Sports Officials at Vandenberg SFB, CA

The Department of the Air Force Space Command is seeking to procure sports officials and scorekeeping services for intramural, varsity, and youth sporting events at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The contractor must provide certified officials, scorekeepers, timekeepers, and shot clock operators for sports including flag football, soccer, softball, basketball, and volleyball, along with all necessary labor, equipment, uniforms, materials, supervision, and transportation. Key qualifications require officials to obtain certification from recognized organizations such as the Amateur Softball Association, NCAA, National Federation of State High School Association, or United States Soccer Federation, and must maintain 98 percent availability with 95 percent on-time reporting and 100 percent professional attire compliance. The government will evaluate proposals based on three primary criteria: price reasonableness including detailed labor rate composition and other direct costs; technical capability demonstrated through staffing and recruitment plans with certifications and a responsive local manager available within one hour during business hours; and past performance showing up to three relevant contracts performed within the last five years of similar size, scope, and complexity. Critical deadlines include March 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM PDT for submission of questions and March 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM PDT for quotation submissions, with an anticipated award date of March 20, 2026.

This solicitation is a 100 percent total small business set-aside with a NAICS code of 711219 (Other Spectator Sports) and a small business size standard of $16.5 million. The contract period of performance runs from April 1, 2026 through September 30, 2030, comprising a base period from April 1 through September 30, 2026, followed by four one-year option periods. The base period includes six sports offerings with specified event quantities: soccer (75 events), softball (140 events), volleyball (80 events), intramural basketball (130 events), varsity basketball (15 events), and youth soccer (75 events), with additional sports including flag football, youth baseball, and youth basketball added in subsequent option years. All work will be performed at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Lompoc, California, with the fitness center operating Monday through Friday from 4:30 AM to 10:30 PM and Saturday through Sunday from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Offerors must comply with Davis-Bacon wage determinations (WD 2015-5647 Rev 26) with a prevailing wage rate of $25.03 per hour for sports officials, maintain registration in SAM.gov, and possess REAL ID Act-compliant identification for base access.