Material Handling Equipment (MHE) Maintenance and Repair Services- Barksdale AFB (LA), For Leavenworth (KS), Fort Polk (LA) and Fort Riley (KS)

The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is conducting market research to identify vendors capable of providing Material Handling Equipment (MHE) maintenance and repair services at four military installations: Barksdale Air Force Base (LA), Fort Polk (LA), Fort Leavenworth (KS), and Fort Riley (KS). Services will include preventive maintenance on a Firm-Fixed-Price basis and unscheduled repairs on a Time and Materials basis, covering various equipment types such as electric pallet jacks, forklifts (electric, propane, and gasoline), and related material handling equipment with capacities ranging from 3,000 to 6,000 pounds. Key requirements include performing quarterly preventive maintenance inspections, responding to service calls within 16 working hours, completing repairs within 7 working days, using Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) parts, maintaining detailed service records, and complying with all applicable safety regulations. The contractor must coordinate all maintenance activities with the Contracting Officer's Representative and provide warranties on both parts and labor. Interested vendors must submit responses by January 26, 2026, at 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time via email to the designated point of contact; this Pre-Solicitation Notice is for market research purposes only and does not constitute a binding solicitation or obligation to award a contract.

This opportunity has no small business set-aside designation, though the notice encourages responses from small businesses and vendors in local and surrounding areas. The applicable NAICS code is 811310 with a small business size standard of $12,500,000, and the PSC category is J039 for maintenance, repair, and rebuild of materials handling equipment. The government has not disclosed the award value or budget range for this requirement. The equipment inventory across the four locations includes approximately 7–8 material handling units per installation plus 6–7 battery chargers per location, representing a multi-site, multi-equipment-type maintenance contract. The contract period of performance will be determined based on the results of this market research phase, which is designed to assess vendor capability, gauge market interest, and evaluate the feasibility of potentially awarding the contract as a small business set-aside in subsequent solicitation phases.