Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force · FA4452 763 ESS
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Sources Sought response
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
FA4452-26-AFAS-SS
Notice type
Sources Sought
NAICS
513210
Product service code
DA10
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Posted
2026-08-20
Response deadline
Aug 28, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Scott AFB, IL
Contracting contact
melanie.achdjian@us.af.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
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1. INTRODUCTION This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes. It does not constitute a solicitation or a commitment, implied or otherwise, by the Government. The purpose of this notice is to identify qualified sources capable of providing commercial-off-the-shelf web-based software for the Executive Resource Branch (A3/ER), Air, Space, and Information Operations Directorate (A3), located at Scott AFB, IL. This notice serves as an effort to conduct thorough market research to determine the availability and technical capability of large and small businesses (including the following subsets, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, HUBZone Firms; Certified 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Woman Owned Small Business) to provide the required products and/or services. 2. BACKGROUND The AMC AD AIR CARD Program (A3E) oversees the aviation fuel accounting program reconciliation process IAW AFI 11-253. The requirement is for an enterprise level software to account for aviation fuel transactions conducted by AF crews globally. Previous Efforts: N/A 3. SCOPE OF REQUIREMENT This program oversees the management of fuel receipts and bill reconciliation, and fuel transaction and alert validation. The requirement is for a scalable, web-based program to manage the Aviation Fuel Program including the AIR Card and DoD fuel purchase reconciliation and in flight refuel management for 12 months starting 30 September 2026. The requirement is for an enterprise-wide IT software capable of reconciling aviation fuel transaction conducted by AF crews globally and provide command-wide visibility, auto matching, sales receipt transaction importing, data and metrics collection. If a vendor responds and wins, the vendor must obtain a Department of the Air Force (DAF) Authority to Operate (ATO).” The software should provide the ability to scale enterprise-wide, automatically manage fuel transactions, and provide automatic in-flight program management. Specific capabilities should provide: I. Core System & SaaS Scalability Scalable Enterprise SaaS Architecture: Must be an enterprise-wide, web-based Software as a Service (SaaS) solution capable of accounting for all aviation fuel transactions conducted globally by Air Force crews. Capacity Beyond Current Footprint: The platform's SaaS architecture must possess the inherent capacity to scale and support operations beyond the currently identified 11 CONUS Document Control Officers (DCOs), allowing for seamless expansion to additional users, units, and commands without system degradation or custom code rewrites. End-to-End Reconciliation: Must organize, automate, and manage the entire aviation fuel accounting reconciliation process in strict compliance with Air Force Instruction (AFI) 11-253. Legacy System Interoperability: Must natively interface with and pull data from legacy and external Air Force systems (including EEBP, CRIS, and REMIS) to compare, validate, and audit transaction data. Command-Wide Visibility: Must provide real-time, command-wide visibility of fuel transactions and execution metrics across the entire enterprise. II. Fuel Transaction Program Manager (FTPM) Capabilities Automated Business Rules: Must utilize automated validation rules to instantly identify and flag: Duplicate fuel billings. Errors in unit cost charges. Invalid fuel charges (e.g., fuel billed to an aircraft no longer assigned to that specific wing). Automated Matching & Data Import: Must automatically ingest sales receipt data and match transactions to streamline the reconciliation workload. Analytics & Reporting: Must aggregate historical transaction data and operational metrics to generate reports and support end-of-year closeouts (such as tracking unbilled charges across fiscal years). III. Fuel In-flight Program Management (FIPM) Capabilities Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) Integration: Must be fully approved to operate on government-issued EFBs, enabling aircrews to electronically record in-flight secondary sales. Electronic DD Form 791 Workflows: Must provide an electronic process for generating, routing, and sign-off on the DD Form 791 (Inflight Refueling Transmitter Sheet). In-Flight Tail Validation: Must perform real-time aircraft tail number validation during flight to ensure billing accuracy for tanker offloads. Immediate Ground-to-Air Synchronization: Must interface seamlessly with the ground-based FTPM module to provide Home Station personnel with immediate, worldwide visibility of in-flight offloads. Multi-Role Coordination & Digital Signatures: Must support role-based workflows (Boom Operator, FMS, POL, WRDCO) and secure digital signatures, specifically for the verification of Foreign Military Sales (FMS) transactions. 4. REQUESTED INFORMATION Interested parties are invited to submit a capability statement that clearly demonstrates an ability to meet the stated requirements. Include the following elements: Company name, address, and point of contact information. Company CAGE Code, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), and System for Award Management (SAM) expiration date. Business size and socioeconomic status under NAICS 513210 (Small Business, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.). Highest security clearance your company holds Relevant experience providing distributed account management for global aviation fuel transactions. Past performance references (contract numbers, agencies, points of contact). Ability to perform work in accordance with the attached Salient Characteristics. Any comments or recommendations regarding the draft requirement 5. OTHER INFORMATION The reference number for tracking purposes only is FA4452-26-AFAS-SS and shall be used to reference any written responses to this SSN. Interested parties are responsible for ensuring they have the most up-to-date information regarding this acquisition. 6. SUBMISSION DETAILS Responses shall be limited to 5 pages or fewer and submitted electronically in PDF format to the point of contact emails below. Late responses may not be reviewed. Due date: 4 SEP 2026 @ 17:30 CST Submit To: melanie.achdjian@us.af.mil and kristy.daugherty@us.af.mil Subject Line: FA4452-26-AFAS-SS Response – Aviation Fuel Accounting Software, CAGE Code 7. ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST (OCI) Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) is defined and discussed in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 9.5, Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest. It is critical for the Government to assess any potential OCI issues as early as possible for an acquisition to allow ample time to evaluate and address potential organizational conflicts prior to contract award. Respondents are requested to identify any potential organizational conflicts and provide a mitigation plan, if applicable. 8. DISCLAIMER This notice is for market research only and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any improperly identified proprietary information. Attachment: Salient Characteristics
Contact
Point of contact
Melanie Achdjian
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
melanie.achdjian@us.af.mil
Secondary
kristy.daugherty@scott.af.mil
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