Sources Sought - Emergency Vendor List for Towable Restrooms/Showers on Ellsworth AFB

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
SOURCES_SOUGHT_TOWABLE_SHOWERS_GENERATORS_ELLSWORTH_AFB
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota 57706, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Ellsworth Air Force Base (Air Combat Command) is conducting market research on towable restroom and shower trailers for potential emergency vendor-list inclusion, with responses due by 3:00 PM MDT on October 6, 2026. This is a sources-sought notice, not a solicitation, and carries no set-aside.

The Air Force seeks to establish a rapid-response vendor list for lease of towable units providing restroom facilities, shower facilities, or both. Minimum characteristics are loosely defined; vendors with similar capabilities outside these exact specifications are encouraged to respond. The Air Force does not have an urgent need but requires completion of market research quickly.

Vendors should provide company name, CAGE code, UEI, and any applicable GSA contract number. Product information must include confirmation that units are towable, unit type (restroom, shower, or combined), number of restroom stalls/toilets/urinals/sinks/handwashing stations, number of shower stations, privacy specifications, trailer dimensions, gross weight, hitch size, electrical and on-board power requirements (battery and generator specs), fresh-water/grey-water/black-water capacities, cold-weather operating capability, and any required site conditions.

Interested vendors should email responses to 1st Lt Matthew Shofner at matthew.shofner.1@us.af.mil by the close-of-business deadline. Performance takes place at Ellsworth Air Force Base.

Notice text

***THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION***

Ellsworth AFB is conducting market research on the availability of towable restroom trailers, shower trailers, and combined restroom /shower trailers. The Government is looking to set up an emergency list of vendors who can provide these units on a rapid timeline, and with little to no notice, for use at Ellsworth AFB.

The Government does not have well-defined minimum characteristics. However, generally speaking, the Government is interested in towable units that can provide restroom facilities, shower facilities, or both, and are available for lease rather than purchase

To be clear, the above minimum characteristics are loosely defined. As such, if you have a capability similar to this, but doesn't meet these exact specifications, we would like to see it.

The Government does not have an urgent need for these products, but does need this research completed quickly. As such, please provide any response by 3:00 PM MDT today (6 Oct 2026).

If you wish to be included on this emergency list, please email 1st Lt Matthew Shofner at matthew.shofner.1@us.af.mil.

In your response please include the following info:

  • Vendor Information
    • Company Name
    • CAGE Code
    • UEI
    • GSA Contract Number (if you have a GSA Contract for a requirement like this)
    • Link to product page of product you're offering (if available)
  • Product Specs
    • Confirmation that unit is towable
    • Type of unit offered:
      • Restroom trailer
      • Shower trailer
      • Combined restroom/shower trailer
    • Number of restroom stalls, toilets, urinals, sinks and handwashing stations
    • Number of shower stations
    • Whether individual stalls/showers provide privacy locking doors
    • Trailer dimensions
    • Gross weight
    • Hitch size
    • Electrical requirements for hookup (if applicable)
      • General on-board battery specs (if applicable)
      • General on-board generator specs (if applicable)
    • Fresh-water, grey-water, and black-water capacities
    • Cold-weather operating capability
    • Any required site conditions (utility connections, clearance, etc)
  • Commercial Specs
    • Confirmation of ability to lease
    • Lead time that you can provide the units
    • Where you will be sourcing the units from
    • Whether units are owned by you and in your local inventory or if it is sourced from a 3rd party
    • Whether you accept a Government Purchase Card (GPC) as payment
    • How many units you can provide on this short notice
    • Whether you can deliver the units, or if the Government will need to pick it up (and where the Government would need to pick it up)
  • Support Specs
    • Whether you can provide ongoing maintenance while Government leases the units
    • If you can offer 24/7 technical support
  • Pricing Specs
    • Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost to lease the units (Please provide this as an all-in price including 24/7 emergency technical support, maintenance, delivery & pick-up, etc)
      • On a per day basis
      • On a per week basis
      • On a per month basis
    • Please also provide ROM cost to lease the units without technical support, maintenance, delivery, etc
      • On a per day basis
      • On a per week basis
      • On a per month basis

When you reply, please use the subject line Sources Sought - Towable Restrooms and Showers - Ellsworth AFB to maximize the likelihood that your email makes it through the military email filters.

Disclaimers

  • Any information submitted by respondents to this Sources Sought is voluntary.
  • This Sources Sought is issued solely for market research purposes, it is intended to assist the Government in determining the availability and technical capability of potential sources for the stated requirement. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used only for informational and planning purposes.
  • This Sources Sought does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a Request for Quotation (RFQ) or any promise to issue an RFP or RFQ in the future. Furthermore, Ellsworth AFB is not currently seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.
  • This Sources Sought notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government.
  • The Government will not pay for any information/administrative costs incurred by responding to this Sources Sought. All costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought will be solely at the responding party’s expense.
  • All submissions will become Government property and will not be returned. The Government reserves the right to use information received for any subsequent procurement action.
  • Department of War email filters are designed to delete emails with suspicious content, attachments, and subject lines. Attachments with files ending in .zip or .exe are often not allowable and are often deleted. To ensure emails come through, it is advised that companies ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xlsx, or .xls documents are attached to your email. All other attachments may be deleted.

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