NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE - Airfield Lighting Control System Maintenance
Type: Special Notice
Overview

Buyer

DEPT OF DEFENSEDEPT OF THE AIR FORCEFA2860 316 CONS PKJB ANDREWS, MD, 20762-7001, USA

NAICS

Other Airport Operations (488119)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/opp/c7986bf31b3b4069b0e1d8b217632607/view
Timeline
    Description

    The Department of Defense, specifically the Department of the Air Force, intends to award a sole source contract for the maintenance of the Airfield Lighting Control System at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. This procurement, authorized under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(5), aims to ensure the inspection and preventative maintenance of the airfield lighting system, which is critical for safe airport operations. The contract will be awarded to ADB Safegate, based in Columbus, Ohio, and interested parties are invited to submit their capability statements within five days of this notice. For further inquiries, interested vendors can contact Mara Scally at mara.scally@us.af.mil or Zachary Finley at zachery.finley.3@us.af.mil.

    Point(s) of Contact
    Mara Scally
    mara.scally@us.af.mil
    ZACHARY FINELY
    ZACHERY.FINLEY.3@US.AF.MIL
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    justification_and_approval_AFLM.pdf
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