Acquisition Support Services Contract (ASSC) for all FAA Acquisition and Contracting Organizations
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The FAA is seeking to consolidate its acquisition support services under a single decentralized ordering contract titled the Acquisition Support Services Contract (ASSC) for all FAA Acquisition and Contracting Organizations, with solicitation number 6973GH-25-SS-00002. This contract will provide qualified personnel to support six AAQ divisions—AAQ-200, 300, 400, 500, 600, and 700—with skills equivalent to OPM 1102, 0500, and 0343 series civil service roles ranging from GS-5 to GS-14, performing non-personal services such as contract specialist duties, financial management, and contract administration. The anticipated contract structure is a five-year ordering period with Firm Fixed Price (FFP) as the primary pricing mechanism for full-time equivalent personnel, supplemented by a minor Labor Hours (LH) component not exceeding 5% of total contract value to accommodate transitional or surge needs. Performance may be conducted at FAA facilities in Washington D.C., Fort Worth, TX, Atlanta, GA, or remotely, as determined by individual AAQ organizations. The contract explicitly prohibits contractor employees from performing inherently governmental functions such as obligating funds or executing modifications. The FAA is considering a competitive award strategy that prioritizes past performance slightly over price, while also exploring annual adjustments tied to the Total Increase in the General Schedule (GS) salary tables for geographic location, intended to mitigate economic risk without requiring post-award renegotiation. These adjustments would be algorithmically calculated using publicly available OPM data, applied consistently across in-office and remote work locations, to ensure fair and transparent economic balancing throughout the contract term. The FAA is actively seeking industry feedback on this pricing strategy and alternatives that ensure unilateral exercise of all option periods, while also welcoming input on reducing administrative burdens. Proposals, due by October 1, 2026, must include a Project Management Plan with an Integrated Master Schedule and Organization Chart, a detailed Staffing Plan covering recruitment, training, retention, and subcontractor management, and a Quality Control Plan to be submitted within 45 days after award. Invoicing must occur within five or thirty days of month-end, track costs at the CLIN and task level, and be approved by both the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer Representative, with all deliverables subject to government acceptance and surveillance through file reviews, inspections, and performance metrics. The FAA is
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Update 03
Released: 7/28/2026
The FAA thanks all industry members who have provided feedback on this announcement so far. The information was very helpful.
The purpose of this update is to provide an estimated magnitude of the scope, provide draft past performance minimum requirements, and to state the FAA’s intent to determine the nature of forthcoming competition.
An estimated total number of personnel of various labor categories, their respective organizations, and geographic locations are as follows:
AAQ-200 (DC): 9 Full Time Equivalent (FTE)
AAQ-300 (DC): 5 FTE
AAQ-400 (DC): 1 FTE
AAQ-500 (DFW): 3 FTE
AAQ-500 (SEA): 6 FTE
AAQ-500 (BOS): 1 FTE
AAQ-500 (ATL): 4 FTE
AAQ-600 (NJ): 4 FTE
AAQ-700 (OKC): 21 FTE
Total estimated number of direct support personnel: 54 FTE
Total estimated number of separate geographic locations: 7
Total anticipated Period of Performance: 10 Years
The information provided above should be viewed as estimates only and is subject to change. A more detailed breakdown of labor categories, quantities, and locations will be provided when pricing information is solicited.
The point of contact (POC) for this announcement is seeking to confirm who, if any, interested vendors possesses past performance can meet the following criteria:
- Possess at least three (3) examples of past performance, similar in scope (acquisition support services).
- Each example is completed or was ongoing within the last seven (7) years.
- Each example is valued at $10 million or higher.
- Annual reporting with performance ratings for each example can be found in CPARS.
The nature of the competition has not yet been determined. Any solicitation resulting from this announcement may be open and unrestricted or set aside for small businesses, SBA 8(a) program participants, Woman-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), or HUBZone concerns. Responses to this update will assist the FAA in determining whether a set-aside is appropriate for the forthcoming solicitation.
RESPONSE REQUESTED
This is not a solicitation for specific past performance data. Please do not attempt to submit specific past performance data in response to this announcement. It will not be evaluated at this time if received.
The point of contact (POC) for this announcement is seeking confirmation from interested offerors who can meet the draft recency and relevancy criteria outlined above. If your company is interested in submitting a proposal and can meet these criteria, please provide a brief, but clear, response to the POC of this announcement no later than 1600 (Central) on August 5, 2026 to confirm.
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Update 02
Released: 7/1/2026
The FAA is considering a competitive award strategy focusing on base contract year pricing, with past performance potentially prioritized over the lowest price. Currently, past performance is contemplated to be slightly more important than price.
The FAA is considering the incorporation of terms for annual adjustments based on the 'Total Increase' amount in the header of the General Schedule (GS) salary tables, relevant to geographic location. These salary tables are publicly accessible at the following website:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2026/general-schedule
This acquisition strategy is not yet finalized and subject to change. The FAA seeks a contract solution that is fair and reasonable, and mitigates future economic risks for both parties throughout the life of the contract.
