One (1) Horizonal Loading Air Furnace and Water Quench Tank

The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation is seeking to procure one (1) Horizontal Loading Air Furnace and Water Quench Tank with accessories at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City. This acquisition will be conducted under FAR Subpart 13.5 for commercial items and will result in a firm-fixed price contract using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection methodology. The procurement includes specific brand name components as prescribed in Purchase Description VIBB 23-40-1000, dated December 20, 2024, and requires all equipment to be in new condition with no surplus items permitted. The solicitation requires a comprehensive turnkey installation including foundation work, with a heat chamber working space of 13' x 3'9" x 2" and an operating temperature range of 250-1000F with a temperature uniformity of 10F. Key dates include a mandatory site visit on January 29, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., with written questions due within 5 days of the site visit, and proposal submissions due by February 10, 2025, at 3:00 PM.

The contract is not set aside for any specific business category and will be awarded on an other than full and open competition basis. The total procurement will include a complete furnace system with specific technical requirements, including a 480V 3-phase electrical system, NEMA 12 electrical enclosures, and various safety features. The contractor must provide comprehensive operator training in two separate week-long sessions for 8 operators each, along with all necessary technical documentation. The place of performance is Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with the government providing utility hookups within 25 feet of the installation location. While no specific award value is disclosed, the procurement involves a sophisticated metal heat treating equipment system categorized under NAICS 333517 (Machine Tool Manufacturing) and PSC 3424 (Metal Heat Treating And Non-Thermal Treating Equipment). The proposal will remain valid for 120 days from the closing date, and the equipment is intended for heat treating processes specific to aerospace parts.