Portable Metal Detector for 71SFS Vance AFB

Air Education and Training Command, procuring on behalf of the 71st Security Forces Squadron at Vance Air Force Base, seeks quotes for purchase and installation of an OpenGate Weapons Detection System, with quotes due August 31, 2026 at 11:00 AM CST. This is a combined synopsis and solicitation for commercial items under FAR Part 12; no separate written solicitation will be issued.

Place of performance is Enid, Oklahoma. The procurement requires two OpenGate LTE-WiFi 2026 CEIA weapons detection systems, eight lithium batteries (18V, 15A), two battery chargers, two support arm and base plate assemblies rated for indoor and outdoor use, and training and labor for metal detector operation. All materials must comply with the Buy American Act. Work hours are restricted to 0800–1700, Monday through Friday, coordinated with 71 SFS officials. The contractor's representative must be on-site or readily accessible with a cell phone on record and authority to execute no-cost field changes. The contractor bears all replacement costs for equipment or property damaged during installation. Materials must comply with federal prohibitions on mercury, toluene, chlorinated solvents, carcinogens, lead, hexavalent chromium compounds, and Class 1 ozone-depleting chemicals. Excess packing and shipping materials must be recycled or disposed of as ordinary trash.

Award will be Firm-Fixed-Price on Low Price Technically Accepted (LPTA) basis. All vendors must be registered and active in the System for Award Management at the time of quote submission; proposals from vendors not active in SAM cannot be considered. Quotes should be emailed to Betty Kliewer (betty.kliewer.ctr@us.af.mil). No late offers will be accepted. The NAICS code is 334511, Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing; PSC code is 6665, Hazard-Detecting Instruments and Apparatus.