Presolicitation, partial small business set-aside, first published as sources sought
DRAFT RFP - Global Unified Airbase Readiness and Defense (GUARD) IDIQ - Force Protection Division
FA2381999
Department of the Air Force, FA2381 Force Protection Aflcmc/Hbuk. Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths).
Response deadline
October 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT
Closed 17 days ago. Posted October 5, 2026, first published July 27, 2026. Scheduled to archive October 29, 2026.
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Description
As published on SAM.gov.
AFLCMC/ESSK is issuing this Draft RFP as an RFI to improve understanding of market landscape and engage with industry to ensure our acquisition strategy and formal RFP, upon release, are understandable and actionable.
The GUARD IDIQ provides for the acquisition and sustainment of Integrated Base Defense Security Systems (IBDSS) tailored to the Air Force Security Forces community, ensuring the warfighter is equipped with a means to deter, anticipate, deny, detect, report, delay, assess, and track hostile forces and targets for the protection of resources and personnel.
**Draft SOW, PWS, and Relevant Experience Self-Scoring matrix updated shortly after publication due to access issues. No material changes made. Updated Introduction and Instructions uploaded 28 Sept 2026 to clarify page limit language.
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THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION IS SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL AND PLANNING PURPOSES AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION.
IAW RFO 15.101(c)(2), requests to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract, nor do they affect a potential offeror’s ability to respond to a future synopsis/solicitation, which may or may not follow or restrict the Goverenment’s eventual acquisition approach. The Government will not provide reimbursement for any information that may be submitted in response to this notice, and no basis for a claim against the Government shall arise from a response to this notice or Government use of any information provided. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.**
Attachments
Files listed on SAM.gov. The ones we hold a copy of download from here; the rest open SAM's download, which needs no account.
- GUARD IDIQ DRAFT Performance Work Statement.pdf324 KB, September 25, 2026
- RFI - IBDSS PS-BCA - 27 July 26.pdf113 KB, July 27, 2026
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
July 27, 2026
Sources sought
IBDSS PS BCA Request for Information
Due August 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 27e2008751a34177b5bfb9fd4a3f29eb
1 revisions on SAM
- July 27, 2026: publish, sources sought
September 25, 2026
Presolicitation, originally special notice
Due October 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 02ac6f777ddd4d6eb5b4f61bdd772bd7
5 revisions on SAM
- September 25, 2026: publish, presolicitation
- September 25, 2026: publish, presolicitation
- September 25, 2026: publish, presolicitation
- September 25, 2026: publish, presolicitation
- September 15, 2026: publish, special notice
September 25, 2026
Presolicitation
Due October 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 14d1d86f8bd44004a54fae5365b39e4d
5 revisions on SAM
- September 25, 2026: publish, presolicitation
- September 25, 2026: publish, presolicitation
- September 25, 2026: publish, presolicitation
- September 25, 2026: publish, presolicitation
- September 15, 2026: publish, special notice
September 25, 2026
Presolicitation
Due October 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 87852a9bfbf34dbfa5acbb3b54849e46
5 revisions on SAM
- September 25, 2026: publish, presolicitation
- September 25, 2026: publish, presolicitation
- September 25, 2026: publish, presolicitation
- September 25, 2026: publish, presolicitation
- September 15, 2026: publish, special notice
September 25, 2026
Presolicitation
Due October 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 9810c7e5d28d481bb9bfa0730e37a23d
5 revisions on SAM
- September 25, 2026: publish, presolicitation
- September 25, 2026: publish, presolicitation
- September 25, 2026: publish, presolicitation
- September 25, 2026: publish, presolicitation
- September 15, 2026: publish, special notice
October 5, 2026
Presolicitation
Due October 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice c5188954cc51485cb835f270c660a886
6 revisions on SAM
- October 5, 2026: publish, presolicitation
- September 15, 2026: publish, special notice
- September 25, 2026: publish, presolicitation
- September 25, 2026: publish, presolicitation
- September 25, 2026: publish, presolicitation
- September 25, 2026: publish, presolicitation
Points of contact
- McKenna Clippertmckenna.clippert@us.af.mil