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31LRS European Armored Vehicles
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The Department of Defense, specifically the 31st LRS at Aviano Air Base in Italy, has issued a Request for Information and Sources Sought Notice under solicitation FA5682EAV31LRS. This action is intended to conduct market research to determine industry capabilities, interest, and availability for providing European armored tactical vehicles and associated maintenance support. The government is seeking detailed information regarding vehicle specifications, including protection levels, mobility, and weapons-mounting provisions, as well as comprehensive support capabilities such as parts delivery times, repair response, and long-term maintenance viability within Europe. Interested firms must provide a company profile, technical compliance data, and nonbinding budgetary pricing for vehicle procurement, spare parts, training, and delivery to Italy. Active registration in the System for Award Management is highlighted as a key factor for future contracting. Questions are due by September 11, 2026, and final submissions of capability statements and requested attachments must be delivered to the designated points of contact by September 16, 2026. This process is for information gathering only and does not commit the government to any costs or contracts at this time.
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0, AE, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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Full Description
25 August 2026: Publishing Questions and Answers
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THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE AND THERE IS NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) / SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE DOES NOT COMMIT THE GOVERNMENT TO ANY INCURRED COSTS IN PREPARATION OF ANY SUBMISSION TO THIS NOTICE, OR TO CONTRACT FOR SERVICES.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to obtain industry capabilities, to determine interest in participation, and to determine the availability to provide products/services for the 31st LRS Aviano AB - Italy. The information from this market research will help the 31st LRS with their acquisition strategy. Firms are strongly encouraged to provide comments, questions, and suggestions relative to the project scope, methodologies and technologies, and approach. Any input that businesses or interested parties would like to provide will be reviewed and considered.
See Attachment 1: Salient Characteristics, for a detailed description of what we are looking for to fulfill our mission requirements.
See Attachment 2: Company Information Request, to provide company information and a designated point of contact.
See Attachment 3: European Parts and Maintenance Support, to provide additional information needed to be more informed.
See Attachment 4: Nonbinding Budgetary Pricing, to provide an quote that the government can use to determine a budget.
It is also important for us to know if you are actively registered in sam or not because that will also play a key factor if/when any contract will be put in place.
For all questions please contact carter.schmucker.1@us.af.mil or gualtiero.casadio.it@us.af.mil by Friday, 11 September 2026, 1500 PM UTC. Please refer to Question RFI FA5682EAU31LRS in the subject line.
If your firm is interested, please submit completed attachments, capability statements, and any other information you would like to provide to carter.schmucker.1@us.af.mil or gualtiero.casadio.it@us.af.mil by Wednesday, 16 September 2026, 1500 PM UTC. Please refer to RFI FA5682EAU31LRS in the subject line.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 336992. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 2355.
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