Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Cape Canaveral Moving Services
Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
AI summaryOnly small businesses can bid: SAM.gov lists this combined synopsis/solicitation as a total small business set-aside, and the text says a site visit is mandatory. The Department of the Air Force (45th Contracting Squadron, FA2521) wants movers to relocate equipment from two warehouses into Hangar AO at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL, about 1/4 mile away. Completion is requested as soon as possible and no later than 30 days after award. The response due date is November 6, 2026, 10:30 AM Eastern. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 23, 2026. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Oct 21, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 23, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. Some details are in the notice's attachments, which this summary didn't read. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
Only small businesses can bid: SAM.gov lists this combined synopsis/solicitation as a total small business set-aside, and the text says a site visit is mandatory. The Department of the Air Force (45th Contracting Squadron, FA2521) wants movers to relocate equipment from two warehouses into Hangar AO at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL, about 1/4 mile away. Completion is requested as soon as possible and no later than 30 days after award. The response due date is November 6, 2026, 10:30 AM Eastern.
Who can bid
- Small business under NAICS 484110, per the total small business set-aside on SAM.gov.
- Attend the site visit, which the text calls mandatory.
Things to watch (5)
- Serious: Total small business set-aside. SAM.gov lists a total small business set-aside, so only small businesses can bid.
- Serious: Mandatory site visit, date not given in the text. A business that skips the mandatory site visit can be shut out, and the text does not give its date, time or how to sign up.
- Worth checking: You must take your own measurements. The Government will not give building or item measurements, so plan to measure everything on the site visit.
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- Worth checking: Completion within 30 days of award. The move must be finished no later than 30 days after award, so crews and trucks must be lined up before award.
- Minor: Statement of work has an outdated move-in date. The statement of work lists a November 2, 2026 target move-in date, which the notice says to disregard.
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Full summary
What they want
- Move gear, machinery and storage equipment from Bldgs. 54938/54805 (15160 Scrub Jay St) into Hangar AO (60530 Hangar Rd), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL 32920.
- Items include sewing machines, cargo parachutes, personnel parachutes, boat motors, floatation rafts, Vidmar/toolboxes, supply cabinets, printers, storage lockers and air drop-able rescue equipment packages (jet skis and boats).
- Manage inventory carefully, transport delicate machinery safely, and place items precisely to keep downtime low for Detachment 3.
- Take your own measurements of buildings and items; the Government will not provide them.
- Finish as soon as possible and no later than 30 days after award.
- Period of performance
- Completion as soon as possible and no later than 30 days after award
- Place of performance
- Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL (Bldgs. 54938/54805 to Hangar AO)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 6, 2026, 10:30 AM Eastern (from the version posted Oct 21, 2026; amended since)
What to include when you submit
- Attend the mandatory site visit; the date and time are not in the text.
- See the statement of work (SOW) attachment for the full project description.
Not in the notice text
- The statement of work (SOW) is an attachment and was not in the text. The text says the full project description is in it.
- The date, time and sign-up method for the mandatory site visit.
- How to submit a quote, evaluation factors, contract type and estimated value.
- Base access requirements and quantities of equipment to be moved.
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 484110
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 21, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- FA2521 45 CONS PK, Patrick SFB, FL
- Product/service code
- V112 · Transportation/Travel/Relocation – Transportation: Motor Freight
- Business type
- Transportation, logistics & vehicles (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 484110)
- Versions
4 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 23, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Nov 6, 2026
- Oct 23, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Nov 6, 2026
- Oct 23, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 6, 2026
- Oct 21, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (this version)Due Nov 6, 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
The purpose of this Statement of Work (SOW) is to outline the scope, deliverables, and responsibilities for the relocation of gear, machinery, and storage equipment from two existing warehouses (Bldgs. 54938/54805; 15160 Scrub Jay St Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL 32920) into an adjacent facility (Hangar AO; 60530 Hangar Rd Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL 32920) that is approximately 1/4 mile away. This project requires careful inventory management, safe transport of delicate machinery, and precise placement to ensure minimal operational downtime for Detachment 3. Equipment to be moved includes, but is not limited to: sewing machines, cargo parachutes, personnel parachutes, boat motors, floatation rafts, Vidmar/toolboxes, supply cabinets, printers, storage lockers, and air drop-able rescue equipment packages that consist of jet skis and boats. The target move-in date is 2 November 2026. (Target move in date is an outdated figure. Please disregard this detail in the statement of work.) The government is instead requesting completion as soon as possible and no later than 30 days after award. See statement of work (SOW) attachment for full project description. Site Visit for this effort is mandatory as the governmnet will not be proving measurements of buildings and items to be transported. Contractors are responsible to take all nessecary measurements themselves. AMENDMENT 1 - CHANGES - Updated instances of time zone EST to EDT in the soliciation. - Updated soliciation due date. - Added QnA (Questions and Answers) Document 1 answering common vendor questions. AMENDMENT 2 - CHANGES - Updated project timeline (soliciation due dates) with EDT and EST Dates... 1. Access request are due - 27 Oct 2026 @ 0930 EST 2. Site visit is occurring - 30 Oct 2026 @ 1000 EST 3. Questions are due - 2 Nov 2026 @ 1030 EDT 4. Responses are due - 6 Nov 2026 @ 1030 EDT - Added QnA (Questions and Answers) Document 2.
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