36 WG/SEF - BASH Scare Wars System - Quarterly Service/Maintenance Technician (Guam)
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General Information
- Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
- Original Published Date: Jan 14, 2025 05:59 pm AEDT
- Original Response Date: Jan 22, 2025 11:00 am AEDT
- Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
- Original Inactive Date: Feb 06, 2025
- Initiative:
- None
Classification
- Original Set Aside:
- Product Service Code:
- NAICS Code:
- Place of Performance: Yigo , GU 96929USA
Description
SOURCES SOUGHT
FOR
BASH Scare Wars System – Quarterly Service/Maintenance Technician (Guam)
THIS IS A MARKET RESEARCH/SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE SEEKING INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY SEEKING RESPONSES IN ORDER TO DETERMINE PARTICIPATION IN THIS ACQUISITION. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION/REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THIS SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION OR ULTIMATELY AWARD A CONTRACT, NOR DOES IT RESTRICT THE GOVERNMENT TO A PARTICULAR ACQUISITION APPROACH OR OTHERWISE REIMBURSE RESPONDENTS FOR ANY COSTS INCURRED IN PREPARATION OF A RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.
The Contractor will provide quarterly maintenance on Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) System Equipment as specified in Salient Characteristics, to include direct delivery to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.
Salient Characteristics:
1. Overview:
a. Maintenance technician trained and certified on the Reed-Joseph Scare Wars System will be required to ensure that all equipment is in proper working order. Maintenance technician will perform quarterly maintenance inspections on the complete Scare Wars Systems at Andersen Air Force Base to include performance of remote radios, testing solar panels for proper output, verifying charging regulator, battery inspection, checking fuses and wiring, checking hoses and solenoids for leaks and corrosion, lubricating all bearings, and will ensure that all LP gas cylinders are filled to capacity for 1 year.
2. Service/Maintenance:
a. Remote Bird Deterrent Units:
- Check remote radios for frequency drift and overall performance
- Load test solar panels for proper output
- Verify charging regulator operation
- Battery inspection:
- Check hoses and solenoid valve for leaks or corrosion
- Check fuses and wiring
- Scare Away LP Gas Cannons:
- Check all components
- Check sparking assembly
- Check Rotomat rotating platforms for loose or worn parts Lubricate cannons and Rotomats
- Check LP gas cylinders and refill as required
- Distress Cry Generators:
- Check all components for proper operation
- Check fuses and wiring
The anticipated NAICS Code is 811310, Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance.
This Sources Sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and is not a Request for Proposals or Quotes (RFP or RFQ) or an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any services. Responses to this sources sought are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government reserves the right to determine how it should proceed as a result of this notice. Furthermore, those who respond to this sources sought should not anticipate feedback with regard to its submission. The Government will not pay any cost incurred in response to this sources sought. All costs associated with responding to this sources sought will be solely at the responding party's expense. The information provided in this sources sought is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. Please carefully review the attachments and respond according to the directions stated below. Documentation of technical expertise and capability must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area of expertise, certification, authorization and experience to compete for this acquisition. It is imperative that business concerns responding to this notice articulate their capabilities clearly and adequately. Responses to this notice are strictly voluntary.
Please include the following in your response:
- Name of company
- Primary POC (Point of Contact)
- Institution or organization affiliation
- Email address
- Phone number
- Company's business size and CAGE/UEI codes
- Any existing or pertinent certifications, trainings, etc.
Do NOT include the following in the response:
- Do not submit formal proposals or offers;
- Do not submit requests to be considered for award or to be notified of a future solicitation;
- Do not submit requests to be added to a mailing or distribution list;
- Do not submit questions or comments not related to this sources sought;
- Do not respond via telephone.
How to Submit Responses:
- Submit the required information to Ms. Crystal Pryde, Contract Specialist, and Ms. Elena Gifford, Contracting Officer, at elena.gifford.1@us.af.mil.
- Please include "SOURCES SOUGHT: BASH Scare Wars System – Quarterly Service/Maintenance Technician" in the e-mail subject line.
- If you have any questions regarding this sources sought, please submit them via e-mail.
- The sources sought closing date is 22 December 2025, at 1100 AM ChST.
Contracting Office Address:
Unit 14040
Andersen AFB, Guam 96543
FOB Destination:
Andersen AFB
Yigo, Guam 96929
Attachments/Links
Contact Information
Primary Point of Contact
- Crystal Pryde
- crystal.pryde.1@us.af.mil
- Phone Number 6713666282
Secondary Point of Contact
- Elena Gifford
- elena.gifford.1@us.af.mil
- Phone Number 6713661996