Contact and place of performance
Thomas Williams
Fort Bliss, TX 79916
USA
THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government desires to procure Air Traffic Control Services on a small business set-aside basis, provided 2 or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought notice with information sufficient to support a set-aside. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if 2 or more small businesses do not respond w...
View moreAttached are the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Performance Requirements Summary (PRS).
In response to this sources sought, please provide:
1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.
2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.
3. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. Specifics include but not limited to:
• ATC management functions.
• Ability to ensure clear and audible recording of all radio and circuit communications for the control tower.
• Ability to ensure sufficient personnel coverage to meet daily and peak operating hours of air traffic services In Accordance With (IAW) TC 3-04.15 and Army Regulation (AR) 95-2.
• Ability to provide associated Biggs Army Airfield ATC Maintenance Services.
4. Information to help determine if the requirement is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.
5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns.
6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at [email protected] or 520-944-7373, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.
7. Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified items/services.
8. Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten (10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 2:00 pm, PDT, 22 June 2026.
Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the following individuals, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email:
Contract Specialist:
Thomas Williams
[email protected]
Contracting Officer:
Briana Watkins
[email protected].
All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.
No phone calls will be accepted.
All questions must be submitted to the contract specialist identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.
The Department of the Army, MICC-JB Lewis-McChord, has issued a sources sought notice to identify qualified small businesses capable of providing air traffic control services at Fort Bliss, Texas. The government seeks to determine the feasibility of a small business set-aside (SBA) for this requirement, which involves the operation of air traffic control towers classified under PSC M1BA. The primary work falls under NAICS code 488111, Air Traffic Control, with a size standard of $40,000,000.
The anticipated scope includes air traffic control management functions, maintaining clear recordings of all radio and circuit communications, and providing sufficient personnel coverage for Biggs Army Airfield in accordance with Army Regulation 95-2 and TC 3-04.15. Additionally, the contractor will be required to perform associated ATC maintenance services. Interested parties are requested to provide information on their capability to meet these requirements, as well as feedback on whether the services are commercially available and how the Army might best structure the contract to facilitate competition.
Responses are due by June 22, 2026, at 2:00 pm PDT and should be submitted electronically to Contract Specialist Thomas Williams and Contracting Officer Briana Watkins. Submissions must include a capabilities statement of no more than ten pages detailing previous experience, firm identifiers such as CAGE code and UEI, and any planned joint ventures or teaming arrangements. The notice includes two attachments: DRAFT ATC PRS.pdf and DRAFT ATC PWS.pdf, both posted on June 10, 2026. This announcement is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a formal solicitation.
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