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NBSFS SME IDS Consultant
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The Government is seeking small business contractors to provide Subject Matter Expert (SME) support for the design, accreditation, installation, and sustainment of a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) at New Boston Space Force Station, leveraging Independent Design and Control Systems (IDS) and Automated Control Systems (ACS). The effort demands comprehensive technical expertise across the full project lifecycle, including pre-award planning, solicitation development, technical evaluation, post-award design validation, installation quality oversight, testing and acceptance, accreditation readiness, and transition to long-term sustainment. Critical compliance requirements include UL 2050 certification for intrusion detection systems, NIST 128-bit encryption, ICD/ICS 705 standards, Risk Management Framework (RMF) compliance, Authority to Operate (ATO) or Authority to Connect (ATC) processes, SSO/SSR/SSM coordination, and familiarity with Vindicator IDS/ACS platforms and A4S handoff protocols. All work must be performed at the designated Place of Performance in New Boston, New Hampshire, with inspection and acceptance activities conducted on-site by the Government. The request is structured as a pre-solicitation Request for Information (RFI) under NAICS code 541330, exclusively open to small businesses as a Total Small Business Set-Aside, and respondents must submit a Letter of Interest by 1:00 PM ET on June 2, 2026, via email to the designated contracting officials. Required submissions include a 2–5 page capability statement detailing relevant experience with DoD, Space Force, or Intelligence Community SCIF projects, along with technical, labor/cost, and experience feedback to assist in shaping future solicitation parameters. Offerors must also demonstrate capacity to avoid organizational conflicts of interest, provide qualified personnel with specified labor categories and rates, recommend site visit frequency and travel assumptions, and support sustainment activities including documentation, baselines, licensing, and spare parts management. No formal contract clauses, evaluation factors, pricing, or delivery schedules have been established, as this RFI serves solely for market research to inform a future solicitation.
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Place of Performance
New Boston, NH, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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The Government requires SME support to assist with pre-award planning, solicitation development, technical evaluation support, post-award design review, installation quality oversight, testing and acceptance support, accreditation readiness, and sustainment transition. The IDS/ACS effort is for a SCIF at NBSFS and must support physical security, cybersecurity, SCIF accreditation, SSO review, ATO/ATC support, AO review, UL 2050 certification, NIST 128-bit encryption certification, training, testing, and sustainment requirements.
The objective of this RFI is to solicit Letters of Interest (LOI) from potential contractors that can complete the work outlined in the RFI Notice. Letters of Interest are due on or before 1:00 PM ET, 2 June 2026 and must be sumitted to Contracts Specialist Rachyl Cushman (rachyl.cushman@us.af.mil) and Contracting Officer Kristin Morrison (kristin.morrison.1@us.af.mil)
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