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Opportunity Snapshot: AEDC Velocity Alliance — Test Infrastructure Modernization Consortium
Federal Contractors Lab community — here’s a major defense infrastructure opportunity worth studying.
This requirement is for membership in the AEDC Velocity Alliance, a consortium-based vehicle under 10 U.S.C. § 4022 to accelerate sustainment, restoration, and modernization of critical Air Force test infrastructure. Once the Alliance is established, future projects will be competed exclusively among Alliance members.
Scope of Work may include:
✅ General and industrial construction
✅ Low-pressure and high-pressure process systems
✅ Hazardous process systems
✅ Large process ducting
✅ Medium and high-voltage electrical systems
✅ Fire detection, suppression, and life safety systems
✅ Controls, instrumentation, and data systems
✅ Utilities, infrastructure restoration, and modernization projects
✅ Work at AEDC, Arnold AFB, Holloman AFB, Tunnel 9, NFAC, and possibly other AFTC locations
Why this matters:
AEDC supports national defense testing for next-generation systems. The government states that current test infrastructure must be recapitalized and modernized to support advanced systems operating at higher speeds, new altitudes, and greater technical complexity. Traditional project-by-project contracting is not fast enough for the scale of work anticipated.
Key contractor takeaways:
This is not a normal bid for one construction project. It is an entry gate into a pre-qualified industrial partnership.
To get in, vendors must submit a whitepaper and pass the onboarding process.
The process includes:
✅ Whitepaper submission
✅ Government evaluation
✅ Invitation to mandatory Industry Day/site visit
✅ Attendance at the June 17, 2026 Industry Day in Tullahoma, TN
✅ Execution of the Alliance Membership Agreement
Cyber and certification readiness matter. Vendors must have current JCP certification and either a CMMC Level 2 C3PAO certification or a valid NIST SP 800-171 SPRS assessment plus a detailed roadmap to achieve CMMC Level 2 certification by the required deadline.
Partnership matters. The Q&A clarifies that vendors must identify a partner that fits the OTA requirement, such as a Non-Traditional Defense Contractor, small business, or nonprofit research institution. Even small businesses must still identify at least one partner to demonstrate partnership capability.
Potential NAICS areas to research:
🔹 236220 — Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
🔹 237130 — Power and Communication Line Construction
🔹 237990 — Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
🔹 238210 — Electrical Contractors
🔹 238220 — Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
🔹 541330 — Engineering Services
🔹 541715 — Research and Development in Nanotechnology / Engineering-related R&D
Final classification may vary by project opportunity because this is a consortium-style vehicle covering multiple technical areas.
Go/No-Go questions for contractors:
Do you have JCP certification?
Do you have CMMC Level 2, or a credible NIST/SPRS + CMMC roadmap?
Can you demonstrate relevant project experience from the last five years?
Can you support complex industrial infrastructure, process systems, electrical, controls, fire protection, or construction work?
Do you have a qualifying partner such as an NDC, small business, university, or nonprofit research institution?
Can you attend the mandatory Industry Day/site visit?
Can you compete quickly once future project opportunities are released to Alliance members?
This is the type of opportunity where a strong whitepaper should clearly show technical depth, relevant past project examples, cybersecurity readiness, JCP status, teaming strategy, and the ability to support fast-moving test infrastructure modernization.
Study the whitepaper instructions and Q&A carefully. The government is not just looking for contractors — it is building a long-term industrial base to modernize critical Air Force test infrastructure.
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Opportunity Snapshot: AEDC Velocity Alliance — Test Infrastructure Modernization Consortium
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