PKA-Giant Voice Equipment -6 CS (Amendment 6)

The Department of the Air Force Air Mobility Command (6th Communications Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base) seeks engineering, design, furnishing, installation, and testing of a new non-proprietary turn-key Giant Voice emergency mass notification system to replace the existing system, with proposals due September 24, 2026, and questions due September 17. This is a total small business set-aside under NAICS 334310 (Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing; 750-employee size standard). The solicitation has been reopened with material scope revisions as of Amendment 6, and all prior quotations are invalid; vendors must submit new offers conforming to updated requirements.

Place of performance is MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida (6 CS SCX, 8011 Red Hibiscus Place, FL 33621). The system must provide real-time intelligible voice messages, tone alerts, and music coverage across all base areas, integrate with the existing AtHoc NCAS platform, and consist of four Central Control Workstations, four Central Control Units, and 13 remote siren stations communicating over a UHF radio network (revised from VHF). The contractor must complete all work within 180 calendar days from award and reuse existing galvanized steel poles while removing and disposing of all legacy equipment off-base. Critical technical requirements include P25 Phase I digital UHF radios (minimum 30W output), J/F-12 certification, minimum Speech Transmission Index of 0.45 for intelligible voice acceptance testing, 72-hour battery backup for remote stations, solar power panels, lightning protection per NFPA 780, and integration with existing wireless infrastructure. Davis-Bacon Act wage determinations apply (Florida Hillsborough County, WD No. FL20260208). The contract comprises two line items (CLIN 0001, Giant Voice System Equipment; CLIN 0002, Giant Voice System Labor), both lump sum pricing. Award will be made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis; technical evaluation on an Acceptable/Unacceptable standard weighs technical approach and system design, project management and key personnel, project schedule, installation and cutover plan, testing and quality control, warranty and training logistics, and compliance with federal, military, and commercial standards. A one-year workmanship warranty plus OEM pass-through warranties and on-site training are required. Offerors must maintain active System for Award Management (SAM) registration at submission and award, provide complete pricing, and acknowledge Amendment 6 in accordance with Standard Form 30 Block 11. Funds are not presently available; no award will be made until funding is secured, and the Government reserves the right to cancel at any time with no obligation to reimburse costs.