# Request For Information - Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources (BEAR) Water System Freeze Protection

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa8534bearwater

- Solicitation number: FA8534-BEARWATER
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Closed. Deadline was May 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of the Air Force
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Contracting office: FA8534 AFLCMC Rokc (FA8534)
- NAICS: 332913 Plumbing Fixture Fitting and Trim Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 4520 Space and Water Heating Equipment
- First posted: April 7, 2026
- Last posted: April 8, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8d109d5347e34aca8b71f785512ab456/view

## Description

This Request For Information (RFI) is being utilized to identify sources capable of providing expertise, capabilities, and exprience to meet the requirement of a Water Freeze Protection System as outlined within section 3.3 of the draft Purchase Description attached.

The Government seeks to provide the attached Purchase Description and prospective contractor's capability survey to identify and understand commercial and commercial-off-the-shelf capabilites, concepts, or methodologies to sustain water and wastewater operational flow in frigid temperatures (-25 degrees Fahrenheit and extended protection down to -65 degrees Fahrenheit).

The contract type and acquisition strategy, to include pricing arrangement, quantities, timelines, et al., are considered to be determined and will be shaped in part by the findings found within responses to this notice as well as other sources of potential market solutions.

**PLEASE NOTE:** This notice is NOT a solicitation. Contractors/Institutions responding to this market research are placed on notice that participation in this survey may not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards. This request does not constitute a request for proposal and is for market research purposes only. The Government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this survey.

## Publications

- April 7, 2026: Sources sought, due May 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice df1e1fb27ff446089e7146555ac84ea1. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/df1e1fb27ff446089e7146555ac84ea1/view
- April 8, 2026: Sources sought, due May 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 8d109d5347e34aca8b71f785512ab456. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8d109d5347e34aca8b71f785512ab456/view

## Points of contact

- Dylan Huckeba, dylan.huckeba@us.af.mil
- Shakilrah Walker, shakilrah.walker@us.af.mil

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