What the government is buying
Department of the Air Force (FA3016 502 Cons Cl) has posted a sources sought notice on SAM.gov for 737 TRG M4 Weapon Trainers under solicitation number FA301627Q7008. Responses are due November 13, 2026, 4:00 PM CST.
From the notice: The contractor shall manufacture and deliver 2,000 M4-style, ATF-exempt, non-weapon trainer weapons to support the 737TRG Basic Military Training (BMT) at JBSA-Lackland. All items shall be delivered fully assembled, serialized, compliant with ATF non-���rearm classi���cation, and designed for high-throughput trainee handling.
| Title | 737 TRG M4 Weapon Trainers |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Air Force |
| Office | FA3016 502 Cons Cl |
| Solicitation number | FA301627Q7008 |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | None stated in the notice |
| NAICS | 332994 (Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing) |
| PSC | 6930 (Federal Supply Group 69: Training Aids and Devices) |
| Place of performance | 78236 |
| Response due | November 13, 2026, 4:00 PM CST |
| Point of contact | Ariana Trevino, Ariana.Trevino@us.af.mil |
| SAM.gov notice | https://sam.gov/opp/f35505f1df5e4294a847b4325f24dbe9/view |
This page summarizes the public notice only. The complete solicitation, amendments, and attachments are posted on SAM.gov, and offerors should price from the full package.
How Wexmar would machine this
Based on the notice title and classification, Wexmar would plan this work around turning, horizontal milling, or Swiss turning depending on the geometry on the drawing, with the process set so critical features are cut in the fewest setups. Every lot is inspected against the drawing on Brown & Sharpe CMMs.
Equipment on the floor
- Turning: 10 Mazak and Doosan CNC lathes with live tooling
- Horizontal milling: 6 Mazak horizontal machining centers, 3- and 4-axis, with pallet changers
- Swiss: 4 Maier Swiss-type lathes, bar capacity to 32 mm
- Grinding: centerless and surface grinding
- Inspection: 2 Brown & Sharpe coordinate measuring machines
Materials
Material is set by the drawing. Wexmar machines carbon and alloy steels, stainless steels including precipitation-hardening grades, Inconel, Monel, Hastelloy, aluminum, brass, bronze, titanium, and engineering plastics, and buys bar and plate with mill certifications. Where DFARS 252.225-7009 applies, specialty metals are sourced from qualifying melt sources and the certifications travel with the parts.
Finishing and heat treatment
If the drawing calls for plating, anodizing, passivation, or heat treatment, Wexmar manages those steps through qualified outside processors and includes their certifications in the lot paperwork.
Documentation and registration
- First article inspection reports and CMM dimensional reports
- Material certifications traceable to heat lot, and certificates of conformance
- DFARS 252.225-7009 specialty metals sourcing
- ISO 9001-aligned quality system
- SAM.gov active, CAGE 16AD7, small business, woman-owned small business (WOSB)
Working with a prime or distributor
If your company is responding to FA301627Q7008, Wexmar can price the machined content against the drawing revision and quantities in the notice, quote first article and production lots as separate lines when the notice separates them, and ship to you or directly to the government destination.
Send us the files
We can build this. Send us the files. Primes, integrators, and buyers: send the drawing package and quantity and Wexmar will quote it as your subcontractor or direct supplier. Upload a PDF or STEP for an instant estimate, email ron@backwell.com, or call (315) 400-2654.
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