Tensile Tester
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- FA857126Q0028
- Agency
- Air Force Sustainment Center Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6630 Chemical Analysis Instruments
- Place of performance
- Warner Robins, Georgia 31098, United States
- Points of contact
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- Joshua Sharpe joshua.sharpe.6@us.af.mil (478) 327-5697
- Robert Robinson robert.robinson.53@us.af.mil +17324642
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force Sustainment Center at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia is soliciting quotes for a Tensile Tester (Instron Part# 68FM-100 Floor Model System) with preventative maintenance and technical support services. This streamlined combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items is issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ) rather than a formal written solicitation, with quotes due by January 6, 2026, at 10:00 am EST via email. Offerors must demonstrate financial capability through a pre-award survey conducted by DCMA and comply with DFARS 252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements. The government will make a firm fixed-price award based on its best interests and reserves the right to award all, some, or none of the items offered. Quotes must remain valid for 30 days following the response due date, and the acquisition is classified under NAICS code 334519 (Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 600 employees.
This acquisition is a brand-name set-aside specifically for Instron, with no socioeconomic set-aside designation. The requirement is being pursued as a single-source acquisition from Instron, a division of Illinois Tool Works, Inc., with potential authorized resellers including Machine Tool Marketing, Inc. and Machine Tools USA, Inc., based on extensive market research that found no alternative sources for this specific equipment. The contract includes a base period from February 2, 2026, through February 1, 2027, with three optional one-year extension periods extending through February 3, 2030. The equipment will be installed at Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins, Georgia, in building 165 and is intended to support the Air Force Maintenance Support Group's materials testing capabilities. Additional contractor requirements include submission of operational and maintenance manuals, calibration certificates, a safety plan, and completion of mandatory environmental management systems and energy management system training by all personnel working on the base.
Notice text
The Air Force Sustainment Center PZIMA, Robins AFB, GA has a requirement to purchase a Tensile Tester with preventative maintenance and technical support services as described in the Purchase Description (PD), dated 27 Oct 2025, (Attachment 1). This is a streamlined combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with (IAW) the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only notice; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued.
This requirement is issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ).
The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect the Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06, effective 01 October 2025 and DFARS DPN change notice 20251110.
A Firm Fixed-Priced award will be made IAW the following:
This acquisition is being solicited as a Brand-Name set-aside for Instron.
NAICS Code: The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334519, Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing, with a size standard of 600 employees.
A pre-award survey will be requested through DCMA to determine financial capability as a part of the Government's evaluation of proposals.
DFARS 252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements apply to this acquisition.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 3. 78348 - CDRL A004 - Status Report EnMS Training.pdf | ||
| 78348 - Brand Name Justification Redacted.pdf | ||
| 3. 78348 - CDRL A006 - Accident Report.pdf | ||
| 1. 78348 - Purchase Description.docx | DOCX document | |
| 3. 78348 - CDRL A005 - Contractors Safety Plan.pdf | ||
| 3. 78348 - CDRL A003 - Status Report EMS Training.pdf | ||
| 2. Clauses and Provisions.pdf | ||
| 3. 78348 - CDRL A001 - Commercial Off the Shelf Manual.pdf | ||
| 3. 78348 - CDRL A002 -Calibration Certificate.pdf | ||
| FA857126Q0028_Tensile Tester.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Tensile Tester | Award Notice | |
| Tensile Tester | Solicitation |
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