Sources Sought

Training Simulators & Mobile Applications Development & Maintenance for the USAF Expeditionary Operations School at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ

Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force

AI summaryThe Air Force's 87th Contracting Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ is looking for small businesses that can develop and maintain training simulators and mobile applications for the USAF Expeditionary Operations School (sources sought 10292026). This is market research only, to decide whether a small business set-aside fits. SAM.gov lists the response date as November 12, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary

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The Air Force's 87th Contracting Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ is looking for small businesses that can develop and maintain training simulators and mobile applications for the USAF Expeditionary Operations School (sources sought 10292026). This is market research only, to decide whether a small business set-aside fits. SAM.gov lists the response date as November 12, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern.

How to submit: Email to Jeremy Botkin, 87 CONS/PKB Contracting Specialist: Jeremy.botkin@us.af.mil. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.

Things to watch

From the version posted Oct 29, 2026.

Minor: Set-aside listed on SAM.gov but not decided in the notice. SAM.gov shows a total small business set-aside, while the notice says responses will help decide whether a small business set-aside is appropriate.
Minor: Very little scope given. The notice doesn't describe the simulators, apps, platforms or size of the work, so it's hard to show a matching capability.

Read from the notice text only.

Full summary

What they want

Send company information and a capability statement by email
Later work: develop and maintain training simulators for the USAF Expeditionary Operations School
Later work: develop and maintain mobile applications for the school

Place of performance: Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL), NJ
Estimated value: Not stated
Offers due: November 12, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern
How to submit: Email to Jeremy Botkin, 87 CONS/PKB Contracting Specialist: Jeremy.botkin@us.af.mil

What to include when you submit

Give company name, point of contact, phone number and address
Give CAGE code and UEI number
Say how you'd take part: prime contractor, teaming partner or primary subcontractor
State your small business certification
Include a capability statement with enough detail for a thorough review

Not in the notice text

No statement of work or technical details are given (platforms, simulator types, number of apps).
The notice text gives no response due date; November 12, 2026 comes from SAM.gov.
Contract type, period of performance and value aren't stated.

Eligibility and how to respond

If it goes ahead as planned: 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 541511
To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.

Notice details

Posted: Oct 29, 2026
Notice type: Sources Sought
Office: FA4484 87 CONS PK, JB MDL, NJ
Product/service code: U012 · Education/Training – Information Technology/Telecommunications Training
Business type: IT, software & telecom (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 541511)
Attachments: Checking SAM.gov for this notice's files…
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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: Sources sought notice, Set-aside

Full notice text from SAM.gov

Sources Sought for Training Simulators & Mobile Applications Development & Maintenance for the USAF Expeditionary Operations School at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ. This Sources Sought notice is issued for planning purpose only, and does not constitute a solicitation for proposals, offers, bids, and/or quotes. This is not an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation, or \ confirmation that the government will contract for the items contained in the sources sought, nor is any commitment on the part of the government to award a contract implied. Reponses to this notice will assist the government in identifying potential sources in determining if a small business set-aside of the Solicitation is appropriate, and in determine whether this approach to securing contracting support is practicable. Respondents are advised that the government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this sources sought. Responses to this notice will not be returned. The 87th Contracting Squadron (87 CONS) - Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL), NJ is conducting market research to determine the existence of interested small businesses sources for North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 541511 - Custom Computer Programming Services. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to obtain information on qualified and experienced contractors interested in providing proposals. The following information is requested in these sources sought: 1. Company Name, point of contact, phone number and address; 2. Cage code and UEI number; 3. Interest in nature of participation (e.g., prime contractor, teaming partner, primary subcontractor); 4. Small business certification; 5. Capability statements; Interested contractors may provide the above information via e-email to the address listed below. Information submitted must be in sufficient detail to allow for a thorough government review of firm's interest and capabilities. PRIMARY CONTRACT POINT OF CONTACT Jeremy Botkin 87 CONS/PKB, Contracting Specialist Jeremy.botkin@us.af.mil

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