PSC Category 3441, Bending and Forming Machines, encompasses specialized industrial machinery designed for shaping, bending, flaring, and forming metal components across various manufacturing and maintenance applications. These machines are critical for aerospace, military, and industrial sectors, enabling precise manipulation of metal tubes, pipes, sheets, and other materials into complex geometries. The equipment ranges from manual hydraulic pipe benders to advanced CNC-controlled tube and sheet metal forming systems, supporting critical infrastructure, vehicle maintenance, and manufacturing processes.
Federal Contract Awards in this category demonstrate significant procurement activity across defense and federal agencies, with contract values ranging from approximately $1,000 to over $4 million. Frequent awardees include JWK Machinery Sales Co, Inc. (a woman-owned small business), Numalliance-North America, Inc., and Machines & Methods Inc. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is the most prominent contracting agency, with most awards being firm fixed-price purchase orders. Set-aside designations frequently include total small business, woman-owned small business, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business categories. Performance locations span both domestic military installations and international U.S. military bases, with many awards supporting maintenance and repair operations for aircraft, ground vehicles, and naval equipment.
Recent Federal Contract Opportunities primarily involve the Air Force Life Cycle Material Command (AFLCMC) seeking sophisticated bending and forming machinery. Key solicitations include procurements for thirteen manual pipe bending machines and sixteen flaring machining and beading machines, designed to support aerospace material fabrication. These opportunities are consistently structured as total small business set-asides under NAICS code 333517 (Machine Tool Manufacturing), with complex technical specifications requiring machines capable of working with advanced materials like aluminum alloys, stainless steel, Inconel, and titanium. Delivery locations include numerous Air Force installations across the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Japan, Korea, and European bases, reflecting a strategic, geographically distributed procurement approach.