Sources Sought
Indoor Firing Range Cleaning
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summaryThe 115th Fighter Wing in Madison, Wisconsin (listed under the Army's USPFO Activity WIANG 115) posted sources sought notice W50S9F27Q0001. It is market research for cleaning the indoor firing range at Truax Field, not a solicitation. The draft work covers lead dust cleaning, filter replacement and hazardous waste removal for one base year plus four option years. The response due date is November 8, 2026, 11:00 AM Central. More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells Department of the Army who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
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The 115th Fighter Wing in Madison, Wisconsin (listed under the Army's USPFO Activity WIANG 115) posted sources sought notice W50S9F27Q0001. It is market research for cleaning the indoor firing range at Truax Field, not a solicitation. The draft work covers lead dust cleaning, filter replacement and hazardous waste removal for one base year plus four option years. The response due date is November 8, 2026, 11:00 AM Central.
Who can bid
- Employees must hold all licenses required to operate the cleaning services used on the job
- No security clearance is required
Things to watch (9)
From the version posted Oct 22, 2026.
- Worth checking: Sources sought only, not a solicitation. No offers are taken now; the Army is gathering capability information and may revise the work statement before any solicitation.
- Worth checking: Notice and draft work statement disagree on lead ammunition. The notice says the range has not used lead ammunition, while the draft work statement says lead and frangible ammunition are used and lead was found in the dust.
- Worth checking: Waste is assumed to be hazardous lead waste. The firm must label, package, transport and dispose of the waste under shipping rules for hazardous materials, which needs the right handling capability.
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- Worth checking: Lead limits are not filled in. Cleaning must pass wipe sample limits, but the limit table is still a placeholder, so the pass mark cannot be priced.
- Worth checking: Number of cleanings per year is unclear. The estimate is twice per year, the work report mentions quarterly cleaning, and one task says quarterly or once per year, so pricing volume is uncertain.
- Minor: HEPA filter count differs. The text gives 24 filters in each of two banks, yet also a total of twenty-four, so the quantity to price is unclear.
- Minor: Explosion-proof HEPA vacuums required. The vacuum equipment must carry specific safety certifications, which may mean renting or buying specialized gear.
- Minor: Work only Monday to Thursday, 0730 to 1630. Cleaning can only happen in this window, and delays from base gate closures are not paid.
- Minor: Possible pre-solicitation site visit. The Government is considering a site visit and asks interested firms to say if they would attend; no date is given.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- DRAFT Performance Work Statement.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Clean and decontaminate the Building 1266 25-meter small arms range so surfaces have no visible dust, lead particles or debris, and post-cleaning wipe samples meet lead limits
- Vacuum with industrial HEPA (high-efficiency particulate air) vacuums, then deep-clean the floors with a commercial liquid lead-cleaning agent; no dry sweeping or brushing
- Empty and clean the drums under the bullet trap and the dust control unit (DCU) drums
- Replace filters when needed: 60 exhaust pre-filters (30 in each of two filter banks), HEPA filters (24 per bank in one place, a total of 24 in another), and 8 DCU cartridge filters (6 standard, 2 HEPA)
- Clean the 2 variable frequency drive (VFD) units with compressed air while capturing the dust
- Package, label, transport and dispose of the waste, which is assumed to be hazardous waste for lead
- Send a work report within 7 days after each cleaning
- Period of performance
- One 12-month base year and four 12-month option years
- Place of performance
- Building 1266 Small Arms Range, Truax Field, 3110 Mitchell St, Madison, WI
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 8, 2026, 11:00 AM Central (12:00 PM Eastern)
What to include when you submit
- Give your business name and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)
- Describe your experience and capability for the work in the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS), and say whether you would self-perform or subcontract
- State your business size under the recommended NAICS code and its size standard ($12.5M for 811310), plus any socioeconomic designations
- Say whether the PWS can be performed as written; if not, name the requirement and suggest a change
- Point out anything unclear, restrictive, missing or off from common commercial practice, and any qualifications, licenses or certifications needed
- Say whether your firm would join a pre-solicitation site visit
After award, you must have
- All personnel must receive lead safety training under OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1025 and use protective equipment From DRAFT Performance Work Statement.pdf:
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 CFR 1910.1025 and use…
- Employees must pass base access checks and finish Antiterrorism Level I training within 15 calendar days after the contract start date From DRAFT Performance Work Statement.pdf:
1.4.5.2 Antiterrorism Awareness Level I Training (AT Level I). All contractor employees,…
Current contractor
No incumbent: the work statement says it is a new requirement and no historical usage is available.
Not in the notice text
- The notice does not say where or how to send the response.
- The lead threshold values for the wipe samples are shown as Table [X] and are not given.
- The floor plan (Technical Exhibit 4) is a diagram whose details were not readable in the text.
- The estimated value or budget is not stated.
- Whether the later buy will be a small business or other set-aside is not decided; SAM.gov says No Set aside used.
- The Performance Work Statement is a draft that may be revised from the responses.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside. Any business can reply: this is market research, and no bid is being taken yet.
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 22, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- W7N8 Uspfo Activity Wiang 115, Madison, WI
- Product/service code
- J036 · Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment – Special Industry Machinery
- Business type
- Equipment repair & maintenance (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 811310)
- 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
Terms on this notice: Sources sought notice
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The 115th Fighter Wing in Madison WI is conducting market research to identify sources capable of providing indoor firing range cleaning in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Government intends to use information received in response to this Sources Sought notice to: assess industry capability and commercial availability; identify customary commercial practices for indoor firing range cleaning; identify potential issues, ambiguities, omissions, or recommended revisions to the PWS; and evaluate the feasibility of a small-business or other socioeconomic set-aside acquisition strategy. This notice is issued solely for market-research and planning purposes. It is not a solicitation, request for proposal, request for quotation, invitation for bid, or commitment by the Government to award a contract. The Government will not reimburse respondents for costs incurred in preparing or submitting a response. Range Ammunition History: The range does not currently use, and has not used, lead ammunition. Respondents are requested to consider this condition when reviewing the PWS and providing recommended commercial practices, required safety measures, cleaning methods, waste-handling procedures, and proposed PWS revisions. Responses should provide company information, which must include: Business name. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). Provide a brief description of experience and capability to perform services as described in the PWS. Include if these services can be self-performed or if they will be subcontracted. The respondent’s business size under the recommended NAICS code and applicable size standard ($12.5M for 811310), along with any applicable socioeconomic designations Respondents are requested to review the attached PWS and provide feedback on the following items. Responses may be used to refine the requirement and revise the PWS. State whether the PWS can be performed as written. If not, identify the specific requirement at issue and provide a recommended revision or alternative approach. Identify any requirement that is unclear, ambiguous, incomplete, impractical, unusually restrictive, inconsistent with customary commercial practice, or likely to create unnecessary cost, schedule, safety, or performance risk. The range does not currently use, and has not historically used, lead ammunition. Based on this condition, identify any PWS requirements that should be revised, removed, added, or tailored. Explain the basis for each recommendation. Identify any cleaning, inspection, preventive-maintenance, testing, documentation, reporting, consumable, or support service that is normally included in a commercial turnkey indoor firing range cleaning and maintenance service but is not addressed in the PWS. Identify any additional information that would be needed to accurately price and perform the requirement, Identify qualifications, licenses, certifications, OEM authorizations, or specialized personnel required for the work. Any other recommendations or concerns. The Government is considering conducting a pre-solicitation site visit for interested vendors. The purpose of a site visit would be to allow potential offerors to observe facility conditions and obtain information relevant to the anticipated requirement. Interested firms should indicate whether they would participate in a pre-solicitation site visit.