# Intent to Sole Source - 36 MXS Double Flare Machine

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa524025qm116

- Solicitation number: FA524025QM116
- Notice type: Special notice (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Closed. Deadline was March 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of the Air Force
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Contracting office: Department of the Air Force (n-DEPTOFTHEAIRFORCE)
- NAICS: 332996 Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 3441 Bending and Forming Machines
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Guam
- County: Guam (FIPS 66010). https://abierto.us/counties/guam-gu-66010
- First posted: March 23, 2025
- Last posted: June 12, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/fd3cb903fcbb4da88a959655980cc572/view

## Description

The 36th Contracting Office, Andersen AFB Guam, intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed Price contract to PHI for a double flare machine, this flare machine needs to be pneumatic or hydraulic, Include Double Lap Flaring between 1/8in and 1/2in, Single Flares between 1/8in and 3/4in, and a Beading Capacity range of 3/16in to 1/2in. This Flare Machine must utilize standard tooling compliant with with Military Standard and SAE specifications.

This machine must adhere to dimensional requirements of 28in x 18.5in x 49in; additionally, this machine should produce single, double, and upset beading on aluminum, steel, CRES, and titanium. This requirement has an estimated value of $142,747.00 which includes shipping to Guam. PHI is the manufacturer of the Double Flare Machine and is the only vendor capable of providing the required product. Market research has shown that nothing else in the open market is able to emulate the products offered by PHI. This contract will have a delivery period of 36 weeks.

**PHI Address:** 14955 Salt Lake AVE City Of Industry, California 91746-3133, United States CAGE:

**29688 NAICS:**

**332996 PSC:** 3441 THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE OFFERS and a solicitation will not be issued. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered. Any response to this notive must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantagous to the Government. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.

If affirmative written response is received, the award will be made without further notice. This Notice of Intent is being posted on June 12th. REPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 27 June by by 3:30 PM Chamorro Standard Time (CHST) to the 36th Contracting Squadron, Andersend AFB and shall be submmitted to A1C Keegan Tunnicliff, email at keegan.tunnicliff@us.af.mil and to Mr. Lee Michael Rosario, email at lee_michael.rosario@us.af.mil. If no offers, comments, or objections are received by the above date, a sole source contract will be issued to PHI under the authority of FAR 6.302-1.

## Publications

- March 23, 2025: Sources sought, due March 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT. Notice c1c4f8cd77be470084fe732796caa6dc. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c1c4f8cd77be470084fe732796caa6dc/view
- June 12, 2025: Special notice, due June 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM EDT. Notice fd3cb903fcbb4da88a959655980cc572. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/fd3cb903fcbb4da88a959655980cc572/view

## Points of contact

- A1C Keegan Tunnicliff, keegan.tunnicliff@us.af.mil, 6713664945
- Lee Michael D. Rosario, lee_michael.rosario@us.af.mil, 6713664257

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