60 MXS, Fabrication Flight Parts Manufacturing
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA442726QZ055
- Agency
-
Air Mobility Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 332999 All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
- PSC
- 9515 Plate, Sheet, Strip, Foil, And Leaf
- Place of performance
- Travis AFB, California 94535, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Air Mobility Command is conducting market research via a Sources Sought notice to identify suppliers capable of establishing blanket purchase agreements for four post-processing manufacturing capabilities at 60 MXS, Fabrication Flight, with responses due July 15, 2026. No set-aside applies.
The Air Force cannot meet engineering blueprint specifications for -107 and -202 requests due to infrastructure gaps in post-processing. The four required capabilities are: anodize and dichromate sealing per MIL-A-8625 Type II (Class I) and Type III (Class I & II); automated shot peening per ASTM 2430, Lockheed STP51-501, and Boeing SOPM 20-10-03, with a requirement for automated intensity-control and media-sorting equipment (manual roto-peening is structurally impractical for large surface areas); thermal spray coatings (tungsten carbide–cobalt) per BMS10-67 Type I via Boeing BAC5851 Class 1 (Plasma) or Class 2 (HVOF), requiring high-velocity oxygen fuel or plasma equipment and specialized environmental spray booths; and pre-penetrant alkaline acid etch per Lockheed STP53-201 and Boeing SOPM 20-20-02, removing 0.0002" to 0.0004" of smeared metal to enable accurate nondestructive inspection. Travis Air Force Base currently lacks the thermal spray and etch infrastructure. Place of performance is Travis Air Force Base. Interested offerors should contact the point of contact named in the notice.
Notice text
This is a Sources Sought notice for the requirements below for Market Research purposes. Please note this is not a request for quotes.
60 MXS, Fabrication Flight, is looking to expand their manufacturing capability:
These post-processing requirements are our primary manufacturing bottlenecks; while we can machine the parts, our lack of required infrastructure prevents us from meeting blueprint specifications and causes the rejection of -107 and -202 engineering requests.
Below are the required capabilities tied to their governing specifications.
1. Anodize & Dichromate Sealing (Immediate Test Case)
- Requirement: MIL-A-8625 Type II (Class I) & Type III (Class I & II)
2. Automated Shot Peening
- Requirement: ASTM 2430, Lockheed STP51-501, Boeing SOPM 20-10-03
- Limitation: Requires automated intensity-control and media-sorting equipment. Manual roto-peening is structurally impractical for large surface areas.
3. Thermal Spray Coatings (Tungsten Carbide – Cobalt)
- Requirement: BMS10-67 Type I via Boeing BAC5851 Class 1 (Plasma) or Class 2 (HVOF)
- Limitation: Travis AFB lacks the high-velocity oxygen fuel / plasma thermal equipment and specialized environmental spray booths required for this application
4. Pre-Penetrant Alkaline Acid Etch
- Requirement: Lockheed STP53-201 / Boeing SOPM 20-20-02 (Sodium Hydroxide or Flicks etch)
- Limitation: Critical post-machining process to remove 0.0002” – 0.0004” of smeared metal to allow for accurate NDI crack detection
Goal: To establish a possible Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) for these four distinct processes.
If your company is capable of fulfilling the required effort, notify the POC.
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