emergency Services: Fire prevention, protection, rescue, hazardous materials response, and emergency medical services.
- Environmental and Safety Programs: Compliance and management support. Note: Occupational Health, Base Supply, Cargo Movement, or Vehicle Operations and Maintenance are anticipated to be excluded.
Key Information for Bidders
- Place of Performance: Primarily Arnold AFB, TN, with support at GSUs in White Oak, MD, and Moffett Field, CA.
- Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC): CMMC Level 2 – C3PAO certification will be a condition of award.
- NIST Notice: Contractors must maintain a current summary level assessment score in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS).
- Submission Platform: The future solicitation will be in the PIEE Solicitation Module.
- Period of Performance (PoP): The government is assessing durations (e.g., 4.5, 5.5, 10.5 years total) and requests bidder rationale for preferred lengths.
- Commerciality: Bidders are asked to provide rationale on whether functional areas and the overall requirement are commercial or noncommercial.
- Data Rights: The government is considering unrestricted data rights (FFF and OMIT data).
- Industry Day: Scheduled for July 21-22, 2026. Registration is required by June 25, 2026, with a limit of three representatives per company.
- SourceAmerica Subcontracting: Bidders are asked about their potential to establish goals for AbilityOne subcontracting.
- Conflict of Interest: Firms performing on the Test Operations and Sustainment (TOS) contract are ineligible as prime or subcontractor.
Contract & Timeline
- Opportunity Type: Sources Sought / Request for Information (RFI)
- Set-Aside: Small Business set-aside (as per Q&A document).
- RFI Response Due: July 07, 2026, at 0900 CDT.
- Published Date: June 18, 2026.
- Anticipated RFP Release: Q1 Fiscal Year 2027 (estimate, subject to change).
- Current Contract (FSS II): Awarded to Akima Intra-Data, LLC, with an anticipated total amount of $152,871,144.00 over 8 years.
Submission Details
Responses should address PoP, commerciality, CMMC, data rights, industry day registration, SourceAmerica subcontracting, and other questions outlined in the RFI. Submissions must be emailed to PCO Ms. Erica Anglin (erica.anglin@us.af.mil) and Contracting Specialist Ms. Bethany Hill (bethany.hill.3@us.af.mil) in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. ZIP files are not accepted.