SOURCES SOUGHT: THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUOTATION BUT INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. No funds re available to pay for preparation of the responses to the is announcement. All information submitted in response to this announcement is strictly voluntary.
The Request for Quotation (RFQ) number is FA910125QBLADES and shall be used to reference any written responses to this source sought.
Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) at Arnold Air Force Base is issuing this Sources Sought Notice to determine the availability and technical capability of small and large businesses to meet the Government’s requirement for compressor stator blades and stator baskets. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code proposed is 333912, Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing. The size standard for this NAICS is 1000 employees.
REQUIREMENT:
AEDC is seeking potential vendors to provide a complete set of compressor stator blades, front stator baskets, and rear stator baskets for an Allis Chalmers 1309 axial flow compressor.
The serial numbers for the compressors are 5108, 5109, 5110, 5111, 5112, and 5113.
The blades and baskets shall be made to the Original Equipment Manufacturer’s (OEM) specifications, unless the interested vendor has a newer, more maintenance friendly design without modification to the compressor casing, rotor, or rotor blades. The baskets shall be delivered with the blades installed to the correct fixed angle and ready for installation in the compressor casing. The baskets/blades must fit within the compressor casing and fit integral to the compressor rotor.
No stator blade, basket, or compressor casing drawings shall be provided nor will access to the compressors be granted to obtain measurements.
The compressor has the following performance parameters:
SUBMISSION DETAILS
Please provide a capability package including:
The capability package must be clear, concise, and complete. The Air Force is under no obligation to provide feedback to a company, or to contact a company for clarification of any information submitted in response to this request.
Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Be advised that all submission become Government property and will not be returned. The government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.
Please note: All vendors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov.
Responses may be submitted electronically to the following e-mail addresses: haley.smith.10@us.af.mil and bailey.deason@us.af.mil. Telephone responses will not be accepted.
RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 13 December 2024, 12:00 PM Central.
Future information about this acquisition, including issuance of a quotation and/or applicable amendments, will be issued through www.sam.gov. Interested parties are responsible for ensuring they have the most up-to-date information regarding this acquisition.
