C-130 Sanding Booth with Allen Bradley Control System and GVS-RPB Safety Respirator System
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · DLA AVIATION
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
27-30-1600
Notice type
Sources Sought
NAICS
Product service code
3426
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Posted
2026-10-06
Response deadline
Oct 22, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC
Place of performance
Cherry Point, NC
Contracting contact
avnipemarketresearch@dla.mil
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The DLA-Weapons Support Richmond 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 a C-130 Sanding Booth equipped with a fire suppression system, ventilation system, dust collection system, vacuum media removal system, return air system, conditioned make up air system, and connected air shower booth. The sanding booth control system must be of the brand Allen Bradley from Rockwell Automation and the respiratory needs must be from GVS-RPB Safety; No alternatives for these items will be acceptable for this booth system. 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. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested parties should submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by closing date listed here on SAM.GOV. Send responses to AVNIPEMarketResearch@dla.mil with subject line marked as ATTN: 27-30-1600 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's capability to fulfil this requirement. All responses must include notice ID in email header. Place of performance is FLEET READINESS CENTER East (FRCE) Cerry Point,North Carolina. DLA Weapons Support is requesting industry input into the feasibility of the government’s requirements. In your response, please provide: Description of your company’s capabilities, based on the questions below 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. Please identify your company’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. Please identify your company’s manufacturer status: Manufacturer/Non-Manufacturing Source. If non-manufacturing source, please identify the manufacturer. Please identify whether your company will partner with subcontractors to complete this requirement. 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’s requirements. For simplicity, the estimate should be broken out as follows and just needs a total cost for each area: Machine Cost to meet requirements (do not have to line item or provide options packages) Training Tech Data - Manuals and drawings Installation Cost Foundation Work Cost to remove equipment currently in the install location Shipping Draft purchase description is attached. 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.
Contact
Point of contact
Christopher Bara
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Email
avnipemarketresearch@dla.mil
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