This is a combined synopsis solicitation for commercial products, specifically a KC 46A ARO Receiver Engineering Virtual Reality Simulator. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number is 336413. The period of performance will be 1 year from the date of award. Offerors must submit quotes via email by June 3, 2026, at 8:00 AM PST. Late submissions will not be accepted. The government intends to award without negotiations, but reserves the right to conduct them. The evaluation criteria include past performance, price, and technical capabilities, with past performance and price weighted more heavily. Past performance must demonstrate tanker-specific experience, including the creation of both an aerial refueling operator (ARO) station and a receiver aircraft flight deck. Experience with non-tanker aircraft simulators is not sufficient. Price will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis, with any quote exceeding $720,**** being ineligible for award. Offerors must be registered in SAM. gov. Payment terms are Net 30 or discount. The period for questions ends on May 20, 2026. All questions and answers will be posted to the RFQ. Contact information for the primary and secondary points of contact is provided.
The offers are due by June 3, 2026, at 8:00 AM Pacific Standard Time (PST). No late submissions will be accepted.
The bid notice states that payment terms can be Net 30 or discount.
Offerors are required to provide details regarding any warranties or support plans applicable to this purchase within their quote.
The government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. The evaluation criteria are past performance, price, and technical capabilities, with past performance and price weighted more heavily and equally.
Offerors must have completed copies of applicable provisions in SAM. gov. Offers will be considered incomplete if not completed. The NAICS code is **** with a size standard of 1,250 employees.
The period for questions regarding this RFQ will end at 12:00 PM PDT on May 20, 2026.
Previous experience limited to creating non-tanker aircraft simulators is expressly deemed insufficient and will result in a fail unacceptable rating. Any proposed total evaluated price that exceeds the $720,**** threshold will automatically receive a fail unacceptable rating and render the proposal ineligible for award.
The maximum allocated budget for this effort is $720,****.