Autoclaves and Rheometer Maintenance for Watervliet Arsenal, NY

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Detroit Arsenal is seeking maintenance services for autoclaves and a rheometer at Watervliet Arsenal through Request for Quote W911PT26QA043. The procurement includes preventive and remedial maintenance support for two autoclaves (a Lipton/AvPro 3-foot diameter unit and a United McGill D4 cooling system) and calibration and software maintenance for an Alpha Technologies APA2000 rheometer. Key contract requirements include providing two preventive maintenance calls annually, remedial maintenance on an as-needed basis with 24-hour telephone diagnosis and three-day on-site response capabilities, engineering services limited to 20 hours per year per system, and all necessary labor, materials, tools, and test equipment. The contractor must be capable of providing NIST-traceable calibration, software upgrades, and operator training at Benet Laboratories during specified business hours (Monday-Thursday 7:00 AM-3:00 PM EST and alternating Fridays 7:00 AM-2:00 PM EST). Offers are due on March 16, 2026, at 4:00 PM and must be submitted electronically to katja.fox.civ@army.mil. The evaluation will be based on a Firm Fixed Price arrangement with all responsible offerors considered eligible to submit quotes.

This solicitation is designated as a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-aside, though it is simultaneously identified as a sole-source procurement with Advanced Processing Technology Inc. The contract period runs from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, as the base year, with two optional one-year extensions available, providing potential contract continuity through March 2029. Performance will take place at Watervliet Arsenal in Watervliet, New York, with inspection and acceptance occurring at the same location per the Statement of Work requirements. The specific dollar value or budget range for this procurement is not disclosed in the available solicitation documents. The solicitation applies Wage Determination No. 2015-4143 (latest revision) to govern labor costs, and the work falls under NAICS code 811310 for commercial and industrial machinery repair and maintenance.