Tower Climbing Service for White Sands Missile Range

2026-11-03

Sources Sought NoticeTower Climbing Service for White Sands Missile RangeWhite Sands Missile Range , New MexicoThis is a Sources Sought Notice only . The Army Test and Evaluation Command ( ATEC ) Meteorology Branch at White Sands Missile Range is seeking qualified contractors capable of providing tower climbing services for the maintenance , repair , and replacement of meteorological equipment on test range telecommunications towers , specifically the wind birds critical for atmospheric data collection . The selected contractor will be responsible for safely accessing these towers to perform necessary maintenance and repairs , including the removal of obsolete equipment and the installation of new wind birds , while ensuring strict adherence to safety and operational standards . Interested vendors are encouraged to submit their qualifications and capabilities related to tower climbing and telecommunications equipment maintenance and repair . This notice aims to assess the market and gather information for potential future procurement actions . We encourage all small businesses , in all socioeconomic categories ( including , 8 ( a ) Business Development Program , Small Disadvantage Business , Historically Underutilized Business Zone , Service - Disabled Veteran - Owned , Women - Owned Small Business concerns ), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price . This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote ( RFQ )/ Invitation for Bid ( IFB )/ Request for Proposal ( RFP ) or a promise to issue an RFQ , IFB or RFP in the future . This notice does not commit the U . S . Government to contract for any supply or service . Further , the U . S . Government is not seeking quotes , bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to the sources sought notice . The U . S . Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice . Submittals will not be returned to the responder . Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP , if any is issued . If a solicitation is released , it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry , sam . gov . It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement . The anticipated NAICS code ( s ) is : 238990 – All Other Specialty Trade Contractors with size standard of $ 19 million . Attached is the draft Performance Work Statement ( PWS ). In response to the sources sought , please provide the following information and keep responses to no more than 5 pages : 1 . Name of the firm , point of contact , phone number , email address , Unique Entity ID number , Commercial and Government Entity ( CAGE ) code , a statement regarding small business status ( including small business type ( s )/ certifications ( s ) such as SDB , 8 ( a ), HUBZone , SDVOSB , WOSB , etc .) and the corresponding NAICS code . 2 . Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not . Identify subcontracting , joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued , if any . 3 . Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience ( indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor ) on similar requirements ( include size , scope , complexity , timeframe , government or commercial ), pertinent certifications , etc ., that will facilitate making a capability determination . 4 . Information to help determine if the requirement service is commercially available , including pricing information , basis for the pricing information ( e . g ., market pricing , catalog pricing ), delivery schedules , customary terms and conditions , warranties , etc . 5 . Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns . 6 . Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition . Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition , Scott Kukes , at scott . d . kukes . civ @ mail . mil or 210 - 466 - 3015 , if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition . Include the subject of the acquisition , this announcement , and the MICC POC information from the sam . gov notice . Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion . 7 . Recommendations to improve the approach / specifications / draft PWS / PRS to acquiring the identified items / services . Interested parties are requested to submit their response no later than 19 January 2026 at 04 : 00 pm Central Standard Time ( CST ). All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Contracting Support Specialist , Matthew Gaskins at matthew . c . gaskins2 . civ @ army . mil and Contract Specialist , Lexie Morin at lexie . a . morin . civ @ army . mil . All correspondences shall reference the sources sought Notice ID , W91151FY26MetBPA .

New Mexico

2026-05-02