RESPONSE REQUESTED:
The FAA seeks to confirm adequate competition exists if the contemplated strategy above is used. If your company has already responded to this announcement, please send a brief follow-up email to the POC of this announcement confirming your interest and intent to submit a competitive proposal if/when a solicitation is released. If your company has not yet submitted a response to this announcement, please read the full announcement below and respond accordingly.
If you are interested but have concerns about this strategy, please propose an alternative that ensures fair annual adjustments and ensures all future option periods can be exercised unilaterally by the FAA throughout the life of the contract.
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UPDATE 01
RELEASED: 6/18/2026
The announcement below and the draft PWS have been updated to remove AAQ-900 (FAA Real Estate Contracting Division) as they will not be included in this requirement. An updated Draft PWS has been attached to remove this organizaiton from section 1.1. No other changes were made.
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NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE IN WRITING AND EITHER MAILED, FAXED OR EMAILED TO THE POC OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
The FAA intends to maintain this announcement until the release of a resulting solicitation. Interested vendors should continue to monitor this announcement on SAM.gov for updates, or FAA responses to questions, comments, and/or concerns. The FAA reserves the right to cancel this announcement and this requirement at any time, for any reason, and without notice.
The purpose of this announcement is to update interested vendors regarding the previous market survey number 6973GH-25-SS-00002 for planning purposes. This is not a screening information request or a request for proposals of any kind. The FAA is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals for this project at this time.
The requirement aims to provide support to AAQ with government acquisition document preparation and other administrative support services to facilitate the completion of the growing acquisition workload across the FAA. This contract does not permit contractor employees to perform inherently governmental duties, such as obligating appropriated funds or executing contractual agreements or modifications on behalf of the agency.
The objective of any resulting contract will be to support AAQ by providing qualified personnel for acquisition support services in the contract specialist, financial management, and contract administrator disciplines for a period to be determined (TBD). The required skill set will be substantially similar to that required for the civil service OPM 1102, 0500, and 0343 series, with tasks of competence and complexity similar to levels GS-5 through GS-14.
Incumbent information for current contracts supporting individual AAQ divisions to be consolidated under this requirement is as follows:
AAQ-200 (DTFAWA13A-00230/693KA7-22-F-00007) Innovative Computing & Applied (INCA) Technology LLC (SAM UEI: ERN9NNNDWB15)
AAQ-300 and AAQ-400 (DTFAWA13A-00039/693KA8-22-F-00003) ITStrategy, INC (SAM UEI: XD9HDPF5DJL3)
AAQ-500 (697DCK-23-C-00268) Trevor L. Newman, INC (SAM UEI: FE35WM3URJ59)
AAQ-600 (DTFAWA11A-00237) Trevor L. Newman, INC (SAM UEI: FE35WM3URJ59)
AAQ-700 (6973GH-22-D-00082/6973GH-25-F-00021) Z-Tech Solutions, LLC (SAM UEI: XLRZU56NNMN7)
See PWS paragraph 2.16 for specific places of performance for each AAQ Division.
Attached is the FAA's latest draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) related to this announcement. This document is in draft format and subject to change.
The FAA is contemplating establishing a decentralized ordering contract with a 5-year ordering period. Individual AAQ organizations are expected to place their own orders under this contract at various times throughout the ordering period. It is currently anticipated that the contract types to be used will consist primarily of Firm Fixed Price (FFP) for all full-time equivalent contractor support personnel, along with a small capability (no more than 5% of the total contract value) for Labor Hours (LH) to support minor transitional or surge needs; however, this is still subject to change.
All information in this announcement is tentative and subject to change if and when a solicitation is released. The FAA currently anticipates releasing a solicitation sometime in late summer to mid-fall of 2026.
INDUSTRY FEEDBACK REQUESTED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
Currently, the FAA is not seeking formal responses to this announcement. However, the FAA welcomes any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the attached draft PWS and the contemplated acquisition strategy to achieve a fair and equal competitive award process.
Feedback should be submitted for the FAA’s consideration only. Additionally, submitted questions, or any changes to the FAA’s requirements resulting from questions, may be publicly posted. Therefore, the FAA requests that any such questions submitted be sanitized of company names or any other information that identifies the requester.
The FAA particularly welcomes feedback on pricing strategies that could incorporate allocable cost-of-living indexes for economic adjustment within a primarily firm-fixed-price agreement, which can be identified at the time of award to reduce post-award administrative burdon. The FAA is especially interested in strategies that allow for adjustments to be calculated, rather than renegotiated, on an annual basis that can be applied to the various geographic work locations, both in-office and remote.
The FAA will not pay for any information received or costs incurred in preparing a response to the market survey. Any costs associated with the submission of a response to this announcement are solely at the interested vendor's risk.
The Award Management System (AMS) is the FAA's governing acquisition regulation. The FAA is not subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). To learn more about the FAA's acquisition policy and procurement guidance, please visit the following website: https://fast.faa.gov/PPG_Procurement.cfm.
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