MAA-MC-27-005 Public Address and Emergency Evacuation Notification System (PAEENS) Upgrade and Maintenance at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport

The Maryland Aviation Administration is soliciting bids for contract MAA-MC-27-005 to provide comprehensive preventive and corrective maintenance, repairs, and major installation projects for the Public Address and Emergency Evacuation Notification System (PAEENS) at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. This five-year contract requires the contractor to manage all subsystems of the Voice Paging Systems, ensuring high availability and technical support commensurate with a life safety system. Due to the specialized nature of the hardware and software, eligible bidders must be factory-authorized dealers with manufacturer-trained personnel certified in Innovative Electronic Designs GlobalCom Control Systems, Symetrix legacy SPL controlling software, and Cisco data switch configuration. The award will be granted to the responsible and responsive bidder offering the lowest price following a two-step evaluation process. Bidders must first pass a qualifications review regarding manpower and technical metrics; incomplete qualifications documents will result in rejection without a price review. The procurement includes preferences for state-certified small businesses, with advantages ranging from 5% to 8% depending on veteran or disabled veteran ownership status. Key contractual requirements include a bid bond of 5% for bids over 100,000 dollars, a performance bond for the total contract price, and adherence to the Buy American Steel Act and prevailing wage laws for public works. All work must conform to the AT Standards for communications systems. Bids must be submitted via the eMaryland Marketplace Advantage portal by November 16, 2026. Payments will be processed via Electronic Funds Transfer, and all deliverables, including software and data produced under the contract, will remain the sole property of the Maryland Aviation Administration.