Flare Tube and Tube Bending Machines Request Luke AFB
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA488726Q0061
- Agency
-
Air Education and Training Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
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—a fully electric CNC tube bender operating on the Bend Pro G2 Control System and a pneumatic flaring machine capable of generating 37-degree double flares—to support F-35 hydraulic line fabrication at Luke Air Force Base, with proposals due September 11 at 1:00 PM local time. This is a total small business set-aside reposted after receiving no offers from certified HUBZone businesses in the initial posting.
Place of performance is Luke AFB, Arizona (Building 997, 56 Maintenance Group). The tube bender must be fully electric and CNC-controlled to form high-pressure tubing to precise angles; the flaring machine must be pneumatic-powered and capable of accommodating various tube sizes commonly used in aircraft hydraulic systems with consistent, high-quality flares meeting aerospace specifications. NAICS code 333517 (Machine Tool Manufacturing) with a 500-employee size standard applies. PSC code is 3441 (Bending and Forming Machines).
Solicitation number is FA488726Q0061. Expected contract award and delivery are by December 31, 2026. Evaluation criteria are technical acceptability against salient characteristics, past performance using the Supplier Performance Risk System rating with a minimum Green rating required, and lowest total evaluated price. Shipment is FOB Destination to Luke AFB with inspection and acceptance by TSgt Maybell Benito. Payment routes through Wide Area WorkFlow. The contracting officer is Angelo Donisi (623-856-2732); Jacqueline Aranda is listed as alternate point of contact. Funds are not presently available; no award will be made until funding is secured. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation before or after the closing date with no obligation to reimburse offerors for costs.
Notice text
REPOSTING DUE TO NO OFFERS FROM CERTIFIED HUBZONE BUISNESSES.
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 | |
| Ombudsman.docx | DOCX document | |
| Solicitation - FA488726Q0061.pdf | ||
| SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS FOR DOUBLE FLARE MACHINE.docx | DOCX document |
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