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ExpiredSources SoughtSolicitation FD20302700561

United States Air Force Sources Sought Synopsis for Spares Manufacturing

Buyer
United States Air Force
Place of performance
Tinker AFB, OK 73145 USA
Response deadline
Nov 11, 202612:59 AM ESTDeletes on Nov 24, 2026
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What the buyer needs

AI summary

The United States Air Force seeks potential sources to manufacture spare horizontal stabilizers for the KC-135 platform, identified by part number KC3-10000-1 and NSN 1560-00-969-4277FL. Qualified sources must provide all labor, materials, facilities, and equipment to handle component procurement, manufacturing, inspection, testing, packaging, and shipping, alongside potential supply chain and logistics management tasks. All business types are eligible to participate, including large businesses, small businesses, 8(a) firms, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, HUBZone businesses, and women-owned small businesses under NAICS code 336413. Interested vendors must select the online interest button, submit general business details to [email protected], and transmit Source Approval Request packages electronically via DoD SAFE.

Scope of work

  • New manufacture of designated items
  • Procurement or manufacture of component parts
  • Inspection and testing
  • Preservation and packaging
  • Shipping of serviceable assets
  • Supply chain management and logistics planning
  • Forecasting production requirements and long-lead time parts procurement
  • Diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortage management

Minimum qualifications

  • Must complete a Source Approval Request package as specified in Qualification Requirements to become an approved source
  • Capable of furnishing all labor, materials, facilities, and equipment required to accomplish new manufacture

Documents to include with your response

  • Part I Business Information including Company Name, Address, POC, CAGE Code, Phone, Email, Web Page URL, and UEI
  • Business size and socio-economic category designations under NAICS
  • Statement of domestic or foreign ownership and country of ownership if applicable
  • Source Approval Request package

How to submit

Method
Email and electronic via DoD SAFE
Instructions
Responses to the RFI must be emailed to the 424 SCMS response email. SAR package submissions must be submitted electronically through DoD SAFE.

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 (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, 2024

124,830 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.

  1. 1. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$4.0B
  2. 2. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$2.7B
  3. 3. DEFENSE SYSTEMS AND SOLUTIONS$2.5B
  4. 4. RTX CORPORATION$2.4B
  5. 5. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.$2.2B

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.