Overhaul of KC-135 and E-3 Horizontal Stabilizer Trim Actuator, NSN 1680-01-497-3293RK, 1680-01-005-8163RK

The contract solicitation FA8118-26-R-0007 seeks proposals for the overhaul of two critical military aviation components: the KC-135 Horizontal Stabilizer Trim Actuator (NSN 1680-01-497-3293RK) and the E-3 Horizontal Stabilizer Trim Actuator Assembly (NSN 1680-01-005-8163RK). Work includes complete inspection, disassembly, repair, reassembly, testing, and final acceptance of these units to meet strict technical and performance standards, with all overhaul activities to be performed at the contractor’s facility under F.O.B. Origin terms, transferring title and risk of loss upon shipment from the contractor’s site. The acquisition is structured as a five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with specified minimum and maximum quantities—20 to 300 units annually for the KC-135 actuator and 2 to 9 units annually for the E-3 actuator—with additional line items for check and test services and no-fault-found reporting. The contract is a price-only, Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) procurement, where technical acceptability is a pass/fail criterion and award will be made to the offeror with the lowest evaluated price that fully complies with all solicitation requirements. Pricing must be firm fixed price, and while unit prices are not disclosed, contractors must submit complete, realistic, and balanced pricing without unbalanced cost structures. All delivered items must conform to rigorous military packaging, preservation, and marking standards, including MIL-STD-2073-1 for packaging, MIL-STD-129 for shipping labels, and MIL-STD-130 for permanent identification with the contractor’s CAGE code and overhaul date. Packaging must use debarked, heat-treated wood compliant with ISPM No. 15. Acceptance is governed by FAR and DFARS quality surveillance provisions, with final inspection and acceptance occurring at destination via Wide Area Workflow (WAWF), requiring electronic submission of combined invoices and receiving reports via EDI, SFTP, or web input. Contractors must maintain NIST-traceable calibration records for special test equipment, provide full compliance with technical orders, and support government quality assurance efforts. The contract includes clauses for stop-work orders, termination for convenience, and option extensions, and imposes strict cybersecurity, export control, and