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ABET Accreditation Maintenance
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The United States Air Force, through its Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, is conducting a Sources Sought market research to identify qualified contractors, including Small Businesses, capable of providing annual ABET Accreditation Maintenance services for seven engineering and applied science programs at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). This effort involves assessing and maintaining accreditation based on criteria defined by professional societies to ensure ongoing compliance and quality of the academic programs. The anticipated performance period is from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, and work will be performed at AFIT on Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio. Interested vendors are required to submit capability packages demonstrating their ability to perform these accreditation services, including company identification data, business size status per NAICS code 611310, and registration in the System for Award Management (SAM). Responses are due by May 15, 2026, submitted via email with specific instructions to avoid prohibited file types, and no binding contract or set-aside determination has yet been made, as this notice serves strictly for market research purposes under FAR guidelines. The acquisition includes strict compliance with various federal regulations and contract clauses, notably FAR 52.219-14 concerning limitations on subcontracting if a Small Business set-aside is pursued. Contractors must maintain a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 1 to safeguard Federal Contract Information and adhere to data privacy protections under the Privacy Act of 1974. The technical point of contact will oversee acceptance of deliverables, with final payment contingent upon government approval of all required accreditation reports and related documentation per ABET standards. Invoicing will be processed through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE), and no contract options for extension or additional work are indicated. The solicitation documents include detailed instructions and technical requirements as attachments, and the market research responses will inform the government’s decision on whether to proceed with a full and open competition or a small business set-aside for the forthcoming solicitation.
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NAICS
Place of Performance
Wright Patterson AFB, OH, 45433, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
Organization & Contact Information
Full Description
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)