Stator Test Stand

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center awarded contract FA812626P0036 to Bauer, Inc. for $1.798 million on June 22, 2026, for design, procurement, installation, and testing of a Rotor Stator Test Stand.

Delivery is due no later than 18 months after contract award. Place of performance is Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center. The award was made under no set-aside.

The test stand must be modular, no more than 100 square feet (maximum 12 feet long by 10 feet wide), and capable of testing five Units Under Test at multiple speeds: three stators at 29,000 RPM, one stator at 15,200 RPM, and one speed sensor at 8,000 RPM. All components must be COTS with no proprietary software; the Government retains unlimited rights to technical data and non-COTS software. The system shall utilize LabVIEW 2018 or newer controlling a Siemens S7 PLC, with a Windows Enterprise computer featuring quad-core i7 processor, 1TB SSD RAID array, 8GB SDRAM, and 17-inch touch-screen HMI. The test stand must meet NFPA 70 Article 500 hazardous location standards and produce noise levels not exceeding 80 dBA. A 730-day minimum warranty with 24-hour defect response and 14-day remediation is required.