Top Wind Tunnels
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- PANRSA-26-P-0000037538
- Agency
-
ACC Redstone
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Germany
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Army TMDE Activity (USATA), contracting through Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Redstone Arsenal, seeks to purchase two wind tunnels with proposals due September 8, 2026. No set-aside applies.
Place of performance is Germany, with equipment shipped to TMDE Support Center Kaiserslautern, Germany and TMDE Support Center Camp Carroll, South Korea. The wind tunnels will support USATA engineers and technicians providing overseas maintenance and calibration services for hot-wire anemometers and wind speed measuring devices, reducing turnaround time at the Army Precision Standards Lab.
Technical requirements include air speed generation from 1.5 to 50 meters per second with air speed measuring equipment having total measurement uncertainty not exceeding 0.75% of reading. The test chamber shall have cross-sectional dimensions between 4 x 4 inches minimum and 12 x 12 inches maximum, turbulence intensity of 1% or less, and maximum assembled dimensions of 10 x 3 x 6 feet that fit through a standard 32-inch width door. Motor noise shall not exceed 90 dB at 50 m/s. The motor shall be powered on 220V 16A single phase. For designs exceeding 45 kg, the wind tunnel shall be built on a frame with casters. Design shall be open circuit if a closed-circuit design is not available within budget.
Procurement includes all measuring and calibration equipment with accompanying software that does not require annual subscription or online connection. If software lacks a transferable license, a dedicated computer shall be provided. Operating software shall report standard and actual wind speed with correction capabilities for different pressure and temperature conditions. The NAICS code is 334519, Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing; PSC is 6636, Environmental Chambers and Related Equipment.
Notice text
The U.S. Army TMDE Activity (USATA) has a requirement to purchase of two (2) Wind Tunnels that will be used by USATA Engineers and Technicians to provide OCONUS support to customers owning wind speed measuring devices (hot-wire anemometers). Industrial hygiene and chemical testing facilities are impacted by the increased turn-around time of sending their equipment to the APSL. The Wind Tunnels shall include the following specifications or equivalent (if not brand name):
Requirements:
- The wind tunnel shall generate air speeds ranging from 1.5 to 50 m/s.
- Air speed measuring equipment shall be provided and shall have a total measurement uncertainty less than or equal to 0.75% of reading.
- The wind tunnel test chamber shall have cross sectional dimensions of 4 x 4 inch at minimum, and 12 x 12 inch at maximum.
- The wind tunnel shall produce turbulence intensity that is less than or equal to 1%.
- The wind tunnel shall have maximum dimensions of 10 x 3 x 6 feet LWH when assembled. The wind tunnel shall be able to fit through a standard 32-inch width door.
- The wind tunnel design shall be open circuit if a closed-circuit design is not available within budget.
- For designs greater than 45 kg, the wind tunnel shall be built on a frame with casters.
- The wind tunnel’s motor shall not exceed 90 dB when generating speeds of 50 m/s.
- The wind tunnel’s motor shall be powered on a 220V 16A single phase line.
Support and Accessories
- The wind tunnel shall be shipped to TMDE Support Center (TSC) Kaiserslautern, Germany and TSC Camp Carroll, South Korea.
- Measuring equipment requires organic calibration support. Any calibration procedure/software required shall be provided.
- All software shall not require an annual subscription or online connection. If software does not have a transferable license, a computer shall be provided to operate it.
- Operating software shall be able to report standard and actual wind speed. It shall also be able to correct for different pressure and temperature conditions.
- Operating software shall be able to export data from test runs.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase Description (W80RA6-17-26C).docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| Wind Tunnels | Special Notice |
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