Bloomington MN Great Wolf Lodge Family Retreat
Air Force and Space Force · FA4528 5 CONS
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA452826QPKB8 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with Revolutionary Far Overhaul (RFO) Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number FA452826QPKB8 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) for event planning services. The 5th Maintenance Group (5 MXG) True North Chaplain has a requirement for a contractor to facilitate events for a Single Airmen & Family Retreat at the Great Wolf Lodge in Bloomington MN September 24-27, 2026, in accordan… (show all)
ce with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). This acquisition is 100% set aside for small business concerns. The North American Industry Size Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this requirement is 561920. The Small Business Size Standard associated with this NAICS is $20.0M. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. Line Items: 1. Hotel Rooms (20 two-queen-bed rooms for 3 nights with waterpark access/passes included) 2. Meal Vouchers (5 per person for 56 people to cover 3 Breakfasts & 2 Dinners) 3. Conference/Meeting Room for Trainings (includes audio/visual support and coffee/water per the PWS) 4. Transportation 5. Event Planning & Management NOTICE TO OFFERORS: Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made until, and unless, funds become available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this requirement, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this requirement, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs. Quotes are due no later than 2:00 p.m. CDT on August 19, 2026. Quotes must be emailed to rylan.stafford@us.af.mil AND nitra.latta.2@us.af.mil. AMENDMENT 0001: The dates of the event have been changed to 18-21 September OR 24-27 September 2026. See attached amended PWS and Questions and Answers. FAR provision 52.212-2 Evaluation�Commercial Products and Commercial Services is incorporated. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers: Price, Technical, and Past Performance. Technical acceptabiilty will be determined by the offeror's compliance with required specifications and this RFQ. AMENDMENT 0002: Transportation is added as a separate line item and coffee/water is included in the meeting room line item. Updated PWS is attached clarifying the meal vouchers. Award will be made to the offeror whose quote represents the best value to the Government. Best value will be determined by considering price, past performance, and compliance with required specifications and this RFQ.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 561920.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| T.S. AND E. TRADE SHOW AND EXHIBIT LOGISTICS INC | 1 | $1.1M | Jul 7, 2026 |
| PLANIT INC | 1 | $193K | Jun 3, 2026 |
| LIVE THE LIFE MINISTRIES, INC. | 1 | $89K | Nov 5, 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.
- Jul 7, 2026T.S. AND E. TRADE SHOW AND EXHIBIT LOGISTICS INC$1.1MSpecialized maintenance, storage, and logistics services to support the Trade Show Booth
- Jun 3, 2026PLANIT INC$193K2026 USSTRATCOM Deterrence Symposium
- Nov 5, 2025LIVE THE LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.$89KThree - Marriage Resiliency Retreats Vance AFB
Competitive landscape
For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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.
- 0 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
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.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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.