C-17 PSE - Adapter, Ground Handling Equipment

*100% Small Business Set Aside* The C-17 Program Management Office has a requirement that is for a firm-fixed price contract for NSN: 1730-01-307-3012, Adapter, Ground Handling Equipment, P/N 17G130044-1, which includes one First Article, one First Article Test Plan, and one First Article Test Report. The C-17 nose landing gear (NLG) includes a single forward - sloping shock strut and dual tires/wheels mounted on a common axle beam. Two (2) A/C landing gear jacks have been provided for jacking the NLG for tire/wheel removal. The (Rhino) jack, P/N 5923 (SERD 130003) is used for a two (2) flat tire situation and the jack, P/N 65J1591 (SERD 130021), is used for worn tire and one flat tire situations. A LG tire/wheel lift truck, P/N 17G130001-1 (SERD 130002), is used for tire/wheel R/R for the two (2) flat tire situation. The lift truck is also used for main landing gear tire/wheel R/R. The lift truck cannot be used with the jack (SERD 130021) due to a lack of clearance for the truck frame between the jack and the tire/wheel. The lift truck requires 4.32" of clearance, but only 1 is available. Sliding the tire/wheel outboard on the axle will provide an additional 1" of clearance between the jack and tire, for insertion of the lift truck. If the tire/wheel is slid further out the wheel bearing will lose contact with the axle, causing the wheel to drop down and become misaligned on the axle. A means is required to permit sliding the tire/wheel outboard a minimum of 4 without the wheel misaligning, to provide clearance for the lift truck frame (SERD 130002). The means is required at the organizational and depot levels of maintenance. The means must mate with the internal threads (3.400-8UNJ-3B) on the NLG axle and have the same outer diameter (4.25") as the axle. A smooth transition from the axle to the means must be provided. Delivery is FOB Destination with shipments in the continental United States. This requirement will be solicited as a Total Small Business Set Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. The Government will utilize the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Excluded Parties List System (EPLS), and other Government databases to determine contractor status before evaluating proposals. Proposals will be evaluated based on the criteria stated in the RFQ. All data for this weapon system is considered EXPORT CONTROLLED.