F-16 Static Display Renovation

The 147 Attack Wing Base Contracting Office is soliciting structural repair, restoration, and repainting of an F-16A static display aircraft, with quotes due June 26 and questions due by amendment. This is a 100% Small Business Set Aside; the small business size standard is $12.5 million.

Place of performance is Houston, Texas (Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, 14657 Sneider Street, Houston, Texas 77034). Work must be completed within 120 calendar days of receipt of order, with performance to begin within 30 days of award. The solicitation is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products under FAR Subpart 12.6, issued as solicitation W50S77-26-Q-0010 and awarded on a Firm-Fixed-Price basis. Amendment 01, posted June 18, 2026, revised the combined synopsis/solicitation, Performance Work Statement, and provided questions and answers.

The Performance Work Statement requires comprehensive structural assessment; fabrication of plinths to elevate the airframe with tires lifted approximately two inches; lifting and securing the aircraft with tethers; replacement of deteriorating tires; repair of security devices on canopies, hatches, and landing gears; bird-proofing measures on vents, nozzles, wheel wells, intakes, and exhausts; stabilizer repair to prevent carbon fiber delamination; complete paint removal; priming with PPG Desoprime Non-Chromate Primer; topcoating with PPG Desothane Polyurethane in historically accurate Hill Gray camouflage (Dark Gray Federal Standard 16118 or 26118 and Medium Gray Federal Standard 16270 or 26270); application of UV-resistant clear coat; restoration of all historical markings with government coordination; and one-year warranty on materials and workmanship. The contractor must comply with all federal, state, and local environmental, safety, and security requirements and properly dispose of all hazardous waste off-installation. Service Contract Act prevailing wage rates apply. NAICS code 811310; PSC code J015.