About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Fleet Readiness Center Southeast is conducting market research to identify potential firms of all sizes for Planned Maintenance Interval events for the United States Navy E-6B Mercury aircraft fleet. The selected contractor will perform concurrent maintenance on up to two aircraft, covering depot- and organizational-level maintenance, strip, prime, and painting, as well as providing necessary facilities, labor, equipment, and on-site engineering support. This sources sought notice is for informational and planning purposes to determine acquisition methods and potential small business set-asides under NAICS code 336411. The anticipated contract type is a firm-fixed-price C-type contract spanning from June 2027 through May 2031, but no formal proposal instructions, deadlines, or budget figures are provided at this time.
Scope of work
- Planned Maintenance Interval depot level maintenance
- Organizational level maintenance
- Strip, prime, and painting
- Concurrent maintenance on up to two aircraft
- Aircraft evaluations and examinations
- Unscheduled repairs and defect corrections
- On-site engineering support services
- Non-destructive testing and calibration management
Minimum qualifications
- Facility located within 25 miles of Naval Air Station Jacksonville
- Airfield runway no less than 8,000 feet long and 150 feet wide capable of 342,000 pounds
- Hangar capable of completely enclosing two E-6B aircraft
- Material storage and staging capacity of 20,000 square feet each
- CMMC Level 2 Self-Assessment certification at time of contract award
- ISO 9001:2026 or AS9100D quality management compliance
- Work force comprised entirely of U.S. citizens
Documents to include with your response
- Program Performance Status Report
- Phase-In Transition Plan
- Conference Minutes
- Transition Phase-Out Plan
- System Authorization Access Request DD Form 2875
- Program Protection Implementation Plan
- Integrated Master Schedule
- Monthly Modifications and Maintenance Plan
- Weight and Balance Report for Aircraft
- Quality Assurance Plan
Key dates
- Anticipated Contract Start
- June 2027
- Anticipated Contract Completion
- May 2031
- Post Award Conference
- within 15 calendar days after contract award
Contract details
- Term
- June 2027 through May 2031
- Place of performance
- Contractor site within 25 miles of Naval Air Station Jacksonville
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- N68520-26-RFPREQ-HJ00000-0432
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Dept of the Navy › Fleet Readiness Center
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Nov 12, 2026, 2:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 28, 2026
- NAICS
- 336411 · Aircraft Manufacturing
- Product/service code
- J015
- Place of performance
- Jacksonville, FL
- Contracting contact
- Courtney Dagenhart
courtney.e.dagenhart.civ@us.navy.mil - Additional contact
- Beverley Rhamdeow
beverley.s.rhamdeow.civ@us.navy.mil
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Aircraft Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Defense, NAICS 336411, performed in FL
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Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 336411, since Oct 1, 2024
27,542 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
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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.