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Flare Tube and Tube Bending Machines Request Luke AFB

Issued by DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE · AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND · FA4887 56 CONS CC · via SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities

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Published
8 Sept 2026
Closes
11 Sept 2026, 20:00 UTC
Reference
FA488726Q0061
Location
AZ, United States
Sector
Manufacturing & Supply

Details

DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE · AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND · FA4887 56 CONS CC is soliciting Flare Tube and Tube Bending Machines Request Luke AFB. Solicitation number FA488726Q0061. Classified under NAICS 333517 — Machine Tool Manufacturing. Product/service code 3441 — BENDING AND FORMING MACHINES. Place of performance: AZ, USA. Responses are due by 11 September 2026 20:00 UTC. Posted on SAM.gov, the US federal contract opportunities system; registration is required to bid.

REPOSTING DUE TO NO OFFERS FROM CERTIFIED HUBZONE BUISNESSES. This requirement covers two separate industrial metalworking machines for the Luke AFB Aircraft Structural Maintenance flight to support F-35 hydraulic line fabrication. It includes a pneumatic flaring machine for generating 37-degree double flares on tube ends, and a fully electric, CNC tube bender operating on the Bend Pro G2 Control System to form high-pressure tubing to precise angles. Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs.

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