Fiber Jetting Equipment and Training

The U.S. Air Force, through the 502D Contracting Squadron at JBSA Lackland AFB, Texas, is conducting voluntary market research to identify potential vendors capable of supplying fiber jetting equipment and associated training services. This solicitation, identified as F2M3U26041AC01, is not a request for proposals or quotations but a sources-sought notice designed to gather industry capabilities to inform future procurements. Respondents must submit completed responses using the provided Sources Sought form by 12:00 PM CST on May 19, 2026, to the designated point of contact, Khalilah Canada-Zerquera, with Thomas Farrell listed as a secondary point of contact. All submissions must be in PDF or Word format and include technical details on equipment compliance with specified performance parameters, including compatibility with the Plummetaz Mini-Jet and Kaeser M82 models. The equipment must include fiber blowers, micro-cable pusher blowers, and a towable diesel air compressor, each with full accessory kits, manuals, lubricants, and replacement parts as outlined in the Salient Characteristics Document. The requirement mandates that the blower systems be supplied by a single manufacturer, while the air compressor may originate from a separate source, and all equipment must carry a minimum one-year warranty from the date of delivery. The solicitation specifies that delivery or performance will occur at DWG, Texas, within the JBSA Lackland complex, and the procurement is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5, meaning only small businesses are eligible to respond. Offerors must certify their small business status and, if applicable, identify any socioeconomic classifications such as HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOSB. The government is not seeking pricing information at this stage, and no contract award will result from this market research. No formal evaluation factors, pricing structures, delivery schedules, or invoice procedures are included, as this document serves solely to assess the industrial base and technical readiness of potential contractors. Packaging, marking, and preservation requirements are minimal, with no reference to MIL-STDs or detailed quality control standards, and no inspections or acceptance criteria are defined. Responses are strictly voluntary and will be used to guide the development of a future solicitation, which may use a lowest price technically acceptable or trade-off approach, though no such method has been confirmed. The Department of Defense agency code FA3016 govern