Sources Sought
Financial and Air Clearance Transportation System (FACTS)
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy · Sol. N0018926RFPREQNAVSUPBSC0007
Due in 7 days8(a)
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NAVSUP Business Systems Center in Mechanicsburg, PA is doing market research for an anticipated firm-fixed-price 8(a) STARS III contract to support FACTS, a DoD legacy joint transportation system that handles Navy shipping, naval cargo routing, and DoD air cargo clearance. This is a Request for Information to identify qualified, experienced sources, not yet a solicitation.
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- This is market research only, not a solicitation. Responding to this RFI does not guarantee a chance to bid; NAVSUP is gauging interest before deciding how to proceed.
This Request for Information (RFI) is for planning purposes to identify qualified and experienced sources for an anticipated firm-fixed price services contract
- Restricted to 8(a) STARS III. Only contractors on (or able to get on) the 8(a) STARS III GWAC will be able to compete once this becomes a real solicitation.
The Government has determined that this will be an 8(a) STARS III requirement.
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Full brief
What they want
- Software engineering and coding for the FACTS application
- Integration testing
- Business analysis
- Auditing
- Documentation of change requests
- Customer support, training, and knowledge sharing
- Contract type
- Anticipated firm-fixed-price services contract
- Place of performance
- Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
- Contract vehicle
- 8(a) STARS III
- Offers due
- 2026-10-05T15:00:00-04:00
You must have
- Must be an 8(a) certified business eligible under the 8(a) STARS III vehicle
The Government has determined that this will be an 8(a) STARS III requirement.
- Must qualify under the NAICS 541519 size standard of $34.0 million
under NAICS code 541519, Other Computer Related Services, size standard $34.0 M.
Not in the notice text
- No incumbent contractor is named, though FACTS is described as an existing legacy system already being supported.
- Contract value and period of performance are not stated.
- Specific RFI response format or submission instructions (capability statement, page limit, method) are not stated in this text.
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 5, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 24, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- N0018926RFPREQNAVSUPBSC0007
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy
- Office
- NAVSUP FLT Log CTR Norfolk
- Set-aside
- 8(a) Set-Aside (FAR 19.8)
- NAICS
- 541519
- Business type
- IT, software & telecom
- Place of performance
- Mechanicsburg, PA, 17050
- Contracting contact
- Ernest Johnsonernest.w.johnson70.civ@us.navy.mil7176053824
Full notice text from SAM.gov
This Request for Information (RFI) is for planning purposes to identify qualified and experienced sources for an anticipated firm-fixed price services contract under NAICS code 541519, Other Computer Related Services, size standard $34.0 M. The Government has determined that this will be an 8(a) STARS III requirement. NAVSUP Business Systems Center (BSC) Department 95 requires contractor support services (CSS) to support application development and efforts. NAVSUP BSC requires technical support services to support the DoD legacy joint transportation system, Financial and Air Clearance Transportation System (FACTS). FACTS provides Navy shipping functionality, Naval Cargo Routing, and DoD air cargo clearance capabilities. Support services will include software engineering, coding, integration testing, business analyzing, auditing, documentation of change requests, customer support, training, and knowledge sharing.