Tunnel 9 Pitch Upgrade
Updated
Sources Sought from the Department of the Air Force, for work in Silver Spring, Maryland. Due Nov 6, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-6), 3 days left.
| Solicitation number | FA9101T9PU |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Air Force |
| Office | FA9101 Aedc Pkp Procrmnt Br |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing (332912) |
| Product or service code | 4320 |
| Place of performance | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Posted | Nov 2, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 6, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-6) (3 days left) |
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Bid documents (2)
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Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Maryland Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
The Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) Tunnel 9, located in Silver Spring, MD, requires the comprehensive modernization of a high-performance hydraulic motion system. The scope of this Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) requirement includes the design, engineering, procurement, off-site fabrication, pre assembly, on-site demolition, installation, and commissioning of core system components.
All components must comply with ASME B31.1, ASME BPVC VIII, and ISO 4406 standards. Core components include: • Primary control valve (step response time of 55 ms or less) • Main actuating cylinder (working stroke of 120.5” capable of achieving a linear speed of 13 ft/s) • Hydraulic Power Unit (HPU) • Dedicated filtration and cooling "kidney" loop.
Contracting contact
- Maddux Golden · [email protected]
- Erica Anglin · [email protected]
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 332912, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,000 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for fluid power valve and hose fitting manufacturing work, who also hold Air Force contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- S I T Corporation $1.3 million in this trade
- Enterprise Technology Solutions, Inc. $305,500 in this trade
About the buyer
The Department of the Air Force awarded $83.4 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were The Boeing Company, The Boeing Company and Raytheon Company. See what Air Force is buying now.
Who can bid: Small Business set-aside
Total and partial small business set-asides are open to any business under the SBA size standard for the notice's NAICS code.
All open Small Business set-asides.
Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 20 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 332912), 11 posted in the last 7 days; 50% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Defense Logistics Agency, Department of the Navy and Department of the Air Force. Most of the work with a stated place is in Maryland and Virginia. A notice in this trade gives a median of 13 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 4 days.
All open fluid power valve and hose fitting manufacturing contracts
Recent awards in this trade
- General Tool Company $25,182 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 29, 2026
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- ETP Procurement LLC $83,369 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 28, 2026
- Transaero, Inc. $60,276 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 26, 2026
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