Fire Training Facilities Maintenance

The 633d Contracting Squadron of the Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command is seeking qualified sources to provide comprehensive inspection, testing, maintenance, and repair services for fire training facilities at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. The scope of work encompasses the Large Frame Aircraft Fire Training Facility, Small Frame Aircraft Fire Training Facility, and Structural Fire Training Facility, requiring contractors to supply all necessary materials, equipment, and qualified personnel to maintain operational effectiveness and serviceability. Work must comply with Air Force Technical Order 35E1-2-13-1, NFPA 1403, AWS D1.1, and manufacturers' recommendations, with performance standards requiring zero defects for inspections and reports and no more than one valid defect per visit for repairs and replacements. The Government will evaluate responses based on organizational capability, relevant experience with fire training facilities, technical and financial capacity, subcontract management ability, and small business status as outlined in the Sources Sought Notice. Key dates include the April 10, 2026 deadline at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time for submission of capabilities packages not exceeding 8 pages, with the RFQ anticipated for release on or about April 15, 2026, and contract award expected on or about April 30, 2026.

This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 541350 (Building Inspection Services) with a small business size standard of $11.5 million, and no incumbent contractor information is disclosed in this sources sought notice. The Performance Work Statement specifies semi-annual inspections at intervals not exceeding 240 calendar days, along with ongoing maintenance tasks including liquid propane gas storage checks, compressed air system maintenance, annual structural integrity assessments, and replacement of expendable items such as igniters, panels, pumps, gauges, valves, sensors, and HDPE liners. Operations are scheduled Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, excluding federal holidays, with the Government providing utilities, infrastructure support, and base ambulance services on a cost-reimbursement basis. Interested parties must be registered in the System for Award Management under the appropriate NAICS code and should submit their capabilities package via email to Vanity Wright at vanity.wright@us.af.mil and Lester Yearwood at lester.yearwood.1@us.af.mil. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice, which is issued for market research and planning purposes only and does not constitute a formal commitment to award a contract.