Air Boss for 2025 Joint Base Andrews Air Show
Cancelled Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA286025Q4020
- Agency
-
District Washington
Headquarters Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- PSC
- G003 Social- Recreational
- Place of performance
- JB Andrews, 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 a contractor to serve as the Air Boss for the Joint Base Andrews Air Show scheduled for 12-14 September 2025. The primary objective is to provide a subject matter expert who will manage the aviation event's control point, coordinating vendor interactions, operational planning, ground and airspace safety, and event scheduling. Qualified contractors must have at least five years of Air Boss experience, multiple FAA Air Boss certifications, and prior Department of Defense airfield operations experience. Quotes will be evaluated on technical acceptability and total evaluated price, with a firm fixed-price contract anticipated. The solicitation requires quotes to be submitted via email by May 2, 2025, with questions from potential bidders due no later than April 30, 2025, at 4:30 PM EST.
The contract is set aside exclusively for small businesses under NAICS category 711320 (Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities), with a small business size standard of $22 million. The period of performance is from 2 June 2025 to 15 September 2025, with the place of performance at Joint Base Andrews, MD. The government will provide lodging (one double-occupancy room), a mid-sized sedan or mini-van, and a golf cart from 11-15 September 2025. The contractor must maintain $1 million in liability insurance and will be paid in one lump sum within 30 days of invoice and performance. Notably, 100% of the performance fee will be paid if the contractor is on-site and ready to perform, even if prevented from executing duties due to circumstances outside their control.
Notice text
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services 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.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) control point is a specified location where the event organizer, or a designated representative or an “Air Boss” manages the aviation event. The control point must have a communications system with the capability necessary to control the aviation event and invited assembly of persons. In order to meet the control point requirement, the contractor shall provide all the necessary personnel, supervision and any other items necessary to provide services as the Air Boss and run an Open House Control Point at the Joint Base Andrews (JBA) Open House, 12-14 September 2025.
The contractor shall provide all the necessary personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision and any other items and services necessary to provide an Open House Control Point for air boss services for JBA Open House, 12-14 September 2025 in accordance with (IAW) the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS).
Quotes in response to this solicitation must be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist (Primary Point of Contact) and Contracting Officer (Secondary Point of Contact) listed above no later than the response deadline listed above.
Questions must be emailed to the contract specialist and contacting officer by 30 April 2025 no later than 4:30PM EST.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Combined Synopsis Solicitation - Air Boss.pdf | ||
| Attachment 1 PWS-Air Boss 24 April 2025.pdf |
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