Opportunity
SAM #FA330026Q0320
Nationwide Air Force ROTC Instruction Support Services (AFRISS) Sought
Buyer
42nd Communications Squadron
Posted
March 23, 2026
Respond By
March 27, 2026
Identifier
FA330026Q0320
NAICS
611310, 611430, 611710
The U.S. Air Force, through the 42d Contracting Squadron at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, is seeking industry input for a potential contract to provide Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Instruction Support Services (AFRISS) nationwide. - Government Buyer: - Department of the Air Force, Air Education and Training Command - 42d Contracting Squadron, Maxwell AFB, Alabama - Headquarters AFROTC, Maxwell AFB - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the notice or attachments - Products/Services Requested: - Non-personal services contract for recruiting and providing qualified Associate Professor of Aerospace Studies (APAS) instructors - Instructional support for AFROTC curricula at 145 university detachments nationwide - Services include teaching aerospace studies, cadet evaluation, leadership lab coordination, administrative support, and recruiting event assistance - Compliance with AFROTC academic, operational, security, safety, and quality standards - Comprehensive reporting, quality control, and phase-in/phase-out transition plans required - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Contractor must recruit, hire, and train specialized instructors for multiple locations - Prohibition on performing inherently governmental functions - Annual reporting and training requirements throughout the contract period - Emphasis on continuity of services and compliance with all AFROTC standards - No products or hardware are requested; the requirement is exclusively for specialized instructional and administrative services
Description
The 42d Contracting Squadron, Maxwell Air Force Base AFB, AL, is seeking a non-personal services contract to provide Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Instruction Support Services (AFRISS). All feedback and information received may be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy. The Government is seeking information from industry to assist in determining what types of products and capabilities are available in the market for this type of requirement outlined in the attached DRAFT PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS). NOTES OF IMPORTANCE: 1. A solicitation does not exist for this requirement. This is only a sources sought synopsis, so please do not submit proposals. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this sources sought. 2. If the Government decides to pursue a solicitation, portions of your responses to this sources sought may be incorporated into the final solicitation. Respondents are discouraged from submitting any information deemed competition-sensitive or proprietary. 3. Respondents will not be reimbursed for any costs incurred in responding to this sources sought. Information submitted will not be returned to the respective respondents. 4. Oral submissions of information will not be considered in response to this sources sought. To assist the Government in developing a potential acquisition strategy, please provide the following information: 1. GENERAL INFORMATION: a. Company name, address, point of contact, voice and fax telephone numbers and email address. b. Type of business, (i.e., small, small disadvantaged, woman-owned, Hub Zone, serviced-disabled veteran-owned small business, large business, etc.), under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 611699, which contains a size standard of $15.0M. CAGE Code and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). c. Under which NAICS code does your company usually provide the objectives described above. Please provide rationale for your answer if different from NAICS 611430. d. Please describe any customary commercial contract terms or conditions that you feel would make any resulting contract more effective if applicable. 2. CAPABILITIES: The Government is seeking a non-personal services contract to provide Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Instruction Support Services (AFRISS). Please address the following regarding your capabilities in meeting the requirements: Can your company meet the requirement by providing a non-personal services contract to provide Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Instruction Support Services (AFRISS)? If so, please address the following in your company’s response. i. Provide documentation sufficient to demonstrate the capability to recruit and provide qualified Associate Professor of Aerospace Studies (APAS) Instructors. ii. Provide documentation sufficient to demonstrate the capability to perform the services as outlined in the DRAFT PWS para.’s 1.4.1-1.4.18. 3. RESPONSES: E-mail responses to this sources sought to the points of contact identified below. The due date and time for responses to this sources sought is at 12:00 P.M. Central Standard Time on 27 March 2026. Katrice Barganier (Contract Specialist) @ katrice.barganier@us.af.mil (334)493-3528
Mr. Jeremy Kersey (Contracting Officer) @ jeremy.kersey.1@us.af.mil (334)953-3526
Attachment: Performance Work Statement (PWS) Draft