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NSN 1560-007655173, DUCT COUPLING, WSDC: 05F, AIRCRAFT, STRATOLIFTER C/KC
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DLA Aviation is conducting market research through a Sources Sought Notice, solicitation number SPE4A726R0168_SourcesSought, to identify capable manufacturers or suppliers for the Duct Coupling, NSN 1560-007655173. This item is used for the Stratolifter C/KC aircraft under Weapon System Designator Code 05F and is currently produced by Arrowhead Products Corp (Part Number 714027-1) and The Boeing Company (Part Number 10-2712-4). This notice is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation, a request for an offer, or a commitment by the government to award a contract. Interested parties must submit their responses to Tatjana Klemmer by November 10, 2026, at 10:00pm Eastern Standard Time. Companies seeking to be qualified as an Approved Source must submit a comprehensive application package through the Source Approval Request (SAR) Program. This package must provide the necessary technical data to demonstrate that the contractor can manufacture the product to a quality level equal to or better than the currently approved items. The SAR process may involve rigorous reviews, including potential site surveys and First Article Testing, and the review timeline can exceed 180 days.
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Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to determine if other companies are capable of manufacturing (or legitimately obtaining) the following item: NSN 1560-007655173, DUCT COUPLING. This item is currently manufactured by
- ARROWHEAD PRODUCTS CORP (CAGE 70628) UNDER PART NUMBER 714027-1
- THE BOEING COMPANY (CAGE 81205) UNDER PART NUMBER 10-2712-4
The Weapon System Designator Code is 05F.
This Sources Sought Notice is for informational purposes only. This is not a request for an offer. This does not constitute as 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 strictly voluntary.
Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to manufacture (or legitimately obtain) the above listed supplies are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by NOVEMBER 10, 2026, 10:00pm Eastern Standard Time. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Tatjana Klemmer at contact@example.gov.
Contracting Office Address: 6090 Strathmore Rd., Richmond, VA 23237
If your company desires to be reviewed and qualified as an "Approved Source" for this item, submit an application package through the Source Approval Request (SAR) Program as outlined in the attached JACG SAM HB 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 required item. 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.
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