This is a solicitation for maintenance and sustainment support for the Integrated Base Defense Security System (IBDSS) and Flight Line Entry Control System (FLECS) at Joint Base Andrews (JBA). The contract will be awarded on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis. Offerors must be small businesses certified under NAICS code **** with a size standard of $25 million. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for May 12, 2026, at 0930hrs. Interested offerors must submit a completed visitor access request form at least 72 hours prior to the site visit. Only two representatives per company are allowed for the site visit. All responses must be submitted by June 3, 2026, at 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, electronically to ***@***. *. * must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The solicitation requires a capabilities statement, past performance examples, and completion of specific clauses and forms. The contract includes a base year and four option years.
The period of performance for the base year is from 01 Aug 2026 to 31 Jul 2027. Option periods extend performance annually through 31 Jul 2031.
The bid notice states that payment will be made by the government according to the prompt payment act 31 **** and prompt payment regulations at 5 CFR part **** will be handled according to these regulations.
The bid notice states that the contractor warrants and implies that the items delivered under this contract are merchantable and fit for use for the particular purpose described in this contract.
The bid notice states that the government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. Specifically, it mentions Lowest price technically acceptable and that echnical and past performance, when combined, are significantly less important than cost or price.
The bid notice indicates that the acquisition is set aside for small business, specifically women-owned small business (WOSB), and mentions NAICS code **** with a size standard of $25,000,**** must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database.
The bid notice mentions that in the event of the contractor's or a subcontractor's noncompliance with the clause addressing DEI discrimination, his contract may be canceled, terminated, or suspended in whole or in part, and the contractor or subcontractor may be declared ineligible for further government contracts. It also states that the government may terminate for cause in the event of any default by the contractor or failure to comply with contract terms.
The bid notice states that there will be a mandatory site visit on May 12, 2026, at 0930hrs. Interested offerors must submit a completed visitor access request form at least 72 hours prior to the site visit date. Attendees will meet at the JBA main visitors center and then convoy to the JB Andrews club parking lot for sign-in and briefing.
The bid notice does not explicitly state a deadline for challenges or protests. However, it does mention that failure of the parties to this contract to reach agreement on any request for equitable adjustment, claim, appeal, or action arising under or relating to this contract shall be a dispute to be resolved in accordance with the clause FAR ****, Disputes.
