SAM #47QFSA26Q0002

This opportunity is a bridge contract for USAFCENT's Integrated Joint Special Technical Operations (IJSTO) Support Services, ensuring continuity of specialized operational planning and consulting until a competitive award is made. - Contract is issued by GSA FAS AAS Region 4 for USAFCENT Headquarters and subordinate units - Contractor will provide highly qualified personnel for: - Program management - Operational employment of airpower - Joint operations and Special Operations Force integration - Intelligence and logistics - Air Operations Center operations - Deliberate and contingency planning - Support for air combat weapons systems - No specific OEMs or products are requested; focus is on specialized services and expertise - Bridge contract awarded to Great Hill Solutions, LLC - Contract prevents service disruption until OASIS+ GWAC competitive award (expected by December 2026) - Period of performance: 6-month base plus three 1-month options (up to 9 months total) - Place of performance: Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina - Contracting office: GSA AAS Contracting Office, Washington, D.C. and Atlanta, GA - Estimated contract value: likely in the low millions USD, based on scope and personnel requirements

In accordance with FAR 16.507-6 (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-16), this Exeption to Fair Opportunity (EFTO) justification supports the decision to award a bridge contract for US Air Force Central (USAFCENT) Integrated Joint Special Technical Operations (IJSTO) Support services.  The contractor is tasked with developing and maintaining Special Access Program integrated Operational Plans that cover several different contingencies within the United States Air Forces Central Command (USAFCENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR).  USAFCENT has a continual need for highly qualified and specialized personnel who have the requisite technical expertise and knowledge in their respective disciplines. The contractor must possess high-level analytical services and consulting and management expertise in  program management, operational employment of airpower, joint operations, Special Operations Force integration, intelligence, logistics, Air Operations Center (AOC) operations, deliberate and contingency planning and supporting programs, operational employment of air combat weapons systems, and other functional areas required by mission demands. This contract includes support to Headquarters USAFCENT, deployment locations and subordinate units.