Flare Tube and Tube Bending Machines Request Luke AFB
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA488726Q0049
- Agency
-
Air Education and Training Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- HUBZone Sole Source
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 333517 Machine Tool Manufacturing
- PSC
- 3441 Bending And Forming Machines
- Place of performance
- Luke Air Force Base, Arizona 85309, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Air Education and Training Command seeks two industrial metalworking machines for Luke Air Force Base—a pneumatic flaring machine and a fully electric CNC tube bender—with proposals due September 8, 2026. The procurement is a 100 percent HUBZone sole source, restricting bidding to HUBZone small businesses.
Place of performance is Luke AFB, Arizona, specifically the Aircraft Structural Maintenance flight of the 56th EMS Squadron. The machines support F-35 hydraulic line fabrication and repair. The pneumatic flaring machine must generate 37-degree double flares on tube ends with jaw and die sets for tubing outside diameters of .188, .250, .312, and .375 inches, upset and flare punch sets for wall thicknesses from .020 to .035 inches, a maximum footprint of 33 inches long by 23 inches wide by 43 inches high, pneumatic operation at 75 to 100 psi with single-lever control, an integrated floor-mounted stand with tool rack, and a minimum 12-month manufacturer warranty. The CNC tube bender must operate on the Bend Pro G2 Control System with an 8-foot tube-over-mandrel capacity, Rubberflex collet compatibility, continuous Center Line Radius bending from 1/2 inch to 10 inches, compatibility with existing USAF Form-Line tooling, an integrated AC cabinet cooling system, remote footswitch activation, front-facing proximity laser scanner, fully programmable X-axis with Servo X, servo-actuated clamp die for precision pressure on thin-walled titanium tubing, heavy-duty leveling mounts, a physical footprint of 17 feet long by 5 feet wide by 6 feet high, a minimum 12-month warranty with remote maintenance capability, and three days of on-site installation and training.
Both items are firm fixed-price with delivery required by December 31, 2026. NAICS code 333517, size standard 500 employees. Award is made to the technically acceptable offeror with a Green or better Supplier Performance Risk System rating offering the lowest total evaluated price. Funds are not presently available; the government reserves the right to cancel.
Notice text
This requirement covers two separate industrial metalworking machines for the Luke AFB Aircraft Structural Maintenance flight to support F-35 hydraulic line fabrication. It includes a pneumatic flaring machine for generating 37-degree double flares on tube ends, and a fully electric, CNC tube bender operating on the Bend Pro G2 Control System to form high-pressure tubing to precise angles.
Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Antiterrorism Pamphlet .pdf | ||
| SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS TUBE BENDER MACHINE.docx | DOCX document | |
| Solicitation - FA488726Q0049.pdf | ||
| SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS FOR DOUBLE FLARE MACHINE.docx | DOCX document | |
| Ombudsman.docx | DOCX document |
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