Purchase Order FA860626PB003

The U.S. Department of the Air Force awarded a $156,562.52 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Admet, Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Norwood, Massachusetts, for the delivery of Hydrogen Embrittlement Testers. This award was not set aside for a specific business type. The contract has a performance period ending on December 4, 2023 and was issued against a solicitation for the BRAND NAME OR EQUAL Admet eXpert 2613 50kN Dual Column Universal Testing System. Admet has a history of...

<p>The Air Force Academy awarded a purchase order to Illinois Tool Works Inc., through its Instron division, for an Instron 1500HDX servohydraulic test system and 5989 test instrument valued at $874,317.00, awarded January 21, 2026, with ultimate completion by January 20, 2027. The equipment will be delivered to and installed at Air Force Academy, Colorado. This is a firm fixed-price commercial item procurement with no small business set-aside.</p>

The U.S. Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center awarded a $28,060.38 firm fixed-price purchase order to Industrial Physics Inc. (doing business as T M I DIV) for a 300KN Tensile Tester Upgrade. The upgrade includes replacing the existing PC controller system, installing new DragonFly UTM software, and adding test templates and loadcell verification for the United Tensile Tester Computer System at Tinker Air Force Base. This one-time procurement is intended to...

This $105,674.98 firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime to Admet, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer and small business, to provide a Constant Rate of Extension (CRE) Tensile Tester. The tester will be used by the Product Test Center in Philadelphia to conduct physical testing in accordance with ASTM standards D5034, D5035, D2261, and D5587. The award resulted from a total small business set-aside solicitation posted on August 1, 2022 with a...

The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command awarded a $173,255 firm fixed-price purchase order to Illinois Tool Works Inc., through its Instron division, for a universal testing machine. The contract was awarded on January 23, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of May 22, 2026, and does not utilize a set-aside designation. The work will be performed in Norwood, Massachusetts. Instron, as a specialized division of Illinois Tool Works Inc., manufactures advanced materials testing equipment including...

The Defense Logistics Agency, through the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex at Tinker Air Force Base, awarded a $36,626.80 firm fixed-price purchase order to Admet, Inc. for the procurement of high-efficiency testers calibration kits. The contract, which carries an ultimate completion date of October 5, 2025, was awarded on May 6, 2025, without a set-aside designation. Admet, Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Norwood, Massachusetts, specializes in precision materials testing...

The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to MTS Systems Corporation for one high-temperature metric unit axial torsion extensometer, valued at $52.1K. The contract, awarded on September 4, 2025, carries an ultimate completion date of December 4, 2025, and will be performed at the contractor's facility in Beavercreek Township, Ohio. This specialized testing equipment aligns with the Air Force's broader materials research and evaluation requirements, supporting...

The Air Force Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base awarded a purchase order to Illinois Tool Works Inc., Instron Division, for $26,062 on May 25, 2026, for Instron C-17 Air Drop System Link Calibration Adapters (Part No. CP139582). The acquisition was pursued as a sole-source, firm-fixed-price procurement under FAR 6.103-1 for one-time delivery of proprietary adapters required to interface with the government's newly acquired Instron calibration equipment. Performance is at Norwood,...

<p>The Air Force awarded a purchase order to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Instron Division) on March 9, 2023, for on-site preventative maintenance, calibration, and repair of fifteen Instron materials testing machines for the 809th Maintenance Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, with a ceiling value of $329,924. The award carries no small business set-aside. Work is performed at Hill AFB, UT 84056. The purchase order is firm fixed price, with ultimate completion scheduled for March 8, 2028.</p>

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center awarded a purchase order to Admet, Inc. for $78,928.42 on June 6, 2025, to upgrade the control system on a Riehle 300kip Universal Testing Machine. Work is performed in Norwood, Massachusetts. The upgrade includes an automatic servo-hydraulic system with dual load ranges (300,000 lb and 25,000 lb) at 0.5% accuracy, real-time data display, multiple strain input channels, and compatibility with existing extensometers. The system accommodates...