Market Survey for Environmental Management, Analysis, Research, and International Support (EMARIS) II
Department of Transportation · Federal Aviation Administration · 693KA9 CONTRACTING FOR SERVICES
Account requiredWhy it scored this way
Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.
Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it.
Start a free trial to draft these. Nothing is sent to an agency on your behalf, ever — you get a document to review, edit and submit yourself.
Sources Sought response
A complete draft response — capability statement, relevant past performance, business size and socioeconomic status, and answers to the agency's specific questions.
Questions to submit
Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.
Past performance write-ups
Which of your prior awards best match this requirement, and draft write-ups in the format the agency asked for.
Solicitation details
Solicitation number
EMARIS_II
Notice type
Sources Sought
NAICS
541330
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-08-18
Response deadline
Sep 18, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Washington, DC
Contracting contact
9-AFN-AWA-AAQ460-Contracting-Team@faa.gov
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 541330 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this sources sought/Request for Information (RFI) to obtain information from industry regarding potential technical and professional support for the FAA’s environmental management, analysis, research, and compliance requirements. This RFI is intended to support the Office of Environment and Energy (AEE) and other FAA offices, including but not limited to Office of Airports - ARP, Office of Commercial Space Transportation - AST, Aviation Safety - AVS, and Air Traffic Organization - ATO. Potential areas of support may include environmental reviews and compliance, environmental management systems, community engagement, environmental modeling and analysis, operations research, research and development, sustainability, energy management, and environmental cleanup. Responses will assist the FAA in understanding industry capabilities and informing potential future acquisition strategies. The acquisition strategy for the procurement has not been determined at this time; however, either an unrestricted competition or a set-aside will be chosen depending on the responses to this Market Survey. This is not a Screening Information Request or Request for Proposals of any kind. The FAA is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. The FAA will not pay for any information received or costs incurred in preparing the response to the market survey. Any costs associated with the market survey submittal is solely at the interested vendor's expense. The FAA may request that one, some, all, or none of the respondents to this Market Survey provide additional information. No evaluation of vendors will occur based on this additional information and vendor participation in any informational session is not a promise for future business with the FAA. Any information provided under this market survey is for informational purposes only. Any proprietary information submitted must be explicitly and conspicuously marked by the respondent as, proprietary. If appropriately marked, such information will not be released to the public by the FAA, except as required under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or any other applicable law, regulation and/or policy. The Government may transfer documents provided by a respondent to any department or agency within the Executive Branch if the information relates to matters within the organization's jurisdiction. Detailed submission requirements can be found in the attached Sources Sought/Request for Information document. Attachments (a) Draft Statement of Work (b) SOURCES SOUGHT/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)
Contact
Point of contact
FAA AAQ 460 Contracting Office
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
9-AFN-AWA-AAQ460-Contracting-Team@faa.gov
Submit questions
Ambiguities and requirements worth clarifying, written as questions you can send before the deadline.
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