Solicitation
AH-64D/E Apache Contractor Field Service Representative (CFSR) Sensors Support
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summaryThe U.S. Army (Army Contracting Command-Redstone), for the Apache Attack Helicopter Project Management Office, wants a contractor to supply up to nine full-time contractor field service representatives (CFSRs: factory-level technicians who support fielded equipment) for AH-64D/E Apache sensors at U.S. and overseas Army sites. It is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ: orders placed as needs arise) contract with a one-year base ordering period plus four one-year ordering periods. The response due date is January 15, 2027, 12:00 PM Central Daylight Time per the solicitation, and staff and the company need Secret-level clearances. More in the summary
AI summary Beta
The notice looks incomplete: Only part of the solicitation (52,498 of 345,802 characters), the Performance Work Statement (26,249 of 60,417) and the DD Form 254 (26,249 of 50,363) were read, so the middle of each was not read; Sections H, L and M, evaluation factors and proposal instructions are likely in the unread parts. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The U.S. Army (Army Contracting Command-Redstone), for the Apache Attack Helicopter Project Management Office, wants a contractor to supply up to nine full-time contractor field service representatives (CFSRs: factory-level technicians who support fielded equipment) for AH-64D/E Apache sensors at U.S. and overseas Army sites. It is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ: orders placed as needs arise) contract with a one-year base ordering period plus four one-year ordering periods. The response due date is January 15, 2027, 12:00 PM Central Daylight Time per the solicitation, and staff and the company need Secret-level clearances.
Who can bid (4)
- Secret facility security clearance (company clearance) with Secret-level safeguarding, under the DD Form 254 (the contract security classification form)
- Personnel must be U.S. citizens holding an active Secret clearance validated in the Defense Information System for Security (DISS); the PWS also says clearance is needed when the proposal is submitted
- Show a current CMMC status and an affirmation of continuous compliance in SPRS at the level the solicitation requires
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- Submit a small business subcontracting plan with the proposal
How to submit: Electronically through DoD Secure Access File Exchange (DoD SAFE), https://safe.apps.mil; the cost portion also goes by DoD SAFE. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (9)
From the version posted Oct 15, 2026.
- Serious: Secret clearances for people and the company. Personnel must hold active Secret clearances, and the DD Form 254 requires a Secret facility clearance, so a firm without cleared staff and a cleared facility cannot perform.
- Serious: Documents name Lockheed Martin. The solicitation names Lockheed Martin Corporation as a large business, and the security form names it as the contractor. The text read does not say whether other firms may compete.
- Serious: Overseas staffing in Korea, Germany and Iraq or Kuwait. Up to four full-time workers are stationed overseas, with German DOCPER (Department of Defense contractor personnel office) compliance and host-nation legal authorizations checked. A small U.S. firm may struggle to meet these.
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- Worth checking: Requirement is currently unfunded. The solicitation says the work is unfunded and depends on funds becoming available, so an award or orders may not follow.
- Worth checking: Clearance timing stated two ways. One PWS paragraph requires an active Secret clearance when the proposal is submitted; another says it is needed at onboarding. Ask which governs.
- Worth checking: Fourth overseas site differs: Iraq or Kuwait. The price schedule lists Kuwait as the fourth overseas site, while the PWS lists Al Asad or Erbil, Iraq, or a designated CENTCOM hub. Ask which site applies.
- Worth checking: Subcontracting plan due with the proposal. The solicitation requires a small business subcontracting plan with the proposal, which is extra paperwork for the offer.
- Worth checking: Cybersecurity certification (CMMC) status needed. Offers must show a current CMMC status in SPRS and list CMMC unique identifiers for the systems that handle sensitive information. The required level is not stated in the text read.
- Minor: Plans due 10 days after award. The Quality Control Plan and the Work Plan are each due 10 calendar days after award, and an installation pass log is due 3 calendar days after award.
Read from the notice and 7 attachments. Show which files.
