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This Government Contract opportunity from Department Of Defense was posted on June 1, 2026. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

Special Notice to Sole Source Purchase of Supply BLS Gas Flow Controller

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W912HZ26Z1BTTFederal

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory intends to procure a single combustible gas system flow controller for its existing 8-ft x 8-ft Blast Load Simulator through a sole source acquisition to Stumptown Research & Development LLC, the only manufacturer capable of meeting the specific technical requirements. The component must replicate the exact performance and configuration of the current system, including a main valve rack with flow controllers, flame arresters, and driver isolation valves, and a driver valve rack with spring return isolation valves, a venturi evacuation pump, and electric match connections, all controlled by a unified unit featuring an emergency shut-off function. This acquisition falls under FAR Part 13 simplified procedures and is classified under NAICS code 333998 with a small business size standard of 700 employees. No competitive solicitation exists at this time, and this notice serves solely to determine if meaningful alternative offers can justify a competitive process. Responses must be submitted via email in Word, Excel, or PDF format by 3:00 p.m. Central Time on June 5, 2026, and failure to receive viable alternatives will result in awarding the contract exclusively to Stumptown Research & Development LLC. Phone inquiries are not accepted, and the government retains full discretion over whether to proceed as a sole source or open competition.

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USACE ERDC to sole source contract Stumptown R&D for 8x8 Blast Load Simulator gas controller.

NAICS

333998 - All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing

Place of Performance

Vicksburg, MS, 39180, USA

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W2R2 USA Engr R & D Ctr
Contacts2 people available
OfficeVICKSBURG, MS, 39180-6199, USA
Office AddressVICKSBURG, MS, 39180-6199, USA
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL), Structural Mechanics Branch (SMB) intends to award a sole source basis in accordance RFO FAR 13.101(b) to Stumptown Research & Development LLC, 104 Eastside Drive, Suite 110, Black Mountain, NC 28711-8208, as the sole manufacturer and only responsible source that can provide a 8-ft x 8-ft Blast Load Simulator (BLS-8).  This acquisition is being conducted under RFO FAR Part 13, Simplified Procedures for Noncommercial Acquisitions.  


The Structural Mechanics Branch (SMB) of the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) of the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) currently conducts R&D by operating an 8-ft x 8-ft Blast Load Simulator (BLS-8) and an Advanced Blast Simulator (ABLS-12) that are used to evaluate structural targets subjected to shock waves produced by either compressed or combustible gasses.


Items included in this acquisition are:


One (1) combustible Gas System Flow Controller for the BLS-8.  


The Stumptown Research and Development, LLC Compressed Gas Driven Simulator must include: the ability to adhere to the same specifications as the existing combustible BLS Gas System Flow Controller. The components must consist of one main Valve Rack and one Driver Valve Rack.  The main Valve Rack must house the flow controllers, flame arresters, driver isolation valves, and the driver.  The Driver valve rack must house the spring return isolation valves, venturi evacuation pump, and electric match connection.  The gas delivery system must be controlled with a provided Control Unit, which is equipped with an Emergency Shut Off (E-Stop) switch and performs multiple operations simultaneously.


The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 333998 - All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing, with a size standard of 700 employees.  This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes and no solicitation document exists for this requirement.  However, parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit capable quotes, including price, sufficient to determine capability in providing the brand-name supply.  All capability statements received by the closing date of this publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.


This announcement fulfills the synopsis requirements under RFO FAR 5.101(a). USACE ERDC intends to release a solicitation no sooner than thirty (30) days after publishing this synopsis. This Special Notice of Intent (NOI) is not a request for competitive quotes. Meaningful submissions received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. If no meaningful, written submissions are received by the date listed below, which reflects at least fifteen (15) days after the publication of this notice, the solicitation will be issued as a sole source requirement to Stumptown Research and Development, LLC. 


Capability statements shall be submitted only by e-mail as a Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Excel, or Adobe PDF attachment to contact@example.gov and contact@example.gov.  Statements are due by 3:00pm Central Time, Friday, 05 June 2026.  No phone calls will be accepted.

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