Hewlett Packard Multi Jet Fusion 3D Printer Materials

The US Air Force is proposing a sole-source award for the purchase of consumable 3D printing materials for a Hewlett Packard 5600 Multi Jet Fusion 3D Printer. The materials are exclusively sold by Firestorm Labs for the integration and field support of the HP printer and associated technology in a tool-suite called xCell. Firestorm Labs is the only authorized integrator and support provider for the HP components. The Government has determined that other companies' products do not meet or cannot be modified to meet the Government's needs. * The required materials are for a Hewlett Packard 5600 Multi Jet Fusion 3D Printer. * The materials are exclusively sold by Firestorm Labs for the integration and field support of the HP printer and associated technology in a tool-suite called xCell. * Firestorm Labs is the only authorized integrator and support provider for the HP components. * The Government has determined that other companies' products do not meet or cannot be modified to meet the Government's needs. * Procurement of OEM Hewlett Packard materials by a third party other than Firestorm Labs will void applicable Hewlett Packard warranties, compromise validated system performance, introduce configuration control risk and increase program risk to AFRL/RF.