HOUSING, TRIM TAB / NSN 1680-00-783-6362 / KC135 AIRCRAFT
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The U.S. Department of Defense, through DLA Aviation, intends to award a five-year Indefinite Quantity Contract for the supply of HOUSING, TRIM TAB, identified by NSN 1680-00-783-6362, exclusively to small businesses under a total set-aside. The Estimated Annual Quantity is 40 units, with deliveries made FOB Destination and inspection and acceptance occurring at the origin. Although the item is classified as critical, it is not designated as a Critical Safety Item. The contractor must comply with First Article Testing, Boeing Rights Guard, and Export Control requirements, and surge capacity is not applicable. The procurement will follow FAR 6.302, allowing for sole-source or limited-source negotiations due to the specialized nature of the part, which is defined by BASIC DRAWING #81205 50-3145, Revision H. Technical data is available to qualified vendors through DLA Aviation. All interested small businesses must be registered in SAM.gov to be eligible for award, with the solicitation scheduled for release on August 26, 2026, and responses due by September 28, 2026. The acquisition will not utilize commercial item acquisition policies under Part 12, though vendors may still propose commercial alternatives within 15 days of the notice. The solicitation may include a reverse auction via the Procurex system, and offerors are advised to review auction tutorials in advance. Proposals will be evaluated based on price, past performance, and other factors outlined in the formal solicitation, which will be accessible only via DIBBS in PDF format. No paper copies will be provided. The point of contact for inquiries is Christopher Rose, with technical and contractual support also available through Jeremy Prince.
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A 100% Small Business Set-Aside solicitation will be issued to establish an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) for NSN 1680-00-783-6362, a HOUSING, TRIM TAB. 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. Contractor First Article Testing, Boeing Rights Guard and Export Control apply. 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 NSN is in accordance with BASIC DRAWING # 81205 50-3145, Revision H, DTD 04/23/1987, PPN 50-3145-3. DLA Aviation does possess complete technical data on this part for any interested vendor.
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 08/26/2026 and is when technical data will become available via cFolders on DIBBS.
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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