PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR OVERHAUL B-1 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ACTUATORS

The United States Air Force, through the Air Force Sustainment Center at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is seeking proposals for a firm-fixed-price, five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to overhaul B-1 electro-mechanical actuators, identified by NSN 1680-01-148-4142RK and part number U53-A. The contract will have a base quantity range of six to fifty units annually, with performance required at a rate of one unit every sixty days, and an additional over-and-above line item available for negotiation beyond the base volume. Contractors must provide all labor, facilities, equipment, and materials necessary to completely disassemble, clean, inspect, maintain, reassemble, test, and finish each actuator to return it to like-new condition. Deliverables must meet strict technical specifications including dimensional and material requirements—5.32 inches long, 2.25 inches wide, 3.42 inches high, weighing four pounds, and composed of steel and aluminum—and only serviceable units count toward production targets; condemned or beyond economical repair units are not accepted. Work must adhere to multiple technical orders, including TO 8C1-27-3-3, and compliance with MIL-STD-130 for unique item identification and barcoding via the DoD IUID Registry, as well as NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 and NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 3 for protecting Controlled Unclassified Information. Documentation must follow DD Form 250 for receiving reports, DD Form 254 for security classification, DD Form 1423 for data requirements, and SF-368 for reporting product quality deficiencies. Proposals must be submitted electronically by the deadline of September 26, 2026, to the contracting officer at [email hidden], with solicitation number FD20302600575 referenced. Offerors are required to disclose their business size and ownership status, including whether they qualify as a small business or under any socioeconomic category such as 8(a), WOSB, HUBZone, or SDVOSB, and must also indicate foreign ownership if applicable, which may trigger additional reporting under SF-328. Source approval for the U53-A part is mandatory, requiring