Installation Base Defense Security System (IBDSS) Maintenance (Intent to Sole Source)
Contract Opportunity Analysis
The 319th Contracting Squadron at Grand Forks Air Force Base, under the Department of the Air Force, is seeking a sole source contract for continued maintenance of the Integrated Base Defense Security System. The work covers uninterrupted maintenance, updates, and operational support for the full IBDSS environment, including radars, cameras, and thermal imagers integrated through Applied Research Associates’ Sentinel software. The requirement is tied to proprietary system integration and the need to avoid service interruption, with performance at Grand Forks AFB in North Dakota. Responses to the notice are due by email to Gabriel Randall by 26 May 2026 at 12:00 PM CST, and the anticipated award is on or about 1 September 2026 with a start date of 28 September 2026.