sources sought air show.docx

This is a sources sought synopsis in support of a market survey being conducted by the 316th Contracting Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, MD 20762 in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 10, Market Research, to determine interest and capabilities of potential sources to provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and quality control necessary, except as specified in Paragraph 3.0 as Government Furnished, to provide the sound system for the JB Andrews 2025 Air Show on 12-14 September 2025, as defined in the attached PWS.

This synopsis is for informational and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation, a synopsis of a solicitation, a commitment on the part of the Government to later publish a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. The Government will not reimburse the costs of preparing or submitting a response to this synopsis.

The intent of this notice is to identify potential offerors to provide:

The contractor shall provide the sound system for the JB Andrews 2025 Air Show on 12-14 September 2025. The system must have the ability to connect the Air Boss with all necessary agencies: the performers, Air Traffic Control, and anyone else who would need to contact the Air Boss during the show. The system must have the capability to broadcast the narrator to the crowd in a manner that covers the crowd area. It is desired that the system also be able to connect with other systems to increase the area and mediums for the show. These include, but are not limited to social media, television, radio, and performer voice that can be broadcast to the crowd. The capability must be executed in real-time.

Interested sources capable of providing this requirement must respond by e-mail to saquan.davis.ctr@us.af.mil , referencing this post no later than 28 April 2025, at 3:30 PM EST.

Interested sources shall send capabilities statements to indicate whether they can provide the subject requirement, how long after issuance of a purchase order would take to complete the requirement, and furthermore indicate their size and status (i.e., small business, 8(a), HUB Zone, WOSB, SDVOSB, etc.).

No other information is required currently. Based upon the responses received, the Government will determine the set-aside method for the procurement. An award will not be made on offers received in response to this notice. This source sought synopsis is not a Request for Quote (RFQ); it is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability of sources.