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JBSA VE Pressure Vessel Inspection Service

Issued by DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE · AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND · JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO · FA3016 502 CONS CL · via SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities

Published
15 Sept 2026
Closes
25 Sept 2026, 17:00 UTC
Reference
FA301626Q0146
Location
TX, United States
Sector
Construction & Infrastructure

Details

DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE · AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND · JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO · FA3016 502 CONS CL is soliciting JBSA VE Pressure Vessel Inspection Service. Solicitation number FA301626Q0146. Classified under NAICS 238220 — Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors. Product/service code J041 — MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- REFRIGERATION, AIR CONDITIONING, AND AIR CIRCULATING EQUIPMENT. Place of performance: TX, USA. Responses are due by 25 September 2026 17:00 UTC. Posted on SAM.gov, the US federal contract opportunities system; registration is required to bid.

The contractor shall perform thirty-eight (38) National Board Inspection Code (NBIC) VE inspections on unfired pressure vessels throughout Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA), TX. The contractor shall provide all labor, services, materials and transportation required to perform VE inspections on pressure vessels across the locations listed below. The goal of this effort is to comply with AFI 32-1068, Heating Systems and Unfired Pressure Vessels and with the Association of American Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code which state that unfired pressure vessel inspections (Type VE) will be performed every three years.

Locations: Multiple building across Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA), Texas as indicated below.

1. JBSA - Lackland AFB

2. JBSA - Ft. Sam Houston

3. JBSA - Randolph AFB

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with RFO part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number FA301626Q0146 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) for a commercial VE Pressure Vessel Inspection Service for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

Context for bidders

We hold 20 notices from DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE · AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND · JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO · FA3016 502 CONS CL, going back to August 202612 of them still open. They buy mostly in Construction & Infrastructure, Manufacturing & Supply and electronics-semiconductors. There are 592 open Construction & Infrastructure tenders in United States. This one closes in 10 days.

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