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.
How to respond — with a free templatearrow_forwardThe Department of the Air Force needs a small business to inspect, upgrade, and maintain three Daikin chillers at Buckley Space Force Base.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need?
The Department of the Air Force needs a small business to inspect, upgrade, and maintain three Daikin chillers at Buckley Space Force Base. The contractor shall provide all fully qualified technicians, specialized tools, and equipment necessary to inspect, upgrade, troubleshoot, and recommission the chillers. The work includes manufacturer manual review, software upgrades, calibration and tuning, post-upgrade inspection, specific troubleshooting and repair, annual maintenance and leak checks, system safety and operational checks, and deficiency and recommendation reporting.
- What's the contract structure and timeline?
The notice doesn't say.
- How will they pick the winner?
The notice doesn't say.
- When and how do you bid?
Submit a capability statement electronically via email to [Insert Contracting Officer Name] and [Insert Contract Specialist Name] by 2:00 PM MST on 24 July 2026. The response should not exceed 10 pages, including attachments, and should be submitted in Adobe PDF using a minimum of 12-point font.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- 8(a) certified (a small-business program for socially/economically disadvantaged owners)
- Has a cybersecurity certification called CMMC Level 2
- Has done HVAC work for the Department of Defense before
Heads up — easy to miss
- There's a mandatory site visit on February 14 — if you miss it, you can't bid.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
- Write a 1-page summary of similar HVAC work you've done before.
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit.