Remanufacture of B-1B Heat Exchangers

The United States Air Force through Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC), Tinker AFB 73145 is contemplating the Remanufacture of B-1B Heat Exchangers.  The contractor shall provide all labor, facilities, equipment and all material to accomplish remanufacture.  The work encompasses the disassembly cleaning, inspection, maintenance re-assembly, testing, and finishing actions required to return the item to a like-new condition in accordance with the solicitation requirements and all attachments.  A firm fixed price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract is contemplated with a 5 year ordering period.

The requirements set forth in this notice are defined per Purchase Request FD20302502453 as follows:

Written response is required.

LI 0001 -- Min-4, Max-65, BEQ 13 ea./yr. NSN: 1660-01-180-5764RK, P/N UA537569-1.

LI 0002 – Min-4, Max-65, BEQ 13 ea./yr. NSN: 1660-01-194-7780RK, P/N UA537570-1.

LI 0003 – Over and Above (O&A), To Be Negotiated (TBN).

LI 0004 -- Data, Not Separately Price (NSP).

Function: The B-1B Heat Exchangers are used to cool fuel by transferring heat from the jet fuel to the external air by convection.

Dimensions: NSN, 5764RK 13.5000” h x 11.8000” w x 42.7000” l and weighs 105.0000 lbs. 

                    NSN, 7780RK 13.5700” h x 11.8200” w x 42.7600” l and weighs 105.0000 lbs.       

Material: Steel, Aluminum and various materials.

Delivery: Deliver 35 ea. every 30 days after receipt. Early delivery is acceptable.

Ship To:  DLA DISTRIBUTION DEPOT OKLAHOMA

               3301 F AVE CEN REC BLDG 506 DR 22

               TINKER AFB OK 73145-8000

               USA

Duration of Contract Period: 5 Year IDIQ Contract with a 5 Year ordering period.

Qualification Requirements: QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS APPLY.  Interested vendors that have not been previously qualified for this acquisition must submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) package to the Source Development, Small Business Office at 405-739-7243.  As prescribed in FAR 9.202(e), the contracting officer need not delay a proposed award in order to provide a potential offeror with an opportunity to demonstrate its ability to meet the standards specified for qualification. 

Part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part.  Existing unique design capability, engineering skills, and manufacturing knowledge by the qualified source(s) require acquisition of the part from approve sources. 

In order to receive any technical data related to this acquisition during the pre-solicitation phase, offerors must send an email request to the Public Sales Office AFLCMC.LZP.PUBSALES@us.af.mil. Release of any data is subject to applicable data rights. The request shall be on company letterhead and include the applicable solicitation number, the specific data needed (including TO and/or drawing numbers), and a copy of the current, approved DD Form 2345. The form, including instructions for completing the form, is available at: http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/infomgt/forms/forminfo/forminfopage2220.html.

The Government is not responsible for incomplete, misdirected, or untimely requests.**

Some units of items listed in Section B may, upon disassembly and/or inspection, be determined to be beyond repairable limits specified in the Work Specification and/or Technical Orders. Any cost for work performed by the Contractor, prior to determination that such equipment is beyond repairable limits, shall be included in the unit price(s) of the listed item(s). Condemned units will not be counted as production.

Export Control:  N/A

This is a sole-source requirement to Triumph Thermal Systems, Inc. CAGE: 78943.

The RMC is R3/D.

Set-aside: N/A.

The Government intends to issue solicitation on or about 26 October 2026 with a closing response date of 30 November 2026. This notice does not in itself represent the issuance of a formal request for proposal and is not intended to be taken as such.

Based upon market research, the Government will not be using policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services.  However, interested parties 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. 

All questions regarding this notice are to be submitted in writing via E-mail.  All questions submitted to this office are subject to be posted in this notice along with the appropriate response(s).  Vendor identities will not be disclosed.  Prospective offerors must comply with all the requirements of the solicitation and any attachments thereto to be considered responsive.  All offerors are to specify in their response whether they are a large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a) concern, women-owned small business, HUBZone small business, veteran-owned small business or service-disabled veteran-owned small business.  Also offerors must specify whether they are a U.S. or foreign-owned firm.

