SAM #23-40-1016

Market Research for Two Turnkey Plastic Media Blast Booths

DLA Aviation is gathering industry input for two turnkey plastic media blast booths at Fleet Readiness Center Southwest. - Buyer and location - DLA Aviation, through DLA Aviation Richmond, is conducting market research for Fleet Readiness Center, Southwest (FRCSW), at North Island, California. - The booths are for the Building 472 Blast Shop. - Requested equipment - Two new, separate, independent, equal-sized Plastic Media Blast (PMB) booths; no booth OEM, model, or part number is identified. - Each booth must accommodate up to two operators and workpieces up to 16 ft L × 4 ft W × 2 ft H, within the specified facility footprint. - Each system includes blasting equipment, four pressure vessels, two blast hose/nozzle assemblies, automated full-floor media recovery and reclaim, dust collection with HEPA filtration, controls, monitoring, lighting, and safety interlocks. - Additional equipment and quantities - Two NIST-traceable 0–100 psig hypodermic needle pressure gauge kits, each with 50 replacement needles. - Two Grade-D breathing-air filtration systems with continuous carbon monoxide monitors and alarms; two breathing hoses per booth (four total). - Four breathing-air supply ports compatible with Dixon 2FM2-B Industrial Interchange fittings, and four dual-outlet compressed-air drop stations compatible with the same fittings. - Two carbon monoxide audible/visual alarms with strobes, one on each side of each booth. - Turnkey work and notable requirements - Remove and dispose of existing booths, utilities, and exhaust ducting; prepare the site and foundations; deliver, install, integrate, test, and commission the systems. - Include utility scanning, concrete foundation modifications, anchoring, leveling, floor restoration, acceptance testing, compliance certifications, and operator and maintenance technician training. - Respondents are also asked for costs for training, technical data (manuals and drawings), installation, foundation work, removal, and shipping, and for feedback on whether the draft requirements are achievable or a commercial alternative is appropriate. - This is market research, not a request for quotes or proposals. No performance period is specified.

Description

The DLA-Aviation is issuing this source sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for two (2) separate, independent, and equal-sized new Plastic Media Blast (PMB) booths.

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE/PROPOSAL. 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 TECHNIAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties should submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by November 19, 2026, NLT 11:59 pm EST. 

Responses should not exceed ten (10) one-sided 8.5 x 10-inch pages with a font that is no smaller than 10 point as this is not a request for a proposal but only a request for submission of a vendor's capability to fulfil this requirement. All responses must include notice ID in email header.

Place of performance is FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST (FRCSW) North Island California. DLA Aviation is requesting industry input into the feasibility of the government’s requirements. In your response, please provide:

Description of your company’s capabilities, based on the questions below Comments on the attached statement of work. Please identify on the attached statement of work if your company can provide the requirement as written or propose an alternative solution. Please identify your company’s business size in terms of number of employees, and whether domestic or foreign for consideration of solicitation set-aside, and small business subcontracting requirements. Please identify your company’s manufacturer status: Manufacturer/Non-Manufacturing Source. If non-manufacturing source, please identify the manufacturer. Please identify whether your company will partner with subcontractors to complete this requirement. Please provide a basis of estimate to consider the total financial budget of this requirement. Estimates should capture the total procurement requirements, not solely the machine’s requirements.  For simplicity, the estimate should be broken out as follows and just needs a total cost for each area: Machine Cost to meet requirements (do not have to line item or provide options packages) Training Tech Data - Manuals and drawings Installation Cost Foundation Work Cost to remove equipment currently in the install location Shipping

Draft purchase description is attached.  Please comment on the draft purchase description of whether the current characteristics are achievable, or whether the Government should consider an alternative that is commercially available.

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