Collins Aerospace Sole Source Items, Follow-On Contract for Consumable and DLR Support

Solicitation Number:

Business Unit

Solicitation Number

Collins Wheel and Brake

SPE4AX26R0027

Collins Aerostructures

SPE4AX26R0028

Collins Atl. Inertial

SPE4AX26R0029

Collins Delavan

SPE4AX26R0030

Collins Ham P&C

SPE4AX26R0031

Collins Ham Props

SPE4AX26R0032

Collins Intertrade

SPE4AX26R0033

Collins Kidde

SPE4AX26R0034

Collins Lighting

SPE4AX26R0035

Collins Rome

SPE4AX26R0036

Collins Rosemount

SPE4AX26R0037

Title:

Large Procurement Sources Sought Notice / RFI for Multiple End Items

This Request for Information (RFI) / Sources Sought Notice is issued as a means of conducting market research, to determine if other companies, besides Collins Aerospace (Collins), are capable of manufacturing the attached list of items and providing strategic long-term contract support for the items listed in the attached workbook.

Workbook Tabs:

Initial SLTCs – Items intended to be awarded with or shortly after the basic contract(s).

All Consumables – Items that may be considered for award over the life of the contract(s).

DLRs – Service managed items that may be considered for award either initially or over the life of the contract(s).

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFOMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLTY VOLUNTARY.

Current Collins Contracts with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation acquire sole source consumable parts and depot-level reparables (DLR) for aircraft and systems supporting worldwide DLA direct (DD) & Customer Direct (DVD) shipments under Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12 and Part 15. Collins’ current contract (SPE4AX18D9402) was issued May 01, 2018, as a 5-year, fixed-price, requirements type contract (RTC) with one five-year option period. The contract is structured as an “Umbrella” with numerous “Subsumable” contracts issued to Collins individual business units. The contract is currently within the third year of the option period.

DLA aims to initially maintain the scope of the subsumable contracts, by issuing separate contracts to each business unit under a Basic Agreement (yet to be negotiated) for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) and FAR 6.302-1. The basic agreement and individual contracts will support DLA-Direct (stock) purchases. Any future performance-based projects may incorporate the basic agreement as a baseline but will be separately solicited and negotiated on an as-needed basis. If any such projects relating to the Collins-DLA relationship are identified, market research will be performed to ensure these subsequent phases are sole source to Collins. Market research techniques will include, but are not limited to, industry feedback, synopses, Requests for information (RFI), technical reviews and information obtained from the applicable Services regarding drawings and technical data rights.

Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received by the synopsis response date will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.



RESPONSES: DLA requires that only non-proprietary information be submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice. DLA shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for the use of any proprietary information submitted.

1. Responses are required no later than August 30, 2026.

2. Respondents shall provide the following company information:

• Company Name / Address
• Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) Code
• Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number
• Point of Contact
• Phone / Fax Number
• Email Address
• Web Page URL
• Size of Business relative to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code (Small Business Size Standard employees or less), and the socio­economic category of your company, if applicable
• United States (U.S.) or Foreign Owned Entity
• Please indicate whether your interest is as a prime contractor or as a subcontractor
   

3. Respondents must address

• Their capability to supply the items listed in the attachment and indicate what prior experience they have on efforts that are similar in nature and scope.
• The date by which they will submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) for approval of an alternate source.
• Willingness to provide up front pricing for the total validity period of the contract(s).

SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION: Responses to this Sources Sought Notice must be readable by Microsoft Office or Adobe software. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall be unclassified and should not exceed 20 pages in length. Please note: Emails containing file types such as .zip, .xlsx, docx, or other macro-enabled extensions, may not be delivered to the intended recipient. All responses and questions under this Sources Sought Notice must be transmitted electronically via e-mail to John Whaley at john.whaley@dla.mil. Prior to the response date, if necessary, potential respondents may request clarifications by email. Significant responses to a potential respondent's request for clarification will be posted to FedBizOpps under this Sources Sought Notice.

This effort has been identified as sole source to Collins Aerospace. Responses to this announcement from other than the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) are required by August 30, 2026 and should identify areas of interest and include evidence of ability to perform. A copy of the letter of interest should be forwarded to the Contracting Officer identified herein and Small Business Administration (SBA) Procurement Center Representative (PCR) (steven.powell@sba.gov). Any alternate source must submit the appropriate data and receive approval by the cognizant Government engineering support activity (ESA). The Government may alter the acquisition strategy if it is in the best interest of the Government.

If your company desires to be reviewed and qualified as an “Approved Source” for the item in the Sources Sought Workbook, submit an application package through the Source Approval Request (SAR) Program as outlined in the attached SAR document.  A SAR package contains all of the technical data needed to demonstrate that the prospective contractor can competently manufacture the product to the same level of quality, or better, than the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).  The onus is on the contractor to document and demonstrate their product is equal to, or better, than the currently approved item, which DLA Aviation is procuring.

If there is an open solicitation for a NSN, to which you want to submit a SAR, please submit the SAR directly to the buyer noted on the solicitation. 

If you are submitting a SAR for a NSN with no open solicitation, please send it to the Competition Advocate SAR Program Office address below:

SAR Program

DLA Aviation

Attn:  DLA AVN-DU (SAR Program Manager)

6090 STRATHMORE ROAD

Richmond, VA 23297-5100

See attached SAR guidelines for additional information.

Contracting Office Address:

6090 STRATHMORE ROAD
Richmond, Virginia 23297-5000
United States

Primary Point of Contact:

John Whaley,

Contracting Officer

john.whaley@dla.mil

Phone: 445-737-4332