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FLAMEHOLDER, AFTERBURNER / NSN 2840-01-326-4066 / C-5 AIRCRAFT
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A Firm Fixed Price contract is being solicited as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside for the procurement of 41 units of FLAMEHOLDER, AFTERBURNER (NSN 2840-01-326-4066), a critical item used in the C-5 aircraft. Production units will be shipped FOB Destination, with inspection and acceptance at the origin, and require Contractor First Article Testing. The part is export controlled, designated as a Navy Critical Safety Item, and the solicitation specifies that DLA Aviation does not possess complete technical data for the item. The contract is restricted to a limited number of approved sources, including the OEM RTX Corp. (CAGEs 77445/52661) and four other approved suppliers. Potential new suppliers must submit a Source Approval Request for evaluation. The procurement will not follow the commercial item procedures under FAR Part 12, but interested parties have the opportunity to propose a commercial item solution within 15 days of the notice. All interested businesses must be registered in SAM.gov to be eligible for award. Evaluation criteria include price, past performance, and other factors as detailed in the solicitation. A reverse auction may be conducted, and the solicitation will be available electronically via DIBBS, with a projected issue date of October 8, 2025, and a response deadline of November 10, 2025. For further details or inquiries, contacts are provided at DLA Aviation Richmond, VA.
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Not specifiedSet-Aside
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A 100% Small Business Set-Aside solicitation will be issued to establish a Firm Fixed Price Contract for NSN 2840-01-326-4066, a FLAMEHOLDER, AFTERBURNER. The award will be for a quantity of 41 EACH. Production units will be FOB: Destination; Inspection /Acceptance: Origin. Contractor First Article Testing and Export Control apply. NSN is deemed critical and is also a Navy Critical Safety Item.
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 OEM is RTX Corp. (CAGEs 77445/52661), under p/n 4075497. Approved sources are CF Roark (CAGE 00518), TWIGG Corp. (CAGE 50595), Turbocombustor Tech. (CAGE 64043) and REED Mfg. (CAGE 31YE6).
Any other interested manufacturing contractor will have to submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) package for approval to be added as a source by the assigned ESA. DLA Aviation does not possess complete technical data on this part.
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 10/08/2025.
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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