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The U.S. Air Force, through AFLCMC/LPSID at Tinker Air Force Base, is conducting market research to identify qualified vendors for a potential ten-year contract to support propulsion test cell requirements for F100, F110, J85, and T56 engines. The opportunity is targeted at companies with NAICS codes 336412 and 336413, capable of delivering engine test cell systems including control cabs, data acquisition systems, thrust stands, fuel and oil preservation systems, mechanical and calibration kits, and all associated support equipment. Vendors must be approved by the U.S. Air Force for engine test cell production and maintain Top Secret clearance eligibility. The contract, if issued, will be structured as a base five-year term with two optional extensions totaling ten years and will require full lifecycle support: installation, maintenance, modification, design consultation, site surveys, and environmental protection systems. Additionally, vendors must provide twelve-month engine storage and preservation, repair and modification services, demonstration and familiarization training, test cell enclosures, and a robust maintenance service agreement offering remote and portal-based technical support. Responses must include company identification details such as name, CAGE code, DUNS number, and active SAM registration, along with comprehensive documentation of capabilities for each specified equipment and service item. A key contractual condition is that repeated operational and administrative occurrences—specifically four instances within a year—will trigger a negotiated contract line item. All submissions, which are strictly voluntary and will not be compensated, must be sent to Sarah Thigpen at sarah.thigpen@us.af.mil no later than 12:00 p.m. CST on August 24, 2026. Participation in this sources sought does not guarantee a solicitation will be issued, nor does failure to respond preclude future bid eligibility. The proposed place of performance is in Houston, Texas, and no small business set-aside is planned. This notice serves only as a market research tool to inform potential procurement and is not a solicitation.
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Houston, TX, USASet-Aside
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This is only a source sought. This is not a solicitation, nor does it guarantee a solicitation will be issued. Requests for solicitations will not receive any response. Any information submitted to this source sought is strictly voluntary. The government will neither award a contract solely based on this notice, nor pay for any information that may be submitted by respondents to this Sources Sought. This Notice is a request by the Government to collect information from companies for the purpose of Market Research. Not providing a response to this Sources Sought will not prohibit/exclude your company from participating in any future solicitations/requests for proposals.
AFLCMC/LPSID, Tinker AFB, is considering issuing a solicitation in January 2027 for the propulsion test cell requirements in support of F100, F110, J85, & T56 engines. Sources being sought are restricted to NAICS code 336412/336413 PCS/FSC code J028/2840. Sources being sought are not restricted to small business.
The US Air Force is potentially seeking to award a 10-year contract structured as one, five-year Basic with one three-year option, and one, two-year option to a source capable of producing. Vendor must be USAF approved vendor for engine test cells. Proof they can produce engine test cells to include support equipment installation, maintenance services, modification and design, consultation, and site survey as outlined in the attached Draft Performance Work Statement.
*Sources must be Top Secret qualified or be capable of getting Top Secret qualified
If your company is interested and you believe you are qualified, please provide the following:
- a) Company name. b) Cage code. c) DUNS number. d) Active SAM registration
- Engine test stand support equipment: F100 (2 per year), F110 (2 Per year), J85 (1 per year), and T56 (1 per year) Engine test stand support equipment including:
- Control cab
- ADAQ
- Thrust stand
- Fuel system
- Oil preservation
- Mechanical kit
- Calibration kit
- Remaining test stand equipment
- Engine Adaptor Kit
- 12 Month storage and Preservation services per test cell
- Installation of New Test Cell Support Equipment
- Support travel
- Maintenance Service Agreement (MSA) including:
- Data acquisition system inspection and support
- Remote phone & web portal support
- Engine test cell repair and modification
- Demonstration and Familiarization Services
- Environmental Protection Kit
- Test Cell Enclosure Kit
- O&A parameters: If the same O&A occurrence happens 4 times within a 1-year range of each other, then it will become a negotiated CLIN
- Data
Questions and responses concerning this sources sought must be received no later than 12:00 p.m. CST on 24 August 2026 at Tinker AFB, by email to Ms. Sarah Thigpen at the following e-mail addresses – sarah.thigpen@us.af.mil.
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