Sources SoughtPosted Apr 9, 2026·Responses due May 1, 2026

A&E IDIQ Sources Sought

Air Force and Space Force · FA5613 700 CONS PK

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
5413
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA561326R0004
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
C1AA
Place
Ramstein KMC, DE-RP, DEU
Contact
Sibel Wright (sibel.wright@us.af.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA561326R0004 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Apr 9, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
  • Apr 15, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Apr 22, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Jun 30, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
  • Jun 30, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 14, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
  • Sep 8, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 16, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 16, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 18, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 25, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 25, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 25, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 25, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 25, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Oct 7, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Jun 4, 2026 to Oct 5, 2026, middle of the range Jul 16, 2026.
Measured from 253 past early notices at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Apr 9, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

Introduction: This notice officially begins dialogue with industry for the re-acquisition of follow-on Architecture and Engineering (A-E) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts in support of the Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC). The sources sought / request for information is a market research tool used for the purposes of preliminary acquisition planning and does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ), Request for Bid (RFB) or Request for Proposal (RFP). The intent of this notice is to identify potential offerors and is not a commitment of the Government for any pur… (show all)

pose other than market research. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up requests. Please ensure if you are anticipating submitting a proposal when the soliciation is posted, that your company is registered in SAM.gov. Directions on registering in SAM.gov have been provided in the attachments listed below. Respondents will not be notified of the data collected in result of this market research and any information submitted to this request by respondents is voluntary. Information listed in this sources sought / request for information is subject to change and updates will be posted as more information becomes available. Please send any responses to any of the attachments listed below in PDF format via Email, to both the following individuals: Ms.Sibel Wright, Contracting Officer, sibel.wright@us.af.mil Ms. Fatima Berlitz, Contract Specialist, fatima.berlitz.de@us.af.mil Requirement Description: The 86th Civil Engineering Squadron (86th CES) has a requirement for follow-on A-E IDIQ contract. It is anticipated the government will award to no more than eight (8) Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), IDIQ contracts, each with a base ordering period of 5 year and one (1) 5 year option period. The estimated maxium contract value othe IDIQ is $59,000,000. These IDIQ contracts will support the 86th CES located at Ramstein AB, Germany. All work will consist of A-E services for facilities and geographically separated units (GSU) and other locations supported by the KMC. Work is anticipated to be performed will be within the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes of 541330 Engineering Services, 541310 Architectural (except landscape) services, and 541320, Landscape Architectural Services. Please throughly review and/or respond to the list of attachments below: Atch 1 - Sources Sought Cover Letter Atch 2 - A-E IDIQ Draft SOW Atch 3 - Industry Questionnaire Atch 4 - SF330 Atch 5 - 1. SAM - Quick Guide - Registrierung in SAM PIEE (G) v.01.2025 Atch 6 - 2. SAM - ANMELDUNG in LOGIN.gov (G) (2024-12-23) Atch 7 - 3. SAM - Registrierungs-Checkliste (2025-04-08) Atch 8 - 4. SAM - International Registrations Atch 9 - Certificate in TAX Matters - Redacted Atch 10 - Overview - Wie registriere ich mich in SAM+WAWF v.02.2025 Atch 11 - PHISHING EMAILS Atch 12 - SAM_Entity_Administrator_Letter_Template3_International

Who won similar work

91 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same industry group (NAICS 5413).

WinnerAwardsValueLast
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC5$362.3MSep 28, 2026
SYSTEM HIGH CORPORATION5$1.1MJul 1, 2026
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $LMT3$37.6MAug 26, 2026
BAE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS & SERVICES INC.2$1.2BSep 21, 2026
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.2$102.1MFeb 25, 2026
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.2$48.5MMar 30, 2026
PCI AVIATION LLC2$14.3MApr 24, 2025
THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA2$11.3MJul 16, 2026
WRG FIRE TRAINING SIMULATION SYSTEMS INC.2$271KSep 25, 2026
JACOBS TECHNOLOGY INC.1$4.0BJun 3, 2025

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 3 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (36 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
  • $1.1M from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 8 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.

  • 3 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 2 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.