Aquarium Tank Maintenance Service

Los Angeles Air Force Base has a requirement for Fish Tank Maintenance. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and commercial services prepared in accordance with FAR part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation Number FA2816Q0004 is issued as a “Request for Quote”. The Government proposes the acquisition of a Firm-Fixed Priced (FFP) contract to support the Los Angeles Air Force Base (LAAFB) Fish Tank Maintenance requirement. The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, equipment, labor, tools, materials, supervision, transportation, and other items and services necessary to perform aquarium maintenance services at Building #281 located at Los Angeles Air Force Base, El Segundo, California.  The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, vehicles, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform all tank and aquarium cleaning, maintenance, replacement tasks and functions as defined in the attached Statement of Work (SOW).  

This acquisition is 100% set-aside small business concerns. The NAICS Code is 812910 which has a small business size standard of $9,000,000.00.  The Product Service Code is J088.

Line Items, Quantities, Units of Measure, and Options

All line-item information can be found in the FA2816Q0004 - Fish Tank Maintenance - 1449 attachment.

Place of Performance:

Los Angeles Air Force Base 483 N. Aviation Blvd. El Segundo, CA 90245-2808 United States.

Provisions & Clauses:

Provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. 

Please ensure that the quote includes the following and will not exceed 10 pages (any pages beyond the 10th will not be evaluated):

- Company Profile

- Contact information

- Small Business Type

- NAICS Code

- CAGE Code

- UEI Code

- Completed Pricing Spreadsheet (SF 1449) that follows the attached template (CLIN structure must match the attachment). Submit quotes in two formats. One unredacted displaying all information. The other must be a redacted version not displaying any company identification/logos/UEI/Cage Codes.
(Incomplete quotations may be determined ineligible for award)

- Please see attached line-item numbers, quantities, options, and unit of measure.

Provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services applies to this acquisition and the specific evaluation criteria is included in paragraph

(a) Evaluation factors. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers:

Factor 1 – Lowest Price Technically Acceptable

Evaluation Method: Reasonableness

Pricing will be evaluated completeness and reasonableness Unbalanced or incomplete pricing may render a quotation ineligible for award.

(b) . The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Options (if applicable)Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. The evaluation of options does not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) . A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer furnished to the successful Offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result Notice of awardin a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

When offerors submit a response to the solicitation include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, with offer.

Clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition 

Clause at 52.217-8 Option to extend Services 

Clause at 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract

(Clauses reference can be found at www.acquisition.gov)

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01. All provisions and clauses can be found in the 1449 attachment. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

Due Dates:

Questions: 

All questions must be submitted via email no later than 03 April 2026 at 4:30 PM PST. Submit all questions to Mr. Benjamin Choy (benjamin.choy@spaceforce.mil) with SSgt Victor Mendoza (victor.mendoza.4@spaceforce.mil) courtesy copied.

Quotes: 

Quotations must be submitted via email no later than Apr 17, 2026 3:00 pm PST. Please send quotes to Mr. Benjamin Choy (benjamin.choy@spaceforce.mil) with Victor Mendoza (victor.mendoza.4@spaceforce.mil) courtesy copied.

(Late submissions will not be considered, with no exceptions)

*Effective March 30, 2026. Updated Quote submission deadline to match solicitation close date of Apr 17, 2026 3:00 pm PST.