2025 JBA Air Show Narrator
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA286025Q4030
- Agency
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District Washington
Headquarters Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 711510 Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Place of performance
- Maryland, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Headquarters District Washington is seeking a professional narrator for the 2025 Joint Base Andrews (JBA) Air Show scheduled for September 12-14, 2025. The contractor will be responsible for providing comprehensive announcements, safety information, and crowd communications throughout the event, working closely with the Air Boss to ensure effective information delivery. Ideal candidates must have at least 5 years of air show narration experience, with specific familiarity with Joint Base Andrews and prior performance on a military airfield. The technical proposal will be evaluated on an acceptable/unacceptable basis, focusing on the contractor's ability to meet the minimum requirements outlined in the Performance Work Statement. Interested offerors must submit their quotes via email to Contract Specialist Abby Melvin and Contracting Officer Andrea Begens by May 30, 2025, at 4:30 PM EST.
The solicitation is set aside exclusively for small, disadvantaged businesses in the Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers NAICS category (711510), with a $9M size standard. The government will provide lodging in double-occupancy, non-smoking rooms from September 11-15, 2025, and potentially a rental vehicle. The place of performance is 1191 Menoher Drive, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Payment will be made in a single lump sum within 30 days of invoice receipt, with the contract structured as a firm fixed price arrangement. Sound and support vehicles will be separately contracted, and the contractor is prohibited from soliciting additional compensation or donations. The total period of performance is specifically three days (September 12-14, 2025), with the government retaining rights to record and potentially reuse content produced during the event.
Notice text
The contractor shall serve as narrator and announcer for the JB Andrews 2025 Air Show on 12-14 September 2025. The contractor will provide announcements and safety information as situations dictate. The contractor shall also provide all personnel, supervision, and other items necessary to provide Air Show announcement services and work with the Air Boss to ensure proper information is relayed to attendees. Sound and support vehicles will be separately contracted.
The contractor shall provide necessary personnel necessary to provide narration services for JBA’s Air Show, 12-14 September 2025 in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS).
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| 2025 JBA Air Show Narrator | Pre-Solicitation |
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