# ABET Accreditation Maintenance Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa860126q0054 - Solicitation number: FA860126Q0054 - Notice type: Special notice (first published as sources sought) - Status: Closed. Deadline was May 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT - Department: Department of the Air Force - Agency: Department of the Air Force - Contracting office: FA8601 AFLCMC Pzio (FA8601) - NAICS: 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools - Product or service code: R420 Certifications and Accreditations for products and institutions other than educational institutions - Place of performance: Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio - County: Greene County (FIPS 39057). https://abierto.us/counties/greene-county-oh-39057 - City: Wright-Patterson AFB. https://abierto.us/cities/wright-patterson-afb-oh-3986660 - First posted: April 30, 2026 - Last posted: May 20, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e619afe4a43347d5a2052c5ac20b68c9/view ## Description 20 May 2026 Reference addition of Attachment 3. Statement of Work (SOW) or Performance Work Statement (PWS) supplement In accordance with the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) this additional information shall be included in all SOW's and PWS's. This supplement will be incorporated into the final SOW/PWS put on contract award. INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), 400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, for the annual ABET Accreditation Maintenance for the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Market research was conducted, and it has been determined that ABET is the only source that can provide the required accreditation services. ABET is the sole recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology. The specialized and proprietary nature of their accreditation process, which has been in place for AFIT's programs since 1963, makes them the only source capable of providing the required services for the maintenance of accreditation for seven of AFIT’s engineering and applied science programs. Awarding a contract to any other entity would not be possible as no other organization is authorized to perform ABET accreditations. In accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation overhaul, (RFO) 5.207(c)(15), the justification for the lack of competition is that the required proprietary service is only available from a single source. Therefore, this acquisition is being conducted under the authority of (RFO) 6.103-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." **Submission Instructions and Points of Contact:** Interested parties who believe they can satisfy the requirements must provide a capability statement with clear and convincing evidence of their ability to do so. A simple statement of capability is not sufficient. All responses, questions, and capability statements shall be submitted via email to the following points of contact no later than 3 June 2026 at 11:00AM EST. Contracting Officer: [Candice Snow, candice.snow@us.af.mil] **Contract Specialist:** [Brian Algeo, brian.algeo.1@us.af.mil] All correspondence sent via email must contain the subject line: "FA860126Q0054, ABET Accreditation Maintenance." Be advised that emails without this exact subject line or with prohibited attachments (.zip, .exe) may be blocked by network filters. Acceptable attachment formats are PDF, .doc, and .xls. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals or quotes. A decision by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. **Attachments:** Performance Work Statement (PWS) Sole Source Justification (Redacted) ## Publications - April 30, 2026: Sources sought, due May 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 4115e7b2602047399046fe312d1d22ae. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4115e7b2602047399046fe312d1d22ae/view - May 18, 2026: Special notice, due June 3, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 814ce0b109b34f729cc804d7d1025ff2. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/814ce0b109b34f729cc804d7d1025ff2/view - May 20, 2026: Special notice, due June 3, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice e619afe4a43347d5a2052c5ac20b68c9. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e619afe4a43347d5a2052c5ac20b68c9/view ## Points of contact - Brian Algeo, brian.algeo.1@us.af.mil - Candice Snow, candice.snow@us.af.mil --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa860126q0054.