The agency is gauging market interest. No bid is being requested yet — submitting a capabilities statement may put you on the radar for the eventual solicitation.
The Air Force needs a small business to update and fix programming issues with existing auditorium audio/visual equipment at AFRL/RF, Rome, NY.
Key Details
What exactly do they need? The Air Force needs a small business to update and fix programming issues with existing auditorium audio/visual equipment at AFRL/RF, Rome, NY. The contractor shall provide the items on a firm fixed price basis including the cost of shipping. The requirement requires the contractor to utilize already installed equipment & cable to the maximum extent possible, as well as provide and install new state-of-the-art AV equipment with any applicable cabling, hardware, racks, mounts, and shelves. Any new equipment needs to be interoperable with existing equipment not being replaced. Also required is the installation and programming of all new and existing equipment, as well as complete system access information, codes and diagrams of the solution.
What's the contract structure and timeline? The anticipated delivery date is 60 Days After Receipt of Order (ARO). All deliveries shall be made in accordance with FOB Destination (NOV 1991).
How will they pick the winner? The Government intends to evaluate quotes using a best value trade-off process whereby it may accept other than the lowest priced or highest technically rated quote. Technical capability will be considered most important. Offerors whose proposed solution maximizes the re-use and re-programing of the existing equipment recommended in Attachment No. 1 � List of Materials (LOM) will be rated more technically capable.
When and how do you bid? Submit your quote via email to Ashley.Ellinger@us.af.mil by 3PM, Eastern Time, 18 JUNE 2026.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- 8(a) certified (a small-business program for socially or economically disadvantaged owners)
Heads up — easy to miss
- There's a mandatory site visit on June 10 — if you miss it, you can't bid.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your 8(a) certification is still active in SAM.gov.
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done before.
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit on June 10.