RFI -Portable Freestanding Horizontal Lifeline and Sunshade Hangar Overhead System
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- F1S0AS6063A001
- Agency
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Air Force Test Center
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 333923 Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Edwards, California 93524, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Test Center is conducting market research to identify potential contractors for a Portable Freestanding Horizontal Lifeline and Sunshade Hangar Overhead System at Edwards Air Force Base, California. This Request for Information (RFI) seeks suppliers capable of designing, fabricating, delivering, and installing fall protection systems that meet specific technical and safety standards. Interested companies must submit detailed market research quotes identifying all specifications for each line item, along with company information including SAM Unique Entity ID, Cage Code, points of contact, and business size classification. The government requests clear, concise, and complete information packages but makes no commitment to provide feedback or request clarification. Responses are due by March 11, 2026, and this is explicitly stated as a market survey for information only with no contract to be awarded from this synopsis and no reimbursement provided for response costs.
No set-aside designations have been applied to this procurement opportunity. The requirement encompasses two distinct fall protection systems: a fixed installation for Ramp 10's UK Sun shelter featuring Single Point Anchors and Self Retracting Lifelines covering F-35B aircraft upper surfaces, and a portable, freestanding system for Hangar 1830 accommodating four simultaneous users with minimum 20-foot span and greater than 15-foot vertical clearance. All systems must support users up to 300 pounds and include self-retracting lifelines with fall arrest capability. The contractor must complete design, fabrication, delivery, and installation within nine weeks of contract award, and provide comprehensive training in three levels including safe system application, fall rescue procedures, and train-the-trainer instruction. Work must comply with multiple standards including UFC 3-301-01, UFC 3-310-04, MIL STD 3007, FAA specifications, and applicable Air Force standards, with all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and site preparation costs the contractor's responsibility.
Notice text
Description(s): REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR PORTABLE FREESTANDING HORIZONTAL LIFELINE & SUNSHADE HANGAR OVERHEAD SYSTEM
THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPISIS. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SYNOPSIS IS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF POTENTIALLY QUALIFIED SOURCES AND THEIR SIZE CLASSIFICATIONS (SMALL BUSINESS, LARGE BUSINESS, ETC.). PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF A SOLICITATION, AS ONE DOES NOT EXIST.
1. Purpose.
This is a Request for Information in support of Market Research being conducted by the United States Air Force to identify potential sources for Fall Protection System and Sunshade Hangar Overhead System
2. Requirement.
This acquisition anticipates seeking a contractor who can provide Portable Freestanding Horizontal Lifeline and Sunshade Hangar Overhead System at Edwards AFB, CA. The requirement consists of the following supplies:
***PLEASE SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)***
3. Information requested.
The Government requests interested offerors that can fully support this requirement furnish the following information:
1. Company name, SAM Unique Entity ID (UEI) and Cage Code, address, points of contact, phone numbers and e-mail addresses.
2. Information should include a market research quote identifying all specifications for each line item. The information package must be clear, concise, and complete. The Air Force is under no obligation to provide feedback to the company, or to contact the company for clarification of any information submitted in response to this request.
3. Identification of business size (small or large) and identify the socioeconomic disadvantaged category, as defined the Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Part 19 and currently listed in the System for Award Management (SAM). Small business size standards are published by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and may be found at https://www.sba.gov/document/support-table-size-standards .The potential North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes assigned to this procurement is 333923“Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing”. The Small Business Size Standard is 1,250 employees.
4. Any other information deemed useful to the Air Force. Information packages should be limited to no more than 3 pages.
4. Inquiries.
Any qualified and interested companies responding to this announcement must be able to support all areas. NO partial support responses from industry will be accepted.
The due date and time for responses to this synopsis is 1600 Pacific Standard Time on 11 MAR 2026.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SOW - Design and Install Ramp 10 UK Sunshade Fall Protection System_Redacted.pdf |
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