- SOLICITATION W58RGZ26R0017.pdf (read)
- Attachment 0001 Performance Work Statement (PWS).pdf (read)
- Exhibit A Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL).pdf (read)
- Attachment 0005 Quality Assurance Survellance Plan (QASP).pdf (read)
- Attachment 0002 Document Summary List (DSL).pdf (read)
- Attachment 0004 Security Review Cover Sheet.pdf (read)
- Attachment 0003 Contract Security Classification (DD Form 254).pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Provide original-equipment-manufacturer-level CFSR technical support for Army AH-64D/E Apache Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight / Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) and Fire Control Radar sensors
- Staff up to nine (9) full-time CFSRs, each 2,080 annual hours: up to five (5) in the U.S. (one at Redstone Arsenal, AL) and up to four (4) overseas
- U.S. sites: Redstone Arsenal AL, Fort Campbell KY, Fort Cavazos TX, Fort Drum NY, Morrisville NC; overseas hubs: Alaska, Korea, Germany, and Iraq (PWS) or Kuwait (price schedule)
- Give phone, virtual and on-site help, hands-on troubleshooting, maintenance guidance and engineering reach-back to the manufacturer
- Train maintainers and aircrew with over-the-shoulder mentoring and Theory of Operation training
- Track the physical and technical configurations of installed M-TADS/PNVS and Fire Control Radar systems
- Send surge and emergency temporary duty (TDY) support to listed U.S. and overseas Army sites, with overtime of up to 90 hours per full-time worker per year only when approved in writing
- Submit a monthly Certificate of Service report by the 7th calendar day of the, plus a Quality Control Plan (QCP) and Work Plan after award
- Contract type
- Indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ); firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work costs) support lines, plus cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) lines and cost-no-fee lines for travel, overtime and relocation
- Period of performance
- Base ordering period of 1 year (award to 365 days after award) plus four 1-year ordering periods (60 months in all); the contract may be extended up to 6 months under FAR clause 52.217-8
- Place of performance
- Core work at Redstone Arsenal, AL; recurring sites at Fort Campbell KY, Fort Cavazos TX, Fort Drum NY, Morrisville NC; overseas at Alaska, South Korea, Germany, and Iraq or Kuwait; temporary duty to other U.S. and overseas Army sites
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- January 15, 2027, 12:00 PM Central Daylight Time per the solicitation; SAM.gov lists 11:00 AM Central (12:00 PM Eastern)
- How to submit
- Electronically through DoD Secure Access File Exchange (DoD SAFE), https://safe.apps.mil; the cost portion also goes by DoD SAFE
What to include when you submit
- Submit the proposal through DoD SAFE by the response due date
- If you cannot meet the response due date, tell the Contracting Officer (ben.a.henson.civ@army.mil) and the Contract Specialist (kevin.k.corrica.civ@army.mil) in writing before it, with your expected submission date
- Include a small business subcontracting plan with the proposal
- Include the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) unique identifiers from the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) for each information system that handles federal contract or controlled unclassified information
- Offers must be in U.S. currency (clause 52.214-35)
- Fill in the Section B price lines for every ordering period and complete the offer section of Standard Form 33 (SF 33, the solicitation, offer and award form); the offer is held for 60 calendar days unless you insert a different period
- Show that personnel hold an active Secret clearance when the proposal is submitted
After award, you must have
- Carry Defense Base Act workers' compensation insurance for overseas work From Attachment 0001 Performance Work Statement (PWS).pdf:
FAR 52.228-5 and FAR 52.228-3 (Defense Base Act Workers' Compensation Insurance)
Current contractor
No incumbent or previous contract number is named. The solicitation names Lockheed Martin Corporation, CAGE Code 04939, as a large business, and the DD Form 254 lists it as the contractor and calls the buy a Lockheed Martin CFSR requirement.
Not in the notice text
- Only part of the solicitation (52,498 of 345,802 characters), the Performance Work Statement (26,249 of 60,417) and the DD Form 254 (26,249 of 50,363) were read, so the middle of each was not read; Sections H, L and M, evaluation factors and proposal instructions are likely in the unread parts
- How the award is decided, the evaluation factors and any page limits or volume rules are not in the text read
- Whether firms other than Lockheed Martin can compete is not stated
- The deadline for questions is not in the text read
- The Government's estimate (the IGCE, independent Government cost estimate) is not given; the PWS says up to nine (9) full-time workers at 2,080 hours each, and Section B price lines show no quantity or unit of issue
- The CMMC level required, and any local office, host-country license, tax or currency rules for the overseas sites, are not in the text read
- The DD Form 254's follow-on contract checkbox couldn't be read; check the form on SAM.gov
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Electronically through DoD Secure Access File Exchange (DoD SAFE), https://safe.apps.mil; the cost portion also goes by DoD SAFE. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 15, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- W6QK ACC-RSA, Redstone Arsenal, AL
- Product/service code
- L016 · Technical Representative – Aircraft Components and Accessories
- Business type
- Transportation, logistics & vehicles (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 488190)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
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Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Solicitation for AH-64D/E Apache Contractor Field Service Representative (CFSR) Sensors Support.
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