Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source: 80 FTW Bead Blast Dryer
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 26SB014
- Agency
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Air Education and Training Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 333415 Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing
- PSC
- 4440 Driers, Dehydrators, And Anhydrators
- Place of performance
- Sheppard AFB, Texas 76311, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The 82d Contracting Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price purchase order for a desiccant dryer system to Kaeser Compressors, Inc., with an anticipated award date of August 28, 2026 and a response deadline of August 24, 2026. The statutory authority for this sole-source acquisition is 41 USC 1901, supported by an approved Single Source Justification.
The dryer system is required for the Plastic Media Blast facility at Sheppard AFB, which performs paint removal and corrosion prevention on aircraft per Air Force Instruction. The Kaeser Heatless Desiccant Dryer KAD 1550 EC3 is the only plug-and-play solution compatible with the existing PMB facility configuration, which includes Kaeser compressors, a breathing air supply compressor, and breathing air filter system. Competing vendors' dryer systems would require full PMB system replacement due to incompatibility, substantially increasing costs and extending facility downtime that would impede Air Force corrosion prevention requirements. Market research and multiple quotes confirmed that competing solutions offered no compatibility guarantees.
This is not a solicitation, request for proposal, or request for quotation. Information received will be considered solely to determine whether conducting future competitive procurement is in the Government's best interest. Responses must be submitted in writing via email to jamie.long.7@us.af.mil and carri.dulaney.7@us.af.mil and must document the offeror's capability to provide the required services at no cost to the Government. The applicable NAICS code is 333415; the small business size standard is 1,250 employees.
Notice text
The 82d Contracting Squadron, Sheppard AFB, TX intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price purchase order for desiccant dryer system, delivery, installation at Sheppard AFB, TX to Kaeser Compressors, Inc. 1625 Crescent Circle; Ste. 215 Carrollton, TX 75006. The anticipated award date is on or around 28 August 2026.
The statutory authority which permits other than full and open competition for this acquisition is 41 United States Code (USC) 1901, as implemented by RFO 12.201-1. This authority is supported by an approved Single Source Justification. It is the Government's intent to proceed with this sole-source action. The applicable NAICS code is 333415. The size standard as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration is 1250 employees.
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A SOLICITATION, REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. A solicitation package will NOT be issued. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. Information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a competitive procurement in the future is in the best interest of the Government. All information submitted should support the offeror's capability to provide the services required, and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses must be in writing and must provide clear and concise documentation indicating an offeror's capability to provide these services. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. Responses and questions shall be received via email by jamie.long.7@us.af.mil and carri.dulaney@us.af.mil NLT 5 days from posting date.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Sole Source Justification Letter - 80 FTW Bead Blast Dryer - SIGNED.pdf |
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