Bleacher Seating Systems

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This document outlines the "Salient Characteristics" for bleacher seating systems. It details the specific features, requirements, and specifications that the procured bleacher systems must meet. This information is crucial for bidders to understand the technical and functional aspects of the required equipment.

• Background: The bleacher systems are needed to provide seating and accountability areas for approximately 5,000 Active, Guard, and Reserve SF personnel during outdoor training, offering protection from inclement weather.
• Quantity: The requirement is for eight (8) bleacher seating systems.
• Capacity and Layout: Each unit must seat a minimum of 125 individuals (123 acceptable), with 8 seats per row. The layout should be grandstand-style with clear sightlines, featuring individual, contoured, folding (tip-up) seats in brown.
• Operational System: Requires a fully integrated, self-contained hydraulic system for deployment/retraction operated by a single person. Components must be protected when in transport configuration, and an automatic locking mechanism is required for the transport position. Actuators must not penetrate the main frame.
• Safety and Code Compliance: Systems must meet or exceed International Building Code (IBC) for assembly seating, include continuous guardrails, non-slip footboards, and comply with IBC standards for ingress/egress. The trailer chassis must be highway-rated and fully compliant with DOT and NHTSA standards.
• Chassis and Mobility: Must be built on a highway-rated, road-legal trailer chassis with a tandem-axle suspension for stable towing. Equipped with electric brakes on all four wheels and a breakaway safety system. The hitch assembly must be reconfigurable for pintle hook or 2 5/16" ball couplers and retractable/removable for end-to-end placement.
• Construction and Durability: Constructed from weather-resistant materials (UV-stabilized polymers, corrosion-resistant coated steel/aluminum). Must have multiple leveling/support jacks and an integrated, weather-resistant canopy/sunshade for upper seating rows.
• Training and Manuals: Contractor must provide operator training and an operating manual for each system.

This document defines the essential technical specifications and performance requirements for the bleacher seating systems. Bidders must ensure their proposed solutions meet all listed salient characteristics to be considered compliant. It directly impacts product design, material selection, and system functionality.

Statement of Work (SOW)

To provide, deliver, assemble, and install four (4) Bleacher Seating Systems at JBSA Camp Bullis, TX, and four (4) at JBSA Lackland, TX.

• The contractor shall supply all necessary personnel, equipment, supplies, tools, and materials.

• Eight (8) Bleacher Seating Systems are to be delivered to specified locations.

• The systems must accommodate approximately 125 individuals (123 acceptable).

• Bleacher Specifications:

  • Brown seats with individual spectator seats, molded backs, and folding bottoms.
  • Brown rear canvas canopy.
  • 30" seat row spacing.
  • One-person push-button setup with hydraulic actuator.
  • Rounded aluminum guardrails for automatic setup and positioning.
  • Full length, extra-width one-piece footboards.
  • Concealed hinge points.
  • Multiple leveling/support jacks for stability on soft surfaces.
  • Automatic pivoting leveling/support jacks for towing and uneven surfaces.
  • Built-in hydraulic system with cylinders retracted during transport.
  • Over center self-stowing design.
  • Removable hitch (pintle or 2 5/16" ball coupler).
  • Outdoor weather-resistant construction.
  • Retractable hitch for end-to-end placement.
  • Tandem axle suspension with rugged equalizer leaf-spring suspension for highway and off-road towing.
  • Electric brakes on all four wheels.
  • ED DOT marker and signal lights.
  • IBC Code Features: Enclosed risers, walkway aisle, extra width footboards.

• Delivery: Contractor is responsible for off-loading and providing necessary equipment; no loading docks are available.

• Site Maintenance: Contractor must maintain work areas in a neat, clean, and safe condition, manage trash and debris daily, and not obstruct pedestrian circulation.

• Clean-Up: Remove all packaging materials and refuse containers; restore the facility to its original state and repair any damage.

• Delivery to JBSA Camp Bullis, TX (Building 5424) and JBSA Lackland, TX (Building 10252).

• Work hours are 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CDT, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays, unless otherwise approved.

• Warranty: Manufacturer and Standard Commercial warranties required, along with operation manuals and contact information.

• Testing: Contractor must conduct a demonstration of system capabilities observed by a Government representative prior to installation.

• Inspection and Acceptance: Subject to final inspection upon completion.

• Records Management: Contractor shall manage Government-created data per AFI 33-322, AFMAN 33-363, and AFI 33-364.

• Contract Management: Changes require a modification executed by the Contracting Officer.

• Bleacher Seating Systems Salient Characteristics

Request for Information (RFI)

This RFI is being issued by the Department of the Air Force, 502D Contracting Squadron, for market research purposes to identify contractors interested in and capable of providing Bleacher Seating Systems. The government is seeking information on potential sources for eight (8) bleacher seating systems, each capable of accommodating 125 individuals (123 is acceptable), as detailed in the attached Statement of Work (SOW) and Salient Characteristics. This RFI is strictly voluntary and is not a solicitation or a request for quotation.

• Eight (8) Bleacher Seating Systems.

• Each system must accommodate 125 individuals (123 acceptable).

• Details are provided in the attached SOW and Salient Characteristics.

• Responses are voluntary and for informational/planning purposes only.

• No pricing information should be submitted.

• Interested parties must respond via email to 2nd Lt. Jalisa Brown (jalisa.brown.1@us.af.mil) and Belinda Tindal (belinda.tindal.1@us.af.mil).

• Responses must be received no later than Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time.

• Telephone responses will not be accepted.

• The RFI asks if the company is a small business under NAICS Code 337127 (Bleacher Seating Manufacturing).

• If a small business, respondents are asked to identify their socio-economic concern(s) (e.g., HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, women-owned).

• This RFI is not a request for quotation (RFQ) and no RFQ currently exists.

• Responses do not guarantee inclusion on a bidders list or receipt of a future solicitation.

• The government may use the responses to inform future acquisition planning.

• Attached documents include: Statement of Work (SOW), Bleacher Seating Systems, dated April 23, 2026, and Bleacher Seating Systems Salient Characteristics.