C-130 Sanding Booth with Allen Bradley Control System and GVS-RPB Safety Respirator System
Open Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 27-30-1600
- Agency
-
Aviation
Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- PSC
- 3426 Metal Finishing Equipment
- Place of performance
- Cherry Point, North Carolina, United States
- Points of contact
-
- Christopher Bara avnipemarketresearch@dla.mil
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Defense Logistics Agency Aviation is conducting market research through a sources-sought notice to identify vendors capable of designing and manufacturing a C-130 Sanding Booth with specified control and safety systems, with responses due by October 21, 2026. The sanding booth control system must be Allen Bradley from Rockwell Automation and the respiratory system must be GVS-RPB Safety; no alternatives are acceptable. Place of performance is Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) Cherry Point, North Carolina.
The booth shall be 40 feet long by 20 feet wide by 10 feet high, rated for Class II Division I (Explosion Proof) classification per NFPA 660 to handle aluminum, titanium, magnesium, and stainless-steel dust. The integrated system includes a sealed roll-up door (28 feet wide × 10 feet high), factory-mounted LED lighting (minimum 150-foot candles), integral air shower with HEPA 99.99% filtration, explosion-proof ventilation and dust collection with cross-draft design (minimum 100 fpm face velocity), automatic reverse jet pulse filter cleaning, 10-inch HMI touchscreen, industrial dust control vacuum (minimum 25 hp), make-up air system with direct-fired natural gas heating and evaporative humidification, and dry pipe fire suppression system per NFPA 17. Electrical system operates on 480 volt, 3-phase, 60 Hz with 10% voltage tolerance. The booth must provide four Grade D breathing air connections (minimum 35 scfm each), two 5-inch diameter central vacuum orbital sanders, and maintain audible noise not exceeding 84 dB at operator positions.
The contractor is responsible for factory acceptance testing, site preparation, concrete pad installation, electrical installation by a licensed North Carolina contractor, all rigging and installation, system integration, and comprehensive training. Deliverables include technical manuals, lockout/tagout procedures, CAD drawings (AutoCAD 2015 compatible), and an Acceptance Test Plan within 30 days of award. Training includes operator training (minimum 3 consecutive 8-hour days for 2 operators), maintenance training (1 eight-hour day each for 2 electronic and 2 electrical personnel), and hazmat operations training (1 eight-hour day for 2 personnel). Responses should not exceed ten one-sided pages with 10-point font minimum and must be sent to AVNIPEMarketResearch@dla.mil with subject line marked "ATTN: 27-30-1600."
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
The DLA-Weapons Support Richmond is issuing this source sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for a C-130 Sanding Booth equipped with a fire suppression system, ventilation system, dust collection system, vacuum media removal system, return air system, conditioned make up air system, and connected air shower booth. The sanding booth control system must be of the brand Allen Bradley from Rockwell Automation and the respiratory needs must be from GVS-RPB Safety; No alternatives for these items will be acceptable for this booth system.
THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE/PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNIAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.
Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.
Submission Instructions: Interested parties should submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by closing date listed here on SAM.GOV. Send responses to AVNIPEMarketResearch@dla.mil with subject line marked as ATTN: 27-30-1600
Responses should not exceed ten (10) one-sided 8.5 x 10-inch pages with a font that is no smaller than 10 point as this is not a request for a proposal but only a request for submission of a vendor's capability to fulfil this requirement. All responses must include notice ID in email header.
Place of performance is FLEET READINESS CENTER East (FRCE) Cerry Point,North Carolina. DLA Weapons Support is requesting industry input into the feasibility of the government’s requirements. In your response, please provide:
- Description of your company’s capabilities, based on the questions below
- Comments on the attached statement of work. Please identify on the attached statement of work if your company can provide the requirement as written or propose an alternative solution.
- Please identify your company’s business size in terms of number of employees, and whether domestic or foreign for consideration of solicitation set-aside, and small business subcontracting requirements.
- Please identify your company’s manufacturer status: Manufacturer/Non-Manufacturing Source. If non-manufacturing source, please identify the manufacturer.
- Please identify whether your company will partner with subcontractors to complete this requirement.
- Please provide a basis of estimate to consider the total financial budget of this requirement. Estimates should capture the total procurement requirements, not solely the machine’s requirements.
- For simplicity, the estimate should be broken out as follows and just needs a total cost for each area:
- Machine Cost to meet requirements (do not have to line item or provide options packages)
- Training
- Tech Data - Manuals and drawings
- Installation Cost
- Foundation Work
- Cost to remove equipment currently in the install location
- Shipping
- For simplicity, the estimate should be broken out as follows and just needs a total cost for each area:
Draft purchase description is attached. Please comment on the draft purchase description of whether the current characteristics are achievable, or whether the Government should consider an alternative that is commercially available.
Update #1 ·
The DLA-Aviation is issuing this source sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for a C-130 Sanding Booth equipped with a fire suppression system, ventilation system, dust collection system, vacuum media removal system, return air system, conditioned make up air system, and connected air shower booth.
THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE/PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNIAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.
Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.
Submission Instructions: Interested parties should submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by September 24,2026, NLT 11:59 pm EST.
Responses should not exceed ten (10) one-sided 8.5 x 10-inch pages with a font that is no smaller than 10 point as this is not a request for a proposal but only a request for submission of a vendor's capability to fulfil this requirement. All responses must include notice ID in email header.
Place of performance is FLEET READINESS CENTER East (FRCE) Cerry Point,North Carolina. DLA Aviation is requesting industry input into the feasibility of the government’s requirements. In your response, please provide:
- Description of your company’s capabilities, based on the questions below
- Comments on the attached statement of work. Please identify on the attached statement of work if your company can provide the requirement as written or propose an alternative solution.
- Please identify your company’s business size in terms of number of employees, and whether domestic or foreign for consideration of solicitation set-aside, and small business subcontracting requirements.
- Please identify your company’s manufacturer status: Manufacturer/Non-Manufacturing Source. If non-manufacturing source, please identify the manufacturer.
- Please identify whether your company will partner with subcontractors to complete this requirement.
- Please provide a basis of estimate to consider the total financial budget of this requirement. Estimates should capture the total procurement requirements, not solely the machine’s requirements.
- For simplicity, the estimate should be broken out as follows and just needs a total cost for each area:
- Machine Cost to meet requirements (do not have to line item or provide options packages)
- Training
- Tech Data - Manuals and drawings
- Installation Cost
- Foundation Work
- Cost to remove equipment currently in the install location
- Shipping
- For simplicity, the estimate should be broken out as follows and just needs a total cost for each area:
Draft purchase description is attached. Please comment on the draft purchase description of whether the current characteristics are achievable, or whether the Government should consider an alternative that is commercially available.
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| 1311_SOW.pdf |
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