Airfield Traffic Line Paint

The City of Wichita, Kansas, on behalf of the Wichita Airport Authority, is issuing Request for Bid (RFB #260084) for waterborne acrylic latex polymer airfield traffic line paint in six specified colors: white (1,000 gallons), yellow (900 gallons), black (500 gallons), red (100 gallons), blue (100 gallons), and green (100 gallons), with an estimated annual quantity totaling 2,600 gallons. All paint must meet Federal Specification TT-P-1952F for type II and comply with strict environmental and health standards that prohibit mercury, lead, hexavalent chromium, toluene, and other hazardous substances. The successful vendor must deliver paint within twenty days of order to the Airfield Maintenance Division at 7710 Southwest Boulevard in Wichita, Kansas, in five-gallon pails and fifty-five-gallon drums, with paint manufactured no more than forty-five days prior to delivery and filtered through a sixty-mesh screen before packaging. Required qualifications include current City of Wichita or Kansas state licensure, submission of a Material Safety Data Sheet with the bid, current product literature, and insurance coverage including commercial general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, comprehensive automobile liability, workers' compensation, and employers' liability. Bidders must also provide one day of on-site installation training by a company technical specialist and maintain adequate inventory to service the Airport Authority on an as-requested basis with a minimum order quantity of 100 gallons. Sealed bids are due electronically by 10:00 a.m. Central Time on Friday, April 17, 2026, through the City's Procurement Portal; questions must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on April 10, 2026, with responses provided via addendum on April 14, 2026. Award will be based on the lowest and best total net bid from a responsible and responsive vendor, with City Council approval tentatively scheduled for April 28, 2026, and the contract term is one year with two optional one-year renewal periods available by mutual agreement.

The solicitation document does not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions limiting response to particular classes of vendors or disadvantaged enterprises. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement materials. The contract may be terminated by either party with thirty days' written notice, and the City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to terminate the agreement if adequate funding is not available. Specific award values or budget ranges are not disclosed in the solicitation documents provided.