Zoller RFID Hardware & Adapters

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center is procuring Zoller RFID Hardware and Adapters through a single-source acquisition from Zoller Inc. The procurement includes six specific components: a Balluff Read/Write Head with handhold BIS-C-600, a plug-in connector/connection cable, two different tool post size adapters (one ISO 26623 polygonal taper shank and one HSK A50-F63 compliant), a special tool post from Starrag, and one day of standard installation and testing services. This acquisition is being conducted as a sole source procurement because market research confirmed Zoller Inc. as the only vendor capable of providing RFID hardware compatible with the Air Force's existing Zoller Venturion 450 Tool Pre-setter and newly purchased Starrag machine tools. The contract will be awarded as a Firm Fixed Price agreement, and offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with no substitute or equal items permitted. Quotes are due by August 22, 2025, at 4:00 PM Central Standard Time, and must include warranty information with shipping costs incorporated into the total price.

This solicitation does not utilize any set-aside designations and is open to all qualified contractors, though Zoller Inc. has been identified as the sole source vendor located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and classified as a small business. The specific quantities include one of each hardware component plus one day of professional installation and testing services to be performed at Building 3001, Post F91. Performance will take place at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with work scheduled Monday through Friday from 0700-1500 hours unless prior approval is obtained for extended hours. The contractor will be responsible for delivery, offloading, moving, and installing the hardware according to original equipment manufacturer specifications while complying with extensive base access requirements, environmental regulations, safety procedures, and hazardous material management protocols. The procurement falls under NAICS Code 332510 for Hardware Manufacturing and aims to enhance tool management efficiency by enabling compatibility between existing and newly acquired manufacturing equipment.