Jet/AGE Wash Service, Misawa AB, Japan

This contract, issued under solicitation number FA520526Q0014, is a combined synopsis and solicitation for commercial jet and Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) wash and corrosion prevention services at Misawa Air Base, Japan, specifically for F-16 and F-35 aircraft. The acquisition is structured as a service contract with a base year and four optional one-year extensions, totaling up to five years of performance potential. All work must comply with specific Air Force Technical Orders and the Performance Work Statement, which details cleaning procedures, daily throughput limits of three aircraft or 20 AGE units per day, and required standards for aircraft and attachments. The solicitation was issued under FAR Part 12, indicating a commercial items acquisition approach, and is not set-aside for small businesses. Amendment 0001 extended the offer due date from May 20, 2026, to May 27, 2026, corrected clerical errors, and added a Q&A document to the SAM.gov posting; offerors must use the revised SF-1449 form incorporating this amendment. Evaluation for award will be based on a trade-off process considering both past performance and price, with neither factor assigned a numerical weight, and the government retaining discretion to select the most advantageous offer even if not the lowest-priced. Past performance must be substantiated with relevant contracts from the last three years, or the government will rely on CPARS data, and failure to provide acceptable evidence renders a proposal technically unacceptable. The contract is firm-fixed-price with not-to-exceed amounts for each line item, but no unit or total prices are provided, leaving the estimated contract value undetermined. Performance occurs at APO, AP 96319-5012, with payment managed exclusively through Wide Area WorkFlow and invoicing governed by DFARS 252.232-7006. The contractor must ensure all personnel have Common Access Cards for physical and logical access to DoD systems and facilities and comply with NIST SP 800-171 cybersecurity controls for any systems handling covered defense information. Contract options for extending services up to six months or extending the contract term are included, subject to specified notice requirements. Additional requirements include compliance with prohibitions on gratuities, subcontractor sales restrictions, confidentiality agreements, and security protocols, along with mandatory representations regarding Unique Entity ID, CAGE codes (if providing covered telecommunications equipment), and tax liability