Enterprise Sustainment Management System (E-SMS) Universal Cost Assembly Development Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract

This solicitation, numbered W9132T26RA003, is a combined synopsis and solicitation issued by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Construction Engineering Research Laboratory for the development of Micro-Computer Aided Cost Estimating System 2nd Generation (MII) project item assemblies and associated data artifacts to support the Enterprise-Sustainment Management System (E-SMS). The acquisition is structured as a Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) under an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) vehicle with a five-year ordering period, exclusively reserved for small business concerns under a total small business set-aside as defined by FAR 19.5, with the NAICS code 541330. The contracting office is located in Champaign, Illinois, and the primary point of contact is Mr. Booker Jordan, Jr., who handles all vendor inquiries via email only, with no phone calls permitted. Proposals must be submitted electronically by 5:00 PM CDT on June 19, 2026, following strict formatting guidelines, including the use of read-only PDFs, mandatory company identifiers such as the CAGE code and Unique Entity ID, and adherence to a detailed structure across four volumes with strict page limits and naming conventions. The technical requirements mandate the development of seven distinct types of cost estimating models covering replacement, repair, and preventive maintenance tasks for military component systems, with deliverables guided by the 16-page Performance Work Statement (PWS) and its 62-page Appendix A. Offerors are evaluated using a Highest Technically Rated with a Fair and Reasonable Price (HTR-FRP) process where technical merit—specifically, technical knowledge and experience, quality management processes, and past performance—is prioritized over price, which is assessed only for fairness and reasonableness without scoring or trade-offs. Pricing is based on a firm-fixed rate structure per task type, with estimated maximum quantities over the five-year period exceeding 60,000 individual task orders across six major categories, though the overall contract ceiling remains unspecified. Proposals must include a completed IDIQ pricing spreadsheet, a detailed quality management plan, and verified past performance documentation submitted via a government-provided questionnaire directly to the government. Compliance with numerous government-mandated clauses is required, including those governing cyber security (DFARS 252.204-7012), sustainable procurement, anti-trafficking, ethical conduct