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Open Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- WA2026
- Agency
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Lifecycle Management Center
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336411 Aircraft Manufacturing
- PSC
- Not on record
- Place of performance
- Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center's F-22 Division Modernization Branch (AFLCMC/WAR) is exploring the market through a Sources Sought/RFI for next-generation hydrogenated, dielectric cooling fluid, with responses due November 30, 2026. The notice uses no set-aside. Amendment 1, posted November 2, 2026, is the current RFI document.
The material must be a synthetic hydrocarbon base oil with suitable additives. The Division seeks improvements to one or more fluid properties that correlate to improved forced-convection heat transfer. Current coolant values are specific gravity 0.789-0.800, thermal conductivity 3.0-4.5 x 10^4 cal-cm/s-cm2 C, specific heat 0.48-0.65, and coefficient of thermal expansion 8.1 x 10^4 cm3/cm3 C.
Responses must address prior experience with hydrogenated dielectric coolant fluids or additives, testing performed, non-proprietary properties, previous applications, environmental and toxicity considerations, and rationale for improving current coolant performance. Submissions are limited to 12 single-sided pages in Adobe Acrobat format with 10-point or greater font, due by 1700 EST and sent electronically to Erzsi Easthon (erzsi.easthon@us.af.mil) and Anaiya Taylor (anaiya.taylor@us.af.mil).
Each response must include company name, address, contact details, CAGE Code, DUNS Number, web URL, phone, and email, along with employee count against the NAICS 336411 size standard of 1,500 employees, small business certification status, SAM registration status, and domestic ownership verification. Only United States companies are eligible. The RFI does not commit the Government to award a contract or issue an RFP, and it provides no compensation for response costs.
Notice text
The Modernization Branch of the F-22 Division (AFLCMC/WAR) is exploring the market for qualified firms to provide next-generation hydrogenated, dielectric cooling fluid. The material shall consist of a synthetic, hydrocarbon base oil with suitable additives as needed. This Sources Sought/RFI is looking for information on improved heat transfer capability. While calculating exact forced convection heat transfer requires parameters outside of fluid properties (e.g. velocity, pipe diameter, etc.), the F-22 Division seeks to improve one or more fluid properties that correlate to improved heat transfer capability. Current coolant density, thermal conductivity, specific heat values, and coefficient of thermal expansion are listed within the attachment to this RFI.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| F-22 Next-Generation Coolant RFI Amend. 1.pdf | ||
| F-22 Next-Generation Coolant RFI.pdf |
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