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ABET Accreditation Maintenance
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The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) for the annual maintenance of accreditation for seven engineering and applied science programs at the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. This acquisition is justified under the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) 6.103-1 because ABET is the only entity authorized to perform its proprietary accreditation services, a process that has been in place since 1963 and cannot be replicated by any other organization. The contract value is set at $1,500,000 for a one-year period from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026, with full payment contingent upon formal acceptance of deliverables by the Technical Point of Contact. All correspondence must reference solicitation number FA860126Q0054, be submitted via email to the designated contracting officer and contract specialist by June 3, 2026, at 11:00 AM EST, and use only approved file formats—PDF, .doc, or .xls—with .zip and .exe files explicitly prohibited. The Performance Work Statement outlines the requirement to conform to ABET’s established accreditation standards, CMMC Level 1 cybersecurity protocols, the Privacy Act of 1974, and Wright-Patterson AFB installation security policies. Contractors must comply with stringent access controls, including obtaining Common Access Cards through the Trusted Associate Sponsorship System, reporting any organizational conflicts of interest immediately, and returning all credentials within five days of employment termination. A designated Technical Point of Contact at AFIT/ENW is responsible for inspection and acceptance, and the contract includes no option years or line-item cost breakdowns, reflecting its singular, non-competitive nature under the RFO framework.
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Place of Performance
Wright Patterson AFB, OH, 45433, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
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20 May 2026 Reference addition of Attachment 3. Statement of Work (SOW) or Performance Work Statement (PWS) supplement In accordance with the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) this additional information shall be included in all SOW's and PWS's. This supplement will be incorporated into the final SOW/PWS put on contract award.
INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), 400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, for the annual ABET Accreditation Maintenance for the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Market research was conducted, and it has been determined that ABET is the only source that can provide the required accreditation services. ABET is the sole recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology. The specialized and proprietary nature of their accreditation process, which has been in place for AFIT's programs since 1963, makes them the only source capable of providing the required services for the maintenance of accreditation for seven of AFIT’s engineering and applied science programs. Awarding a contract to any other entity would not be possible as no other organization is authorized to perform ABET accreditations.
In accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation overhaul, (RFO) 5.207(c)(15), the justification for the lack of competition is that the required proprietary service is only available from a single source. Therefore, this acquisition is being conducted under the authority of (RFO) 6.103-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements."
Submission Instructions and Points of Contact:
Interested parties who believe they can satisfy the requirements must provide a capability statement with clear and convincing evidence of their ability to do so. A simple statement of capability is not sufficient. All responses, questions, and capability statements shall be submitted via email to the following points of contact no later than 3 June 2026 at 11:00AM EST.
- Contracting Officer: [Candice Snow, candice.snow@us.af.mil]
- Contract Specialist: [Brian Algeo, brian.algeo.1@us.af.mil]
All correspondence sent via email must contain the subject line: "FA860126Q0054, ABET Accreditation Maintenance." Be advised that emails without this exact subject line or with prohibited attachments (.zip, .exe) may be blocked by network filters. Acceptable attachment formats are PDF, .doc, and .xls. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals or quotes. A decision by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Attachments:
- Performance Work Statement (PWS)
- Sole Source Justification (Redacted)
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