DLA Aviation has issued a solicitation for R134a refrigerant reclaimers, NSN 4250-01-555-7587. The resulting contract will have one base year and four option years for a total of five. This is a commercial off-the-shelf item. More than one contract may be issued to multiple suppliers if a single supplier is not able to keep up with the demand.
These reclaimers are used in a variety of military vehicles. The dimensions are 24″ x 34″ x 46″ with a description as follows:
FULLY COMPLIANT WITH SAE J-2788 STANDARD, 95 PERCENT RECOVERY EFFICIENCY, START TO FINISH AUTO-SEQUENCE PROGRAMMABILITY, 4 X 20 CHARACTER BACKLIT LCD DISPLAY, BEEPER ALARM TO NOTIFY USER WHEN A/C SERVICE IS COMPLETE, RUST FREE-DENT FREE MOLDED PLASTIC HOUSING
The last company to sell them to the military was Bosch Automotive (Part # 34788NI). It has also been supplied by Service Solutions, Integrated Supply, and SPX Corporation. An alternate part number EEAC325AB is from IDSC Holdings. They were last sold for $3,198 each in quantity of 24. The military expects to buy 775 units over the contract term.
Based on an analysis of past procurement history pricing we estimate the value of this contract at $2.4 Million.
All offers are due by Nov 3, 2023.
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