Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Europe South District Playground Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair
Department of Defense · Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA)
AI summaryThe Department of Defense Education Activity wants a contractor to inspect, maintain, repair and clean playgrounds at its schools and facilities in the Europe South Region. The notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation with no set-aside. Contract length, pricing and how to bid are not in the text. More in the summary
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Summary of the version posted Sep 30, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 27, 2026. The due date moved from Oct 30, 2026 to Nov 9, 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.
The Department of Defense Education Activity wants a contractor to inspect, maintain, repair and clean playgrounds at its schools and facilities in the Europe South Region. The notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation with no set-aside. Contract length, pricing and how to bid are not in the text.
How to submit: due Oct 30, 2026 4:00 PM Eastern (SAM.gov response deadline Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT). Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
- Serious: Work is overseas. Facilities are in Europe, so a U.S. small business must handle travel, local labor rules and logistics abroad.
- Worth checking: Broad scope with all costs on the contractor. You must supply all labor, equipment, materials and transportation and keep playgrounds safe and compliant throughout the contract.
- Worth checking: Key details missing from the text. The notice does not list the schools, contract length, evaluation method or how to submit, so these must be in attachments.
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- Worth checking: Davis-Bacon wages likely apply. Federal construction over $2,000 in the U.S. pays at least the Davis-Bacon wage rates in the wage determination attached to the solicitation. This summary doesn't name one: find it on SAM.gov and price your labor from it.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Performance-based playground inspections
- Preventive maintenance and repairs
- Emergency response
- Cleaning services
- Cover playground equipment, surfacing, hard-surface and multi-use courts, outdoor athletic surfaces, and perimeter features
- Furnish all management, supervision, labor, tools, equipment, materials and transportation
- Contract type
- Performance-based services (type not stated)
- Place of performance
- DoDEA (DoWEA) facilities in the Europe South Region (overseas); SAM.gov place of performance is blank
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- Oct 30, 2026 4:00 PM Eastern (SAM.gov response deadline Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT) (from the version posted Sep 30, 2026; amended since)
Not in the notice text
- Which schools and how many playgrounds are covered
- Contract length and option periods
- Evaluation method and factors
- How and where to submit the offer
- Required licenses, insurance, local-country compliance or certifications
- Pricing structure
- Whether there's a site visit: this summary doesn't say. Check the solicitation and its amendments on SAM.gov.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- 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.
- Construction contracts over $2,000 pay at least the local Davis-Bacon wage rates, from the wage determination in the solicitation. Price your labor from it: How to price a government contract, and how Davis-Bacon differs from the Service Contract Act.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 27, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- DOD Education Activity, Alexandria, VA
- Product/service code
- J078 · Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment – Recreational and Athletic Equipment
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 238990)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Nov 9, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 30, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/SolicitationDue Oct 30, 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: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) is one of only two federally operated school systems in the United States. DoWEA plans, directs, coordinates, and manages pre-kindergarten through grade 12 educational programs on behalf of the Department of War (DoW). DoWEA operates approximately 165 brick-and-mortar schools across eight districts located in seven U.S. states, eleven foreign countries, Guam, and Puerto Rico, serving more than 72,000 students worldwide. DoWEA Europe consists of multiple districts encompassing schools, District Superintendent Offices (DSOs), and Student Transportation Offices (STOs) supporting children of active-duty military members and eligible civilian employees. The Contractor shall provide full-service, performance-based playground inspection, preventive maintenance, repair, emergency response, cleaning services for DoWEA facilities located in Europe South Region. For the purposes of this PWS, playgrounds include all playground systems and associated features, whether standalone or co-located, including but not limited to: Playground equipment and structures; Playground surfacing systems; Hard-surface and multi-use play courts; Outdoor recreational and athletic surfaces; and, Perimeter features, furnishings, and appurtenances. The Contractor shall furnish all management, supervision, labor, tools, equipment, materials, transportation, documentation, and incidentals necessary to ensure playgrounds remain safe, serviceable, compliant, and operational throughout the period of performance.
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