EC-1 Cooler Modernization
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA910125REC1Mod
- Agency
-
Air Force Test Center
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 23621 Industrial Building Construction
- PSC
- Not on record
- Place of performance
- Arnold AFB, Tennessee 37389, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Test Center is conducting market research for the modernization of Arnold Air Force Base's Exhaust Gas Cooling System (EC-1) through an Other Transaction Prototype (OTP) agreement. The procurement seeks vendors to develop a business process and design for re-engineering the water supply and redistribution system, focusing on improving flow rates, pressures, and controls to enhance system performance and efficiency. Interested vendors must be registered in SAM.gov with no active exclusions and possess a completed NIST SP 800-171 assessment within the last three years to receive the Distribution D labeled performance parameters and appendices. The evaluation will be based on responses to nine specific market research questions covering technical capabilities, estimated costs, subcontracting possibilities, data rights, and risk scores. Vendors must submit their responses by October 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM CDT for this sources sought notice.
This opportunity does not utilize any set-aside designation and falls under NAICS code 236210 (Industrial Building Construction) with a small business size standard of $45 million. No current contractors or incumbents are identified in the documentation. The procurement follows a structured five-step process including market research, request for white papers, request for prototype proposal, prototype award, and potential follow-on production agreement. The project will be executed under 10 U.S.C. 4022 and must involve nontraditional defense contractors, small businesses, or research institutions, with at least one-third of project costs funded from non-federal sources. Key deliverables include comprehensive design reviews from 10% conceptual to 100% final design, fabrication, procurement, installation, and checkout of the water supply system, with the government retaining unlimited data rights to all technical data and drawings.
Notice text
This is a sources sought for market research purposes.
The Government requires a vendor or multiple vendors to develop a business process and design for the OTP, which will be the basis for executing the restoration and modernization of Arnold AFB’s Exhaust Gas Cooling System (EC-1) in a potential follow-on production agreement.
See Step 1 Market Research for OTP for additional details.
NOTE: The Performance Parameters and appendices are labeled Distribution D; therefore, interested vendors shall be vetted before receiving the document.
1. The vendor must be registered in SAM.gov with no active exclusions; and
2. The vendor must have a basic NIST SP 800-171 assessment completed in SPRS within the last 3 years.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| EC1 Modernization - Market Research for OTP.pdf | ||
| Attachment 1 - Statement of Objectives_Draft.pdf |
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