RFQ 2026-0037 Forty (40) Vehicle Movement Area Transmitters (VMATs)

Savannah Airport Commission is requesting quotations for forty Vehicle Movement Area Transmitters (VMATs)—thirty-eight operational units and two spares—under RFQ 2026-0037, with responses due October 15, 2026 by 5:00 p.m. EST. All work must comply with FAA Advisory Circular 150/5220-26, FAA Surface Awareness Initiative requirements, and FCC regulations; equipment must meet FAA Buy American Preference and Buy American, Build America (BABA) requirements unless a waiver has been issued.

The scope is a complete turnkey solution: furnishing, installing, configuring, testing, commissioning, and integrating all VMATs on Airport-owned vehicles operating within the Airport Movement Area. Pricing must be submitted as a lump sum with itemized breakdowns for VMAT equipment, installation and configuration, FAA registration and coordination, testing and commissioning, training, and optional extended warranty and maintenance-and-support packages. Bidders must demonstrate experience installing VMAT systems, ADS-B systems, or similar aviation surveillance systems, with successful completion of at least three comparable airport projects within the previous five years. Equipment must be brand new with no prior use or repair. Contractors must provide a minimum one-year warranty covering equipment and workmanship plus the manufacturer's standard warranty, and must respond to warranty claims within five business days. Delivery is to 640 Gulfstream Road, Savannah, Georgia 31408.

Responses must be submitted through Savannah Airport Commission's Bonfire Hub portal; email and mail submissions will not be accepted. Questions are due September 25, 2026. The final addendum will be issued by October 2, 2026. Evaluation is projected between October 16 and November 30, 2026, with notification to successful and unsuccessful bidders expected no later than December 1, 2026. Award will be to the most responsible and responsive bidder at the lowest cost. Pricing must be firm for ninety days following the closing date. Payment terms are net thirty days upon receipt of goods and validation of services.

Contact Christy Dixon at cdixon@flysav.com for vendor registration or bid submission questions.