APPLICABLE TECHNICAL ORDERS

1. 1. APPLICABLE TECHNICAL ORDERS
      
      1. Specific Technical Orders

PART NUMBER                  TO NUMBER            DATE                     TITLE

UA537569-1                       15A4-107-3                15 JULY 2026       Technical Manual

UA537570-1                       15A4-107-3                15 JULY 2026        Technical Manual

1. 1. 1. General Technical Orders

TO NUMBER              DATE                                       TITLE

00-5-1                         19 NOV 2024                           AF TECHNICAL ORDER SYSTEM

00-5-3                         23 APR 2025                           AF TECHNICAL ORDER LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT

00-25-260                   10 MAY 2022                           METHODS AND PROCEDURES MANUAL --

UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION ASSET MARKING AND TRACKING

00-35D-54                  15 FEB 2024                          USAF DEFICIENCY REPORTING,

INVESTIGATION AND RESOLUTION

1. 1. OTHER PUBLICATIONS
      1. Air Force Publications

DOCUMENT NUMBER        DATE                 TITLE

AFI 23-101_AFMCSUP        10 DEC 2021     MATERIAL MANAGEMENT POLICY

AFMAN 23-122_AFMCSUP  25 JUN 2025     MATERIEL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES

1. 1. 1. DoD/GSA/Air Force Forms

FORM NUMBER                                                                              TITLE

AFMC FORM 158                  PACKAGING, HANDLING, STORAGE, AND TRANSPORTATION ACQUISITION AND SUSTAINMENT

                                               PRODUCT SUPPORT INSTRUCTION

DD250                                    MATERIAL INSPECTION AND RECEIVING REPORT

DD254                                    DOD CONTRACT SECURITY CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION

DD1348-1A                            ISSUE RELEASE/RECEIPT DOCUMENT

DD1423                                 CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS LIST (CDRL)

DD1574 DD1574-1                SERVICEABLE TAG – MATERIEL SERVICEABLE LABEL – MATERIEL

DD1577-2                               UNSERVICEABLE (REPAIRABLE) TAG – MATERIEL

DD1577-3                              UNSERVICEABLE (REPAIRABLE) LABEL – MATERIEL

DD1577 DD1577-1                UNSERVICEABLE (CONDEMNED) TAG – MATERIEL UNSERVICEABLE (CONDEMNED) LABEL – MATERIEL

DD1575                                 SUSPENDED TAG – MATERIEL

DD1575-1                              SUSPENDED LABEL – MATERIEL

DD1694                                 REQUEST FOR VARIANCE (RFV)

SF328                                   CERTIFICATE PERTAINING TO FOREIGN INTERESTS

SF364                                   REPORT OF DISCREPANCY

SF368                                   PRODUCT QUALITY DEFICIENCY REPORT (PQDR)

1. 1. 1. Other Government Publications

PUBLICATION NUMBER                                         TITLE

MIL-STD-130                           IDENTIFICATION MARKING OF U.S. MILITARY PROPERTY

NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5.2.0    SECURITY AND PRIVACY CONTROLS FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND ORGANIZATIONS

NIST SP 800-61 Rev. 3        INCIDENT RESPONSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND

NIST SP 800-161 Rev. 1,     CONSIDERATIONS FOR CYBERSECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT

Update 1                               CYBERSECURITY SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT

PRACTICES FOR SYSTEMS AND ORGANIZATIONS

NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 3      PROTECTING CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION IN NONFEDERAL SYSTEMS AND ORGANIZATIONS

1. 1. CONTRACTOR DOCUMENTS

PART NUMBER      DRAWING NUMBER              TITLE AND DATE

N/A                            N/A                                          N/A

OMBUDSMAN (AUG 2005) (An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition).  The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel.  When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to source of the concern.  The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process.  Interested parties are invited to call the Ombudsman at 405-736-3273.  DO NOT CALL THIS NUMBER FOR SOLICITATION REQUESTS.

Electronic procedures will be used for this solicitation. No telephone requests. Only written or emailed requests received directly from the requestor are acceptable.