EOD FLIGHT SUPPORT TECHNICIANS

Concerning future solicitation FA481926R0004:

GENERAL INFORMATION: The 325th Contracting Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Florida, in support of the 801st  Red Horse Training Squadron (801 RHTS) is conducting a Non-Personal Services acquisition for Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Flight Support Technicians. Requirements under this acquisition will include including scheduling and setup for EOD training courses, to include joint service/multinational events, and Combat Support Training Range (CSTR) events, training documentation, maintenance of EOD tools and equipment, maintenance of EOD munitions accounts, equipment and munitions documentation, drafting plans and procedures, reviewing EOD technical reports and making recommendations to management, running unit “checklist”, and ground and explosive safety requirements. Place of performance for the 801 RHTS EOD Flight Support Technicians acquisition will be at Tyndall AFB, Florida. This is a bridge action as defined at DAFFARS 5302.1. This acquisition utilizes the RFO (Revolutionary Far Overhaul) and related agency deviations, in lieu of the current FAC (Federal Acquisition Circular).

The solicitation is non-competitive, and is expected to be set aside to a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, and accomplished as a sole source award to R3 Inc, using simplified acquisition procedures conducted in accordance with Revolutionary Far Overhaul (RFO) Part 12. An electronic solicitation will not be posted to the GPE.

The Centralized IDIQ contract for EOD support was discontinued at Scott AFB and this requirement was passed down to the customer at each location they supported. With the short time to award it was logical to put a sole source in place to provide contracting an opportunity to generate a requirement for a Base of one year with four (4) options at one year each. The plan is to solicit the competitive action no later than June 1st with award to be made no later than October 1st, 2026.

The NAICS Code is 541330 (Engineering Services) with a size standard of $25.5M and the product service code (PSC) is R499.

The requirement will be awarded as a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract to include a base of five (5) month term, plus two (2) optional terms for one month each. SAM Registration is mandatory for this contract. The expected award date for this requirement is 24 April 2026.

For Information regarding this sole source acquisition contact Mr. David Hackney, Contracting Officer at david.hackney.1@us.af.mil.