The Department of the Air Force is seeking responses from qualified businesses for a potential firm-fixed-price contract to provide System Engineering Support for the Air Force Global Strike Command, as outlined in Sources Sought Notice FA6800-26-RFI0001. The requirements include expertise in ICBM weapon systems, helicopter operations, and nuclear security forces, encompassing planning, analysis, problem resolution, and testing, with a contract duration of 12 months and four optional years starting March 28, 2026. This support is critical for maintaining operational readiness and effectiveness in strategic defense operations. Interested parties must respond by January 9, 2026, providing necessary company details and qualifications to 1st Lt Krystal Ruiz-Velez at krystal.ruiz-velez@us.af.mil.

Sources Sought Notice - FA460826RFI0001 - ICBM SES.pdf

The Department of the Air Force's 767 Enterprise Sourcing Flight issued Sources Sought Notice FA6800-26-RFI0001, seeking interested parties for a potential firm-fixed-price contract. The requirement is for System Engineering Support (ICBM SES) for Air Force Global Strike Command. This is a Request for Information, not a solicitation, aiming to gather information from qualified business sources. Responses are due by January 9, 2026, and must include company details, SAM UEI, NAICS code, business size, schedule information, manufacturer authorization, and country of origin for required items. The information will be used for market research and future acquisition planning. No contract will be awarded based on this notice, and any future solicitation will be announced separately.

Attachment 1 - Performance Work Statement.pdf

This Performance Work Statement (PWS) outlines the requirements for System Engineering Support (SES) for the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) A3/6 Directorate of Operations and Communications. The contractor will provide expertise for ICBM weapon systems, helicopters, and nuclear security forces operations, including planning, analyses, problem resolution, and testing. The support encompasses operations, current operations, emergency war order, ICBM targeting, operational test and analysis, ground test and planning, fratricide, and ICBM operations training and evaluation. Helicopter operations support and nuclear security forces support are also included, alongside reachback support for specialized tasks. The contract has a base period of 12 months and four 12-month option years, starting March 28, 2026. Deliverables include a Quality Control Plan and monthly activity reports, with performance measured against specific objectives and thresholds.

**Source Sought Notice**  
  
This is a Sources Sought Notice, FA6800-26-RFI0001, seeking responses to determine interested parties for participation in a potential requirement. The 767 Enterprise Sourcing Flight (767 ESF) is contemplating a commercial firm-fixed price contract to provide System Engineering Support for Air Force Global Strike Command. For additional information, see DRAFT Attachment 1 – Performance Work Statement.  
  
**General Information:**  
Notice Type: Sources Sought  
Notice Number: FA6800-26-RFI0001  
Title:  ICBM SES  
Posted Date: 6 January 2026  
Response Date: 9 January 2026  
NAICS Code: 541330  
Size Standard $25.5M  
Point of Contact: 1st Lt Krystal Ruiz-Velez, email: krystal.ruiz-velez@us.af.mil  
  
**This is a Sources Sought Announcement. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. It is published for informational and planning purposes only and not as a request for competitive quotations, therefore, no solicitation document exists for this requirement.**  
  
 **REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT:** ICBM SES – System Engineering support for Air Force Global Strike Command.  
  
 **DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE:** The Air Force is seeking business sources qualified to provide some, or all, of the items listed in Attachment 1 – Performance Work Statement. **This is NOT a solicitation.**  
  
 **INTERESTED SOURCES SHALL RESPOND BY:** 9 January 2026. All responses and questions must be emailed to krystal.ruiz-velez@us.af.mil and must include in the subject line: “Sources Sought FA6800-26-RFI0001”  
  
**POTENTIAL SOURCES SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THEIR  
RESPONSE:**  
1. Company name, address, phone number, primary contact(s), e-mail address.  
2. SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number.  
3. NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) code that your firm uses for obstacle  
course equipment.  
4. State whether business size is a large business, small business, service-disabled-veteran-owned small  
business, veteran-owned small business, HUB zone 8(a), women-owned small business, a small,  
disadvantaged business or small business.  
5. State if your firm has the required items on Schedule (FSS, GSA, SEWP, other).  
6. Provide a letter from the manufacturer verifying your firm is an authorized distributor.  
7. Provide the country of origin for each of the required items. Required items is found in the Salient Characteristics: See Attachment 1 – Performance Work Statement.  
  
Responses may be used as research to better understand the marketplace or for creating a potential future acquisition. Response is strictly voluntary; no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this or future information requests. **AT THIS TIME NO SOLICITATION EXISTS. (DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF A SOLICITATION.**  
  
This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to provide the product. Respondents are advised that the  
Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a solicitation may be published SAM.gov. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.  
  
**IF A SOLICITATION IS ISSUED IT WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE, AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES MUST RESPOND TO THE SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT SEPARATELY FROM THE RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.**  
  
No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Sources Sought and no contract will be directly awarded on the basis of this sources sought. Any information submitted by respondents to this Sources Sought shall be voluntary.  
  
All questions/comments or any quotation/response regarding this notice shall be addressed in writing via email and received **no later than 4:00 PM Central Standard Time (CST), Friday, 9 January 2026** to the Point of Contacts stated above.

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**Source Sought Notice**  
  
This is a Sources Sought Notice, FA6800-26-RFI0001, seeking responses to determine interested parties for participation in a potential requirement. The 767 Enterprise Sourcing Flight (767 ESF) is contemplating a commercial firm-fixed price contract to provide System Engineering Support for Air Force Global Strike Command. For additional information, see DRAFT Attachment 1 – Performance Work Statement.  
  
