Aircraft Recovery System
Updated
Special Notice from the Department of the Air Force, for work in Patrick AFB, Florida. Due Nov 10, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC-5), 5 days left.
| Solicitation number | FA252127QB039 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Air Force |
| Office | FA2521 45 Cons Pk |
| Notice type | Special Notice |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing (333923) |
| Product or service code | 3950 |
| Place of performance | Patrick AFB, Florida |
| Posted | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 10, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC-5) (5 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Bid documents (3)
- Statement of Work - Aircraft Recovery System 202 KB
- Single Source Justification form 83 KB
- Sole Source Synopsis 24 KB
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Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Florida Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
The 45th Contracting Squadron, Patrick Space Force Base (PSFB), intends to award a sole source contract to Spyder Crane for the delivery of Portable Crane for Aircraft. This action is being pursued in accordance with FAR 13.106?1(b)(1), which permits soliciting from a single source when the contracting officer determines that only one source is reasonably available. As required by FAR 5.207(c)(15), market research confirms that Spyder Crane is the only source capable of delivering a Portable Crane for Aircraft.
Telephone inquires will not be accepted.
Contracting contact
- Cynthia Whittaker · [email protected]
- Anna Richards · [email protected]
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 333923, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,250 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for overhead traveling crane, hoist, and monorail system manufacturing work, who also hold Air Force contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Marine Travelift Inc $4.0 million in this trade
About the buyer
The Department of the Air Force awarded $83.4 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were The Boeing Company, The Boeing Company and Raytheon Company. See what Air Force is buying now.
Who can bid: Small Business set-aside
Total and partial small business set-asides are open to any business under the SBA size standard for the notice's NAICS code.
All open Small Business set-asides.
Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 34 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 333923), 10 posted in the last 7 days; 62% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Defense Logistics Agency, Department of the Navy and Department of the Air Force. Most of the work with a stated place is in California, Florida and Georgia. A notice in this trade gives a median of 12 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 6 days.
All open overhead traveling crane, hoist, and monorail system manufacturing contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
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From the award notices agencies publish.