SAM #F41999-26-Q-0050

The U.S. Air Force is seeking a production company to provide comprehensive concert production support for the 2026 Air Force Entertainment (AFE) LIVE STAGE program at six Air Force installations. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Air Force, Air Force Entertainment (AFE), Air Force Services Agency (AFSVC/VPER), Nonappropriated Fund Procurement Office (AFNAFPO) - Offices at Joint Base San Antonio and JBSA Lackland, TX - Scope of Work: - Production support for six concert events at Fairchild AFB (WA), Malmstrom AFB (MT), Buckley SFB (CO), Ellsworth AFB (SD), Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (NJ), and Dover AFB (DE) - Contractor must provide all technical equipment, qualified personnel (minimum 16 staff), and transportation for audio, video, lighting, staging, and backline systems - Responsibilities include advancing artist requirements, coordinating with AFE Technical Director, and ensuring compliance with base security protocols - Products and Equipment Requested: - 142 Staging Concepts 8x4 decks (150 lbs. per sq. ft. rating) - 142 scaffold frames and X braces, handrails, spot tower (12 ft.), safety lights, rolling risers, ego risers, camera platforms, black mesh stage skirting - 40x40 matched roof (8,000 lbs. loading, 40 ft. height), 8 one-ton chain motors for roof, 8 one-ton chain motors for lighting - Professional grade sound boards (with stage racks, 4 DSP), stage power cables, Art-Net Node (8 universe or better), GrandMA 4 or full-size lighting console - 20 concert barricade sections, 32 bike rack sections for crowd control - Backline: 2 professional drum kits, 2 bass heads with spares, 2 8x10 cabs with spares, 4 4x12 guitar cabs, 6 guitar heads (e.g., Marshall JCM 800, Mesa Boogie Dual/Triple Rectifier), miscellaneous stands and cables - Services Requested: - Production manager, stage manager, audio technician, video director, lighting director, general technicians (8), production drivers (2), stage/roof technician - Unique Requirements: - All personnel must be skilled in transporting, setting up, operating, and tearing down systems - Compliance with Air Force base security and protocols is mandatory - Contractor must advance all artists and coordinate with AFE staff - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or brands are mandated, but references include Staging Concepts (decks), GrandMA (lighting console), Marshall and Mesa Boogie (guitar heads) - Procurement Details: - Nonappropriated fund purchase (not using federal tax dollars) - All equipment and services must be delivered and performed at the specified Air Force installations

Air Force Entertainment (AFE) LIVE STAGE will produce concerts at six (6) Air Force Installations during 2026. Due to the magnitude of the event, AFE requires a production company to support each concert by augmenting AFE assets and personnel to meet artist’s performance requirements. The Air Force Nonappropriated Fund Procurement Office (AFNAFPO) intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price contract to the offeror whose quote is the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA).

The 2026 Entertainment Program is scheduled to begin on 13 Jul 2026 and continue through 30 Sep 2026. The Contractor will advance all artists scheduled to perform concerts and identify total requirements for providing production support for each concert. The Contractor will then meet with the AFE Technical Director to ensure ability to support identified requirements and validate interfacing of AFE and Contractor equipment necessary to support each requirement. The Contractor will provide all technical equipment, personnel and transportation listed in Part II. AFE will provide their equipment identified as well as any additional equipment required to meet artist’s production riders not listed to be supplied by the Contractor. The Contractor supplied technical personnel must possess the skill and professional expertise to be fully capable of transporting, setting up, operating and tearing down the complete Audio, Video, Lighting and Staging Systems identified within this Statement of Work. They must be capable of passing standard base entry security requirements and adhering to all host base protocols.

6 Air Force Installations

Summer Heat #1: 18 Jul - Fairchild AFB, WA 25 Jul - Malmstrom AFB, MT

Summer Heat #2: 15 Aug - Buckley SFB, CO 22 Aug - Ellsworth AFB, SD

Summer Heat #3: 12 Sep - JB MDL, NJ 19 Sep - Dover AFB, DE

This is a nonappropriated fund purchase and it does not obligate appropriated funds of the United States Government. Nonappropriated funds are generated by the military community through the sale of goods and services and the collection of fees and charges for participation in military community programs. This purchase does not involve federal tax dollars.