# SAM #FA9101NHT

Sources sought for a turnkey heat-treating line at Holloman Air Force Base

**Buyer:** AETC PKP Procurement Branch
**Posted:** October 26, 2026
**Respond By:** November 02, 2026
**Identifier:** FA9101NHT
**NAICS:** 333994, 333414, 333248, 238290

The Air Force is seeking market information for a turnkey heat-treating line, and the attached statement of work describes a specific installation at Holloman Air Force Base.
- **Government buyer and site**
  - The notice identifies the Department of the Air Force’s Air Force Test Center, AEDC Procurement Branch.
  - The attached statement of work identifies the U.S. Air Force at Holloman Air Force Base as the buyer/site for the equipment in refurbished Building 1185.
- **OEM and named product brands**
  - **Surface Combustion, Inc.** is the named supplier for the heat-treating line and its turnkey installation.
  - Named equipment, software, or component brands include Allcase, Uni-DRAW, SmartSkim, HTMTM-Pro, Microsoft Windows and SQL Server, Kepware, Allen-Bradley CompactLogix and PanelView Plus, Red Lion, and ESA-8200.
- **Requested equipment — one of each**
  - Allcase Batch Integral Quench Furnace, Model 36-72-36: 7,000-pound gross load capacity at 1,600°F; 36 × 72 × 36-inch workload envelope; operating range of 1,400°F–1,800°F. Includes an 8,000-gallon quench tank and specified hot-oil quench, filtration, cooling, atmosphere-monitoring, thermocouple-monitoring, and control options.
  - Uni-DRAW temper furnace: 300°F–1,400°F operating range, temperature uniformity within 10°F, and 120 kW electric heating.
  - Spray/dunk wash unit: heated dunk elevator, 400 GPM spray header, and SmartSkim CrossFlow tramp-oil separator.
  - DEDP System #1 charge car; hydraulic scissor lift table; stationary roller storage table; enclosed air cooling station with high-volume fan.
  - HTMTM-Pro Network Supervisory System: workstation and software for part tracking, load scheduling, and trend logging.
  - RX-1T Endothermic Gas Generator, part number RX-1T: maximum rated output of 2,460 CFH, adjusted for the site’s elevation.
- **Turnkey services — quantity one**
  - Engineering and drawings; factory pre-assembly and checkout; delivery handling, rigging, setting, and anchoring; equipment interconnections; commissioning, calibration, and acceptance testing; operator and maintenance training; manuals and spare-parts lists.
  - Includes a comprehensive two-year warranty.
- **Notable requirements and notice context**
  - The line must be installed and commissioned as an integrated system in refurbished Building 1185.
  - The notice is a sources-sought market research announcement, not a request for quotation or a commitment to award. The notice refers to a technical specifications sheet, while the available attachment is a statement of work.

### Description

<p>THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.</p>

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<p>This is a Sources Sought Notice to determine the availability and technical capability of small and large businesses to meet the Government&rsquo;s requirement for commercial equipment IAW Attachment 1 &ndash; Technical Specifications Sheet.</p>

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