What this opportunity is
The Department of Defense is seeking certified annual inspection and routine preventive maintenance services for a fleet of eleven aerial work platforms, including ten scissor lifts and one boom-style man-lift, under a Total Small Business Set-Aside. This Sources Sought Notice requires the contractor to provide all necessary personnel, equipment, and supplies to perform annual inspections and maintenance in accordance with Original Equipment Manufacturer manuals and Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations. The notice indicates that the contractor's service technicians must be OEM factory-trained and certified or possess formally recognized commercial equivalent training.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
Sources Sought Notice: Boom & Scissor Lift Maintenance
Date Published: July 15, 2026
Contracting Office: USPFO for Illinois National Guard, 182nd Airlift Wing, Mission Support Contracting, 2416 S. Falcon Blvd, Peoria, IL 61607
Points of Contact:
1st Lt Nicholas Marzinzik: nicholas.marzinzik@us.af.mil
Mr. Jason Shallenberger: jason.shallenberger@us.af.mil
Subject Line for Responses: Sources Sought Boom & Scissor Lift Maintenance
Synopsis:
BOOM & SCISSOR LIFT MAINTENANCE sources sought. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential sources for this project including interested Small Business sources. This notice is for PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. All interested parties should respond. The 182d Airlift Wing of the Illinois Air National Guard, Illinois intends to issue a solicitation and award of a contract to “Boom & Scissor Lift Maintenance”.
All interested concerns will provide this office, in writing, with a notice stating their positive intent to submit a quotation as a prime contractor no later than 24 July 2026 12:00P.M. CST. This notification, which shall not exceed five typewritten pages, must include:
(1) Positive statement of intent to provide quotation as a prime contractor
(2) A completed and signed Source Sought Information Response Form
(3) A listing of relevant projects completed during the past three years, both for government and private industry. The type of project, dollar value, Contract number, location, and Point of Contact are to be included. Indicate if you were prime or subcontractor, and if subcontractor, provide the name and point of contact for the prime contractor.
(4) A brief outline of resources, subcontractors, key personnel, and personnel certified to inspect, test, and service the specific JLG and Genie equipment models that would be used to accomplish the contract.
(5) Provide current, official documentation proving your firm's technicians are OEM factory-trained and certified or possess formally recognized commercial equivalent training that qualifies them as authorized service technicians to maintain JLG and Genie aerial work platforms.
In the event adequate Small Business contractors are not available for adequate competition for this project, it may be advertised as unrestricted.
Information shall be provided via email to: nicholas.marzinzik@us.af.mil and jason.shallenberger@us.af.mil. Include the following in the subject line "Sources Sought Boom & Scissor Lift Maintenance". No facsimile responses will be honored.
Attachment 1: Description Requirement
Attachment 2: Sources Sought Information Response Form
Source: SAM.gov, as posted. Verify the current solicitation before responding.