423 CES Baler
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA5570260003
- Agency
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Air Force
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 333998 All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing
- PSC
- 4250 Recycling And Reclamation Equipment
- Place of performance
- Croughton Oxfordshire United Kingdom
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force Regional Contracting Office (501 CSW/RCO) is procuring supply, installation, and associated services for one semi-automatic horizontal baling press with bin-lifter, with capability submissions due by 14:00 BST on 24 July 2026. No set-aside applies.
Place of performance is RAF Alconbury, United Kingdom. The facility houses a recycling operation with accessibility via two large up-and-over shutter doors at front and rear.
The equipment specification calls for a shear-type baling press with hopper, interlocked access door, hours run display counter, and bale-full light indicator. The press-plate base and bale floor must be Hardox plated with V-shaped serrated shear blades. A trunnion-type bin-lifter must accommodate 1100-liter domed-lidded wheelie bins, surrounded by a safety cage with interlocked gate. Loading aperture is 1750 x 1050mm; compaction force is 70 tonnes; electrical supply is 11KW/63A/415v three-phase. Bale dimensions are approximately 1200 x 1100 x 1100mm with weight 500–700kg. Throughput capacity is up to 2 tonnes per hour with a 47-second cycle time. The machine weighs 10.5 tonnes and measures 1.6m wide by 7.7m long excluding bin-lift. The baling system uses manual 4-wire tying.
The contractor must provide transportation, loading/unloading, equipment, power tools, materials, labor, turnkey installation, decommissioning and disposal of the existing Waste Handling Solutions 600HD baler, and on-site operational training. Submissions require company name, address, business size, CAGE code, and points of contact, sent to james.downs.gb@us.af.mil.
Notice text
This notice is posted by 501 CSW/RCO to identify potential sources to supply and install a recycling baler to the specifications listed in the attached Salient Characteristics document. No solicitation number has been assigned at this time.
All information should be submitted to the Contract Specialist, Mr. James Downs no later than 2pm on Friday 24th July 2026 under the following instructions:
1. Document Type: Microsoft Word
2. Delivery: The capability package shall be sent by electronic mail (email) to Mr. James Downs; Contract Specialist at james.downs.gb@us.af.mil.
3. Response Date: Submissions must be received via email no later than 14:00 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time on 24th July 2026.
4. No classified information shall be submitted in response to this Sources Sought.
5. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Mr. James Downs at the above email address, no phone calls will be accepted.
6. All responses shall include Sources Sought Notice name/number, Company Name, Company Address, Company Business Size, Cage Code, and Points-of-Contact (POC) including name, phone number, and email address.
7. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.
DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTE. 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 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY AND WILL NOT BE RETURNED.
If a solicitation or solicitations will follow, it will be synopsized on the SAM.GOV website under Contract Opportunities and it will be the offeror's responsibility to monitor SAM.GOV for any such notices.
ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE: Firm Fixed Price Commercial
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