Air Force to Undertake Airfield and PAPI Lighting System Replacement Project

HAMPTON, VA--(Marketwired - May 04, 2017) - The U.S. Air Force on May 4 released a solicitation in which it outlined plans to issue a firm fixed-price contract to a qualified contractor to oversee and complete an airfield and PAPI lighting system replacement project.

Work will include replacing the runway and taxiway lights, airfield signage circuits, Runway 08 threshold lights, Wind Direction Indicators (Wind Socks), Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) lights on each runway end (08 and 26), all constant current regulators with new switchgear style CCR system, and the associated lighting circuits, power circuits, cabling, ducts, etc. The contractor who receives this contract also must replace the Airfield Lighting Electrical Vault Constant Current Regulators (CCR) and interior electrical distribution equipment.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 238210; size standard is $15 million; and the place of performance will be at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia.

The Air Force expects the contract to exceed $10 million, and the agency intends to award the contract to a certified small business.

The contractor who receives the award will have 357 calendar days from date of contract award to complete the project.

Interested contractors can e-mail Contract Specialist Wayne E. Johnson, Jr. at wayne.johnson.15@us.af.mil.

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