Test Facility Pump System Replacement

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Test Center, through the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), is soliciting proposals to design, procure, and install a new raw water supply system comprising six pumps (five replacements and one redundant unit), supporting infrastructure, and a new free-standing building at Arnold Air Force Base in Tennessee. This Other Transaction for Prototype project seeks to replace an aging cooling water system while integrating the new infrastructure with existing site utilities. Key requirements include compliance with applicable DoD, Air Force, and industry codes and standards; adherence to NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC Level 2 certification for cybersecurity; and delivery of comprehensive design documentation, performance test reports, and on-site training. Evaluation will assess proposals based on mandatory statutory criteria under 10 U.S.C. 4022(d)(1)(A)-(C), corporate experience, technical proposal quality (including execution plan, technical approach, schedule, and data rights), and price. The proposal due date was originally May 4, 2026, but was extended to May 11, 2026 as of April 22, 2026.

This procurement includes no set-asides and does not identify any incumbent contractors. The contract structure includes a base agreement with severable option items for building design completion, pump procurement, building construction, and pump installation with supporting hardware and checkout support, though specific award values or budget ranges are not disclosed in the solicitation notice. The project timeline encompasses multiple design review phases—including Requirements Review, 30 percent Preliminary Design Review, 90 percent Critical Design Review, and 100 percent Final Design Submission—with milestone-based payments tied to Government acceptance of deliverables. The performance location is Arnold Air Force Base in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and all proposals must demonstrate that at least one nontraditional defense contractor or nonprofit research institution participates significantly, or that small businesses and nontraditional contractors comprise all significant participants, or that at least one-third of total project costs derive from non-Federal sources.