Luke Air Force Base 2026 Air Show - Security Scanners
ID: F2U0105337A001Type: Presolicitation
Overview

Buyer

DEPT OF DEFENSEDEPT OF THE AIR FORCEFA4887 56 CONS CCLUKE AFB, AZ, 85309-1217, USA

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

PSC

MISCELLANEOUS ALARM, SIGNAL, AND SECURITY DETECTION SYSTEMS (6350)

Set Aside

Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5) (SBA)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a6ade6b1647545f894e4361a160d604a/view
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    Description

    The Department of Defense, through the Air Force, is seeking a qualified Event Security Company to provide scanning services for the Luke Air Force Base 2026 Air Show, scheduled for March 20-22, 2026. The contractor will be responsible for screening approximately 150,000 attendees daily using 65 walk-through metal detectors and 45 handheld wands across multiple entry points, ensuring compliance with security protocols and the Luke AFB Air Show Memorandum of Understanding regarding contraband. This contract is set aside for small businesses under the Total Small Business Set-Aside program, with a formal solicitation expected to be posted within seven days of this presolicitation notice. Interested parties can contact 2d Lt Jalen Johnson at jalen.johnson.17@us.af.mil or 623-856-2730 for further details.

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    Anti-Terrorism Pamphlet.pdf
    The AF Eagle Eyes Program outlines 14 categories of suspicious activity to enhance security for Department of Defense (DoD) personnel, facilities, and forces. These categories include acquisition of expertise, breach attempts, eliciting information, expressed threats, suspicious flyovers, materials acquisition, misrepresentation, recruiting, sabotage, surveillance, security testing, theft, weapons discovery, and unexplained absences of international military students. The program encourages reporting suspicious activities using the SALUTE acronym (Size, Activity, Location, Uniform, Time, Equipment) to provide detailed information. Contact information for 56 Security Forces and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations is provided. Additionally, the document describes the Giant Voice system, a military emergency mass notification system at Luke Air Force Base (LAFB), used to alert personnel during threats, natural disasters, and operational changes.
    Performance Work Statement - Air Show Scanners - 06 Sep 2025.docx
    This Performance Work Statement outlines the need for an Event Security Company to provide air show scanning services for the Luke Days 2026 at Luke Air Force Base from March 20-22, 2026. The contractor will assist the 56 Security Forces Squadron in screening around 150,000 attendees daily across 45 lanes, utilizing 65 walk-through metal detectors and 45 wands. Screening will occur at five off-base parking locations and two on-base entry inspection points. The company must have experience with events exceeding 100,000 attendees and be responsible for equipment setup, tear-down, and overnight security for off-base equipment. Compliance with the Luke AFB Air Show 2026 MOU regarding contraband is mandatory.
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