VSFB Heavy Equipment Recovery and Transportation
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA461026Q0053
- Agency
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Air Force Space Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 488410 Motor Vehicle Towing
- Place of performance
- California 93437, United States
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About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Space Command seeks heavy equipment recovery and transportation services at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, with proposals due September 25. The procurement is 100 percent set-aside for small business concerns.
Place of performance is Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The contractor must recover one Caterpillar Challenger MT765C rubber-track tractor (approximately 36,000 lbs) and one Case International 770 disc harrow (approximately 12,000 lbs) from an off-road ditch, locate and recover approximately twenty 100-lb cast-iron suitcase weights dispersed up to 85 feet from the impact site and one 150-lb rear hitch assembly, conduct a deliberate sweep for personal effects belonging to the deceased operator with strict chain-of-custody protocols, excavate and containerize approximately 20 gallons of hydrocarbon-contaminated soil for proper disposal in compliance with federal and California environmental regulations, and transport all recovered assets approximately 20 miles to a Government-designated facility on VSFB. Work is a firm-fixed-price, one-time operation that must be completed within seventy-two consecutive hours from the start of on-site recovery operations. Mobilization must occur within 24 hours of the Notice to Proceed.
Personnel must possess professional heavy recovery certifications (Wreckmaster, TRAA Level 3, or equivalent), HAZWOPER training per OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120, and be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents capable of obtaining Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) credentials. Offerors must submit a brief execution plan not exceeding two pages detailing technical capability and realistic timeline, along with pricing in any format. Site visit attendance is mandatory for a quote to be determined acceptable; site visit is scheduled for September 21 at 1000, with attendee names due to the Contracting Officer by September 18 at 1200.
Award is made on best value tradeoff basis where technical capability takes precedence over price. NAICS code is 488410; PSC code is V129; size standard is $9.0 million. Service Contract Act wage determination 2015-5647 (Santa Barbara County) applies.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
The purpose of this requirement is to obtain support to safely recover, remediate the incident site of, secure, and transport Government-owned agricultural equipment and associated components from an off-road incident site located on Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB), California.
Please carefully review the attached Statement of Work (SOW) and Combined Synopsis/Solicitation letter for the full scope of the requirement and instructions to interested parties.
A site visit will be conducted on Monday 21 September 2026 at 1000. Names of all attendees MUST be submitted to the Contracting Officer no later than Friday 18 September 2026 at 1200. Due to the nature of the terrain, attendees will be limited to one passenger vehicle per contractor.
*Site visit attendance is mandatory for a quote to be determined acceptable.
Update #1 ·
The purpose of this requirement is to obtain support to safely recover, remediate the incident site of, secure, and transport Government-owned agricultural equipment and associated components from an off-road incident site located on Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB), California.
Please carefully review the attached Statement of Work (SOW) and Combined Synopsis/Solicitation letter for the full scope of the requirement and instructions to interested parties.
A site visit will be conducted on Monday 21 September 2026 at 1000. Names of all attendees MUST be submitted to the Contracting Officer no later than Friday 18 September 2026 at 1200. Due to the nature of the terrain, attendees will be limited to one passenger vehicle per contractor.
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