Solicitation
Design Renovation, System Support Center (SSC), 3551 Combine St., Paso Robles, CA
Department of Transportation · Federal Aviation Administration
AI summaryThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants a small business to design the renovation of its System Support Center at 3551 Combine St., Paso Robles, CA (Screening Information Request, or SIR, 697DCK-27-R-00022). It is set aside for small businesses, and award goes to the lowest-priced responsible offer after price negotiation. SAM.gov lists the response due date as November 12, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern (an amendment moved it to Nov 30, 2026, 5:00 PM EST); a site visit is set for November 5, 2026 (passed). More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Nov 5, 2026. It moves the due date from Nov 12, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
AI summary Beta
Summary of the version posted Oct 28, 2026. The notice was amended Nov 5, 2026. The due date moved from Nov 12, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. Some details are in the notice's attachments, which this summary didn't read. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants a small business to design the renovation of its System Support Center at 3551 Combine St., Paso Robles, CA (Screening Information Request, or SIR, 697DCK-27-R-00022). It is set aside for small businesses, and award goes to the lowest-priced responsible offer after price negotiation. SAM.gov lists the response due date as November 12, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern; a site visit is set for November 5, 2026 (passed).
Who can bid
- Small business: SAM.gov lists a total small business set-aside (NAICS 541330, Engineering Services)
How to submit: Email to Linda.Hennequant@faa.gov, due November 12, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch
- Serious: Small business set-aside. SAM.gov lists this as a total small business set-aside, so only small businesses under NAICS 541330 can bid.
- Worth checking: Emails without the SIR number are ignored. An offer emailed without the SIR number in the subject or body will be disregarded.
- Minor: The site visit was Nov 5, 2026. Check the notice and its amendments for whether attendance was required, and whether another visit is offered.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Design the renovation of the FAA System Support Center (SSC) in Paso Robles, CA
- Deliver what the statement of work (SOW) and data item description (DID) 60226 call for; both are attachments
- Place of performance
- 3551 Combine St., Paso Robles, CA 93446
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Lowest-priced responsible offer that conforms to the solicitation, after negotiation of price; prices evaluated for fairness and reasonableness
- Offers due
- November 12, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern (from the version posted Oct 28, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Email to Linda.Hennequant@faa.gov
What they'll judge offers on
- Price
- Conformance with solicitation terms and conditions
What to include when you submit
- Follow provision L02 REQUIRED DOCUMENTS in the RFP for what to send
- Put the SIR number in the email subject line or body; emails with attachments that don't reference it will be disregarded
- Fill in the Past Performance/Experience Info form (attachment 4)
Not in the notice text
- The RFP (48 pages), SOW, DID 60226 and the past performance form are attachments not included in this text; check them on SAM.gov.
- Amendment 0001's answers to vendor questions are not included in this text.
- The offer due date isn't stated in the notice text; November 12, 2026 comes from SAM.gov.
- The period of performance, contract type and estimated value aren't stated.
- Whether the site visit is required isn't 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 541330
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to Linda.Hennequant@faa.gov. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- 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.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 28, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- 697DCK Regional Acquisitions SVCS, Fort Worth, TX
- Product/service code
- C215 · Architect and Engineering – General: Production Engineering
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 541330)
- Versions
4 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Nov 5, 2026 · AmendmentDue Nov 30, 2026 (changed)
- Nov 3, 2026 · AmendmentDue Nov 16, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 28, 2026 · Amendment 0003 (this version)Due Nov 12, 2026
- Oct 26, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 12, 2026
- 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