Sources Sought - Heavy Scale Calibration Services - Travis AFB, CA

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Solicitation number
FA442725QZ039
Agency
Air Mobility Command Air Force, Department of Defense
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
PSC
Not on record
Place of performance
Travis AFB, California 94535, United States
Points of contact

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of the Air Force Air Mobility Command is seeking heavy scale calibration services for Travis Air Force Base in California. The 60th Contracting Squadron requires a contractor to calibrate 40 fixed scales located in various aerial port locations, including the Air Freight Terminal complex, Passenger Terminal, and Fleet Service warehouse. Contractors must use certified weights traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), calibrate scales up to 100,000 lbs, and perform corner checks in compliance with Department of Air Force specifications and Technical Order 00-20-14. The Sources Sought notice is specifically targeting small businesses, including Small Disadvantaged Businesses, HUBZone Firms, Certified 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, and Woman-Owned Small Businesses. Interested vendors must submit their capabilities package by May 31, 2025, at 12:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time, with questions due by May 22, 2025.

The procurement is classified under NAICS Category 811210 for Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with no specific set-aside designation currently in place. The calibration project involves 39 different scales manufactured by companies like Handling Specialties/ATRAX, Rice Lake, Unibridge, Chatillon, Intercomp, and Toledo-Mettler, with capacities ranging from 5,000 to 100,000 pounds. Calibration is scheduled annually from 2025 to 2030, with the initial calibration due on August 25th, 2025. The contractor will be expected to complete the entire scale calibration process within 2-3 days, working Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Calibration certificates must be provided within 48 hours of completion, and the contractor will need to coordinate with the local Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory (PMEL) at least 14 days before conducting the calibration services.

Notice text

Travis AFB is seeking information to procure heavy scale calibration services. See attachements for more information.
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Travis AFB is currently only seeking information. This RFI will end on 31 May 2025 at 12:00 PM PDT.
The points of contact for this RFI are SrA Joseph Restua-Perez at joseph.restua_perez@us.af.mil and Mr. Vitaliy Kim at vitaliy.kim.1@us.af.mil.
Thank you for this time and interest.
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List of attachments:

  1. Sources Sought - Heavy Scale Calibration 
  2. Attachment 1 - Statement of Work - Scale Calibration 12 May 2025
  3. Attachment 2 - Addendum 1 - Scale Listing Mar 2024
  4. Attachment 3 - Techincal Manual TO 00-20-14_Nov 2023

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Note to Contractors:

Please ensure review of  Attachment 3 - Techincal Manual TO 00-20-14_Nov 2023 as well as careful review of section 4.5 of the TO as this outlines specific guidance for commericial calibration services.

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