Industrial Size Reduction Machinery

PSC Category 3660 covers industrial size reduction machinery, encompassing specialized equipment designed for mechanical processing, destruction, and measurement of various materials and devices. This category includes machinery such as disintegrators, magnetic degaussers, hard drive destruction devices, and measurement equipment used across multiple federal agencies. The equipment serves critical functions in data security, scientific research, environmental monitoring, and industrial processing applications.

The federal contract awards within this PSC category demonstrate a focus on specialized equipment procurement, with contract values ranging from approximately $15,000 to $120,000. Key awardees include Data Security, Inc. and YSI Inc., both supplying targeted industrial machinery to federal agencies such as the U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of the Navy, and Department of the Air Force. The contracts are predominantly firm-fixed-price purchase orders or delivery orders, typically with completion dates within the same fiscal year. No specific set-aside designations were consistently applied across these awards, suggesting open competition among vendors.

The sole federal contract opportunity posted under this PSC category is a solicitation by the Air Force Special Operations Command for a Recycling Ordnance Deformer. This total small business set-aside opportunity seeks one BouldinCorp Model #18850 Ordnance Deformer or equivalent unit, to be delivered and set up at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The procurement will be evaluated on a lowest price technically acceptable basis, with quotes due by December 27, 2024, highlighting the continued demand for specialized industrial machinery within federal government operations.