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DUCT, BLEED AIR / NSN 1560-00-780-5715 / C5 AIRCRAFT
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The government intends to award an indefinite quantity contract for DUCT, BLEED AIR, NSN 1560-00-780-5715, with a five-year base period and an estimated annual quantity of 40 units. The item is critical to aircraft operations but not classified as a Critical Safety Item, and export control regulations apply. Production will be delivered FOB Destination with inspection and acceptance taking place at the origin. The contract will be awarded using sole-source or limited-source procedures under FAR 6.302, with Lockheed Martin as the source-controlled OEM and two approved alternate suppliers, Arrowhead Products and Senior Operations. No other sources are currently approved, and new vendors must submit a Source Approval Request to be considered. The government does not possess full technical data for this part and will not use commercial item acquisition policies, though vendors may still propose commercial item alternatives within 15 days. A reverse auction may be employed during procurement, and offerors are urged to familiarize themselves with the Procurex system. All contractors must be registered in SAM.gov to be eligible for award, and selection will consider price, past performance, and other evaluation criteria. The solicitation is scheduled for release on June 11, 2026, with responses due by July 13, 2026, and will be accessible exclusively via DIBBS in PDF format.
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An Unrestricted solicitation will be issued to establish an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) for NSN 1560-00-780-5715, a DUCT, BLEED AIR. The award will be for a 5-year base period. The Estimated Annual Quantity (EAQ) is 40 EACH. Production units will be FOB: Destination; Inspection /Acceptance: Origin. Item is critical but not deemed a Critical Safety Item. Export Control applies. Surge does not apply.
The proposed contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one or a limited number of sources under the authority of FAR 6.302. The Source Controlled OEM is Lockheed Martin (CAGE 98897) p/n 4A92014. Approved sources are Arrowhead Products (CAGE 70628) and Senior Operations (CAGE 98769). DLA Aviation does NOT possess complete technical data on this part.
There are no other approved sources at this time. Any other interested contractor would have to submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) package for approval to be added as a source by the assigned ESA.
Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with 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.
Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies. However, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice.
This solicitation may include Procurement Note L09, Reverse Auction. Since a reverse auction may be conducted, offerors are encouraged to access the Procurex system and review the reverse auction help tutorials at https//dla.procurexinc.com to learn more about how to participate in an auction.
In order to receive an award, regardless of dollar value, contractors must be registered in the System For Award Management (sam.gov). The final contract award decision may be based upon a combination of price, past performance and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. The estimated solicitation issue date is 06/11/2026.
A copy of the solicitation will be available via DIBBS at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ on the issue date cited in the RFP. Choose the RFP you wish to download. RFPs are in portable document format (PDF). To download and view these documents you will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. This software is available free at http://www.adobe.com. A paper copy of this solicitation will not be available to requesters.
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