2019 Vandenberg Air Force Base SABER IDIQ

Air Force Space Command awarded this competitive 8(a) multiple-award Master IDIQ on October 29, 2019, for maintenance, repair, and construction work at Vandenberg Air Force Base and associated sites including Pillar Point Air Force Station, Point Mugu, and Santa Ynez Peak and Anderson Peak Optical Tracking Stations. Ordering closed on November 17, 2020—the vehicle is no longer active for new task order placement.

The IDIQ has obligated its full combined potential value of $35.6 million across 112 task orders awarded between October 2019 and September 2024. Award activity accelerated in 2024 with 31 orders placed, compared to 13–24 annually in prior years. The most recent delivery order was issued in September 2024.

Work spans traditional base engineering: HVAC system repairs and replacements, electrical power upgrades, restroom and office renovations, roofing, plumbing, drainage repairs, runway and airfield lighting systems, asbestos abatement, concrete work, and facility-specific upgrades such as load bank installations and fire control panel repairs. Task orders carry firm fixed-price structures and typical durations between six months and two years. Recent orders range from approximately $10,000 to $2.2 million; a July 2023 delivery order to replace runway sequence flashing lights reached $2.2 million in ceiling value.

Competitive concentration is moderate to high: Sjd&B, Inc. holds 67 of 112 orders ($21.7 million combined potential value, roughly 61% of the total), ENH LLC holds 26 orders ($9 million), and Cmcs - T Simons JV holds 14 orders ($3 million). CM Construction Services, Inc. accounts for the remaining 5 orders ($1.9 million). Customer concentration is extreme: Department of the Air Force Space Command placed 97 orders ($30.9 million, 87% of combined potential value), with the broader Department of the Air Force accounting for the remaining 15 orders.

The set-aside mix shifted over the vehicle's life. Of 112 orders, 103 carry no set-aside (92%), 8 are competitive 8(a) (7%), and 1 is total small business (1%). The original solicitation specified competitive 8(a) eligibility limited to 8(a) program participants with bona fide offices in California; actual task orders show predominantly unrestricted competition, suggesting the pool structure was either relaxed or recompeted separately.

The Government has a need for a Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineer Requirements (SABER) program. The SABER program shall provide a streamlined means to complete construction projects for the 30th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES). The work entailed consists of a broad range of maintenance, repair, and construction work on real property. Work identified includes but is not limited to various trades such as carpentry, asbestos abatement/removal, demolition, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, concrete masonry, alteration of real property, and painting projects on Vandenberg AFB and its associated sites to include Pillar Point Air Force Station (PPAFS), Point Mugu, and the Santa Ynez Peak and Anderson Peak Optical Tracking Stations.