Solicitation
Snow Removal + Hauling BPA
Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
AI summaryThe Air Force's 55th Contracting Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base (AFB), Nebraska, wants small businesses to quote on solicitation FA460027Q0001, a blanket purchase agreement (BPA: a standing agreement filled by individual orders called "calls") for snow clearing and snow hauling. Work is ordered only when snow falls, starting November 1, 2026. The response due date is November 2, 2026, 8:00 AM CT, and the Government plans to award to the three lowest-priced quotes that pass the technical review. More in the summary
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This summary may miss requirements: 3 of 7 attachments weren't read (Attachment3_Price List Format_20261001.pdf, Attachment5_Capehart Parking Map_PDF.pdf and 1 more). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Air Force's 55th Contracting Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base (AFB), Nebraska, wants small businesses to quote on solicitation FA460027Q0001, a blanket purchase agreement (BPA: a standing agreement filled by individual orders called "calls") for snow clearing and snow hauling. Work is ordered only when snow falls, starting November 1, 2026. The response due date is November 2, 2026, 8:00 AM CT, and the Government plans to award to the three lowest-priced quotes that pass the technical review.
Who can bid (6)
- Small business: this is a total small business set-aside under NAICS 561730, with a size standard of $9,500,000.
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov), with your UEI on the offer.
- Operators with Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class A or B, and certified heavy-equipment operators, all vetted through base security. The SOW sets November 1 each year.
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- Your own commercial tandem-axle dump trucks with at least 10 cubic yards of certified capacity, rubber tires only. Single-axle and pickup conversions are not allowed.
- A site supervisor fluent in English who is reachable 24/7/365 during winter storms and weather watches.
- Insurance you pay for: workers' compensation and employer's liability ($100,000 minimum), general liability ($500,000 per occurrence), and automobile liability ($200,000 per person, $500,000 per occurrence, $20,000 property damage).
How to submit: Signed and dated offers go to the contracting office (55 CONS PKP, Offutt AFB, NE). No portal or email address for offers is named; the issuing office lists Joshua Peters, joshua.peters.17@us.af.mil, as the contact.. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (14)
From the version posted Oct 22, 2026.
- Serious: Two-hour on-site mobilization. Your full crew and equipment must be on site within 2.0 hours of a Government call, around the clock, or you risk a cure notice (a formal warning to fix the problem).
- Serious: Fixed clearing windows and minimum clearing rate. Each zone has a hard completion window after snowfall ends (4, 8, 12 and 18 hours) and you must clear at least 150,000 sq ft per hour, which needs a large fleet.
- Worth checking: Ordering period conflict: April 2028 or April 2027. The solicitation schedule runs from November 1, 2026 to April 30, 2028, but the BPA terms say November 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027; ask the contracting officer which applies.
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- Worth checking: Page limit conflict: 15 pages or 10 pages. The instructions allow a 15-page technical plan, but the evaluation section says pages beyond 10 are discarded, so the safe choice is 10 pages.
- Worth checking: Mission-essential services plan due with the offer. A separate crisis-continuity plan must come with your quote and is graded pass or fail; a quote without it could be rejected.
- Worth checking: Work is not guaranteed. The Government pays only for calls it issues, and it may skip the monthly standby call if forecasts show little snow, so income depends on the weather.
- Worth checking: Appendix J footprint maps not attached. The SOW says the exact pavement boundaries are in Appendix J, to be finalized before contract execution; the lot maps (Attachments 5 and 6) were scanned and not read.
- Worth checking: Vetting and inspection set for October 1 each year. The SOW wants vetting packages for all operators and a joint damage walk-through by October 1 annually, before a November 1, 2026 start; it doesn't say how this works for the first season.
- Worth checking: Repeat clearing passes are unpaid. You must re-clear Priority 1 and 2 areas every 3.0 inches or 6.0 hours during long storms, and the cost must be built into your fixed tier prices.
- Worth checking: Separate crews for clearing and hauling. You can't bill clearing and hauling for the same equipment and people at once, so a bidder needs enough trucks and operators for both jobs.
- Minor: Government weather office sets your pay tier. The base weather flight's snowfall readings are final for billing tiers, and your own gauge readings or app data are not accepted.
- Minor: Contractor pays for undocumented damage. You are fully liable for any damage to curbs, light poles and other base property not recorded in the joint inspection.
- Minor: Service Contract Act wages apply. Service Contract Labor Standards apply, and wage determination 2015-5005, Revision 30, for Nebraska and Iowa counties is attached, so employee pay and benefits must meet it.
- Minor: Paid by government purchase card. Invoices are paid by a government purchase card holder, so payment timing and process may differ from usual Government invoicing.
Read from the notice and 4 attachments. 3 of 7 not read. Show which files.
- Solicitation - FA460027Q0001.pdf (read)
- Attachment1_Statement of Work_20261001.pdf (read)
- Attachment2_BPA Terms and Conditions_20261001.pdf (read)
- Attachment4_Wage Determination_20261001.txt (read)
- Attachment3_Price List Format_20261001.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment5_Capehart Parking Map_PDF.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment6_B1000 Parking Map_PDF.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Clear snow down to bare pavement (no more than 0.25 inch left) on 1,014,497 sq ft: 783,546 sq ft of B1000 Complex parking and 230,951 sq ft of off-base Capehart lots.
