Department of Defense is Seeking New Manufacturers of Electrical Impact Wrenches

Tools from an M1A1 Abrams tank
Tools from an M1A1 Abrams tank (Photo credit: Paul S. Martinez)

The Department of Defense (DOD) recently posted a solicitation to purchase 1,758 Electrical Impact Wrenches.  This Electrical Impact Wrench NSN 5130-01-363-0964 is the type you plug in to an electrical outlet.  Currently this item is only produced by one company (its sole source) and the Defense Logistics Agency is inviting other U.S. Tool manufacturers to potentially become new suppliers of this item.

Companies interested in becoming a manufacturer of NSN 5130-01-363-0964 needs to submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) package for possible future procurements.  This Electrical Impact Wrench is used to service the Assault Breacher Vehicle and Abrams M-1 Tank.  A few government contracts for this impact wrench have already been awarded in 2019; one contract was for an order of 600 units totaling over 1 Million dollars alone.

This current pre-solicitation for 1,758 Electrical Impact Wrenches NSN 5130-01-363-0964 when issued as an RFP could potentially total over 3 Million dollars at current prices.  US Manufacturers of Hand held power tools, electric drills or any companies interested in expanding their line of power tools might want to look at this one.   Set up a free trial at BidLink.net, put NSN 5130-01-363-0964 in bid search to see details on this solicitation as well as past contract awards for this NSN and any others.

If your company doesn’t manufacture electric impact wrenches take a look at this RFP for Hydraulic Impact Wrenches.

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