Atmospheric Research Mission Equipment Case and Handling (ARMECH)
Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- FA8307-25-R-B023
- Agency
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AFLCMC Joint Base San Antonio
Lifecycle Management Center, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 332510 Hardware Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- San Antonio, Texas 78243, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division is seeking a competitive contract for the Atmospheric Research Mission Equipment Case and Handling (ARMECH) project at Joint Base San Antonio, Lackland AFB. The procurement involves developing a specialized non-commercial product focused on conceptual design, testing, and production of a Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel (COPV) case and rack interface. Key contract objectives include creating a production-level technical data package with government-reserved data rights, producing a prototype, conducting first article production, and developing a fully airworthiness certified mechanical assembly. The government intends to release the solicitation in January 2025 and make an award by March 2025. While specific evaluation criteria are not detailed in the pre-solicitation notice, the project emphasizes technical innovation and mission-specific design solutions.
The contract is designated as a small business set-aside with a firm-fixed price structure, indicating opportunities for smaller manufacturers in the hardware manufacturing sector. No specific award value or budget range was disclosed in the notice, but the project encompasses multiple production stages including prototype, first article, and subsequent production units. The procurement will result in a certified mechanical interface control document and aims to reduce competitive barriers by developing a specialized aerospace equipment solution. The contract will be managed through the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Joint Base San Antonio. Interested parties can seek additional information through the AFLCMC Ombudsman at ASCA@us.af.mil or by calling 937-255-5512, with the primary contract classification falling under NAICS category 332510 for hardware manufacturing and PSC code 8145 for specialized shipping and storage containers.
Notice text
NOTICE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION (NOPCA)/SYNOPSIS. This is not the solicitation. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division (AFLCMC/HNCK), Joint Base San Antonio, Lackland AFB, TX, hereby gives a notice of intent to solicit and award, a competitive small business set aside, firm-fixed price contract.
Description:
Scope of the project includes conceptual design of the COPV case and rack interface (if necessary), testing and analysis, prototype production, first article production, and quantity production order. This product is not available commercially and will be designed as a specific solution for our mission system. Products of this effort shall include a production level technical data package (TDP) with all data rights reserved by the government, an acceptance testing report, one prototype, one first article assembly, and as many production units as possible.
The culmination of these efforts are a fully airworthiness certified assembly, and, by proxy, a certified mechanical interface control document (MICD). All of these activities will reduce competitive barriers because a new product developed using the system requirements should result in an airworthiness approved design.
The Government intends to release solicitation by January 2025 and to make an award by March 2025. No technical data, drawings, or orders are available for this synopsis. Proposals for the required items are NOT being requested through this notice.
In accordance with Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, 5352.201-9101, the AFLCMC Ombudsman can be contacted via Deputy Director, Acquisition Excellence & Program Execution Directorate, AFLCMC/AQ-AZ Workflow (email: ASCA@us.af.mil), at 937-255-5512 or DSN 785-5512, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| NOTICE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FA830725RB023 - Atmospheric Research Mission Equipment Case and Handling (ARMECH) | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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