31 LRS Box Perforator

The Department of the Air Force, 31st Fighter Wing (United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa), seeks a brand new MIDI 1.4 Box Perforator machine or equivalent, with Box Remote Management Software and Barcode Management software, with quotes due July 6, 2026 at 1600 hours Central European Time. Amendment 1 was published June 8, 2026.

Place of performance is Aviano Air Base, Porcia, Italy (FOB Destination). The procurement is a single Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order with no set-aside due to overseas location. All three line items—the perforator machine, remote management software, and barcode management capability—must include installation, training, travel days, and direct shipping to Aviano as part of the quoted price.

The machine must be equipped with one automatic transversal slitting and/or scoring unit capable of all transversal operations, plus longitudinal slitting and scoring units with automatic adjustment. It must support perforated creasing and include a 1CL unwinding rack. The side-by-side feeder must accommodate fanfold widths of 400–1,400 mm (single) or two fanfolds of 400–970 mm each with minimum 30 mm spacing. The machine must accommodate minimum box dimensions of 150 mm and maximum dimensions of 1,220 mm length × 1,020 mm width × 1,020 mm height. The control panel must support up to 20 parametric packaging models, creation and archiving of customized solutions, management of up to 5 production lists, network connectivity for remote data transfer, and production reporting with remote SQL query capability. The system must pre-install 20 standard box models and include barcode management with wireless reader supporting EAN 13, Interleaved 2 of 5, Code 32, Code 39, Code 128, and GS1-128 standards. Remote management software must install on customer PCs with FULL HD monitor, 8 GB RAM, Windows 10, TeamViewer 13, and Ethernet connectivity. Electrical requirement is 400V/50Hz with CE marking certification.

Quotes must remain valid through September 30, 2026. Pricing must be provided in EURO and/or US Dollars using exchange rate 0.9303. NAICS code is 333993, Packaging Machinery Manufacturing; PSC is 3540. Evaluation criteria are price, technical exhibit quality, and proposed delivery schedule. Offerors must register in SAM and submit current SAM documentation, CAGE code, Taxpayer Identification Number, and entity ownership information. Technical proposals must include both full and redacted copies. Contact Barbara Francescon or Gualtiero Casadio.