Luke AFB Air Show 2026 - Audio Services
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of the Air Force, specifically the 56th Contracting Squadron (56 CONS CC) at Luke Air Force Base, anticipates issuing a contract for Audio Services for Luke Days 2026. This pre-solicitation notice outlines the requirement for a complete outdoor audio system to ensure clear and intelligible sound coverage across the air show. The formal solicitation is expected to be posted within 7 days of the pre-solicitation notice, with a response date of February 6, 2026.
Scope of Work
The contractor will be responsible for providing all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, and services necessary for a turnkey outdoor audio system. Key requirements include:
- Ensuring uniform and intelligible sound coverage across designated spectator areas (flight line, vendor areas, family zones, VIP chalets).
- Delivering clear voice reproduction and balanced music playback, intelligible over ambient noise, while minimizing sound drop-offs and echoes.
- Proposing speaker placement and design that avoids obstruction of emergency access, aircraft operations, and pedestrian flow.
- Providing power solutions for the audio system.
- Supplying qualified technical staff on-site for monitoring, operation, and troubleshooting throughout the event.
- Ensuring the system is fully operational daily by 0900 hours and remains so until event conclusion.
- Providing mixing and control stations for coordination with the Air Boss, Narrator, and Public Affairs.
Performance Standards
Performance will be measured by:
- Sound coverage: Uniform and intelligible across ≥95% of designated areas.
- Sound clarity: Announcements and music 100% intelligible over ambient noise.
- Operational uptime: Continuous system function ≥98% during event hours.
- Setup & Testing: System fully tested by March 19, 2026, 1700 hrs (100% on time).
- On-site support: Qualified staff available 100% during all hours of operation.
Contract & Timeline
- Opportunity Type: Presolicitation
- NAICS Code: 532490 (Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing)
- Size Standard: $40,000,000
- Set-Aside: No Set-aside used
- Formal Solicitation Expected: Within 7 days of January 30, 2026
- Response Date (Formal Solicitation): February 6, 2026, 8:00 PM EST
- Published Date: January 30, 2026
- Period of Performance:
- Setup: March 18–19, 2026
- Operations: March 20–22, 2026
- Removal: March 23, 2026
- Place of Performance: Luke Air Force Base, Arizona (crowd line, vendor areas, designated public activity zones).
Special Requirements
Contractor must provide turnkey solutions with no Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE) for audio. Personnel must comply with Luke AFB installation access procedures, which may include background checks. The contractor must adhere to safety, fire, and electrical codes and coordinate extensively with event stakeholders including the Air Boss, Narrator, Public Affairs, and 56 CONS. An Audio Support Plan is required at least 30 days prior to the event.
Contact Information
- Primary: 2d Lt Jalen Johnson (jalen.johnson.17@us.af.mil, 623-856-2730)
- Secondary: Jacqueline C. Aranda (jacqueline.aranda.1@us.af.mil, 623-856-2733)