Air Traffic Control Tower Equipment Maintenance at the Destin Executive Airport (DTS)

Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners is soliciting proposals for inspection, maintenance, repair, and replacement of communications and weather systems at the Air Traffic Control Tower at Destin Executive Airport (DTS) in Destin, Florida under RFP AP 69-26, with proposals due August 19, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. and questions due August 12, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. This is a federally grant-funded contract, requiring E-Verify enrollment, SAM.gov registration, debarment certifications, and federal labor and civil rights compliance.

The scope encompasses periodic maintenance (minimum annual inspections and semi-annual preventative maintenance visits), 24/7 on-call telephone support with one-hour emergency and eight-hour non-emergency response times, on-site scheduled support with five-day response periods for routine work and 24-hour response for emergencies, repairs and replacements as approved by the airport, spare parts analysis, and warranty management including FCC license renewal support. All work must be logged into on-site documentation.

Respondents must hold a Florida Certificate of Good Standing and maintain insurance coverage including workers' compensation with $500,000 employer's liability limits, commercial general liability of $1 million per occurrence, and business auto liability of $1 million per accident. The price proposal requires line-item costs for base services (annual site inspections, semi-annual maintenance trips with travel included, hourly telephone support rates, on-site scheduled and emergency support costs with travel, and spares and parts mark-up percentages).

Proposals are evaluated on personnel experience and certifications (25 percent), cost and pricing (35 percent), firm resource capability and proven execution history (25 percent), and professional industry references from the past five years (15 percent). A review committee meeting is scheduled for September 8, 2026, with oral presentations potentially on September 17, award recommendations on September 18, contract negotiations on September 28, and final Board execution by October 20, 2026. Proposals remain open for 90 days after opening. All submissions must be made electronically through the OpenGov portal.