Pyrotechnics Airshow 2026
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA480326Q0007
- Agency
-
Air Combat Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325920 Explosives Manufacturing
- PSC
- 1370 Pyrotechnics
- Place of performance
- Shaw AFB, South Carolina 29152, United States
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About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command is soliciting quotes for pyrotechnics display services for the Shaw Air Expo 2026. The contractor must provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, and supervision necessary to conduct pyrotechnic displays that complement aerial demonstration acts during the air show. Key qualifications include mandatory approval by the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) and Air Combat Command as a "Shooter-in-Charge," compliance with Shaw Air Force Base Safety Office requirements, and adherence to United States Air Force Explosives Safety standards. Additionally, the contractor must maintain $1,000,000 in personal liability insurance per occurrence. Technical acceptability will be evaluated based on a written technical narrative not exceeding five pages that demonstrates compliance with Statement of Work requirements, and award will be made to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable offer among the three lowest-priced submissions. The deadline for contractor questions was February 25, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST, and proposals are due March 3, 2026 (with an amended deadline of March 6, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST according to the solicitation document).
This procurement is set aside 100 percent for women-owned small businesses (WOSB) with a small business size standard of 750 employees under NAICS code 325920. The incumbent contractor referenced in the Statement of Work is Firewalkers International Pyro. The contract is a firm fixed-price, single-line-item procurement with compensation paid in one lump sum after completion of all contractual requirements via Wide Area Workflow invoice submission; no specific budget range is provided in the solicitation. The performance period spans March 23-29, 2026, with equipment placement required between March 23 and March 26, and removal by March 31, 2026. During the two-day event, the contractor must conduct a minimum of three pyrotechnic displays per day, including sixteen double bombs, twelve regular bombs, sixteen 16-hit regular strafes, four 16-hit hot strafes, three 300-foot napalm bombs, and two 1,000-foot napalm bombs. The place of performance is Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.
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