SAAF and MAAF Airfield Lighting System Maintenance and Repair
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
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Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
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 Army, specifically W6QM MICC FDO FT BRAGG, is conducting a Sources Sought for non-personal services to provide maintenance and repair for the Airfield Lighting Control and Monitoring Systems (ALCMS) at Fort Bragg, Simmons Army Airfield, and Mackall Army Airfield, North Carolina. This opportunity is a Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5). Responses are due by June 22, 2026, at 2:00 PM Z. This requirement falls under Product Service Code J063 (Maintenance, Repair And Rebuilding Of Equipment: Alarm, Signal, And Security Detection Systems).
Scope of Work
The contractor will provide comprehensive management, supervision, personnel, labor, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, and materials for ALCMS operations. Key services include:
- Maintenance and repair of ALCMS, encompassing operational inspections, adjustments, and software updates.
- Technical support via phone and remote access to the Digitrac system, with on-site work if remote resolution is not possible.
- The system network is a redundant 10 MB or 100Mb Ethernet or Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) network using TCP/IP.
- Systems include workstation computers in the tower and lighting vault with touch screen control panels, designed to revert to a fail-safe mode upon failure.
- Mackall Army Airfield utilizes an older L-821 lighting control panel and L-854 Radio Controller for remote operations.
- The PWS explicitly excludes bulb replacement services.
- Contractor must maintain free flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic during tasks.
Contract & Timeline
- Opportunity Type: Sources Sought
- Set-Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Anticipated Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price (FFP) with some "As Required" CLINs.
- Period of Performance: One (1) 12-month base year and four (4) 12-month option years, plus an 8-month extension.
- Response Date: June 22, 2026, 2:00 PM Z
- Published Date: June 11, 2026, 7:46 PM Z
- Place of Performance: Simmons Army Airfield and Mackall Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, NC.
Performance Standards
Work must meet or exceed specified tasks and performance standards, requiring zero percent (0%) deviation from performance objectives. Contractor performance data will be used for objective ratings and may result in negative CPARS if trends are less than acceptable.
Special Requirements
- Security: Homeland Security Installation Access Control Badge required; specific security plans (Physical, Information, NISP) must be developed and submitted.
- Training: Contractor personnel require Anti-Terrorism Level 1, iWATCH, OPSEC Level 1, and Threat Awareness and Reporting Program training.
- Personnel: Must be legal U.S. residents, able to communicate clearly in English. Key personnel resumes are required.
- Quality Control: Contractor must provide a Quality Control Plan (QCP).
- Reporting: Verbal and email reports are required for accidents, mishaps, and environmental/OSHA conflicts.
- The Government will not provide facilities, equipment, or services. The contractor is responsible for all costs to maintain proper operating condition and repair of ALCMS, and for reimbursement of any emergency medical treatment costs for their personnel.
Contact Information
- Primary Point of Contact: Nicole Baldwin (nicole.p.baldwin.civ@army.mil)