Dover AFB - Corrosion Control Services

The Department of the Air Force Air Mobility Command is seeking a contractor to provide aircraft wash, corrosion control, and miscellaneous maintenance services at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Services encompass aircraft towing, washing, de-paneling, lubrication, interior and exterior cleaning, landing gear maintenance, and emergency response for C-5 and C-17 aircraft. Key requirements include establishing an Aircraft Services Management system with foreign object damage control and tool control programs, maintaining real-time job documentation in the Air Force G081 Maintenance Information System, and employing a site manager with greater than 10 years of aircraft maintenance experience available 24/7 for coordination with the Maintenance Operations Center. All contractor personnel must obtain security clearances and pass Criminal Background Investigation for unescorted base access, and comply with OSHA standards and aircraft safety directives. Performance thresholds have been established allowing no more than one unacceptable management service per 30 days, no more than two valid customer complaints per 30 days for wash services, and zero unacceptable emergency services per month. This is a Sources Sought notice issued for market research purposes under FAR Part 10, with responses due by March 25, 2026.

This procurement opportunity is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, limiting competition to small business contractors. The Performance Work Statement specifies that services may be required 24 hours daily, seven days weekly, with personnel on-site within 12 hours of notification for standard services and three hours for emergency services. Complete aircraft washes must be completed within 24 hours maximum, with exterior washes requiring 12 hours, interior cleaning 8 hours, and landing gear maintenance 8 hours. The government will furnish utilities, telephone/fax service, LAN access, aircraft tow equipment, mobile office and tool trailer facilities, and bench stock of repair parts and lubricants. The contractor is responsible for providing all personnel, equipment, tools, cleaning compounds, vehicles, and waste disposal services. While no specific award value is disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice, interested firms should submit their current business size classification, small business socioeconomic status if applicable, and relevant NAICS codes (488190) along with their capability statements.