FY26 AE IDIQ Synopsis Arnold AFB

The contract is a Firm-Fixed-Price Single Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) procurement under solicitation number FA910126R0024, issued by the Department of Defense through the Arnold Air Force Base Procurement Branch in Tennessee, with a response deadline of June 4, 2026. The solicitation seeks professional engineering and architectural services to support facility planning, design, and construction projects at Arnold AFB and nearby Cooperstown, Tennessee, with a contract ceiling of $50 million and a minimum guarantee of $1,000. All work must be performed within 125 miles of Arnold AFB, and firms located outside this radius will be disqualified. Evaluation is strictly qualifications-based under the Brooks Act and FAR Part 36.6, with price not considered as a factor. Offerors are assessed on specialized experience and technical competence across 15 disciplines including civil, electrical, mechanical, structural engineering, architecture, fire protection, and project management, with each factor weighted equally. Additional evaluation factors include professional capacity to manage four concurrent projects totaling $4 million, and geographic location, which is mandatory. Small business participation is assessed only as a tie-breaker among equally qualified firms, based on the percentage of contract effort subcontracted to eligible entities such as small disadvantaged businesses or HBCUs. Offerors must submit proposals electronically via email to designated contracting officials, using the SF 330 form as the core document structured into clearly defined sections with strict page limits and submission requirements. Proposals must include resumes for 11 specified key personnel, each limited to one page, with exact role titles, as well as up to 10 examples of past projects and 10 past performance references, including PPQs, with no more than 10 references total. All submissions must be clearly labeled with the solicitation number and “SOURCE SELECTION SENSITIVE,” and firms must be actively registered in SAM.gov with a valid CAGE code and Unique Entity ID. No physical packaging or MIL-STD requirements apply; digital submission is the only accepted method. The government will evaluate past performance through CPARs and PPQs, and contractors must maintain qualified personnel on-site, including a superintendent and quality control representative, to ensure compliance with quality standards during execution. No invoicing methods, payment offices, accounting codes, or specific inspection locations are detailed, and no CLINs, pricing tables, or contract options are provided in the synopsis.