41 -- Themal Equalizers for 121 ARW COLUMBUS OHIO

The contract involves a sole source procurement by the 121st Air Refueling Wing (ARW) of the Ohio Air National Guard located at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio. The purchase order is intended for 25 units of Thermal Equalizers Model-60 with EC Motor, 120 V, which are patent pending, supplied by Airius, LLC. This acquisition is below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold and is therefore treated as a simplified acquisition. The solicitation explicitly states that this is not a request for competitive proposals; however, interested parties who believe they can fulfill the requirement are invited to submit written information within 10 days, including pricing details. The Government reserves the right to decide whether to open the solicitation to competition based on these responses, but phone inquiries will not be accepted. The contract references the NAICS code 333412 and is managed by the contracting office under Mark L. Miesse, who serves as the Base Contracting Officer. The office is located at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, but the procurement is specifically for the 121st ARW in Columbus, Ohio. Responses to this notice will not be compensated, and any information submitted will be used solely to determine whether competition will be pursued. The procurement relates to the Department of Defense with an emphasis on timely procurement of these specialty thermal equalizers for the Ohio unit’s operational needs.