Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Vertical Transportation Equipment (VTE)
Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
AI summaryThe Air Force's 49th Contracting Squadron is buying maintenance, repair and inspection of fifteen (15) vertical transportation equipment (VTE) units at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. It is a total small business set-aside, awarded on lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA): the cheapest offer that meets the requirements. The response due date is November 12, 2026, 11:11 AM MST, by email. More in the summary
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The Air Force's 49th Contracting Squadron is buying maintenance, repair and inspection of fifteen (15) vertical transportation equipment (VTE) units at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. It is a total small business set-aside, awarded on lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA): the cheapest offer that meets the requirements. The response due date is November 12, 2026, 11:11 AM MST, by email.
Who can bid
- Small business: the notice is a total small business set-aside
- A written Mission-Essential Contractor Service Plan with the proposal
How to submit: Email to the Contracting Officer, Ms. Sally D. Roberts (sally.roberts@us.af.mil), and Contract Specialists Alex Coulombe (alex.coulombe@us.af.mil) and Raymond Arbouet-Banton (raymond.arbouet-banton.ca@us.af.mil). What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (5)
From the version posted Nov 2, 2026.
- Serious: Only small businesses can bid. The work is a total small business set-aside, so only firms that are small under NAICS 561210 may send offers.
- Serious: Mission-Essential Contractor Service Plan required. An offer without the written crisis plan may be found unacceptable under LPTA.
- Worth checking: No site visit. Bidders must price fifteen units from the PWS and Appendix A without seeing the equipment.
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- Worth checking: Full maintenance includes parts. The price must cover parts and repairs for all units, except the listed exclusions handled as O&A work.
- Minor: Questions were due Nov 4, 2026. Check the amendments for the agency's answers.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- "Full maintenance" of fifteen (15) VTE units as described in Performance Work Statement (PWS) Paragraph 1.0
- All management, tools, supplies, equipment, parts and labor to keep the units running safely
- Inspections of the real property VTE at Holloman AFB
- Over and Above (O&A) work (alterations, vandalism, cosmetic cleaning) only when funded and approved per PWS Para 2.0 and Appendices D and E
- Keep essential services running during a crisis under a Mission-Essential Contractor Service Plan
- Period of performance
- Performance starts December 01, 2026; the length and any options are in the attachments
- Place of performance
- Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico (on-site)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA): the lowest-priced offer that meets the technical requirements wins
- Offers due
- 12 November 2026, 11:11 AM MST
- How to submit
- Email to the Contracting Officer, Ms. Sally D. Roberts (sally.roberts@us.af.mil), and Contract Specialists Alex Coulombe (alex.coulombe@us.af.mil) and Raymond Arbouet-Banton (raymond.arbouet-banton.ca@us.af.mil)
What to include when you submit
- Include a written Mission-Essential Contractor Service Plan showing how services continue during a crisis
- Do not price the Over and Above (O&A) contract line item number (CLIN): one priced line of the order; it is funded as needed
- Review all attachments and the whole Standard Form 1449 (SF 1449): the form you sign and return as your offer, including its evaluation factors
- Send the proposal in writing by email to all three contracting contacts
Not in the notice text
- The PWS, Appendix A workload, SF 1449 evaluation criteria and other attachments are on SAM.gov and weren't read here
- Contract type, length and option periods are not stated in the notice text
- Which Service Contract Act wage determination applies is not stated in the notice text
- Licensing or elevator mechanic certification requirements are not stated in the notice text
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 561210
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to the Contracting Officer, Ms. Sally D. Roberts (sally.roberts@us.af.mil), and Contract Specialists Alex Coulombe (alex.coulombe@us.af.mil) and Raymond Arbouet-Banton (raymond.arbouet-banton.ca@us.af.mil). Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Nov 2, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- FA4801 49 CONS PK, Holloman AFB, NM
- Product/service code
- J039 · Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment – Materials Handling Equipment
- Business type
- Facilities, janitorial & grounds (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 561210)
- 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
The 49th Contracting Squadron (49 CONS) at Holloman AFB is soliciting proposals for Vertical Transportation Equipment (VTE) Maintenance, Repair, and Inspection Services. The Contractor shall provide all management, tools, supplies, equipment, parts, and labor necessary to maintain, repair, and inspect the real property VTE at Holloman AFB to ensure continuous and safe operation. Services are "full maintenance" as described in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) Paragraph 1.0, with the exception of the specific exclusions identified in Paragraph 2.0 (such as alterations, vandalism, and cosmetic interior cleaning), which will be handled as Over and Above (O&A) work. See PWS for full requirements. All services shall be performed on-site at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico (NM). DO NOT PRICE O&A Work Contract Line-Item Number (CLIN). This CLIN will be funded as needed and approved IAW PWS Para 2.0 and Appendix D & E. The contractor will be responsible for maintaining and inspecting fifteen (15) VTE units. The complete workload is detailed in PWS Appendix A. Contractor is not responsible for maintaining or inspecting decomissioned unit. IAW DoDI 1100.22 and R-DFARS Clause 252.237-7023, the Government has designated VTE services as essential. Offerors are required to submit a written Mission-Essential Contractor Service Plan with their proposals detailing how uninterrupted services will be maintained during a crisis. It is asked to review all attachments carefully and completely, to include entirety of SF1449. IAW RFO 5.101(d), Timing, the following information is provided to combine the Presolicitation Notice with this solicitation: Point of Contact (POC) / Contracting Officer (CO): Ms. Sally D. Roberts, at sally.roberts@us.af.mil or (575) 572-5293 AND Contract Specialist: Alex Coulombe, at alex.coulombe@us.af.mil or (575) 572-0183. Set-Aside: Total Small Business Codes: PSC: J039 NAICS: 561210 Description: Maintenance and repair of fifteen (15) VTE units at Holloman AFB, NM. See above description and attachments for more information. SUBMISSIONS: Evaluation: This award will be made based on Lowest-Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA). See SF1449 for full evaluation criteria (see Evalutaton Factors for Award). Submission Channel: Send proposals to the Contracting Officer (CO), Ms. Sally D. Roberts, at sally.roberts@us.af.mil, Contract Specialist, SSgt Alex C. Coulombe, at alex.coulombe@us.af.mil, and Alternate Contract Specialist, SrA Raymond Arbouet-Banton, at raymond.arbouet-banton.ca@us.af.mil. Questions and Answers: All questions must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialists, no later than 4 November 2026, 08:00 AM MST. Questions will be answered promptly (expected NLT COB (4:00 PM MST) 6 November 2026). Submission: Proposals must be submitted in writing, via email, to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialists, no later than 12 November 2026, 11:11 AM MST. Site Visit: No site visit will be provided. Pre-award Conference (via TEAMS): November 24, 2026 Performance Start Date: December 01, 2026 Thank you for your interest in reviewing this solictation. We look forward to seeing your proposals.