Electrospindle and Installation
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- C26-004
- Agency
- Air Force Sustainment Center Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 333517 Machine Tool Manufacturing
- PSC
- 3419 Miscellaneous Machine Tools
- Place of performance
- Tinker AFB, Oklahoma 73145, United States
- Points of contact
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- Sondra Groth sondra.groth@us.af.mil (405) 582-6686
- Sheridan Robison sheridan.robison@us.af.mil (405) 582-5686
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force Sustainment Center is soliciting a sole source contract for the purchase and installation of one 65 kW HSK A-100 electrospindle with performance verification services at Tinker Air Force Base. The contractor must travel to Tinker AFB for six days to complete the installation, make all necessary adjustments to ensure the spindle meets Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) specifications, and verify full operational capability. The procurement is being conducted under FAR 6.302-1(b)(2) sole source authority, as Ingersoll Machine Tools Inc. is the only authorized distributor for this specialized equipment. A Firm Fixed Price contract type is contemplated, and all proposals must be submitted electronically through SAM.gov by the October 20, 2025 due date. The NAICS classification for this requirement is 333517 (Machine Tool Manufacturing) with a size standard of 500 employees, and interested contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award.
This procurement is not subject to any set-aside designations. Ingersoll Machine Tools Inc., located at 707 Fulton Ave. in Rockford, Illinois, with point of contact Jason Melcher, is the identified sole source contractor and has been verified as having the capability to perform this work. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice, though the market research referenced in the Sole Source Justification document dated September 22, 2025 confirmed that only one source can support this specialized electrospindle acquisition. The installation and performance verification services are expected to be completed within a six-day on-site engagement at Tinker AFB. Interested parties may submit proposals identifying their interest and capability to respond to the requirement, and further inquiries should be directed to Sondra Groth, the contract specialist listed as the point of contact.
Notice text
The Air Force intends to solicit and issue a sole source contract to Ingersoll Machine Tools Inc. under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(b)(2) for the following:
The Electrospindle will be purchased and sent to Tinker AFB.
• The Contractor shall travel to TAFB for six (6) days for the Installation of the new 65 kW
HSK A 100 spindle.
• The Contractor shall provide Performance Verification.
• The Contractor shall make all necessary adjustments to the Electrospindle until the item is fully operational IAW the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) specifications and to what is stated in this PWS.
This requirement is Sole Source vendor
Per the OEM, Ingersoll Machine Tools is the only authorized distributor for the Electrospindle. OBCA
reached out to Ingersoll Machine Tools and verified capability with Jason Melcher.
A Firm Fixed Price type contract is contemplated.
System for Award Management (SAM) is required to receive any award. Contractors can register electronically at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. The NAICS code for this requirement is 333517 with a size standard of 500 EMP.
Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement by submitting a proposal. Electronic procedures will be used for this solicitation through SAM.gov at https://www.SAM.gov/. No telephone requests. See Note 22. Authority is 10 USC 2304 (c)(1).
For further information contact:
Sondra Groth
Contract Specialist
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SSJ for Electrospindle.pdf |
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