B-2 Supply Chain Velocity Initiative

The U.S. Air Force, through AFLCMC/WBK-2 at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, intends to award a sole-source contract to L3Harris Technologies under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) and FAR 6.302-1 for the B-2 Spirit Supply Chain Velocity Initiative. This effort aims to regenerate the aging B-2 bomber’s supply chain by reverse engineering critical components, acquiring government-purpose or unlimited rights to technical data, and establishing a government-controlled “hub-and-spoke” network of qualified sub-tier manufacturers. L3Harris has been identified as the only responsible source due to its unique, existing Special Access Program-cleared infrastructure, fleet-level sustainment experience, and proven ability to manage high-security reverse engineering and technical data acquisition for strategic aircraft systems. The initiative seeks to eliminate single-point failures, counter parts obsolescence, and create a sustainable, government-owned technical data library to enable future competition. Performance will occur at the contractor’s SAP-cleared facility in Coffeyville, Oklahoma, with Government oversight at Tinker AFB, and all newly developed parts must receive airworthiness approval from the U.S. Air Force technical authority. This presolicitation notice, issued under solicitation number FA811026D000X, does not request pricing or formal proposals but serves as a mechanism to confirm the sole-source determination by inviting other capable entities to submit a 10-page capability statement, limited to unclassified information, by June 11, 2026, via the DoD SAFE portal. Submissions must demonstrate compliance with mandatory qualifications including corporate neutrality—prohibiting OEMs or major mission systems providers—and proven experience in prime integrator roles for similarly low-density, aging strategic fleets. The contractor must possess secured facilities with hangar and runway access for on-aircraft integration, and must have successfully established supplier networks and negotiated technical data rights from aerospace contractors. No socioeconomic set-asides apply, foreign participation at the prime level is prohibited, and neither cost estimates nor contract value details are disclosed, as final pricing will only be determined if the award proceeds to L3Harris or an alternative qualified source is validated through this challenge process.