Presolicitation
Energy Automation Operational Technology Systems (EAOTS) Automated Fuel Handling Equipment Maintenance
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
AI summaryThe Defense Logistics Agency (DCSO Columbus) plans to buy maintenance and sustainment of the Automated Fuel Handling Equipment (AFHE) at 23 sites worldwide, under Energy Automation Operational Technology Systems (EAOTS) presolicitation SP4706-27-R-0002. It expects one five-year firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ: orders placed as needed) contract. The solicitation is expected November 16, 2026, per SAM.gov. More in the summary
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The Defense Logistics Agency (DCSO Columbus) plans to buy maintenance and sustainment of the Automated Fuel Handling Equipment (AFHE) at 23 sites worldwide, under Energy Automation Operational Technology Systems (EAOTS) presolicitation SP4706-27-R-0002. It expects one five-year firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ: orders placed as needed) contract. The solicitation is expected November 16, 2026, per SAM.gov.
Things to watch
From the version posted Oct 30, 2026.
- Serious: Work at 23 sites worldwide. The contractor must cover sites around the world and answer several requests at once, which needs broad staffing and travel capacity.
- Worth checking: Not set aside for small businesses. SAM.gov lists no set-aside, so small businesses would compete with large firms.
- Worth checking: Contractor supplies all parts, tools and travel. All labor, parts, test equipment, transportation and travel are included, so fixed prices carry that cost risk.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Preventive and corrective maintenance of the AFHE systems at 23 places of performance worldwide
- Maintenance program management, site support and site support projects
- Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA: the fuel system's control software) maintenance
- Meter system calibration, support documentation, and equipment and material support
- Design, procurement, installation, testing, integration and troubleshooting of AFHE installations and modifications
- Transition in and transition out of the contract
- Capacity to answer multiple requests at once and work at multiple locations worldwide
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price per line) IDIQ
- Period of performance
- Five (5) years
- Place of performance
- 23 designated places of performance worldwide
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 16, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern (solicitation expected)
What to include when you submit
- Email the contact persons on the posting to receive a draft performance work statement (PWS)
Not in the notice text
- The draft PWS is available only by email from the contacts, and the full requirements aren't in the text.
- The 23 sites and which countries they are in aren't listed.
- For sites outside the United States, local presence, host-country licenses, labor law, currency and tax rules aren't stated.
- The evaluation method, estimated value and solicitation release date aren't stated.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
- Architect-engineer services tied to buildings or construction are usually bought under the Brooks Act: the agency ranks firms on qualifications from an SF 330 first, then negotiates a price with the top firm. How A/E contracts work.
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Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 30, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- Dcso-Columbus-Division-2, OH
- Product/service code
- R425 · Support – Professional: Engineering/Technical
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 541330)
- 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
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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