# SAM #23-40-1016

Market Research for Two Turnkey Plastic Media Blast Booths

**Buyer:** DLA Aviation
**Posted:** November 05, 2026
**Respond By:** November 20, 2026
**Identifier:** 23-40-1016
**NAICS:** 3399, 333413, 332420

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

<p>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.</p>

<p>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.</p>

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

<p>Submission Instructions: Interested parties should submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by November 19, 2026, NLT 11:59 pm EST.&nbsp;</p>

<p>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&#39;s capability to fulfil this requirement. All responses must include notice ID in email header.</p>

<p>Place of performance is FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST (FRCSW) North Island California.&nbsp;DLA Aviation is requesting industry input into the feasibility of the government&rsquo;s requirements. In your response, please provide:</p>

<ul>
	<li>Description of your company&rsquo;s capabilities, based on the questions below</li>
	<li>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.</li>
	<li>Please identify your company&rsquo;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.</li>
	<li>Please identify your company&rsquo;s manufacturer status: Manufacturer/Non-Manufacturing Source. If non-manufacturing source, please identify the manufacturer.</li>
	<li>Please identify whether your company will partner with subcontractors to complete this requirement.</li>
	<li>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&rsquo;s requirements.&nbsp;
	<ul>
		<li>For simplicity, the estimate should be broken out as follows and just needs a total cost for each area:
		<ul>
			<li>Machine Cost to meet requirements (do not have to line item or provide options packages)</li>
			<li>Training</li>
			<li>Tech Data - Manuals and drawings</li>
			<li>Installation Cost</li>
			<li>Foundation Work</li>
			<li>Cost to remove equipment currently in the install location</li>
			<li>Shipping</li>
		</ul>
		</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
</ul>

<p>Draft purchase description is attached.&nbsp; 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.</p>

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