Amended _721 APS Baggage Conveyor System

The Department of the Air Force United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa seeks design, manufacture, installation, testing, and acceptance of a complete outbound baggage conveyor system at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, with proposals due July 8, 2026, and questions due July 1, 2026. This is an unrestricted, firm-fixed-price commercial acquisition under FAR Part 12 with no small business set-aside.

Place of performance is Building 3333 (Air Passenger Terminal) at Ramstein Air Base, 66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany. The system comprises eleven scale conveyors (24-inch belts with 200-pound capacity scales), eleven feeder conveyors, and takeaway conveyors (38-inch belts) capable of handling checked baggage weighing 1–150 pounds and measuring 3–60 inches in various dimensions. Scale and feeder conveyors operate at 605 feet per minute; takeaway conveyors at 905 feet per minute. The system must support 100 pounds per linear foot live load and 200 pounds per linear foot structural capacity, demonstrate mean time between failure of 22 hours and 95% availability, and achieve a 15-year minimum service life. Electrical work must conform to UFC 3-520-01 and DIN-VDE regulations. Noise levels must not exceed 85 decibels A-weighted. The contractor must remove and dispose of existing equipment, provide fifteen operator control panels and one motor control panel with diagnostic capabilities, supply spare parts, conduct three acceptance tests (system checkout, quality conformance, and 30-day reliability demonstration), provide one-year warranty from final acceptance, and deliver system operator and maintenance training at Ramstein AB.

Quotation validity is 90 calendar days firm. The solicitation comprises six contract line items: System Design Complete (120 calendar days), Outbound Baggage Conveyor (270 calendar days), Removal and Disposal of Existing Equipment (300 calendar days), System Installation & Quality Conformance Test (330 calendar days), System Reliability Test Complete & Acceptance (360 calendar days), and System Data (390 calendar days, not separately priced). All work shall be performed per AF Drawing BRM1B5-01 and four appendices. Mandatory post-award site visit was scheduled for June 8, 2026. A pre-award site visit is mandatory; contractors requiring base access three or more times weekly for 90+ days must complete extended vetting procedures including submission of a 17-page questionnaire, passport, Police Good Conduct Certificate, work permit, and supporting forms. Quoted prices must exclude 19% German VAT; the successful contractor will utilize the Abwicklungsschein (Performance Certificate for Tax-Free Deliveries) to claim tax relief. FOB Destination is 721 APS FMB, Unit 3295, APO, AE 09094-3334. Payment processes through WAWF with submission to DFAS Limestone.

Evaluation uses three factors weighted approximately equally: Technical Capability (Outstanding, Good, Acceptable, Marginal, or Unacceptable), Past Performance (Substantial, Satisfactory, Neutral, Limited, or No Confidence), and Price (completeness, reasonableness, balanced pricing). Award may be made to a higher-priced offeror if technical capability and past performance represent better overall value. Past Performance Questionnaires require up to three references from contracts performed within the last five years with similar scope and overseas workforce management experience. All line items award to a single offeror. NAICS 333922, Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing; size standard 500 employees. PSC 3910, Conveyors. Solicitation number FA561326Q0029.