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Mechanized Material Handling System at Travis AFB, California

Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force · FA8604 AFLCMC PZI
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Solicitation details

Solicitation number
FA860426QB012
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
333922
Product service code
3990
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-10-14
Response deadline
Oct 19, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
Contracting contact
john.manovich@us.af.mil

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Statement of work, as posted

Update 0003 - Amendment 0002 made to solicitation SF1449. Attachment Addendum Travis AFB has been updated to reflect that transfer vehicle experience is not needed. This information was included with RFI Log and Responses in Update 0002 Update 0002 - RFI Log and Responses Posted Update 0001 - Correction to SF1449 Cover Page. Date on cover page is corrected to align with SAM.gov response date of 19 October 2026 at 1500 EDT. The Addendum Travis AFB attachment has also been updated to change USAF POCs on page 1 and to change Technical Acceptability past performance SubFactor 4 to three years. At This acquisition is for a Mechanized Material Handling System at Travis AFB, California. It is full and open competition. There are 8 CLINs. See attachments for specifics. The period of performance is 360 days.

Contact

Point of contact
John Manovich
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
john.manovich@us.af.mil
Secondary
tiffany.perez_cortes@us.af.mil
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