2025 Air Show Warbird Performers & Static Displays
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA286025Q0012
- Agency
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District Washington
Headquarters Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 711510 Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers
- PSC
- G003 Social- Recreational
- Place of performance
- Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland 20762, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Headquarters District Washington is seeking to procure warbird aircraft services for aerial demonstrations and static displays at the 2025 Joint Base Andrews Open House scheduled for September 12-14, 2025. The government requires contractor-operated, historically-significant vintage military aircraft to perform one aerial demonstration with narration per aircraft per day and provide static displays during non-flying hours. These warbirds must be privately-owned aircraft with military aviation significance, painted in military paint schemes, and accompanied by narration that highlights their historical importance in military conflicts or aviation history. The evaluation will focus on technical capability to meet government requirements and pricing, with the intent to award multiple contracts to different warbird teams. The solicitation deadline has been extended to July 28, 2025, following several amendments that initially set dates of July 16, July 21, and July 15, 2025.
This procurement is set aside for 100% small, disadvantaged businesses under NAICS code 711510 (Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers) with a small business size standard of $9 million, though one document indicates it may also be designated for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). No incumbent contractors are identified in the solicitation materials. The total contract value is $9 million, structured as firm-fixed-price contracts with compensation contingent on performance and full payment only if contractors are on-site and ready to perform. The performance period runs from September 11-15, 2025, with contractors required to arrive by September 12 and depart no later than September 15, 2025. All services will be performed at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, where the government will provide lodging, rental vehicles, and base access credentials to successful contractors.
Notice text
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; this is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and a written solicitation will not be issued.
This solicitation is being issued as a Request For Quotation (RFQ).
This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through:
Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-08
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Public Notice 01/17/2025
Air Force Federal Acquisition Circular 10/16/2024
This acquisition is set aside for 100% small, disadvantaged businesses.
The North American Industry Size Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this requirement is 711510.
The Small Business Size Standard associated with this NAICS is 9 million.
The 2025 Joint Base Andrews (JBA) Open House is scheduled to occur September 12-14, 2025. This event in the National Capital Region will feature aerial demonstrations and static displays of significant military aircraft in United States Air Force (USAF) history. In support of this effort, the government seeks to secure the services of contractor-operated, historicallysignificant aircraft to perform and/or be displayed for event attendees during the JBA Air Show & Open House. The government seeks ‘warbirds’ IAW AFMAN 10-1004 Attachment 6, to accomplish one aerial performance with narration per aircraft per day of the JBA Open House, and/or static display during Open House hours when not engaged in flying activities. The intent of this requirement is to award multiple warbird team aerial demonstration and static display contracts. Warbird static displays may be awarded as standalone contracts, and/or satisfied by warbird aircraft who also provides an aerial demonstration. A warbird is defined as a privately-owned vintage military aircraft (or likeness thereof) that has been used in a military conflict or which is of significance in the history of military aviation. Warbirds could be a U.S. military aircraft or that of a foreign government. The narration during the show should clearly note the aircraft’s military significance. Warbirds will be painted in a military paint scheme. These aircraft display Air Force and military history and increase awareness of the Air Force’s role in national security. Aerial and static displays show attendees the capabilities of the aircraft.
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