FY26 NPTU Combustible Dust Testing
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA441826Q0089
- Agency
-
Air Mobility Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
- PSC
- H999 Other Qc/Test/Inspect- Miscellaneous
- Place of performance
- Charleston AFB, South Carolina 29404, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Air Mobility Command's 628 Contracting Squadron seeks combustible dust testing laboratory services on one shredder dust sample collected from an industrial shredder enclosure, with proposals due September 4, 2026. The procurement is set aside 100% for small business (size standard $19 million).
Place of performance is the contractor's off-site facility; no government installation access is required. The testing follows a conditional protocol: initial Go/No-Go Explosibility Screening per ASTM E1226, with Burn Rate and Combustibility testing per UN 4.1 if non-explosible, or full explosibility testing if explosible. Full explosibility testing comprises Explosion Severity (Pmax, dP/dt max, Kst) per ASTM E1226, Minimum Ignition Energy (MIE) - Dust Cloud per ASTM E2019, Minimum Ignition Temperature (MIT) - Cloud per ASTM E1491, Minimum Explosible Concentration (MEC) per ASTM E1515, and Layer Ignition Temperature (LIT) - Dust Layer per ASTM E2021-15. The contractor provides all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, and supervision. Delivery of the comprehensive test report, including test procedures, results, and basic interpretation, is due electronically within 5 to 7 working days of sample receipt and purchase order authorization.
Period of performance runs September 11 through September 30, 2026. The NAICS code is 541380, Testing Laboratories and Services; PSC is H999. The government intends to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order to the lowest-priced offer meeting technical criteria. Inspection and acceptance occur at both the contractor's facility and the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command destination in Goose Creek, South Carolina. Offerors must be registered in SAM and complete blocks 12, 17, 23, 24, and 30. Contracting officer: Luke Jackson, 843-963-5174.
Notice text
This solicitation is for the provision of laboratory services to perform combustible dust testing on one (1) dust sample collected from the industrial shredder enclosure to determine its explosive properties.
The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items necessary to provide the combustible dust testing services in accordance with the requirements specified within this solicitation.
Please be advised that the full requirements, including Instructions to Offerors (FAR 52.212-1) and the basis for evaluation (FAR 52.212-2), are detailed in the solicitation attachments. A thorough review of all attached documents is required for a compliant submission.
Note: The requirement is for off-site services at the vendor's facility. No access to government installations is required. Delivery of the final comprehensive test report must be submitted electronically via email within 5 to 7 working days following receipt of the sample and purchase order.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Solicitation - FA441826Q0089.pdf | ||
| Attachment 1- Statement of Work.pdf |
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