CoCR Powder Study Service
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- Solicitation number
- FA812525Q0079
- Agency
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Air Force Sustainment Center
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
- Place of performance
- Tinker AFB, Oklahoma 73145, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force's 76th Commodities Maintenance Group (76 CMXG) is seeking testing and evaluation services for additively manufactured cobalt-chromium (CoCr) alloy samples through the Air Force Sustainment Center. The contractor will be required to machine and test 616 fatigue samples according to ASTM E606 and E466 standards, as well as 264 tensile samples per ASTM E8 specifications, with all specimens requiring precise machining per specification P01AD003. Key requirements include NADCAP certification for testing capabilities and performance of all work within an ITAR-controlled facility due to the sensitive nature of the materials. The contract is structured as a firm fixed price arrangement with an estimated 12-month performance period following award. The procurement notice was posted on August 6, 2025, with responses due by August 7, 2025, providing an extremely tight turnaround for interested contractors.
This opportunity is designated as a total small business set-aside, restricting competition to qualified small business entities. The testing involves specific specimen geometries defined by multiple technical drawings (202320497, 202320495, 202320499, and 202320493) and requires specialized machining processes including turning, grinding, and polishing operations. No incumbent contractor or current service provider is identified in the solicitation documentation. The fatigue testing component represents the larger portion of work with 616 samples compared to 264 tensile samples, and testing parameters include variable strain rates to be specified by the customer on a sample-by-sample basis. The contractor must demonstrate capability to perform both low cycle fatigue testing and standard tensile testing while maintaining strict adherence to military specifications and quality standards throughout the 12-month performance period.
Notice text
The Air Force intends to solicit the following service:
The 76 CMXG is Requesting Services: Contractor shall provide Testing and Evaluation for the following Samples.
Fatigue Samples:
616 Additively manufactured CoCr LCF samples supplied by the 76th CMXG must be machined (turned, ground and polished) per P01AD003 and tested IAW with ASTM E606 and ASTM E466 to the following test parameters:
• Strain Rate = As Specified by customer on a per sample bases (matrix linking serial numbers to strain rates to be supplied at a later date)
• Starting Frequency = 0.5Hz; frequency may be increased to 9Hz after 24hrs, and hysteresis loops stabilize.
• Temp = Room Temp
• Specimen geometry = Per drawings 202320497 (440 samples) and 202320495 (88 samples) and 202320499 (88 samples)
Tensile Samples:
264 Additively manufactured CoCr tensile samples supplied by the 76th CMXG must be machined (turned and ground) per P01AD003 and tested IAW ASTM E8 with the following test parameters:
• Temp = Room Temp
• Specimen geometry = Per drawing 202320493
• Report UTS, 0.2%YS, %EL (4D) and %RA
Waivers may be issued for the grip design on fatigue and tensile samples with prior approval from 76th CMXG/REACT and confirm that it meets the design intent of P01AD003. Specimen threads must be ground to meet the requirements of P01AD003, regardless of drawing allowances. Gauge sections shall meet the requirements of the referenced drawings and the requirements of P01AD003, no exceptions allowed.
Special Qualifications: The Contractor shall provide personnel with the following special qualifications:
• The Contractor shall provide a PDF that verifies NADCAP certification for the requested testing.
• The Contractor shall accomplish all requested work in an ITAR controlled facility
A Firm Fixed Price type contract is contemplated.
Estimated Period of Performance: 12months ARO
This is a small business set-aside
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| CoCR Powder Study Service | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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