Consultation Services for Air Show Event Parking

The Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command, specifically the 55th Contracting Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, is seeking consultation services to develop and provide a comprehensive traffic flow and parking plan for the Offutt AFB Air Show and Open House scheduled for August 2026. The contractor must possess experience performing these services specifically for air show events and will be responsible for providing all labor, parts, materials, transportation, supervision, and management necessary to create an executable plan that accommodates up to 40,000 patrons daily over a two-day weekend event. Key requirements include designing traffic management strategies for vehicle entry and exit routes, parking area designations, shuttle bus operations, and pedestrian movement patterns, as well as identifying bottlenecks, developing contingency plans, and coordinating with the Offutt event committee and local community agencies. The pre-solicitation notice indicates this is a sources sought for market research purposes only, and responses must include entity name, CAGE/UEI number, a capabilities statement, and documented past performance on similar air show projects. Interested vendors must submit their responses by December 1, 2025, to the designated points of contact.

This procurement is set aside as a Total Small Business opportunity under NAICS category 561990 (All Other Support Services) and PSC category M1LZ (Operation Of Parking Facilities). The pre-solicitation notice warns that if no competitive responses are received by the December 1, 2025 deadline, a sole source contract may be awarded to Solutions Event Services (CAGE: 6PP61), indicating this firm may be the incumbent or primary candidate for the work. While no specific contract value is disclosed in the pre-solicitation notice, the vendor is required to submit an estimated price for the proposed plan along with optional traffic flow and parking actions with individual pricing for those items. The event will occur over a Saturday and Sunday in August 2026, requiring the contractor to design a plan capable of managing continuous traffic flow and parking operations for this two-day period with significant patron volume.