SLED Opportunity · CALIFORNIA · SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT
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San Francisco Airport issued an RFI for high-mast lighting solutions to improve airport infrastructure lighting. The opportunity is open with contact Alfy Wong and Katherine Kennedy.
| RFI Number: | 50438 |
| Title: | RFI - Airport High-Mast Lighting Solutions |
| Contract Administrator: | Alfy Wong chitatalfy.wong@flysfo.com |
The San Francisco International Airport (the “Airport” or “SFO”) is operated by the City and County of San Francisco (the “City”) by and through its Airport Commission (the “Commission”). This Request for Information (“RFI”) seeks information from lighting manufacturers, electrical design consultants, and other qualified parties regarding aircraft parking ramp lighting solutions for the East Field aircraft parking apron. The goal is to minimize the number of light poles while providing compliant lighting. The RFI will not be used to select a contractor for award of a service agreement, but the information provided in response to this RFI may be used by the Airport to develop a future competitive solicitation.
Additional Attachment Uploaded on 3/26. Please refer to new uploaded attachment for specs on existing high-mast lighting in the East Field: SFO Airport Plot 41 HMLED4 Fixture Specification.
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| Request for Information Issuance: | Wednesday, March 11, 2026 |
| Deadline to Submit Information ("Response Due Date"): | Monday, April 20, 2026, 2:00 pm(Pacific Time) |
SFO Contact Person(s):
| Contract Administrator: Alfy Wong Administrative Analyst chitatalfy.wong@flysfo.com (650) 821-2023
Project Manager: Katherine Kennedy Airport Planner katherine.r.kennedy@flysfo.com (650) 302-2779 |
The San Francisco International Airport (the “Airport” or “SFO”) is operated by the City and County of San Francisco (the “City”) by and through its Airport Commission (the “Commission”). This Request for Information (“RFI”) seeks information from lighting manufacturers, electrical design consultants, and other qualified parties regarding aircraft parking ramp lighting solutions for the East Field aircraft parking apron. The goal is to minimize the number of light poles while providing compliant lighting. The RFI will not be used to select a contractor for award of a service agreement, but the information provided in response to this RFI may be used by the Airport to develop a future competitive solicitation.
A. Scope of Work
The San Francisco International Airport is exploring solutions to address aircraft apron lighting at a large remain overnight (RON) parking pad.
What we need: Expertise in innovative industrial lighting solutions for a commercial aircraft apron area of approximately 55 acres, designed to accommodate multiple aircraft types (widebody and narrowbody). The lighting solution should:
Lighting Locations and Tasks | Horizontal Illuminance (lux [fc]-average) | Vertical Illuminance (lux [fc]-average) | Uniformity ratio (average to minimum) |
Aircraft Parked Position | 20 lux (2 fc) | 20 lux (2 fc)* | 4:1 |
Aircraft Service Area | 50% of average illuminance on the aircraft parked position | NA | 5:1 |
Mechanical Checks, Maintenance and Repair | 20 lux (2 fc) | 20 lux (2 fc)* | 4:1 |
Fueling Operations | 20 lux (2 fc) | 20 lux (2 fc)* | 4:1 |
Ground Service Equipment (GSE) Areas | 20 lux (2 fc) |
| 4:1 |
*Vertical Measurement at 2m (6.6 ft) above the apron in the relevant direction (no uniformity ratio).
The Airport is specifically interested in innovative lighting solutions, using directional lighting technology, which can meet all apron lighting requirements while minimizing the number of obstacles in the aircraft parking apron.
The purpose of this RFI is to inform the Airport of the technological and cost feasibility of new and innovative lighting solutions, which may or may not be integrated into a future capital project.
B. Reference Materials
Attachment 1: Illustrates the existing aircraft parking layout.
Attachment 2: Illustrates the future aircraft parking layout.
Attachment 3: Illustrates the contours of the critical aeronautical surfaces above the site, expressed in feet above mean sea level (AMSL) relative to the 0’ origin of the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88). For purposes of this RFI, you may assume that the ground level is between 9’ and 11’ AMSL NAVD88.
A. Submission Content
Please provide the following:
B. Submission Format
Please provide submissions in Adobe PDF format, using a serif font such as Times New Roman, Arial, or Aptos. The total length must not exceed 20 pages.
A. Public Disclosure
All documents under this process are subject to public disclosure per the California Public Records Act (California Government Code Section §7920.000 et seq.) and the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance (San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 67). Contracts, Responses, and all other records of communications between the City and Respondents shall be open to inspection immediately after a contract has been awarded. Nothing in this Administrative Code provision requires the disclosure of a private person’s or organization’s net worth or other proprietary financial data submitted for qualification for a contract or other benefit until and unless that person or organization is awarded the contract or benefit.
If the City receives a Public Records Request (“Request”) pertaining to this solicitation, City will use its best efforts to notify the affected Respondent(s) of the Request and to provide the Respondent with a description of the material that the City deems responsive and the due date for disclosure (“Response Date”). If the Respondent asserts that some or all of the material requested contains or reveals valuable trade secret or other information belonging to the Respondent that is exempt from disclosure and directs the City in writing to withhold such material from production (“Withholding Directive”), then the City will comply with the Withholding Directive on the condition that the Respondent seeks judicial relief on or before the Response Date. Should Respondent fail to seek judicial relief on or before the Response Date, the City shall proceed with the disclosure of responsive documents.
B. Financial Responsibility
The City accepts no financial responsibility for any costs incurred by a Respondent in responding to this RFI. Respondents acknowledge and agree that their submissions in response to this RFI will become the property of the City and may be used by the City in any way deemed appropriate.
C. Limitation of the RFI
The RFI will not be used to select a contractor for award of a service agreement, but the information provided in response to this RFI may be used by the Airport to develop a future competitive solicitation.
Q (Attachment 3):
A: What are the elevations shown on Attachment 3? Attachment 3 shows maximum allowable heights in the area based on airspace surfaces.
Q (RFI questions): 1 - In the layout there are some red squares, representing masts that will need to be relocated due to conflict with aircraft operations. Please point out in the drawing the areas that are acceptable to add poles to. Perhaps you can circle those areas that are feasible for pole relocation, otherwise we can not guess it. Without prior knowledge our engineers might end up relocating the poles to new places that will also conflict with aircraft operations. 2 - Can you also send us the exact dimensions of the plane apron area. I couldn't see measurements in the pictures. 3 - And the last question is can you please send us information on the lights currently installed? If you have a spec sheet, please share it with us. To determine if it is a Metal Halide lamp, check the wattage and the power consumption of the fixture. In order to determine power saving over time, we would need to know what the old lamps exactly are, to be able to draw a comparison.
A: 1) The areas outside the aircraft envelopes and outside of the taxilane object free area (labeled as TOFA) would be appropriate to place new lighting. The red “to be removed” locations can be seen interfering with the aircraft envelopes; the “existing” in green can be seen outside the aircraft envelopes. However, this RFI does not require the proponent to keep “existing” green poles in their current location. We are looking for a “clean sheet” concept for innovative, creative solutions in this area. 2) The site for this RFI is 3,633,300 square feet or approximately 83 acres. 3) Please refer to new uploaded attachment for specs on existing high-mast lighting in the East Field: SFO Airport Plot 41 HMLED4 Fixture Specification
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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