Solicitation
FY27 42SFS CATM Range Cleaning
Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
AI summaryThe Air Force's 42 CONS CC contracting office at Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB), Alabama, wants a small business to clean and maintain the 84-point Combat Arms Firing Range and handle its lead waste. This is a request for quotes (RFQ) for one firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing. It has a base year from November 10, 2026 to November 9, 2027 plus one option year. The response due date is October 28, 2026, 12:00 PM Central (an amendment moved it to Nov 4, 2026, 12:00 PM CST · 1:00 PM Eastern), and the notice says no award will be made until funds are available. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 27, 2026. It moves the due date from Oct 28, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Oct 16, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 27, 2026. The due date moved from Oct 28, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov.
The Air Force's 42 CONS CC contracting office at Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB), Alabama, wants a small business to clean and maintain the 84-point Combat Arms Firing Range and handle its lead waste. This is a request for quotes (RFQ) for one firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing. It has a base year from November 10, 2026 to November 9, 2027 plus one option year. The response due date is October 28, 2026, 12:00 PM Central, and the notice says no award will be made until funds are available.
Who can bid
- Small business (total small business set-aside); NAICS 562910 with a size standard of USD 25,000,000.00
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time the quote is submitted
- Employees who handle hazardous materials must hold current HAZWOPER certification (29 CFR 1910.120), and the certifications must be sent with the quote
How to submit: Email to both the Contract Specialist, A1C Jonathan Cheslo (jonathan.cheslo@us.af.mil), and the Contracting Officer, William Griffiths (william.griffiths.5@us.af.mil), due October 28, 2026, 12:00 PM Central (CDT). What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (10)
- Serious: Small business set-aside. Only small businesses can bid on this total small business set-aside; larger firms are not eligible.
- Serious: HAZWOPER certifications due with the quote. Staff who handle hazardous materials need current HAZWOPER certification (Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response safety training), and the certificates go in with the quote, so a quote without them may be rated unacceptable.
- Serious: Active SAM registration needed at quote time. System for Award Management (SAM) is the federal contractor registry. Quotes from firms not registered and active in SAM will not be evaluated. Check a SAM.gov registration.
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- Worth checking: Funds not yet available. The Government may cancel the solicitation before or after the closing date and will not repay a quoter's costs.
- Worth checking: The site visit was Oct 21, 2026. Check the notice and its amendments for whether attendance was required, and whether another visit is offered.
- Worth checking: Number of service visits not clear. Each item is priced as QTY 1 Each for a full year, but the SOW calls for a quarterly floor wash and the deliverables table says Quarterly, so you must decide how many visits to price.
- Worth checking: Base access steps and 30-day notice. Contractor staff need base passes, and the Contracting Officer must be notified before on-base work starts. The base year runs from November 10, 2026, so check timing with the Contracting Officer.
- Minor: Statement of work is marked Draft. The posted SOW is titled as a draft, so requirements could change before award.
- Minor: Range access limited to weekday duty hours. Work must fit the Government's access hours, which exclude federal holidays and approved family days.
- Minor: Solicitation number differs between SAM.gov and the SF 1449. SAM.gov lists F2X3B26289A001 while the SF 1449 shows FA330027Q0001; ask the Contract Specialist which number to use on a quote.
Read from the notice and 2 attachments. Show which files.
- SF1449 FA330027Q0001.pdf (read)
- Statement of Work.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Item 0001 (QTY 1 Each, base year) and option item 1001 (QTY 1 Each, option year 1): clean and maintain the 84-point firing range and its systems under statement of work (SOW) paragraphs 2.2.1-2.2.2.3
- Range cleaning: clear debris in front of and inside both bullet traps, HEPA (high-efficiency particulate air) vacuum each of the 84 firing positions, D-Lead wipe-down of surfaces likely to be touched, pressure wash the concrete floor once per quarter
- Equipment servicing: air compressor (SpeedAire 35WC63), bullet trap augers (Savage Range Systems 800D, x2), and the two Dust Collection Units (remove, HEPA-vacuum and reinstall filters)
- Item 0002 (QTY 1 Each, base year) and option item 1002 (QTY 1 Each, option year 1): waste management under SOW paragraphs 2.2.3-2.2.3.4
- Waste handling: coordinate with the Maxwell Environmental Office before starting, collect lead/copper dust, used filters and used protective gear, seal and label hazardous waste in U.N.-rated steel drums
- Contact the Maxwell Environmental Office after the work for a final inspection and processing of the drums before leaving the site
- Hold a joint quality assurance inspection with the Government point of contact after each service visit and before turning the range back; system operability is tested then
- Provide all labor, supervision and materials, and obtain base passes and identification badges for contractor staff
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP), single award; request for quotes (RFQ)
- Period of performance
- Base year November 10, 2026 to November 9, 2027, plus option year 1 from November 10, 2027 to November 9, 2028. The Government may also extend services up to 6 months (FAR 52.217-8), and total duration may not exceed 2 years, 6 months.
