The Department of Defense, through the 28th Contracting Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, is conducting a sources sought announcement to identify qualified architect-engineer firms for large A&E services. The procurement aims to gather market research to determine the availability of responsible sources for professional services, including Title I and Title II services, comprehensive planning, and various engineering disciplines, with a focus on projects involving maintenance, repair, and renovation of existing facilities. Interested firms are encouraged to submit their capability statements, detailing their qualifications and experience, by 5:00 PM (MST) on January 21, 2026, to assist in shaping the acquisition strategy. The anticipated contract ceiling is $2,500,000, with a performance period of one base year and four optional years. For inquiries, contact Noah F. Wilmore at noah.wilmore@us.af.mil or Jason Wright at jason.wright.30@us.af.mil.

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE USED FOR MARKET ANALYSIS IN DETERMINING THE AVAILABILITY OF THE REQUIREMENT.

\*\*NO AWARD WILL BE MADE FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT\*\*

\*\*DO NOT SUBMIT A QUOTATION OR PROVIDE COST AND PRICING DATA\*\*

\*\*NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME\*\*

ALL RESPONSES WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR THE POSSIBLE FUTURE ACQUISITION.

1.  The 28th Contracting Squadron (28 CONS), Ellsworth AFB, SD, is seeking sources for the purposes of conducting market research to determine if responsible sources exist to assist in determining if this effort can be set-aside for a socioeconomic category.  Depending on the response to this notice and other market research, 28 CONS may limit the competition to a specific category of small businesses at the exclusion of all other potential business concerns.  If adequate responses are not received from the previously mentioned qualified concerns, the acquisition may be solicited on an unrestricted basis.  The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 541330 which has a corresponding Size standard of $25,500,000.00.  The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement.  The Government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and identify your business size status to the identified NAICS code.

2.  Scope of Services:  Procure professional services shall include Title I, Title II, Base Comprehensive Plans, and other Architect and Engineering (A-E) Services in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 36.  Firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required A-E services.  Projects will vary by type, scope, and complexity requiring the use of various and multiple facility design disciplines and related technical services.  A-E services for Architecture, Master Planning, Interior Design, Civil and Site Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Industrial/Process Engineering, Mechanical and Plumbing Engineering, Refrigeration Engineering, Structural and Seismic Engineering, Blast Engineering, Fire Protection, Aircraft Fire Protection, Engineering and Life Safety, Environmental Engineering, Landscape Engineering, Sustainability Coordination, Industrial Hygiene, Cost Estimating, Project and Program Management and Geotechnical Engineering and Investigations will be required.  Other professional services for comprehensive planning, studies, reproduction, electronic document posting, and construction management/administration will be required.  The A-E will be required to prepare studies, plans, conceptual drawings, drawings, technical specifications, cost estimates, analyses, reports, and value engineering as required for a variety of maintenance, repair, alteration, and renovation for delivery of construction projects.  Services provided will be for a multitude of services for large projects to include restoration and modernization projects; major construction (addition/remodel); maintenance (repair/alteration) of existing real property.  Firms should have the capability to respond to a very short performance timeline and projects which contain specialized discipline requirements and keen management/project oversight.  Construction cost limitation will be specified for each task order in the scope of work.  The anticipated ceiling of the IDIQ is $2,500,000.  The contract period of performance for all contracts will consist of one 12-month basic year, plus four option year periods of 12 months each, for a total of five years if all options are exercised.

3.  In order to be considered in the market survey, interested offerors shall respond to this Sources Sought no later than 5:00 pm (MST), 21 January 2026.  We are requesting that all interested and qualified firms respond to this sources sought notice with a capability statement similar to your marketing package used in the everyday course of doing business to include:  Company information (e.g. name, business address, point of contact, telephone number, e-mail address) and UEI Number and/or CAGE Code.  Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years.  Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners.  All interested offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), https://www.sam.gov.  All of the above must be submitted in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on the availability of small business concerns.  Please limit submission of your information capability statement and data to five (5) pages.  All responses must be sent in PDF or Microsoft Word format to: noah.wilmore@us.af.mil

**\*\*PLEASE NOTE:  NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED, ALL RESPONSES/ QUESTIONS MUST BE IN THE FORM OF EMAIL WITH THE SUBJECT LINE "Sources Sought for Large A&E Services, Ellsworth AFB, SD".\*\***

The information requested by this notice will be used within the DoD and SBA to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside the agencies.  This is a sources sought announcement only; no solicitation exists or is available at this time.  Any information contained herein is subject to change; any updated information will be provided in future announcements and posted electronically on the Contract Opportunities section of the SAM website at https://sam.gov/search?index=opp.  This website has officially replaced FBO.gov.  The Government shall not reimburse the costs of preparing responses to this sources sought notice.  In addition, this announcement shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract.  In the event a solicitation Request for Qualifications is developed, it will be published on the SAM website.  Potential interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package as well as downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments, if any.

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