MAA-MC-27-005 Public Address and Emergency Evacuation Notification System (PAEENS) Upgrade and Maintenance at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport

The Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) is requesting bids for comprehensive preventive and corrective maintenance services and major installations for the Public Address and Emergency Evacuation Notification System (PAEENS) at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport under Contract MAA-MC-27-005, with bids due November 16, 2026 and a mandatory pre-bid conference on October 8, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. via Microsoft Teams.

Bidders must be factory-authorized dealers or manufacturers of Innovative Electronic Designs (IED) equipment or PAEENS manufacturers' distributing partners with at least five years of continuous distribution experience and documented experience on at least three similar projects at medium/large hub U.S. airports within the past five years, with one project utilizing the same major software version currently deployed at BWI Marshall. No small business set-aside or MBE/VSBE participation goal applies.

The scope encompasses 24/7/365 emergency response and repair services, preventive and corrective maintenance, task order labor rates across five personnel categories (project manager, senior engineer, project systems software engineer, maintenance supervisor, and maintenance technician) at standard and overtime rates, emergency incident response charges for major and minor incidents, and one-time platform upgrades. The system integrates components from Innovative Electronic Designs, Shure, BSS Audio, Crest Audio, Crown Audio, Symetrix, OmniNet, and dbx over CobraNet and Ethernet infrastructure with a fiber-optic backbone. A dedicated PA System Technician must work five days per week during normal business hours with 24/7 communication availability.

The contract is five years from Notice to Proceed. The bid includes a $1,000,000 miscellaneous work allowance in the base scope. A 5% bid bond and performance bond equal to the total contract price are required. Commercial general liability insurance of at least $2,000,000 per occurrence and $4,000,000 general aggregate is mandatory. Compliance with Maryland Living Wage Law (Tier 1) applies. Questions are due October 19, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Pre-bid conference RSVP confirmation is due by 2:00 p.m. on October 7, 2026. Bids are irrevocable for 90 days. Award is contingent on approval by the Secretary of Transportation and the Board of Public Works of Maryland.