The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Assisted Acquisition Services Division posted an open solicitation for pricing on two hundred twenty-five (225) Portable Diesel Compressors delivering 125 CFM @ 100 PSI. The resulting contract will be a Task Order, Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for use by U.S. Air Force, a potential five (5) year contract may be awarded.
Solicitation Details:
This is a Full and Open Competition solicitation, NAICS 333912 – 1000 employees. It’s for a commercial “two wheeled towable trailer compressor” powered by a tier 2 type diesel engine capable of running either on Diesel or jet fuel (Jet Propellant 8 – JP-8 fuel certified). The requested compressor type is a “Rotary screw” delivering 125 Standard Cubic Feet per Minute (SCFM) at 100 Pounds per square inch (PSI). The overall size/weight compressor combination is to be no more than 3,000 lbs. including fuel, with a maximum size around 12 ft. long x 6 ft. wide x 5.5 ft. high. The exterior color of the compressor must be Air Force gray. Robins Air Force Base – Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) will be the customer placing orders for these compressors.
The list below shows some manufacturers of air compressors, suppliers and past contract awards we found using BidLink to perform this research. After reviewing the data and a some online list prices we came up with a rough estimate, a potential value of this contract of around 5 Million dollars. The list below is a few manufacturers’ of compressors we found in BidLink. This NSN 4310-01-043-7604 we found had very similar specifications to what the RFQ is asking for.
Compressor Manufacturers
Gardner Denver – Champion brand
Milwaukee, WI
CAGE code: 42280
Sullair, LLC
Michigan City
219-879-5451
CAGE code: 0SP30
Kaeser Compressors
Fredericksburg, VA
CAGE code: 0S8X8
Ingersoll Rand
Davidson, NC
CAGE code: 1QLS8
Quincy Compressor
Bay Minette, AL
251-937-5900
Cage code: 49576
Note: The solicitation references Federal Standard 595 (FED-STD-595) for color, however FED-STD-595 was canceled on February 14, 2017, the superseding specification is SAE-AMS-STD-595.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) associated to this solicitation is 333912 which is defined as “Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing” with a size standard of 1000 employees.
Companies categorized under NAICS 423830 “Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers” may also be interested in this solicitation as well as Federal Supply Class (FSC) 4310 “Compressors and Vacuum Pumps”.
Air Tools – Items used with Air Compressors
The Department of Defense buys a fairly extensive list of Air Tools and uses compressors in many places like hangers, repair shops and paint shops. We found several types of Pneumatic tools that DOD buys in BidLink: Impact wrenches, Paint spray guns, Air blow guns, Tire inflators, Pneumatic chipping hammers, Pneumatic riveting tools, Paving breaking hammers, Pneumatic grease guns, Pneumatic oil guns (4930-01-487-3878), Pneumatic aircraft lifting bags, Pneumatic drills, Pneumatic sanders, Pneumatic grinders, etc. To find NSNs for these kinds of items or to see who’s buying and selling these items set up a trial account at Bidlink.net.
To see the complete solicitation including all salient characteristics, technical requirements and additional documents put the solicitation number “ID0418-00-6-6” in BidLink. The closing date of this solicitation is July 29, 2019.
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