RFI: USAFA Bleachers Replacement
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- USAFABleachers
- Agency
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Air Force Academy
Headquarters Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 337127 Institutional Furniture Manufacturing
- PSC
- 7195 Miscellaneous Furniture And Fixtures
- Place of performance
- Usaf Academy, Colorado 80840, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force Academy intends to solicit replacement of an aging wall-attached telescopic seating system at the Aeronautics Laboratory and requests industry capabilities submissions by July 15, 2026. This is a Request for Information to gather vendor capabilities; no set-aside is anticipated.
The seating system must be wall-mounted, accommodate a minimum of 60 spectators, retract to within 18 inches of the wall when not in use, and fit within a 24-foot space. The system shall be mechanically retractable with an optional motorized operation; 208-volt 3-phase power is available 28 feet to the left of the bleacher location, and 120-volt 1-phase power is available directly behind. Benches must be constructed of heavy-duty, impact-resistant material with a steel structural frame, include two 36-inch-wide walkways, and feature ADA-compliant handrails. Seating color must be USAFA Blue with the Air Force Academy Logomark printed in white on the front at mid-row height. The Aeronautics Department Logo must appear on accordion side walls (filled-in white circle with black aircraft and blue lettering) at a height equal to half the bleachers' overall height. The contractor must dismantle and properly dispose of the existing bleacher system in accordance with applicable local, state, federal, and environmental regulations. A 10-year warranty on all structural parts is required.
Place of performance and delivery is the Aeronautics Laboratory, 2410 Faculty Drive, USAF Academy, Colorado 80840. Interested vendors should submit a capabilities package including UEI, CAGE Code, SAM expiration date, proposed solution, place of manufacture, examples of similar previous work, and estimated delivery cost.
Notice text
The Aeronautics department would like to replace an aging wall-attached telescopic seating system located at The Aeronautics Laboratory, 2410 Faculty Drive, USAF Academy, CO 80840. The Contractor will be responsible for dismantling, removing, and properly disposing of the existing bleacher set in accordance with all local, city, state, federal, and environmental laws and regulations.
At a minimum, the new bleachers must meet the following specifications:
- Be a telescoping seating system that is attached to the wall
- Accommodate a minimum of 60 spectators and
- Fit within a 24-foot space
- Retract to within 18 inches of the wall when not in use
- Be mechanically retractable with an option for motorized operation. (There is 208 Volt, 3-phase power available 28 feet to the left of the bleacher location. 120 Volt 1-phase power directly behind the bleacher location is also available)
- Have handrails that meet ADA specifications
- Benches must be made of heavy-duty, impact resistant material
- The structural frame must be made of steel
- Two 36” wide walkways.
- The color of the seating must be USAFA Blue to comply with US Air Force Academy standards.
- The Air Force Academy Logomark should be printed on the front of the bleacher in white, at a height in the middle rows of the bleachers, leaving the top and bottom rows blue (See attached JPG).
- The Aeronautics Department Logo should be added on the accordion side walls with a filled-in white circle, black aircraft, and blue lettering. The height of half the bleachers. (See attached JPG)
- A 10-year warranty on all structural parts
Delivery Location:
Aeronautics Laboratory, 2410 Faculty Drive, USAF Academy, CO 80840.
Capabilities Package Requirements
Interested vendors should submit a capabilities package that includes the following: your Unique Entity Identification (UEI), CAGE Code, System for Award Management (SAM) expiration date, your proposed solution, place of manufacture, an example(s) of previous/similar design work, and estimated delivery/completion time. If you have any pre-existing government contracts that can be utilized for this requirement, please provide the contract number.
Responses are requested by 10:00 a.m. Mountain Time on July 15, 2026.
Email responses to evan.schwartzbart@us.af.mil and tammy.martin.6@us.af.mil.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| IMG_2821.jpeg | JPEG file | |
| IMG_2822.jpeg | JPEG file | |
| Air Force Academy Logomark.jpg | JPG image | |
| DFAN_logo_official.jpeg | JPEG file |
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