Double Chamber Forging Furnace

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Rock Island Arsenal is procuring a front-loading, double chamber, electrically powered billet furnace for installation at the Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing & Technology Center. The furnace must be capable of heating 12 steel billets (6 per chamber), each 4 inches in diameter and 12 inches long, from room temperature to 2300°F within 40 minutes maximum, while meeting SAE AMS 2750H standards with a Class 5 or better furnace classification. Key requirements include maintaining work zone temperatures between 1800°F and 2300°F with a maximum variance of 25°F, achieving empty ramp-up from ambient to maximum temperature in 3 hours or less, and being powered by 480-V, 60-Hz, 3-phase AC in delta configuration with an SSI 9205 Master Controller. The solicitation is classified under NAICS 333994 (Industrial Process Furnace and Oven Manufacturing) and PSC 3424 (Metal Heat Treating Equipment). The formal solicitation is expected to be released on or about April 7, 2026, with a pre-solicitation notice due date of April 6, 2026.

This opportunity is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, restricting competition to small business contractors. The contractor will be responsible for all site preparation, installation labor, set-up, connections, initial lubricants and coolants, off-loading, operator and maintenance training, and establishing verifiable service/repair capability with 48-hour on-site response time. The installed footprint must not exceed 17.5 feet wide by 13.5 feet deep, with hearths elevated to position 4-inch diameter billets 36 inches above floor grade. Final acceptance requires successful completion of performance testing, System Accuracy Test (SAT), and Initial Temperature Uniformity Survey (TUS) using a molybdenum rack supplied by the government. All contractor personnel must comply with Rock Island Arsenal security requirements, anti-terrorism training, and Real ID identification. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the pre-solicitation notice.