MQ-9 Load Testing

The 147 Attack Wing Base Contracting Office seeks MQ-9 load testing services, with quotes due June 26, 2026, and questions due before that. This is a 100% Small Business Set Aside, foreclosing competition outside the small business pool.

Place of performance is 14657 Sneider Street, Houston, Texas 77034. The NAICS code is 811310 with a small business size standard of $12.5 million; PSC is J049. The contract is Firm-Fixed-Price for commercial products.

The contractor must load test 15 pieces of equipment upon delivery: 2 wing slings, 4 propeller straps, 2 center of gravity tools, 2 engine lift fixtures, 2 4-foot straps, 2 30-foot straps, and 1 1.5-ton lifting beam. All testing must comply with specification document 1Q-9(M)A-2-4 and be completed at the contractor's place of business within 15 calendar days of equipment receipt. The contractor furnishes all labor, parts, tools, test equipment, paint, and appliances. Testing is required annually. Deliverables include certificates or documentation of test results for all equipment. Performance shall begin within 30 days after notice of award.

The TPE331-10 Engine Lift Fixture has a maximum load limit of 750 pounds and requires annual inspection with application of 1,384,138 pounds of test load to the lifting clevis and a 30-second hold period, followed by damage inspection and nondestructive inspection of welds per TO 33B-1-2 specifications. Attachment #4, technical information with engine fixture images, was added May 7, 2026.

Service Contract Act wage determinations apply to specified Texas counties (Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, and Waller), with rates ranging from $10.97 to $56.37 per hour and prevailing fringe benefits including health and welfare, vacation, and paid holidays. No performance on 11 recognized U.S. federal holidays applies.

Contracting Officer is Buddy Ciemiengo; submit quotes to buddy.ciemiengo.1@us.af.mil.