What this opportunity is
The Department of Defense is seeking proposals for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Response Trailers under a total small business set-aside. This opportunity, classified under NAICS 336212, is suitable for small businesses with fewer than 1,000 employees. The solicitation is a combined synopsis/solicitation, meaning interested parties should monitor the posting for updates and amendments rather than expect a formal solicitation document. Proposals are due by June 8, 2026, at 1300 CDT.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION
Title: Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Response Trailers
Document Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Solicitation Number: FA8051-26-R-0005
Posted Date:
Response Date:
Classification Code:
Set-Aside:
NAICS Code:
07 May 2026
08 June 2026, 1300 Central Daylight Time (CDT)
2330
100% Total Small Business
336212 (Size Standard: 1,000 Employees)
Contracting Office Address:
Air Force Installation Contracting Center
772 ESS/PKD 139 Barnes Avenue, Building 1120
Tyndall, AFB FL 32403
Description
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6, as
supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The provisions at FAR 52.212-1 (Instructions to
Offerors) and FAR 52.212-2 (Evaluation) applies to this acquisition. Additionally, this solicitation document and
incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2026-01.This
announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be
issued. Offerors are responsible for monitoring this posting for any amendments.
This solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) under FAR Part 12, as streamlined by the Revolutionary
FAR Overhaul (RFO) Class Deviation. The Government intends to award a single Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), Indefinite
Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a 5-year ordering period to procure specialized EOD Response
Trailers in accordance with the attached Statement of Work (SOW).
Notice regarding RFO Authority: This combined synopsis/solicitation is being conducted under the streamlined
commercial product procedures of the RFO. For details on the provisions and clauses incorporated by reference under
this deviation, see: https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide.
The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions, but reserves the right to
communicate with individual offerors to optimize terms without establishing a competitive range. Therefore, the
offeror’s initial proposal should contain its best terms.
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
a. Due Date: Electronic proposals are due on or before the response date and time specified above. Late
submissions may not be considered.
b. Submission Contacts:
Primary: Justin Brown: justin.brown.109@us.af.mil
Alternate: Jason Cronin: jason.cronin.2@us.af.mil
c. Question Deadline: All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted electronically to the contacts
above no later than 15 May 2026 at 1300 CDT.
d. Format and Page Limits: Proposals shall be submitted in three (3) distinct Volumes as outlined in the table
below. Pages shall be standard 8.5” x 11” format, with text no smaller than size 12 font. The proposal shall
be organized into the following factors, which must strictly adhere to the specified page limits. If page
limits are exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in the evaluation.
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Section Evaluation Factor Page Limit
Volume I 1: Technical (inclusive of subfactors) 30 pages
Volume II 2: Past Performance 13 pages
Volume III 3: Price N/A
e. Submission Method: Proposals shall be submitted electronically via email to the Submission Contacts
identified in Proposal Submission Instructions (b). Due to Government email security restrictions, incoming
emails cannot exceed ten megabytes (10 MB) in size. Multiple email submissions are authorized. If the
Offeror's proposal files exceed 10 MB and cannot be reasonably split across multiple emails, the Department
of Defense (DoD) Secure Access File Exchange (SAFE) may be utilized. To use DoD SAFE, the Offeror
must email the Submission Contacts requesting a ‘Drop-off Request’ well in advance of the deadline. An
email will be sent to the Offeror with a secure URL link to initiate the file drop-off. DoD SAFE allows up to
a combined size of up to 8GB. It is highly recommended that all Offerors confirm the Government's receipt
of all proposal documents via a follow-up email prior to the proposal submission deadline.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO OFFERORS – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
Offerors are cautioned that this cover page only provides a high-level summary of the requirement and submission
deadlines. To submit a compliant proposal, Offerors MUST review this entire solicitation document, including all
incorporated FAR/DFARS Provisions and Clauses, in their entirety.
Special attention must be given to the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 (Instructions to Offerors) and the Addendum to
FAR 52.212-2 (Evaluation Criteria) located at the end of this document. These addenda contain strict formatting rules,
page limits, and mandatory acceptable/unacceptable technical criteria (including CAD drawing requirements and
specific Past Performance relevancy definitions). Failure to strictly comply with the instructions detailed in the
Addenda may result in your proposal being deemed unacceptable and ineligible for award.
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Contract Administration Data
DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference
Number T1tle
252. 232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.
DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text
252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions.
WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)
(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-
Effecllve Date
Dec 2018
(Jan2023)
"Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC) " is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.
"Document type" means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) .
Alternate/ Variation
Deviation Effecllve
Date
"Local processing office (LPO) " is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the ent…
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