100 KW Outdoor Resistive Load Bank

NOTICE: Sources Sought     

SOLICITATION NUMBER: W50S8R24R5000

RESPONSE DATE: 29 December 2023 1:00 PM EST

NAICS Code: 334515

This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Synopsis (market survey). This is not a request for quote (RFQ) or a request for proposal (RFP). This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The Government will not pay for any cost incurred in responding to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this Sources Sought synopsis shall be voluntary.

This Sources Sought Notice is for Market Research purposes only. The information submitted in response to the Sources Sought Notice will not be utilized to determine vendor standing in any future/potential Request for Quote/Request for Proposal, nor will it be utilized to determine if a vendor is qualified to submit a Request for Quote/Request for Proposal for any future/potential requirement. The notice and the information received shall not be used to determine how well respondents can perform a requirement, which can only be evaluated in response to a solicitation. Vendors will not receive formal notification or feedback on any information submitted in this Sources Sought request. All future/proposed submissions/solicitations requirements solicited on a Government Point of Entry will be evaluated independent of any information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice. No vendor will be provided information on solicitations issued on a Government Point of Entry based on this Sources Sought request.

This Sources Sought Notice is relative to the NAICS code 334515. Large and Small Businesses are invited to answer this market survey to determine market capabilities.

The 179th CW/MSC, Mansfield, OH, is conducting market research to determine the existence of potential sources to provide:

1. 100 Kilowatt Outdoor Resistive Load Bank (UL/cUL certified) – Qty 1 EA
   1. Minimum Characteristics
      1. Load Step Resolution: 5 kW
      2. 208 VAC, 3 Phase, 60 Hz
      3. Factory bus wired integrally mounted blower motor; direct drive fan for cooling
      4. Control Panel: manual toggle with individual load selection
      5. Integral control power transformer for control circuit operation
      6. Control panel in NEM 4 Type LOCAL enclosure mounted and wired on load bank
      7. Digital monitoring system that monitors: volts, amps, frequency, & kilowatts.  Must have real time data and logging software provided
      8. Load bank to automatically adjust to maintain minimum load
      9. Include loose current transformer

NOTE: Please submit electronic response indicating capability to supply the item(s) (no more than 3 pages) as well as POC (name, telephone # and email address) along with contractor’s CAGE, DUNS, and the physical location of your facility to the individuals listed within this notice.

Required Information: Any interested party who can offer a load bank meeting all of the above may submit a written reply of not more than 3 pages, addressing each of the above items and defining how their location is capable of ALL of the minimum requirements listed above.

Response Deadline: 1:00 PM EST, 29 December 2023

Where to Send Responses: casity.schag@us.af.mil & jeffrey.snyder.20@us.af.mil