Request for Whitepapers: AEDC Velocity Alliance - A Multi-Billion Dollar OTA Consortium Opportunity
Dept of Defense · DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
- Response deadline
- Sep 29, 2030, 8:00 PM EDT
- Posted
- Mar 17, 2026
- Solicitation
- FA9101-26-9-Velocity_Alliance
- Set-aside
- None listed
- Place of performance
- —
- Contracting office
- FA9101 AEDC PKP PROCRMNT BR · ARNOLD AFB · TN
- Source
- SAM.gov · updated May 9, 2026
Description
1. Strategic Purpose: The Department of the Air Force, through the Air Force Test Center (AFTC) and Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), announces the establishment of the AEDC Velocity Alliance. This strategic consortium-based initiative is established under the authority of 10 U.S.C. � 4022 to accelerate the modernization of national test infrastructure in direct support of next-generation defense systems and key National Defense Strategy objectives. The objective is to establish a pre-qualified industrial base to execute a multi-billion dollar portfolio of complex engineering and construction projects. Upon establishment, all projects under this initiative will be competed exclusively among Alliance members. 2. Key Dates for Industry: The Government intends to onboard members in multiple phases. Onboarding Opportunity 1: Questions Due: 1 May 2026, Close of Business (COB) Whitepapers Due: 1 June 2026, COB Mandatory Site Visit Window: 1 June 2026 � 30 June 2026 (Exact date will be communicated to vendors with successful submissions) Anticipated Consortium Live Date: 1 July 2026 Onboarding Opportunity 2: Whitepapers Due: 1 September 2026, COB Mandatory Site Visit Window: 1 September 2026 � 30 September 2026 This Request for Whitepaper notice will remain active until: 30 September 2032. 3. Action Required: We invite all interested and qualified vendors to carefully review the attached documents in their entirety to ensure all mandatory onboarding criteria are satisfied within their whitepaper submission. 4. Classification Codes: Primary NAICS Code: 541330 - Engineering Services Primary PSC Code: AC13 - National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Experimental Development (Note: While these are the primary codes, any NAICS/PSC code that fits within the scope of the Program Objectives is acceptable.)
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$446,844
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- 1BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC203 awards$4.33B
- 2HII MISSION TECHNOLOGIES CORP10 awards$2.97B
- 3GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.41 awards$2.39B
- 4THE MITRE CORPORATION5 awards$2.34B
- 5SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION109 awards$2.29B
- 6PERATON INC.12 awards$2.28B
- 7LEIDOS, INC.13 awards$1.66B
- 8MANTECH ADVANCED SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.6 awards$1.57B
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