Benchtop Mechanical Testing System

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
N0042127Q1009
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Patuxent River, Maryland 20670, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Naval Air Warfare Center, Naval Air Systems Command seeks one Instron Model 34TM-30 Table Mounted Materials Testing System with specialized grips, fixtures, sensors, software, and on-site integration services, with quotations due October 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST. The procurement is a sole-source intent under FAR 13.106-1(b) directed at Instron; the Government has stated it will consider other offers but intends to award on a sole-source basis.

Place of performance is Patuxent River, Maryland. Delivery is required within 6 weeks from award to Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, 48110 Shaw Road, Building 2187, Unit 5, Patuxent River, MD 20670-5000. The pricing basis is firm fixed-price; FOB is destination. Inspection and acceptance occur at both the contractor's location and the destination. NAICS is 334519 (Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing); PSC is 6635 (Physical Properties Testing and Inspection).

Responses must include FOB shipping cost, CAGE code, small business certification status, estimated delivery date, and any available pricelist. Payment will be processed through WAWF using invoice and receiving report documentation. The primary technical point of contact is Samuel Hagner (samuel.t.hagner.civ@us.navy.mil); the contracting officer's representative and purchasing contact is JaNae Lester (janae.a.lester.civ@us.navy.mil, 240-434-8323). This solicitation is not a small-business set-aside and does not commit the Government to pay preparation or submission costs.

Notice text

SECTION A

U.S. Government ~ Tax Exempt

Solicitation Information

All quotes/responses shall be submitted via email to JaNae Lester at janae.a.lester.civ@us.navy.mil no later than Thursday, October 15, 2026 @ 3:00 PM EST.  

Solicitation N0042127Q1009 is issued as an intent to sole source.  The Government intends to purchase on a firm fixed-price basis, and to solicit and negotiate the proposed purchase order on a sole source basis with Instron, under the authority implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) by FAR Part 13.106-1(b).   

This is a firm fixed-price procurement; therefore, the offeror’s intial offer should represent the vendor’s best quote in terms of price and technical acceptability. 

***Basis for Award***

The Government intends to award this on a sole source basis.  All interested parties MUST submit their capabilities and a quote no later than Thursday, October 15, 2026 @ 3:00PM EST.  The Government will make a decision to consider other offers. 

***Instructions to Offerors***

Please include the following information with your response:

  1. FOB:
  2. Shipping Cost:
  3. Cage Code:
  4. Small Business – Yes ___  No ___
  5. Estimated Delivery Date:
  6. If available on a Pricelist please provide a copy.

Government Point of Contact: 

JaNae Lester

Naval Air Warfare Center AD (PAX)

21983 Bundy Road, BLDG 441

Patuxent River, MD 20670-1127

Email: janae.a.lester.civ@us.navy.mil

Files

File Type Posted
Solicitation - N0042127Q1009.pdf PDF

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