Presolicitation notice-sanding booth

The Department of the Army, through Tobyhanna Army Depot in Pennsylvania, is procuring a sanding booth system for composite material repair operations. The requirement involves the turn-key design, engineering, supply, delivery, installation, assembly, setup, and training for a crossdraft-style sanding booth that will support repairs of fiberglass, carbon fiber, and Kevlar materials. Key contract requirements include a four-stage air filtration system with HEPA activated carbon VOC filtration, interior LED lighting at 100 foot-candles with Class 1 Division 1 rated fixtures, hazardous location classification compliance as NFPA 70 NEC Class 1 Division 1, water-based fire suppression systems, CMMC Level 2 (C3PAO) certification, and compliance with OSHA, NFPA, UFC, and local codes. Award will be based on best value to the Government considering price, technical capability, and past performance. Prospective offerors must submit written capability statements within 15 days of this notice and must have current active SAM.gov registration with no active exclusions or debt subject to offset. A mandatory pre-solicitation meeting is scheduled for April 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST via Microsoft Teams, and all questions must be submitted in writing to Contract Specialist Kristen Zigmont by the bid due date of May 4, 2026.

This is a total small business set-aside contract with specific designation for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) qualification. The solicitation calls for one lot of the SR2-13 sanding booth with minimum internal dimensions of 39 feet long by 16 feet wide by 14 feet high, constructed of 18-gauge steel panels, and featuring front bifold and rear roll-up doors. The contract timeline specifies completion within 360 calendar days from Notice to Proceed, with delivery scheduled for July 23, 2027 to Tobyhanna Army Depot. The contractor must provide on-site training for up to six operators and four maintenance personnel, operations and maintenance manuals in both hardcopy and digital formats, a one-year warranty with 72-hour response time, and one annual preventive maintenance service. A mandatory site visit to Building 20 at Tobyhanna Army Depot is required for all offerors, and the contract is issued under FAR Part 12 as a firm fixed-price supply contract with NAICS code 332311 and Product Service Code 3694.