RWP Independent Air Supply

Inactive on SAM.gov — responses were due 18 Sep 2026 · Unrestricted (full and open) · Department of the Air Force, DoD · 0, TN · NAICS 541330 · Solicitation FA9101269IAS

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Solicitation details

Solicitation number	FA9101269IAS
Notice ID	c700a5c11b214bcc940364cc51aaf173
Agency	Department of Defense (DoD)
Sub-agency	Department of the Air Force
Contracting office	FA9101 AEDC PKP PROCRMNT BR
NAICS code	541330 — Engineering Services
Product / service code (PSC)	4310
Set-aside	Unrestricted (full and open)
Notice type	Presolicitation
Posted	18 August 2026
Response deadline	18 September 2026 (closed)
Place of performance	0, TN, USA

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What is being bought

An independent, secondary, and dedicated conditioned air supply system for a test cell at Arnold AFB, TN.

Design, analysis, procurement, and fabrication of air supply system
Installation, inspection, demonstration, and testing of system
Demolition and isolation of existing test cell components
Integration with base utilities, power, and controls
Development of Emerson PLC-based local control network

Competition

Full and open competition — no set-aside restrictions; any responsible offeror may bid.

Deal-breakers

Compliance with Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements is mandatory.
“Compliance with Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements is mandatory” — p. 3
Government shall receive Unlimited Data Rights to all technical data, analysis, drawings, software, code, and programming produced.
“Government shall receive Unlimited Data Rights to all technical data, analysis, drawings, software, code, and programming” — p. 3

Key risk

Performers must meet the statutory requirements of 10 U.S.C. § 4022(d) for appropriate use of authority.
“Performers must meet the statutory requirements of 10 U.S.C. § 4022(d) Appropriate Use of Authority” — p. 3

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Description

Request for White Papers Project Title: Independent Air Supply Authority: 10 U.S.C. 4022 Primary NAICS Code: 541330 Engineering Services (Military and Aerospace Equipment) Primary PSC Code: 4310 Compressors and Vacuum Pumps Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) at Arnold AFB, TN, is issuing this Request for Whitepapers (RWP) through the AEDC Velocity Alliance Consortium and SAM.gov. The strategic objective of this project is to establish an independent, secondary, and dedicated conditioned air supply to an existing test cell. The scope of this project encompasses all design, analysis, procurement, documentation, fabrication, installation, inspection, demonstration, and testing necessary to provide a complete and functional pressure and temperature-controlled air supply to the test cell. The Government reserves the right to award up to two prototype agreements for the initial proof of concept milestones (1-3). Note to interested parties: Some documents in this posting are labeled Distribution D and export controlled. For access to these requirements, contact the Contracting/Agreements Officer with your company's CAGE. Once Joint Certification Program and CMMC status are verified, the documents will be sent via DoD SAFE.

Version history

SAM.gov has posted 2 notices under solicitation FA9101269IAS, oldest first.

18 August 2026 — Presolicitation (this page)
08 September 2026 — Presolicitation (latest)

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RWP_Independent Air Supply.pdf
Statement of Work (SOW)
Statement of Objectives (SOO)

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