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AFRAT GNS3 Global Navigation Satellite System

Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force · FA8601 AFLCMC PZIO
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Solicitation details

Solicitation number
FA860126Q0132
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
334511
Product service code
6655
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-08-18
Response deadline
Sep 1, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Wright Patterson AFB, OH
Contracting contact
claire.hess@us.af.mil

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Statement of work, as posted

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation AFLCMC/PZI Installation Contracting Support Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45323 Date: 18 August 2026 Title: AFRAT GNS3 Global Navigation Satellite System Request for Quote (RFQ) / Solicitation Number: FA8601-26-Q-0132 Quotes Due: 1 September 2026 at 4:00 PM EST Contact Point(s): Claire Hess, Contract Specialist; claire.hess@us.af.mil Contact Point(s): Linh Jameson, Contracting Officer; linh.jameson@us.af.mil Description: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with RFO Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number FA8601-26-Q-0132 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) for an AFRAT GNS3 Global Navigation Satellite System. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns under NAICS code 334511 with a small business size of 1350 employees. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. The Government reserves the right to conduct interchanges with some, none, or all offerors, or make no award at all depending upon: 1) the quality of quotations received, and 2) whether proposed prices are determined to be fair and reasonable. The Government also reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. 1. Requirement: For Supplies: This requirement is for an AFRAT GNS3 Global Navigation Satellite System in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW). CLIN SUPPLIES QUANTITY UNIT 0001 Geode GNS3 Single Frequency Antenna Model 1 EACH 0002 Archer 4 Android GEO/Cell, Expanded Battery 1 EACH 0003 Geode Grip for Archer 4 1 EACH 0004 Uinta 1 Year Professional License 1 EACH 0005 Uinta Basic Remote Training 1 EACH 0006 Delivery Services 1 EACH 2. Period of Performance: Supplies: The delivery is required within 120 days after receipt of order (ARO) to Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio. 3. Provisions and Clauses: See solicitation attachment for applicable provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition. NOTE 1: In accordance with R-DFARS 252.204-7998, Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications (Deviation 2026-O0043) (FEB 2026), the offeror's quote submission legally binds and certifies that its SAM registration is current, complete, accurate, and has been updated within the preceding 12 months as of the offer's date. NOTE 2: In accordance with R-DFARS 252.204-7021 and R-DFARS 252.204-7025, a CMMC Level 1 assessment is the mandatory minimum requirement for all offerors bidding with the Department of War. Under CMMC Level 1, all offerors must demonstrate full compliance by self-certifying with the 15 basic safeguarding requirements for Federal Contract Information (FCI) outlined in RFO 52.240-93(b)(1). Once your organization has confirmed its compliance with these 15 requirements, you must enter this self-certification into the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) module within PIEE (https://piee.eb.mil). Contract award cannot be made to any offeror that is not fully compliant and whose assessment results are not properly recorded in the system of record. You must verify the CMMC Level required for this award by checking the provisions and clauses within the solicitation. 4. Quotes Due Date: Quotes must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist via e-mail at claire.hess@us.af.mil and Contracting Officer at linh.jameson@us.af.mil. Quotes must conform to the requirements of this solicitation and be received no later than 1 September at 4:00 PM EST. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure that the quote and its attachments are received. Any correspondence sent via e-mail must contain the subject line “FA860126Q0132, AFRAT GNS3 Global Navigation Satellite System” The entire quotation must be contained in a single e-mail that does not exceed 5 megabytes including attachments, if any. E-mails with compressed files are not permitted. Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe or .zip files). Therefore, if the specified subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the email filters at Wright-Patterson. If sending attachments with email, ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls or .xlsx documents are sent. The email filter may delete any other form of attachments. If a DoDSafe drop off is needed, please notify the contract specialist or contracting officer at least 48 hours before quotes are due. Any quotes received after designated closing date and time need not be considered. Quotes must include aggregate total of base plus all option year CLINS, if requested (IAW RFO 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options). All quotes shall be in whole dollars and conform to the Contract Line-Item Number (CLIN) structure of attached solicitation. 5. Notice to Vendor(s): All vendors must fully complete and return the 'Required Information Sheet' (attached to the solicitation) and return with their quotation. Additionally, quotations that contain pricing only with no description/detail of the supply/service that will be provided will not be accepted or considered for award. 6. Tariffs: In accordance with R-DFARS 252.225-7013, the contractor is prohibited from including any amount for customs duties on eligible items within the quote price. The claim for duty-free entry is restricted to supplies destined for government use, either as end items or as components thereof. The Government will provide assistance in the process of obtaining duty-free entry. 7. Period of Acceptance of Quotes: Offeror agrees to hold prices in its quote firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. 8. SAM Registration: Firms submitting a quote for the solicitation described herein, MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, or risk the quote as being non-responsive, regardless of the package being considered complete, timely or any other salient consideration. Information to register on SAM can be found at the web site, SAM.gov. List of Attachments: Geode GNSS SOW_13 August 2026 Brand Name Determination and Findings CO Signed_Redacted Solicitation FA8601-26-Q-0132 REQUIRED INFORMATION SHEET: (All vendors must complete and return this sheet with quote submission.) Shipping/transportation will be FOB: Destination Manufacturers End Product Country of Origin (Supplies Only):______________________ Payment Terms: ________________________ Delivery Date: ________________________ Company Name (as registered in SAM): ___________________________________________ UEI: _____________________________ CAGE: ____________________________________ CMMC Unique Identifier (UID): ________________________________________________ POC: _________________________________ Telephone: _____________________________ E-Mail: ________________________________ Warranty Information: _________________________________________________________

Contact

Point of contact
Claire Hess
Role
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Email
claire.hess@us.af.mil
Secondary
linh.jameson@us.af.mil
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