- Place of performance
- Montgomery, AL, USA (SAM.gov); the 84-point Combat Arms Firing Range at Maxwell AFB, AL
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Technical acceptability and price: technical quotes are rated pass/fail (Acceptable or Unacceptable), then among acceptable quotes the best value selection is based on price
- Offers due
- October 28, 2026, 12:00 PM Central (CDT) (from the version posted Oct 16, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Email to both the Contract Specialist, A1C Jonathan Cheslo (jonathan.cheslo@us.af.mil), and the Contracting Officer, William Griffiths (william.griffiths.5@us.af.mil)
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical Quote (pass/fail): (a) specifications, drawings or brochures on products and systems showing ability to clean and maintain the range under SOW 2.2.1-2.2.2.3, (b) written waste management plan under SOW 2.2.3-2.2.3.4, (c) HAZWOPER certifications for all employees who handle hazardous materials
- Price: checked for reasonableness, for example against other quotes, past purchases or an independent Government estimate
What to include when you submit
- Send a dated quote with unit prices and extended prices for each item number (0001, 0002, 1001, 1002)
- Have an authorized company representative complete blocks 17a and 30a, 30b and 30c of the Standard Form 1449 (SF 1449): the form you sign and return as your offer
- Technical quote: product or system information showing you can clean and maintain the range under SOW 2.2.1-2.2.2.3, and a written plan for waste management under SOW 2.2.3-2.2.3.4
- Include current HAZWOPER (Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response) certifications under 29 CFR 1910.120 for staff who will handle hazardous materials
- Include discount terms (if any), tax identification number, CAGE code and unique entity identifier (UEI)
- Clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and give the reason
- Hold prices firm for 30 calendar days from the date offers are due; multiple offers are not accepted
- The Government will confirm receipt within 24 hours; contact the Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer if you get no confirmation
After award, you must have
- Base identification and vehicle passes for contractor staff; the SOW requires a written request on company letterhead to the Contracting Officer and a REAL ID-compliant credential (or an accepted alternative) to get a pass From Statement of Work.pdf:
All Maxwell Air Force Base and Gunter Annex visitors must present a…
- Notify the Contracting Officer before on-base work begins, with employee names, addresses and phone numbers, the contract number, the work location and the start date From Statement of Work.pdf:
…within 30 days before on-base performance of the service…
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The contracting officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition.
Not in the notice text
- The date by which questions must be sent is not stated.
- How many service visits the Government expects in the base year and the option year is not stated; the SOW only says the floor is pressure washed once per quarter.
- The Government's estimate or budget for this work is not stated.
- Whether a Service Contract Act wage determination applies is not stated in the documents.
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 562910
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to both the Contract Specialist, A1C Jonathan Cheslo (jonathan.cheslo@us.af.mil), and the Contracting Officer, William Griffiths (william.griffiths.5@us.af.mil). Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Construction contracts over $2,000 pay at least the local Davis-Bacon wage rates, from the wage determination in the solicitation. Price your labor from it: How to price a government contract, and how Davis-Bacon differs from the Service Contract Act.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 16, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- FA3300 42 CONS CC, Maxwell AFB, AL
- Product/service code
- Z1JZ · Maintenance of Miscellaneous Buildings
- Business type
- Environmental & natural resources (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 562910)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 4, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 16, 2026 · Solicitation (this version)Due Oct 28, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
1. The quoter must submit a dated quote with unit prices and extended prices in response to this solicitation. To ensure timely and equitable evaluation of quotes, quoters must comply with instructions contained herein. Quotes must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this Request for Quotes (RFQ). Quoters must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. The government intends to award as a single firm-fixed price contract. 2. Quoter agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. RFQ or modification of quote received at the address specified for the receipt of offers after the exact time specified for receipt of offers will be considered late and handled in accordance with RFO 52.212-1(f). Multiple offers will not be accepted under this RFQ nor will multiple awards be considered. 3. The contracting officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. If at any time during this competition the contracting officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists; quoter(s) may be required to submit information to the extent necessary for the contracting officer to determine the reasonableness of the price. 4. SITE VISIT: A site visit is scheduled for October 22nd, 2026, at 12:30 pm, Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offerors should be at the Maxwell Blvd Gate, Visitor's Center at Maxwell AFB, AL at 12:00 PM CDT to receive a visitor's pass. Please provide a list of all attendees and ensure they have their STAR driver's license, proof of vehicle insurance, and vehicle registration. All attendees' names will need to be submitted by October 21st, 2026, at 12:00 pm CDT. In addition to the attendee's name (as reflected on their driver's license), include title and a telephone number for each individual. Submit the requested information to A1C Jonathan Cheslo at jonathan.cheslo@us.af.mil. Offerors are encouraged to visit the site and take steps as may be reasonably necessary to ascertain the nature and location of work and the general and local conditions that can affect the work or cost thereof. Failure to do so will not relieve offerors from the responsibility for estimating properly the difficulty or cost of successfully performing the work. The Government will assume no responsibility for any understanding or representation concerning conditions made by any of its officers or agents prior to the execution of the contract, unless included in the RFQ, the specification or related documents.
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