Aircraft Wash Services

The Department of the Air Force Air Mobility Command is soliciting non-personal aircraft wash services for KC-135 aircraft at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. The contractor must provide comprehensive aircraft washing and maintenance services, including exterior and interior cleaning, corrosion prevention, lubrication services, and post-wash restoration, with full aircraft washes to be completed within nine hours. Key qualifications include demonstrated experience washing large military aircraft, KC-135 crew chief knowledge, proper training and certification for personnel, airfield driver certification, and compliance with specific Air Force technical orders and wage determinations. Proposals will be evaluated using a tradeoff methodology comparing both technical and price factors, with technical evaluation based on three equal-weight subfactors: Transition Plan, Staffing Plan, and Technical Experience, with a maximum 18-page technical proposal limit. The proposal submission deadline is 10:00 AM on January 15, 2026, with a mandatory 90-day proposal acceptance period, and the government reserves the right to award based on initial submissions without negotiations.

This is a 100% Total Small Business set-aside procurement, with the current incumbent being Starlight Corporation, whose previous contract was valued at $3,169,600 over 5.5 years. The contract structure is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) agreement with a Firm Fixed Price arrangement, covering an estimated 260 aircraft wash tasks in the base year (2026), declining to 230 tasks annually from 2027 through 2031, with a 6-month extension period and a total IDIQ quantity ceiling of 1,750 to accommodate potential mission fluctuations. The contract period runs from March 26, 2026, through September 25, 2031, including the optional six-month extension. Contractors must comply with Wage Determination #2015-4571, Revision 28, dated December 3, 2025, and must perform at least 50% of services with their own workforce. The government will provide wash rack facilities, maintenance stands, power carts, and aircraft covers, while the contractor is responsible for providing tow vehicles, necessary equipment, supplies, and qualified personnel to execute the mission-essential services.