**General Information:**  
Notice Type: Sources Sought  
Notice Number: FA6800-26-RFI0001  
Title:  ICBM SES  
Posted Date: 6 January 2026  
Response Date: 9 January 2026  
NAICS Code: 541330  
Size Standard $25.5M  
Point of Contact: 1st Lt Krystal Ruiz-Velez, email: krystal.ruiz-velez@us.af.mil  
  
**This is a Sources Sought Announcement. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. It is published for informational and planning purposes only and not as a request for competitive quotations, therefore, no solicitation document exists for this requirement.**  
  
 **REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT:** ICBM SES – System Engineering support for Air Force Global Strike Command.  
  
 **DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE:** The Air Force is seeking business sources qualified to provide some, or all, of the items listed in Attachment 1 – Performance Work Statement. **This is NOT a solicitation.**  
  
 **INTERESTED SOURCES SHALL RESPOND BY:** 9 January 2026. All responses and questions must be emailed to krystal.ruiz-velez@us.af.mil and must include in the subject line: “Sources Sought FA6800-26-RFI0001”  
  
**POTENTIAL SOURCES SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THEIR  
RESPONSE:**  
1. Company name, address, phone number, primary contact(s), e-mail address.  
2. SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number.  
3. NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) code that your firm uses for obstacle  
course equipment.  
4. State whether business size is a large business, small business, service-disabled-veteran-owned small  
business, veteran-owned small business, HUB zone 8(a), women-owned small business, a small,  
disadvantaged business or small business.  
5. State if your firm has the required items on Schedule (FSS, GSA, SEWP, other).  
  
Responses may be used as research to better understand the marketplace or for creating a potential future acquisition. Response is strictly voluntary; no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this or future information requests. **AT THIS TIME NO SOLICITATION EXISTS. (DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF A SOLICITATION.**  
  
This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to provide the product. Respondents are advised that the  
Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a solicitation may be published SAM.gov. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.  
  
**IF A SOLICITATION IS ISSUED IT WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE, AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES MUST RESPOND TO THE SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT SEPARATELY FROM THE RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.**  
  
No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Sources Sought and no contract will be directly awarded on the basis of this sources sought. Any information submitted by respondents to this Sources Sought shall be voluntary.  
  
All questions/comments or any quotation/response regarding this notice shall be addressed in writing via email and received **no later than 4:00 PM Central Standard Time (CST), Friday, 9 January 2026** to the Point of Contacts stated above.

**Source Sought Notice**  
  
This is a Sources Sought Notice, FA6800-26-RFI0001, seeking responses to determine interested parties for participation in a potential requirement. The 767 Enterprise Sourcing Flight (767 ESF) is contemplating a commercial firm-fixed price contract to provide System Engineering Support for Air Force Global Strike Command. For additional information, see DRAFT Attachment 1 – Performance Work Statement.  
  
**General Information:**  
Notice Type: Sources Sought  
Notice Number: FA6800-26-RFI0001  
Title:  ICBM SES  
Posted Date: 6 January 2026  
Response Date: 9 January 2026  
NAICS Code: 541330  
Size Standard $25.5M  
Point of Contact: 1st Lt Krystal Ruiz-Velez, email: krystal.ruiz-velez@us.af.mil  
  
**This is a Sources Sought Announcement. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. It is published for informational and planning purposes only and not as a request for competitive quotations, therefore, no solicitation document exists for this requirement.**  
  
 **REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT:** ICBM SES – System Engineering support for Air Force Global Strike Command.  
  
 **DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE:** The Air Force is seeking business sources qualified to provide some, or all, of the items listed in Attachment 1 – Performance Work Statement. **This is NOT a solicitation.**  
  
 **INTERESTED SOURCES SHALL RESPOND BY:** 9 January 2026. All responses and questions must be emailed to krystal.ruiz-velez@us.af.mil and must include in the subject line: “Sources Sought FA6800-26-RFI0001”  
  
**POTENTIAL SOURCES SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THEIR  
RESPONSE:**  
1. Company name, address, phone number, primary contact(s), e-mail address.  
2. SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number.  
3. NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) code that your firm uses for System Engineering Services.  
4. State whether business size is a large business, small business, service-disabled-veteran-owned small  
business, veteran-owned small business, HUB zone 8(a), women-owned small business, a small,  
disadvantaged business or small business.  
5. State if your firm has the required items on Schedule (FSS, GSA, SEWP, other).  
  
Responses may be used as research to better understand the marketplace or for creating a potential future acquisition. Response is strictly voluntary; no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this or future information requests. **AT THIS TIME NO SOLICITATION EXISTS. (DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF A SOLICITATION.**  
  
This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to provide the product. Respondents are advised that the  
Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a solicitation may be published SAM.gov. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.  
  
**IF A SOLICITATION IS ISSUED IT WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE, AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES MUST RESPOND TO THE SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT SEPARATELY FROM THE RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.**  
  
No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Sources Sought and no contract will be directly awarded on the basis of this sources sought. Any information submitted by respondents to this Sources Sought shall be voluntary.  
  
All questions/comments or any quotation/response regarding this notice shall be addressed in writing via email and received **no later than 4:00 PM Central Standard Time (CST), Friday, 9 January 2026** to the Point of Contacts stated above.

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