Sources_Sought_Synopsis_Hanel.pdf

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SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

Hanel Vertical Lift Module (VLM) Maintenance, Repair, and Relocation Services Hill Air Force Base, Utah

Solicitation/Notice Number: FA8224-26-R-VLM-SSS1 Primary NAICS Code: 811310 — Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance SBA Size Standard: $12.5 Million Classification Code (PSC): J039 — Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment:

Specialized Release Date: July 29, 2026 Response Deadline: August 5, 2026, by 4:00 PM MST

1. Introduction & Purpose

This is a Sources Sought Synopsis (Market Survey) for planning purposes only. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quote (RFQ), or an Invitation for Bid (IFB). No contract will be awarded from this announcement, and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis.

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), OL:H/PZIMA, located at Hill Air Force Base (HAFB), Utah, is seeking to identify capable, qualified, and certified sources (with a specific emphasis on Small Business concerns, including WOSB, SDVOSB, 8(a), and HUBZone firms) capable of performing comprehensive maintenance, emergency repair, and structural relocation services for forty (40) Hanel Vertical Lift Modules (VLMs), Model 2460-825-ES22 (Size F).

The results of this market survey will be used to determine the final acquisition strategy, specifically whether a Small Business Set-Aside is legally supportable under FAR Part 19, or if this requirement must be competed under Full and Open Competition (Unrestricted) with small business subcontracting goals.

2. Core Performance Requirements

The prospective contractor will be required to provide all certified personnel, specialized tools, diagnostic equipment, transportation, parts, materials, and supervision necessary to perform services in active hangar bays and industrial spaces at Hill AFB. Key requirements include:

1. Scheduled Preventative Maintenance Inspections (PMI): Perform comprehensive, semi-annual PMIs (twice per 12-month period) on forty (40) active Hanel model 2460-825-ES22 VLM units in accordance with manufacturer-certified specifications.

2. Unscheduled Emergency Corrective Repairs: Establish a rapid-response troubleshooting mechanism, arriving on-site within one (1) business day of notification by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) to resolve mechanical, electrical, or software malfunctions.

3. Turnkey Relocation, Reconfiguration, and Disposal: Provide all loading, transport, unloading, structural re-assembly, software alignment, and calibration required to relocate VLMs within the same building or to a separate industrial facility at Hill AFB.

This includes the environmentally compliant disposal or recycling of decommissioned units (Size Category F).

4. Replacement Parts Standards: Ensure that all replacement parts used in the maintenance and repair of the equipment are Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Hanel parts or engineering equivalents formally validated by the manufacturer to preserve system safety and active structural warranties.

5. Mandatory Safety & Security Standards: Comply with strict Air Force and local industrial guidelines, including AFMC tool control (cloth rag tracking), Foreign Object Damage (FOD) prevention, and OSHA/AFOSH safety standards in hazardous environments (potentially containing hexavalent chromium, cadmium, and lead).

3. Critical Technical Qualifications

To be deemed capable of performing this requirement, the respondent must demonstrate:

OEM Certification: Active, valid business and technician certifications authorized by Hanel to perform certified mechanical maintenance, diagnostic programming, software calibration, and structural repairs on Hanel Model 2460-825-ES22 systems.

Rapid Response Capability: Documented logistical capacity to provide certified technicians on-site at Hill AFB, Utah, within 24 hours of an emergency service call during normal operational hours (Monday through Friday, 0530–1600).

4. Requested Response Content

Interested business concerns that meet the critical technical qualifications are requested to submit a capability package (not to exceed 5 pages, excluding certificates) containing the following information:

A. Administrative Information

Company Name, Address, Website.

CAGE Code and Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov.

Designated Point of Contact (Name, Title, Phone, and Email).

Business Size Standard and Socioeconomic Status under NAICS Code 811310 (e.g., Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged WOSB (EDWOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), 8(a) Program Participant, or HUBZone Small Business).

B. Technical Capability & Qualifications

1. Manufacturer Certifications: Provide clear, valid documentation proving that your firm and proposed service technicians are certified and authorized by Hanel to perform servicing, programming, and structural relocations on Hanel Model 2460- 825-ES22 systems.

2. Technical Execution Summary: Describe your firm's operational plan for scheduling and coordinating semi-annual PMIs for 40 heavy machines distributed across active hangar spaces (Building 2700T and Building 590) without disrupting active Air Force maintenance missions.

3. Emergency Service Logistics: Explain how your firm will meet the mandatory on-site, 1-business-day response time for emergency repair requests at Hill AFB, Utah.

C. Past Performance History

Provide brief descriptions of up to three (3) active or completed contracts of a similar scope, size, and complexity within the last three (3) years.

Include contract numbers, dollar values, government/commercial agency points of contact, and a brief description of the services provided (such as VLM maintenance or heavy-payload automated storage repair).

5. Submission Instructions

Responses must be submitted electronically via email to the Contracting Officer listed below.

Response Deadline: August 20, 2026, no later than 12:00 PM MST.

Subject Line of Email: Response to Sources Sought: Hanel Vertical Lift Module

(VLM) Maintenance [Company Name] Contracting Officer Point of Contact: Joshua Akinwande, Contracting Officer

Email: joshua.akinwande.2@ us.af.mil OL:H/PZIMA, AFLCMC Hill AFB, UT 84056

Any information submitted is voluntary. The government will not pay for any information gathered, nor will it return any submitted capability packages.

mailto:joshua.akinwande.2@us.af.mil