Sources Sought
Security Gate Maintenance and Repair Services Aberdeen Test Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summaryThis is a sources sought notice and request for information (RFI): market research only, not a solicitation, from the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Maryland. The Army wants to find firms that can maintain, repair, and replace automated security gates, and expects a later commercial services buy under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12 with full and open competition. Questions are due October 20, 2026 (passed), 4:00 PM Eastern, and the response due date is November 2, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern. 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
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 23, 2026.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 15, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 23, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov.
This is a sources sought notice and request for information (RFI): market research only, not a solicitation, from the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Maryland. The Army wants to find firms that can maintain, repair, and replace automated security gates, and expects a later commercial services buy under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12 with full and open competition. Questions are due October 20, 2026 (passed), 4:00 PM Eastern, and the response due date is November 2, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern.
How to submit: Email a PDF to the contracting points of contact listed in the RFI, with the subject line "Security Gate Maintenance RFI Response—[Company Name].". What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (5)
- Worth checking: Market research only, no award from this notice. Responding does not enter you in a bid; the Army says it is not a solicitation or a promise to award, and will not pay for response costs.
- Worth checking: Next-business-day emergency response at the highest priority gates. A firm needs technicians able to reach Aberdeen Proving Ground quickly; the four Main Restricted Area gates need on-site response by the next business day, the other ten by the second business day.
- Minor: Questions due October 20, 2026. Questions are due 4:00 PM Eastern, before the November 2, 2026 response due date; ask early if the gate inventory or scope is unclear. Check the notice: its text gives November 2, 2026 as the date offers are due, not a question deadline.
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- Minor: Installation vetting and escorts. Staff must be vetted at the APG Visitor Center and escorted to gates by Test Center personnel, which affects scheduling and mobilization.
- Minor: Non-functional barrier arms stay as-is. Several installed barrier arms do not work and are not to be repaired under the base scope; reinstating them later would be priced as extra work.
Read from the notice and 2 attachments. Show which files.
- RFI Gate Maintenance and Repairs - SAM - 15Oct2026v2.pdf (read)
- Statement of Objectives ATC Gate Maintenance 15Oct2026.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Preventive maintenance of automated security gates: twice a year (semiannual) at 4 Main Restricted Area gates, once a year at 10 Range and Area gates
- On-demand repair and emergency repair, with on-site response by the next business day (Main Restricted Area gates) or the second business day (Range and Area gates) after notification, excluding Federal holidays and weekends
- Gate replacement as required
- Service reports within two (2) business days after each visit, scheduled preventive maintenance and on-demand call
- Keep currently non-functional barrier arms in as-is condition; any reinstatement would be added work by contract modification
- Equipment listed includes HySecurity Slide Driver II 40 and LiftMaster gate operators, AMAG Symmetry controllers, HID MultiCLASS readers, keypads and pedestrian turnstiles
- All replacement parts and materials must be standard commercial items
- Invoicing and receiving reports go through Wide Area Workflow (WAWF), the Government's online billing and receiving system
- Contract type
- Not chosen yet; respondents are asked to recommend a commercial contract type. The Government anticipates a future commercial services acquisition under RFO FAR Part 12.
- Period of performance
- A base period (length not stated) and four (4) 12-month option periods
- Place of performance
- Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, including locations in the APG South (Edgewood Area) and the Churchville Test Area
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 2, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern (from the version posted Oct 15, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Email a PDF to the contracting points of contact listed in the RFI, with the subject line "Security Gate Maintenance RFI Response—[Company Name]."
- Page limits
- White paper: 10 pages, excluding the cover page and table of contents
What to include when you submit
- Send a white paper covering relevant experience; technical and management approach; staffing and mobilization approach; recommended commercial contract type, pricing approach, and performance measures
- Include in the white paper the assumptions and Government-furnished requirements needed for a future quotation, and any customary commercial terms or conditions the Government should consider
- Include a rough-order-of-magnitude (ROM) estimate (a rough price estimate) with pricing assumptions, recurring and non-recurring costs, and a recommended contract line item number (CLIN) structure
- Give your legal business name, Unique Entity ID (UEI), CAGE code, business size and socioeconomic status under NAICS 561621, and primary point(s) of contact
- Clearly identify proprietary information
- Send questions, due October 20, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern, in PDF format by email to the same contacts
After award, you must have
- Contractor personnel are vetted by the APG Visitor Center in Aberdeen or Edgewood and receive an access pass; at the Churchville Test Area technicians are escorted and need no pass From Statement of Objectives ATC Gate Maintenance 15Oct2026.pdf:
Visitor Center in either Aberdeen or Edgewood and will receive an access pass.
Not in the notice text
- Length of the base period is not stated; only four 12-month option periods are given
- No estimated value, budget or visit counts are given; respondents are asked to supply a rough-order-of-magnitude estimate
- The RFI says to send responses to "both points of contact" but lists two contracting officers and two contract specialists; confirm who must receive the email
- Whether the future buy will be set aside for small businesses is not stated; the notice says full and open competition and asks for your business size
- No date is given for the future solicitation
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 15, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- W6QK ACC-Apg, Aberdeen Proving Grou, MD
- Product/service code
- J063 · Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment – Alarm, Signal, and Security Detection Systems
- Business type
- Security & guard services (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 561621)
- Versions
3 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 23, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Nov 2, 2026
- Oct 15, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Nov 2, 2026
- Oct 15, 2026 · Sources SoughtDue Nov 2, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
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Terms on this notice: Sources sought notice
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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