Automated Fluidized Bed Mixer Facility Modernization for end use at Pine Bluff Arsenal – CSO
Open Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W519TC26ACSO
- Agency
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ACC Rock Island
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 333248 All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States
- Points of contact
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About this opportunity
The Army Contracting Command – Rock Island Arsenal seeks an automated fluidized bed mixer facility modernization system for Pine Bluff Arsenal, with Phase 1 proposals due October 27, 2026. This is a Commercial Solutions Opening under 10 U.S.C. 4022 and DFARS Subpart 212.70, utilizing streamlined FAR Part 12 Commercial Item Procedures and Firm-Fixed-Price contracting; both traditional and non-traditional defense contractors may compete.
Place of performance is Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The system must replace a 25-year-old legacy mixer and must achieve 800- to 1,200-pound batch capacity, 95% operational availability and repeatability, 1.5% raw material weighing accuracy, sub-millimeter granulation consistency, a maximum 5% re-blend rate per production campaign, and minimum 30% throughput improvement over legacy equipment. The system must handle 15 specified chemicals including dyes, oxidizers, fuels, coolants, binders, and processing aids in humidity environments up to 95%, process hygroscopic materials (sugar and potassium chlorate) without clumping, incorporate automated potassium chlorate de-clumping and particle size reduction, minimize particulate containment during transfer and weighing, and include automated fail-safe shutdown protocols with high-speed fire detection and suppression systems. Equipment must be Class II Division 1 F and G rated and integrate with existing facility infrastructure. Contractors must submit unclassified Phase 1 responses (maximum 5 pages or 15 slides) addressing technical approach, implementation strategy, capability maturity, scalability, benefits, identified challenges with mitigation strategies, chemical compatibility compliance, commercial specifications, and rough order of magnitude pricing for equipment and integration/engineering/setup. Phase 2 (by invitation only) consists of a 30-minute presentation within 15 calendar days of notification. Phase 3 (by invitation only) requires a site visit to Pine Bluff Arsenal followed by submission of detailed Statement of Work, engineering drawings, firm-fixed-price detailed cost breakout, and logistics plan. NAICS 333248; PSC 3650. Contracting Officer: Michelle M. Pleasant; Primary Contact: Ashley Testrake (ashley.e.testrake.civ@army.mil).
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The purpose of this Commercial Solution Opportunity (CSO) is to seek out qualified vendors who have experience manufacturing an Automated Fluidized Bed Mixer Facility Modernization for end use at Pine Bluff Arsenal. This announcement is in support of market research performed by the Army Contract Command - Rock Island to determine interest and capability to provide the supply defined within this CSO.
This CSO will utilize a solicitation process authorized by RFO DFARS 212.70. Under this CSO, the DoW will be allowed to competitively procure innovative commercial items, technologies, and services. CSO procedures provide a streamlined acquisition process and simplified contract terms resulting in FAR-based contracts awarded under Part 12 Commercial Item Procedures. Both traditional and non-traditional defense contractors may be awarded contracts under this CSO. Under a CSO DoW contracting officers may competitively select quotes received in response to a general competitive solicitation, similar to a broad agency announcement, based on a review of quotes by scientific, technological, or other subject matter experts. Please provide your Reponses to the following questions below through email to Ashley Testake, ashley.e.testrake.civ@mail.mil NLT COB 14 October 2026.
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The purpose of this Commercial Solution Opportunity (CSO) is to seek out qualified vendors who have experience manufacturing an Automated Fluidized Bed Mixer Facility Modernization for end use at Pine Bluff Arsenal. This announcement is in support of market research performed by the Army Contract Command - Rock Island to determine interest and capability to provide the supply defined within this CSO.
This CSO will utilize a solicitation process authorized by RFO DFARS 212.70. Under this CSO, the DoW will be allowed to competitively procure innovative commercial items, technologies, and services. CSO procedures provide a streamlined acquisition process and simplified contract terms resulting in FAR-based contracts awarded under Part 12 Commercial Item Procedures. Both traditional and non-traditional defense contractors may be awarded contracts under this CSO. Under a CSO DoW contracting officers may competitively select quotes received in response to a general competitive solicitation, similar to a broad agency announcement, based on a review of quotes by scientific, technological, or other subject matter experts. Please provide your Reponses to the following questions below through email to Ashley Testake, ashley.e.testrake.civ@mail.mil NLT COB 16 September 2026.
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