Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Pilot Training Transformation Device Support Services IV (PTT DSS IV)
Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
AI summaryThe Air Force (338 ESS) is buying support services for Pilot Training Transformation (PTT) simulator devices, set aside for small businesses only. The contractor supports 142 immersive training devices (ITDs) and up to 17 Instructor Operating Stations (IOS) at six bases in Texas, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Alabama. The response due date is November 25, 2026, 3:00 PM Central. More in the summary
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The Air Force (338 ESS) is buying support services for Pilot Training Transformation (PTT) simulator devices, set aside for small businesses only. The contractor supports 142 immersive training devices (ITDs) and up to 17 Instructor Operating Stations (IOS) at six bases in Texas, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Alabama. The response due date is November 25, 2026, 3:00 PM Central.
Who can bid
- Small business set-aside: only small businesses can bid (NAICS 541519)
Things to watch
From the version posted Oct 26, 2026.
- Serious: Small business set-aside. SAM.gov lists this as a total small business set-aside, so only small businesses can bid.
- Worth checking: Support at six bases in four states. You need staff and equipment able to cover sites in Texas, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Alabama.
- Worth checking: Quantity and locations may change. The Government can change the number of devices and the sites by contract modification, which can change your workload and cost.
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Full summary
What they want
- Install, maintain and support new and existing PTT devices: common Immersive Training Device (cITD), enhanced Immersive Training Device (eITD) and Helicopter Immersive Training Device (HITD)
- Support 142 ITDs and up to 17 Instructor Operating Stations (IOS)
- Provide all services and equipment needed for that support
- Maintain a common software interface to integrate current and future PTT software and hardware
- Provide hardware for the cockpit simulation environment, and on-premises network and data architecture hardware and support
- Place of performance
- TX per SAM.gov. Sites named: Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) Randolph, TX; Columbus Air Force Base (AFB), MS; Laughlin AFB, TX; Vance AFB, OK; Sheppard AFB, TX; Fort Rucker, AL
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 25, 2026, 3:00 PM Central
Not in the notice text
- The notice text covers only the scope. The contract period, pricing format, evaluation factors, submission instructions and security requirements are not in it; check the solicitation documents on SAM.gov.
- Whether staff need security clearances or base access is not stated.
- The contract type and estimated value are not stated.
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 541519
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 26, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- FA3002 338 Ess CC, JBSA Randolph, TX
- Product/service code
- DB01 · IT and Telecom – High Performance Computing (HPC) Support Services (labor)
- Business type
- IT, software & telecom (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 541519)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The purpose of this requirement is to maintain and support PTT device solutions based on state- of-the-art commercial simulation environments, hardware solutions for the cockpit simulation environment, and ancillary software elements.The Contractor shall provide all services and equipment necessary to install, maintain, and support new and existing PTT devices. Devices currently fit into the following classifications: common Immersive Training Device (cITD), enhanced Immersive Training Devices (eITD), and Helicopter Immersive Training Device (HITD). Any new classifications will need to be defined and evaluated prior to inclusion in this scope. The Contractor shall support 142 ITDs and up to 17 Instructor Operating Stations (IOS) at the following locations: Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) Randolph, TX; Columbus Air Force Base (AFB), MS; Laughlin AFB, TX; Vance AFB, OK, Sheppard AFB, TX; and Fort Rucker, AL. The Government has the right to modify the quantity of devices/locations pending contract modification and funding. The Contractor shall maintain a common software interface to integrate current and future PTT software and hardware components as required by program goals, hardware solutions for the cockpit simulation environment, and on-premises network and data architecture hardware and support, as appropriate for deployed training systems.
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