Hydrostatic Testing

The United States Marine Corps Regional Contracting Office seeks hydrostatic testing of 81 Amerex B674 wheeled Halotron I fire extinguishers on behalf of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, with quotations due November 30, 2026 at 0800 JST. The procurement is unrestricted, with no set-aside used, and will be awarded on a firm fixed-price basis to the responsible offeror providing the best value based on technical acceptability and price reasonableness.

Performance is at MCAS Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan, or at a mutually agreed location, and the PWS permits performance at the contractor's facility subject to Government approval. Performance starts on or before January 15, 2027. The contractor must submit an administrative and logistical plan within 7 calendar days of award. The Government reclaims Halotron agent, depressurizes each unit, and delivers components disassembled. The contractor receives custody after mutual verification that components are empty, depressurized, and safe.

Testing must comply with NFPA 10 (2022), CGA C-1, CGA C-6, and DOT 49 CFR Part 180. The contractor tracks each unit by serial number, performs external and internal visual examination per CGA C-6, and conducts water-jacket hydrostatic testing. For low-pressure cylinders, permanent expansion must not exceed 10% of total expansion. Each tested component must be marked with test month and year, test pressure, and tester identification. The contractor must not perform repairs, retesting after repair, recovery or refill, pressurization, or reassembly. Deliverables are digital PDF test records per unit plus written identification and segregation of any failed components. The contractor obtains personnel access credentials and complies with OSHA requirements, Installation Access and Personnel Credentialing procedures, and Designated Third Country Nationals restrictions under USFJ Instruction 31-204. Travel is not reimbursable unless provided through an enumerated cost-reimbursable CLIN.

Quotations must include unit and extended pricing, discount and delivery terms, a technical approach of no more than three pages, and relevant past performance from the past five years. Questions are due November 16, 2026 at 0800 JST to Ho Lin at ho.h.lin.mil@usmc.mil. The NAICS code is 811310, and the PSC is H312.