Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force · FA8217 AFLCMC HBDK
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Compliance matrix
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Proposal outline
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
FA8217-26-R-B005
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
541330
Product service code
R425
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-08-14
Response deadline
Aug 21, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
AK
Contracting contact
christopher.jarman@us.af.mil
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.
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number FA8217-26-R-B005 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP) for a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) and Time & Materials (T&M) contract for engineering services to complete comprehensive structural analyses and non-destructive inspections (NDI) of four AN/FPS-117 Radar towers across Alaska. This is a Sole-Source effort to Espiritu Design LLC. Espiritu currently owns the technical drawings of the FPS-117 Radar towers which are required to complete these analyses. Since the Government does not own these drawings, they cannot be provided to the public in a full and open competition. See the attached redacted Justification & Approval for Other than Full & Open Competition for details. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. This is not a Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS) rated order. See attachment "Solicitation - FA821726RB005" for solicitation specific details. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Proposals are due 21 August 2026 at 2:00 PM MDT. Proposals may be submitted via email to Chris Jarman, christopher.jarman@us.af.mil, and Cameron Tucker, cameron.tucker.6@us.af.mil.
Contact
Point of contact
Chris Jarman
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
christopher.jarman@us.af.mil
Secondary
cameron.tucker.6@us.af.mil
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