SAM #IASS-AFRL-PZLEQ-2026-0015

Sole Source Operations & Maintenance for Centrifuge and Research Altitude Chambers at Wright-Patterson AFB

This notice announces the Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) intent to award a sole source contract to KBR Wyle Services, LLC for the operation and maintenance of the Centrifuge and Research Altitude Chambers (C/RAC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. - Sole source contract to KBR Wyle Services, LLC for C/RAC operations and maintenance - Supports the 711th Human Performance Wing's research, development, test & evaluation (RDT&E), and fighter pilot training - Services include daily operations, setup, control system programming, data collection, troubleshooting, repair, and training support - Specialized roles required: Aerospace Physiology Officer, Maintainer, Program Manager, Inside Observer, Lecturer, Research Coordinator, Crew Chief, CEIL Shop Technician - KBR is cited as uniquely qualified due to exclusive experience and personnel certifications - NAICS code: 541330 (Engineering Services) - Contract period: 12-month base period starting October 1, 2026, with four 12-month option periods (up to 5 years total) - No specific products or part numbers; focus is on specialized operational services - Other vendors may submit capability statements for future consideration - Place of performance: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

Description

This requirement is to support daily operations of the centrifuge and research altitude chambers (C/RAC) to perform high-G acceleration and high-altitude testing on the physiological measurement systems in support of the Air Force Research Laboratory 711th Human Performance Wing (711 HPW/RHB)

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SINGLE SOURCE: The NAICS Code is 541330 – Engineering Services. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/PZLEQ), located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, intends to award a sole source contract as authorized by RFO 6.103-1(c)(2) to KBR Wyle Services, LLC.

In order to comply with RFO 5.101(c)(4)(vii), the reason for lack of competition is as follows: KBR Wyle Services, LLC is the only contractor with the demonstrated capability to meet the government's requirements without unacceptable risk or delay.  Please see attachment to this notice for additional details.

This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A determination by the Government for the competition of this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responsible sources or authorized distributors may submit a capability statement that meets all the requirements in the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS), quotation or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government via e-mail to Mr. Jason B. Sav at jason.sav@us.af.mil no later than Friday 29 May 2026 at 5:00pm Eastern Time. Only responses received by this date will be considered. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads “Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source – Centrifuge and Research Altitude Chambers (C/RAC) Operations”. Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe, or .zip files).  Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters.  Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB.  If sending attachments with e-mail, ensure only .PDF, .doc, docx, xls, or .xsls documents are sent.  The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments.

Attachment(s):

Performance Work Statement (PWS):  The PWS is CUI.  For a copy please request from the Point of Contract of this notice.             

Single Source Justification (SSJ) Redacted

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