Request for Information: SUU-72 Pylon Upper Panel Replacement Including Refurbishment

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Solicitation number
SUU-72_Upper_Panel_and_Refurbishment
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
Not on record
PSC
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Place of performance
United States

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About this opportunity

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), through the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC/NDB), is seeking information from industry regarding a comprehensive solution to refurbish and fabricate new upper panels and walkways for the SUU-72 Pylon. The key requirements include receiving the pylons and pylon lifting assemblies (PLAs) from storage, mitigating corrosion, manufacturing and replacing the SUU-72 Pylon upper panels, restoring the pylons to a flightworthy condition, and refurbishing the PLAs to Condition Code A. The solution must meet a minimum 30-year service life. AFNWC/NDB requires 9 refurbished pylons and PLAs ready for induction into the SUU-103 modification line by December 2028, with an additional 9 per year thereafter, for a total of 43.

This opportunity is not set-aside, and the Government has not identified any potential incumbents or current contractors. The contract value or budget range has not been specified. Interested parties must submit questions by September 26, 2024 and responses to the Request for Information by October 30, 2024.

Notice text

AFNWC/NDB is seeking information from industry regarding a wholistic solution to the PLA/Pylon refurbishment and fabrication of new PLA Walkways. The solution shall be all encompassing to include receiving the Pylons and PLAs from storage, corrosion mitigation, manufacture and replacement of the SUU-72 Pylon upper panels, restoration of the Pylon to a flightworthy condition and refurbishment of PLAs to condition Code A. All hardware is intended to meet a minimum 30-year service life. Once refurbishment is complete, the SUU-72 will be inducted into a modification line and converted into a SUU-103. The modification production line requires 9 refurbished Pylons and PLAs ready for induction no later than December 2028. There will be a requirement for additional quantities of at least 9 per year following the initial delivery for a total of 43.

Questions regarding this effort are due no later than 4:00 P.M (CST) on 26 September 2024.

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Notice history

Notice Type Posted
Industry Day for the SUU-72 Pylon Refurbishment UPDATE 21FEB25 Latest special notice Special Notice
This notice Original Pre-Solicitation

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