- Finish each zone within a set number of hours after snowfall ends: Priority 1 in 4, Priority 2 in 8, Priority 3 in 12, Capehart lots in 18. Keep up a clearing rate of at least 150,000 sq ft per hour.
- Have the full crew and equipment on site within 2.0 hours of a Government call. The site supervisor must be reachable 24/7/365.
- Haul snow to the base snow dump: five tandem-axle dump trucks (at least 10 cubic yards) and five CDL operators per 12-hour shift. Government loaders do the loading.
- Clear all Priority 1 and 2 parking areas again every 3.0 inches of snow or every 6.0 hours, at no added cost.
- Tell the contracting officer's representative (COR) right away when Priority 1 and Capehart zones are done. De-icing chemicals are done only by the Government.
- Send a quality control plan (QCP) within 30 days of award, do daily equipment leak checks, and report spills and property damage.
- Stand by from November through April if the Government issues a monthly standby call (CLIN 0001: contract line item number, one priced line of the order).
- Contract type
- Blanket purchase agreement (BPA) with firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing) calls: one price per snowfall tier, and a fixed rate per 12-hour hauling shift
- Period of performance
- Ordering period starts November 1, 2026. The solicitation schedule ends April 30, 2028; the BPA terms say April 30, 2027. No options.
- Place of performance
- Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, plus designated off-base Capehart parking lots
- Estimated value
- BPA limit: $350,000 per call and $350,000 for the life of the BPA
- Contract vehicle
- Blanket purchase agreement; the Government intends to award three
- How they'll choose
- Lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA): quotes are checked from the lowest total price up until three pass the technical review
- Offers due
- November 2, 2026, 8:00 AM CT
- How to submit
- Signed and dated offers go to the contracting office (55 CONS PKP, Offutt AFB, NE). No portal or email address for offers is named; the issuing office lists Joshua Peters, joshua.peters.17@us.af.mil, as the contact.
- Page limits
- Technical plan: 15 pages in the instructions to offerors, but 10 pages in the evaluation section, which says pages beyond 10 are discarded
What they'll judge offers on
- Price: total evaluated price is the sum of the CLIN totals, checked for reasonableness
- Technical plan: rated acceptable or not acceptable against the performance work statement (PWS) or statement of work (SOW)
- Mission-essential services plan: pass or fail
What to include when you submit
- Include the solicitation number, your name, address and phone number, and your Unique Entity ID (UEI) and Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator if you have one.
- Include the information needed to evaluate your quote, any representations and certifications not already in SAM.gov, and a statement of how far you agree with all terms.
- Send one electronic copy of the completed price list in the CLIN structure, filled out completely. The price list format is Attachment 3, attached but not read.
- Send a plan showing how you will meet the PWS or SOW requirements, with the specifications of all parts and equipment needed.
- Send a written mission-essential services plan with your offer: how you will keep the essential services going in a crisis for up to 30 days, covering the five items listed in the solicitation.
- Quote one rate for clearing and hauling; day and night shifts cannot have different rates.
- Hold your prices firm for 60 calendar days from the response due date.
After award, you must have
- Registration in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), the Defense Department's online invoicing system, to submit payment requests. From Solicitation - FA460027Q0001.pdf:
Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/…
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The Government intends to award to three contractors.
Not in the notice text
- Attached but not read: Attachment3_Price List Format_20261001.pdf (the price list format), Attachment5_Capehart Parking Map_PDF.pdf and Attachment6_B1000 Parking Map_PDF.pdf (scanned files).
- Appendix J, the pavement boundary detail, is not among the attachments listed.
- The documents don't say how to send the offer: no email address or portal for offers is named.
- The notice has no site visit scheduled; the first-season handling of the October 1 vetting and damage walk-through dates is not stated.
- The Government's estimate for the work is not stated; only the BPA limit of $350,000 is given.
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 561730
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Signed and dated offers go to the contracting office (55 CONS PKP, Offutt AFB, NE). No portal or email address for offers is named; the issuing office lists Joshua Peters, joshua.peters.17@us.af.mil, as the contact. 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
- Oct 22, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- FA4600 55 CONS PKP, Offutt AFB, NE
- Product/service code
- S218 · Housekeeping – Snow Removal/Salt
- Business type
- Facilities, janitorial & grounds (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 561730)
- 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
Snow Hauling and Removal BPA The Contractor shall provide mission-essential snow clearing, snow relocation, and snow hauling services to ensure uninterrupted operational capability at Offutt Air Force Base (AFB) during winter weather events. The Contractor shall furnish all management, competent supervision, certified heavy equipment operators, CDL Licensed Operators, tools, transportation, equipment, supplies, and labor necessary to perform all operations safely, expeditiously, and in strict accordance with the standards outlined herein. For more information please see attachment 1_Statement of Work_20261001 Site Visit: There is no site visit scheduled for this requirment. However, contractors may request a site visit. If we recieve multiple requests, CONS will consider scheduling a site visit. Please send you request for a site visit NLT 28 Oct 2026, 8:00 AM CDT. Questions: Official questions will be due NLT 28 Oct 2026, 4:00 PM CDT
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