The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (DOT FAA) Master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) and Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) Slat Wall Consoles is designed to support the modernization and enhancement of air traffic control facilities nationwide. The contract vehicle, active from 2017 to 2022, focuses on procuring specialized console furniture, workstations, and related installation services for air traffic control infrastructure. Specifically, the contract enables the FAA to rapidly acquire custom slatwall console systems that improve workspace ergonomics and operational flexibility for air traffic controllers across various airports and facilities.
The contract has been predominantly awarded to two prime contractors: Russ Bassett Corporation and Evans Consoles Incorporated, who have been delivering task orders ranging from approximately $20,000 to $1.6 million. Typical task orders involve design, fabrication, and installation of slatwall console systems for specific airport locations, including facilities in Charlotte (NC), Denver (CO), San Diego (CA), Newark (NJ), Philadelphia (PA), and Piedmont Triad International Airport (NC). No small business set-aside designations were used in the awarded task orders, and performance locations have primarily been in the contractors' manufacturing facilities and various FAA air traffic control centers. The contract's ceiling value is consistently noted as $9,500,000 per task order, providing significant flexibility for the FAA to modernize air traffic control infrastructure across the United States.