- Country: USA
- Summary: USAFA Low Load and 500lb Force Balances
- UST Ref No: 118453042
- Deadline: 02 May 2025
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: Government
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: F4BWY05079A002
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Notice of Intent to Single Source
The USAF Academy 10th Contracting Squadron intends to solicit and award a Purchase Order, in accordance with FAR Subpart 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items, to AERO RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS, INC, Corona, California, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, One responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, and the small business size standard is 1,000 people.
The USAFA anticipates award of a Purchase Order on a sole source basis to AERO RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS, INC for load and force balances that will be used in wind tunnel testing. Aero Research Instruments offers commercial balances that have been customized to meet unique specifications of our wind tunnel testing parameters.
The US Air Force Academy, Dean of Faculty Department of Aeronautics (DFAN) has a new requirement to obtain aerodynamic force and moment data in the Trisonic Wind Tunnel (TWT). The TWT is a blown-down tunnel capable of operating from Mach 0.3 to 4.5 with dynamic pressures as high as 35 psi in the test section which contains the force balance as an integral piece of measurement equipment. The DFAN Aeronautics Laboratory requests the purchase of two force balances whose requirements are listed below. There is only one know vendor that is able to manufacture this piece of equipment.
At a minimum, the 500lb force balance system must:
• Serve as a form, fit, and function replacement for the existing balance
• Have a cylindrical diameter of 0.75”
• Distance between normal force elements of 3.000”
• Distance between side force elements of 2.500”
• Be able to measure total normal force of 500 lbs
• Be able to measure total side force of 500 lbs
• Be able to measure total axial force of 50 lbs
• Be able to measur... - Documents:
DFAN-FY25-Low-Load-and-500lb-Force-Balance-Single.pdf
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The DEPT OF DEFENSE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE, a Government sector organization in USA, has announced a new tender for USAFA Low Load and 500lb Force Balances. This tender is published on USARFP under UST Ref No: 118453042 and is categorized as a Tender. Interested and eligible suppliers are invited to participate by reviewing the tender documents and submitting their bids before the deadline on 2025-05-02.
The estimated tender value is Refer Document, and full details, including technical specifications and submission requirements, are provided in the official tender documents. Ensure all submissions meet the criteria outlined to be considered for evaluation.
