Blast Media

Attention: This is a Sources Sought Notice

Kindly examine the enclosed Product Description carefully and respond to this notification by indicating your capabilities.

All questions regarding this Sources Sought Notice should be emailed to contract specialist Lt. Quinn Walsh at quinn.walsh.2@us.af.mil and must be received NLT 03 September 2024.

UPDATE (4 Sep 2024)

Please see the following Questions and Answer's below:

1. Will the bid’s be awarded on the individual media’s or as a complete package?

A: Bid’s will be awarded on the individual media's. However, vendors can bid/win award on multiple media's. For example, a vendor can have multiple media types on an awarded BPA if they successfully bid/win.

2. I don’t see any tonnages or expected usage. Can you let me know where to find this information or maybe you have approximate annual usage form last few years?

A: Here are the total amounts ordered from the previous BPA so far….

Total lbs used

Type I - (None)

Type II – 1,271,800lbs

Type IV – 123,090lbs

Type V – 805,750lbs

Glass – 19,000lbs

Steel – 24,800lbs

Type VII – 171,990lbs

Quickstrip – 68,000lbs

As far as tonnage goes, what I found is that it’s for total tons shipped. Below is the average shipped per media type….

Type I - (None)

Type II – 21,927lbs (11tons)

Type IV – 10,257lbs (5 tons)

Type V – 18,312lbs (9 tons)

Glass – 2,111lbs (1 ton)

Steel – 4,960lbs (2.5 tons)

Type VII – 15,635lbs  (7.8 tons)

Quickstrip – 10,000lbs (5 tons)

3. Will the BPA, be shared with multiple vendors, or will it be exclusive to just one supplier or group?

A: Multiple vendor’s will be awarded a BPA for this requirement. Each vendor who successfully bids will receive a BPA for all types of media they successfully bid on.

4. If multiple suppliers are approved, how will the bidding process work?

A: Except for the media types that are sole source, a maximum of three different vendors will be awarded a BPA for each type of media available. Evaluation will be done by Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). For example, if four different vendor’s bid on a specific type of media, the three vendor’s with the lowest bids will be awarded BPA’s.

5. In what quantity are these purchased?

A: Please see the answer to Question 2 to see figures for the total amount of media ordered on the previous contract and the average amount shipped per media type.

6. How long will the contract last?

A: This will be a five-year BPA.