Chamber Door Bladder Leak Repair

Description(s): SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR CHAMBER DOOR BLADDER LEAK REPAIR.

General system requirements include:

• Source new bladder
• Mobilize crew to BAF w/tools, supplies, replacement bladder and parts
• Open door to expose door header to gain access to leak area
• Remove steel flat bar covering seal system
• Remove beryllium copper (BE-CU) finger stock and wire electromesh
• Extract bladder from cavity
• Mark and cut a 4’ section of the bladder and discard
• Prep ends of existing section and new sections for
• Install new section into existing section
• Test for leak
• Reinstall bladder, finger stock, wire electromesh
• Reinstall steel bar
• Return door to close position, latch and seal
• Monitor the pressure at the pneumatic compressor to confirm no leaks

THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY FOR INFORMATION ONLY.  THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPISIS.  NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS SYNOPSIS IS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF POTENTIALLY QUALIFIED SOURCES AND THEIR SIZE CLASSIFICATIONS (SMALL BUSINESS, LARGE BUSINESS, ETC.). PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF A SOLICITATION, AS ONE DOES NOT EXIST.   

1.  Purpose.

This is a sources sought synopsis in support of Market Research being conducted by the United States Air Force to identify potential sources for repair of the Chamber Door Bladder Leak.

2.  Requirement. 

This acquisition anticipates seeking a contractor who can repair the Chamber Door Bladder Leak at Edwards AFB, CA.

• Source new bladder
• Mobilize crew to BAF w/tools, supplies, replacement bladder and parts
• Open door to expose door header to gain access to leak area
• Remove steel flat bar covering seal system
• Remove beryllium copper (BE-CU) finger stock and wire electromesh
• Extract bladder from cavity
• Mark and cut a 4’ section of the bladder and discard
• Prep ends of existing section and new sections for
• Install new section into existing section
• Test for leak
• Reinstall bladder, finger stock, wire electromesh
• Reinstall steel bar
• Return door to close position, latch and seal
• Monitor the pressure at the pneumatic compressor to confirm no leaks

3.  Information requested. 

The Government requests interested offerors that can fully support this requirement furnish the following information:

1. Company name, DUNs number and Cage Code, address, points of contact, phone numbers and e-mail addresses.
    
2. Information should include a brief description of experience in providing the type of support described above. The information package must be clear, concise, and complete. The Air Force is under no obligation to provide feedback to the company, or to contact the company for clarification of any information submitted in response to this request.
    
3. Identification of business size (small or large) and identify the socioeconomic disadvantaged category, as defined the Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Part 19 and also currently listed in the System for Award Management (SAM). Small business size standards are published by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and may be found at www.sba.gov/size/sizetable2002.html. The potential North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes assigned to this procurement is 561210. The Small Business Size Standard is $41,500,000.00.
    
4. Any other information deemed useful to the Air Force.  Information packages should be limited to no more than 1 pages.
    
   4.  Inquiries. 

Any qualified and interested companies responding to this announcement must be able to support all areas. NO partial support responses from industry will be accepted.

All responses shall be forwarded to Karla Vazquez karla_lizette.vazquez_montes@us.af.mil. The due date and time for responses to this synopsis is 3:00pm Pacific Standard Time on 19 December 2022.