Remanufacture of 8618 80 KW High Power Triode

Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), operated under the Department of Energy Office of Science, is soliciting qualified vendors to remanufacture the 8618, 80 KW High Power Triode tube, including all necessary non-recurring engineering (NRE), technical drawings, manufacturing documentation, and production fixtures. Offerors must demonstrate a minimum of twenty years' experience in manufacturing or remanufacturing high-power grid-controlled electron tubes with anode dissipation power up to 80 KW and must provide reference documentation supporting claimed experience. The contract will be awarded on a firm-fixed-price basis to the responsive and responsible offeror submitting the lowest total price that meets all technical requirements and qualifications. Award will be determined based on lowest evaluated cost with all technical requirements and qualifications met, and all prices must be all-inclusive in U.S. dollars and include any import duties and customs costs. Questions regarding the solicitation must be submitted by April 1, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET, with quotations due by April 10, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET to Blake Clemmer at bclemmer@bnl.gov, and the overall due date for responses is April 24, 2026.

This procurement has no set-aside designation and requires the fabrication of ten total units: one first article unit for acceptance testing and nine production units, with the first article delivery required within fourteen months after receipt of order (ARO) and final delivery of all units no later than eighteen months ARO. The contract type is firm-fixed-price with an anticipated period of performance extending from contract award through one year following the award date, with four exercisable one-year options for potential total contract duration of five years. The base year procurement includes 10 units of WDN8618E, 1 NRE unit of WDN8618E-NRE, and 10 units of WDN8618WE1, with optional years allowing for additional quantities of up to 10 units annually. All tubes must be manufactured using new materials and new subassemblies to ensure long-term reliability, and contractors must provide a full replacement or repair warranty of twenty-four months or 3,000 hours of filament operation for the base contract. Performance location is Building 98, Rochester Street, Upton, New York 11973-5000, with delivery FOB Destination with freight prepaid, and all offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with a current Unique Entity ID number.