Opportunity

The Department of the Air Force, through the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), is pursuing the development, analysis, and demonstration of additive manufacturing capabilities to create advanced hypersonic test facility components and test articles. This initiative aims to establish a validated additive manufacturing capability to support hypersonic ground testing at the HAPCAT facility and other relevant Department of Defense test facilities. Work is classified under NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) and PSC AC13 (National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Experimental Development).

Performance will take place at the HAPCAT facility located in Ronkonkoma, New York, with specific completion dates determined at the task order level. The government intends to award a single sole-source, firm-fixed-price requirements contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, with a total value not to exceed $9,800,000 over a five-year ordering period. Despite the intent for a sole-source award, the agency will consider capability statements, proposals, or quotations submitted by any responsible source by the response deadline of May 16, 2023.

Solicitation number FA910123RB003 was published on May 8, 2023, and last updated on May 15, 2023. Haley Smith serves as the point of contact for this requirement. Although zero attachments are currently listed in the metadata, the description references a draft Performance Work Statement and a synopsis of the proposed contract action as part of the formal documentation.