Sources Sought Notice.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

The Air Force Test Center’s Installation Contracting Division (AFTC/PZI) at Arnold Air Force

Base (AFB) is seeking sources that are interested in and capable of meeting the Government’s requirement for an Arc Heated Test Facility Exhaust System in accordance with (IAW)

Attachment 1 – DRAFT Statement of Objectives with associated Technical Requirements.

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS:

AFTC/PZI

100 Kindel Drive, Suite A-335

Arnold AFB TN 37389-1335

DISCLAIMER:

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS

IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION

AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT.

RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER

NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF

RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY

RESPONDENTS TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

INTRODUCTION:

The mission of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex’s (AEDC) Arc Heated Test

Facility is to conduct developmental test and evaluation of thermal protection system materials for high-speed vehicles in a ground test facility that provides a simulated environment representative of the conditions experienced in operational environments.

AEDC conducts high temperature materials testing in arc heaters that share a common infrastructure. This project is to design a system that will pull exhaust vacuum to those heaters.

This effort will design, build, and install the exhaust equipment necessary to achieve the needed

AEDC capability.

This is a Sources Sought Notice to determine the availability and technical capability of small and large businesses to meet the Government’s requirement for an Arc Heated Test Facility

Exhaust System IAW Attachment 1 – DRAFT Statement of Objectives with associated

Performance Parameters.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE:

The anticipated North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is anticipated to be 333248 All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing, with a

Small Business size standard of 750 employees.

SUBMISSION DETAILS:

Responses should include:

1) Company Information: Company name, company address, and telephone number and e-mail address of company point of contact.

2) System for Award Management (SAM) Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Number.

Submission: Provide your intent to meet the subject requirement no later than 2:00 PM

Central Time (CT) on 10 April 2024, via email to Ms. Haley Smith at haley.smith.10@us.af.mil and Ms. Virginia Jones at virginia.jones.6@us.af.mil. Verbal responses will NOT be accepted. Sources that respond to this notice will be contacted to discuss the requirement in further detail.

Attachment(s):

1. DRAFT Statement of Objectives

2. Technical Requirements