About this opportunity
AI summaryThe 704th Test Group Aerospace Survivability and Safety Office at Wright-Patterson AFB requires an advanced testing capability to replace its legacy Tire Force Machine, which cannot meet current vertical and lateral load profiles. To address this testing gap, the buyer is initiating the Extreme Loads Tire Force Machine prototype project as a high-capacity dynamic test machine bridging high-speed dynamometer force testing and static load presses. The buyer is issuing this opportunity under 10 U.S.C. § 4022 Other Transaction Authority for Prototypes to the AEDC Velocity Alliance Consortium and industry partners via SAM.gov. Requirement documents are marked Distribution D and/or Export Controlled, requiring interested offerors to provide their CAGE code to listed points of contact to verify CMMC Level 2 (Self) and JCP certification before receiving documents via DoD SAFE.
Scope of work
- Project Kickoff Meeting, final project management plan, and integrated master schedule
- Initial Technical Review with baseline system requirements review documentation and risk mitigation register
- Preliminary Design Review including preliminary design plans, 3D CAD models, FEA, and preliminary ICDs
- Critical Design Review, production-ready CAD models, fabrication drawings, approved carriage socket drawings, and long-lead list
- Manufacturing and factory integration including structural frame machining, sensor integration, and Factory Acceptance Test
- Safe transport, delivery, on-site installation, structural anchoring, and facility utility connections inside Building 31, Area B
- Execution of Site Acceptance Testing, calibration test reports, operations/maintenance manuals, initial spare parts, and personnel training
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Technical Capability & Prototype Design Approach | Not specified |
| Appropriate Use of Authority & Participation (10 U.S.C. § 4022(d)) | Not specified |
| Price and ROM Realism | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- Must meet at least one statutory condition under 10 U.S.C. § 4022(d)(1) regarding nontraditional defense contractors, small businesses, or cost-sharing
- Capability to design, model, and manufacture heavy-duty, high-capacity mechanical structural load frames managing multi-axial, high-force dynamics
- Capability to integrate advanced 6-DOF force/moment sensor arrays and high-resolution displacement measurement systems
- Capability to synchronize heavy motion control systems with highly accurate speed regulation under massive drag loads
- Capability to design and machine custom cantilevered carriage mounting socket for JMPD compatibility
- CMMC Level 2 (Self) and JCP certification required for access to requirement documents
- CUI and CMMC compliance controls flow down to all subcontractors, team members, and external partners
Documents to include with your response
- Whitepaper technical response
- Formal statement accepting IP terms and validating Government Purpose Rights
- Firm-fixed-pricing and execution schedule for Base Milestones
- Detailed estimated schedule and Rough Order of Magnitude pricing estimation for Optional Milestones
- Formal acknowledgment of cybersecurity requirements and CMMC compliance controls flowdown
- Documentation verifying compliance with 10 U.S.C. § 4022(d) conditions
Key dates
- Submission Deadline
- 2 December 2026, 4:00PM Central Standard Time (CST)
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via the AEDC Velocity Alliance Consortium Portal or email
- Instructions
- Submitted via the AEDC Velocity Alliance Consortium Portal, or via email to the POCs for non-consortium offerors. Searchable PDF or MS Word format, limited to 15 pages excluding price and ROM appendices.
Contract details
- Place of performance
- Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (Building 31, Area B) and Performer's facility
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- FA9101279ELTFM
- Agency
- Dept of Defense
- Buying office
- Dept of the AIR Force › FA9101 Aedc PKP Procrmnt BR
- Notice type
- Special Notice
- Responses due
- Dec 2, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Nov 2, 2026
- NAICS
- 334519
- Product/service code
- 6635
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Place of performance
- Wright Patterson AFB, OH
- Contracting contact
- Paytonne Szatkowski
paytonne.szatkowski@us.af.mil - Additional contact
- Haley Smith
haley.smith.10@us.af.mil
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.