About this opportunity
AI summaryThe 87th Contracting Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is conducting market research to identify qualified small businesses capable of developing and maintaining training simulators and mobile applications for the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Operations School. The contractor must maintain 14 existing training simulator products and five mobile applications, develop new training products, provide scenario development materials, and deliver access to a contractor-provided learning management system. Additionally, the contractor must supply a qualified workforce, including a project manager, and meet Section 508 accessibility requirements and Department of Defense data protection standards. Interested small businesses under NAICS code 541511 must submit their company details, CAGE code, Unique Entity Identifier, nature of participation, small business certification, and capability statements. Submissions must demonstrate five years of experience with required software products and troubleshooting across desktop and mobile devices. Vendors must email their detailed capability packages directly to the primary contracting point of contact.
Scope of work
- Maintain existing simulator training products and mobile applications software
- Provide requested updates to existing simulator and mobile application products
- Develop new simulator training products and mobile phone applications from storyboards
- Participate in Instructional System Development (ISD) workshops
- Produce and update media production resources including photography, artwork, video, HTML5 animation, and sound
- Provide system performance testing and major software releases (Alpha, Beta, Final)
- Provide Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates for price and schedule for requested updates
- Accomplish configuration management and software license management activities
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Technical evaluation of ISD expertise and submitted documentation | Not specified |
| Technical evaluation of prior developed simulator products and mobile applications | Not specified |
| Evaluation of sample products meeting Section 508 standard design requirements | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- NIST 800-171 compliance and documentation in good standing since July 14, 2020
- CMMI Level 3 or higher certification and documentation in good standing since July 14, 2020
- Prior subject matter experience within last 3 years producing Simulators and AF Mobile Applications in specified Air Force process areas
- Minimum 5 years experience creating/setting up scenario-based learning simulators and Moodle LMS platform requirements
- Minimum 5 years experience troubleshooting and manually updating SCORM packages interfacing with LMS operations and mobile platforms
- Minimum 5 years experience and licensed copies/access to required programming software (Unity Pro, Storyline, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, etc.)
- Minimum 5 years experience and licensed copies/access to required graphic/audio software (3DS Max/Maya, Substance, Adobe Creative Suite)
- Knowledge of Air Force ISD processes (AFM 36-2235 volumes 1-10) or ADDIE model
Documents to include with your response
- Company Name, point of contact, phone number, and address
- CAGE code and UEI number
- Interest in nature of participation
- Small business certification
- Capability statements
- Documentation of NIST 800-171 compliance and CMMI Level 3 or higher audit
- Sample products produced within the last 3 years in AF process areas
- ISD validation documentation (simulator development document, storyboard for 2 scenarios, mobile application development document)
- Written statements confirming 5 years experience and licensed access to required coding and graphic/audio software
- Quality Control Plan (QCP) submitted with proposal
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Interested contractors may provide company information, CAGE code, UEI number, participation interest, small business certification, and capability statements via email to the primary contract point of contact.
Contract details
- Term
- Task orders issued under an Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract
- Place of performance
- Contractor location, with travel to Government facilities as required
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- 10292026
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Dept of the AIR Force › FA4484 87 Cons PK
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Nov 12, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 29, 2026
- NAICS
- 541511 · Custom Computer Programming Services
- Product/service code
- U012
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Place of performance
- Joint Base MDL, NJ, 08641
- Contracting contact
- Jeremy B. Botkin
jeremy.botkin@us.af.mil
3016418322
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Custom Computer Programming Services). This is not this requirement's award history.
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3,032 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
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Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.