Third Party Equipment Purchasing - Total Small Business (3PEP)

The Third Party Equipment Purchasing - Total Small Business (3PEP) is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle designed to source, acquire, and deliver a broad range of support equipment with National Stock Numbers (NSNs) for the United States Air Force. Originally stemming from a Request for Information (RFI) seeking third-party equipment purchasing services for the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command, the contract aims to consolidate requirements and leverage supply chain efficiencies. The vehicle is specifically structured to procure approximately 2,800 national stock numbers of commercial and noncommercial common support equipment, with an initial estimated total value of $547 million over a potential ten-year performance period.

The contract has multiple prime contractors, including Boneal Incorporated, Atap Inc., and F3 Logistics LLC, all of which are small businesses with varying socioeconomic certifications such as HUBZone and women-owned small business status. Typical task orders range from $1,000 to $998,000, with performance periods generally spanning 6-12 months and aligning with the overall contract's August 2032 end date. The majority of task orders are issued by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) at Robins Air Force Base, targeting the sourcing and delivery of support equipment across various Federal Supply Classes. While most recent task orders do not utilize specific set-aside designations, the prime contractors' small business status contributes to the Air Force's small business contracting goals. Performance locations are predominantly in the southeastern United States, with contractors like Boneal having facilities in Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee.