Due: 12 days leftSolicitation8ANJ
What: Armed Security Guard Services at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center. Contract includes 2-month transition period, 12-month base period, and four optional 12-month periods.
Buyer: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Where: Atlantic City, New Jersey
Deadline: November 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time
Who can bid: Only companies certified in the SBA 8(a) Business Development program for Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Businesses (SEDB) are eligible to bid.
Key requirements: Mandatory site visit on September 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM Eastern Time (must confirm attendance by September 22, 2026). Real ID identification required for facility access. Written questions due by October 5, 2026.
Check before bidding: (1) Full statement of work and specific security guard duties, staffing levels, and hourly requirements. (2) Wage determination rates and any insurance or bonding requirements for armed security services.
Next step: If 8(a) certified, confirm attendance at mandatory site visit by email to the Contracting Officer by September 22, 2026.
Original description
AMENDMENT 0001 10/21/2026 The purpose of this announcement is to post Amendment 0001 to the SIR which provides answers to vendor questions and revises the SIR as a result. The proposal due date is changed to 4:00 PM Eastern Time on 4 November 2026. SIR 9/14/2026 (1) INTRODUCTION: The FAA’s William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace has a requirement for Armed Security Guard Services. (2) CONTRACT TYPE AND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: A single contract will be awarded with a 2-month Transition, a 12-month Base period and four (4) 12-month Option periods. (3) NATURE OF COMPETITION: The effort will be competed as a Total Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Business (SEDB) 8(a) set-aside using best value tradeoff procedures. (4) STANDARD LANGUAGE: This announcement does not obligate the Government to award any effort resultant from this Solicitation/Screening Information Request (SIR). The FAA will not pay any costs associated with responding to or providing a submission in response to this posting. (5) MANDATORY SITE VISIT: A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 9:00 AM Eastern Time on 29 September 2026 . As specified in Section L.4 of the SIR, Offerors planning to attend the mandatory site visit must confirm attendance in writing via email to the CO no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time on 22 September 2026 . See SIR for further instructions. (6) FACILITY ACCESS: The Real ID requirement is fully enforced for everyone attempting to enter the WJHTC. Contractors will not be permitted to attend the mandatory site visit without proper Real ID identification or identified alternative. See SIR for further instructions. (7) SUBMISSION OF QUESTIONS: All questions regarding the SIR and/or resulting from attendance at the site visit must be submitted in writing via email to the CO no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time on 5 October 2026 . See SIR for further instructions. (8) PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: Proposals must be submitted via email to the CO no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time on 29 October 2026 . Reference “692M15-25-R-00012 WJHTC Guards [insert Offeror’s Name]” in the email subject line. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that submitted proposals are received by the Government prior to the specified submission date and time. Any proposal received after the specified submission date and time is considered “late” in accordance with AMS 3.2.2.3-14 Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Submittals and will not be evaluated. See SIR for further instructions. (9) SIR ATTACHMENTS: Solicitation 692M15-25-R-00012 is attached below along with all applicable attachments, as outlined in SIR Section J. (10) The Acquisition Management System (AMS) applies to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in place of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and various other provisions of Federal acquisition law.