CAD/PAD Delay and C17
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA821326R3048
- Agency
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AFLCMC Hill AFB
Lifecycle Management Center, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325920 Explosives Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Hill Air Force Base is conducting market research to identify sources capable of reverse engineering, qualifying, and manufacturing form-fit-function replacements for three Cartridge Actuated Devices/Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD), with responses due by July 15, 2026. This sources sought will inform whether the acquisition proceeds as a competitive procurement or Small Business Set-Aside.
The three CAD/PAD items are the 0.4 Second Delay Initiator (SR77, Part Number 3860100-1), Emergency Power Supply (EY28, Part Number A115932-1), and Electrical Arm-Fire Initiator (SP81, Part Number 824054-101). Work falls under NAICS 325920 (Explosives Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 750 employees; the Government actively seeks responses from 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, HUBZone, and Women-Owned concerns.
Prospective vendors must demonstrate relevant engineering and manufacturing experience with similar items within the past five years, reverse engineering methodology and capability specific to explosive and energetic devices, qualification and testing experience for CAD/PAD items, and ability to generate Technical Data Packages from reverse-engineered assets. The successful source will conduct complete reverse engineering including material characterization and energetic analysis, develop a Government-owned Technical Data Package, and provide documented past performance on similar work for Government and commercial customers.
Responses must include company profile (employee count, office location, CAGE Code, UEIN, small business status) and details on any planned teaming or subcontracting. Contact Britney Eggett at 801-586-4479 or Britney.Eggett@us.af.mil with questions. No reimbursement is available for preparation costs.
Notice text
See attached Sources Sought Document.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS DELAY AND C-17.pdf |
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