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F-16 Horizontal Stabilizer

Federal · Department of Defense · Defense Logistics AgencyDue Thursday, October 8, 2026
Client
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
RFP Number
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Posted
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Category
US Federal
Budget
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NAICS
336413
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Contact
Travis Bodily

Description

AI Generated

The buyer needs an estimated quantity of 24 F-16 Horizontal Stabilizers (NSN 1560-01-619-8981, P/N 16T7461-835) delivered to destination FB2029 between February 28, 2028, and January 28, 2029. All responsible sources may submit capability statements, proposals, or quotations, but the requirement is not expected to be set aside for small businesses. To be eligible for contract award, offerors must meet strict manufacturing qualification requirements or satisfy source qualification waiver criteria. Offerors must be fully qualified by the design control activity before the award date, which includes certifying access to required facilities, possessing a complete data package including drawing 16T7461, proving access to Lockheed Martin Master Tooling, submitting an approved qualification test plan, and providing a pre-contract award qualification article at their own expense. Interested parties may notify the contracting officer of their commercial item capabilities within 15 days of the notice.

Official SAM.gov notice

Solicitation number
SPRHA4-27-R-0028
Agency
Department of Defense
Buying office
Defense Logistics Agency › DLA Aviation at Ogden, UT
Notice type
Sources Sought
Responses due
Oct 9, 2026, 1:59 AM ET
Posted on SAM.gov
Sep 23, 2026
NAICS
336413 · Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
Product/service code
1560
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Contracting contact
Travis Bodily
[email protected]
Read the official notice description

Combined Request for Information and Synopsis This notice is a combined Request for Information and Synopsis. The primary purposes of this notice are as follows: Conduct market research to determine if other sources capable of satisfying the agency’s requirements exist and if commercial items or non-developmental items are available that meet the agency’s requirements. Improve small business access to acquisition information. Enhance competition by identifying contracting and subcontracting opportunities. This announcement is not a Request for Proposal or an Invitation for Bid, nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government does not intend to contract based on this request or otherwise pay for any information solicited herein. Interested parties should contact Travis Bodily at 385-591-0001 or email [email protected] Detailed Information Noun: Horizontal Stabilizer NSN: 1560-01-619-8981 P/N: 16T7461-835 Estimated Quantity: 24 EA Destination: FB2029 Estimated Delivery Schedule: 28 February 2028 - 28 January 2029 Set-aside: It is NOT expected that this requirement will be set-aside for small businesses Statements Based upon market research, the Government is not planning on using policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services. However, interested parties may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. This part required engineering source approval by the design control activity to maintain the quality of the part. Existing unique design capability, engineering skills and manufacturing knowledge by the qualified source(s). The approved source(s) retain data rights, manufacturing knowledge, or technical data that are not economically available to the Government, and the data or knowledge is essential to maintaining the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity’s procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. The qualification procedures must be approved by the Government engineering activity having jurisdiction over the part in the intended application. Award will be made only if the offeror, the product/service, or the manufacturer meets qualification requirements at the time of award in accordance with FAR clause 52.209-1. The solicitation identifies the office where additional information can be obtained concerning qualification requirements are cited in each individual solicitation. One or more of the items under this acquisition is subject to Free Trade Agreements.

Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).

Incumbent

Likely prior awards for this requirement

Likely match

Awarded by the same buying office (SPRHA4) with descriptions matching "horizontal stabilizer" or "horizontal". The notice does not name its current contract, so confirm before relying on it.

Vendor and awardValueEnds
AEROSPACE & COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCSPRHA424C0014 · F-16 STABILIZER, HORIZONTAL$3.7MApr 1, 2027
AEROSPACE & COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCSPRHA422C0013 · HORIZONTAL STABILIZER$304.0KMay 1, 2023

Market context

Awards in the same category (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.

Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 336413, since Oct 1, 2023

183,281 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.

  1. 1. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$4.0B
  2. 2. RTX CORPORATION$3.3B
  3. 3. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.$3.3B
  4. 4. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$3.2B
  5. 5. THE BOEING COMPANY$3.0B

Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.

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