Small Business and Socioeconomic Participation Opportunities

Small, disadvantaged, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone, and women-owned small business firms are invited to position themselves as potential subcontractors to support the production of CH-47 cooler assemblies, aligning with the prime contractor’s small business subcontracting goals. This opportunity is tied to NAICS code 336412, which covers aircraft manufacturing, and the work will be performed in Coffeyville, Oklahoma, with a zip code of 73145. The solicitation is open for responses until May 1, 2026, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time, and the contracting activity is managed by the Department of Defense through the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Huntsville. While no formal set-aside designation is specified, the intent is to foster participation from eligible small business categories to meet federal subcontracting objectives in defense production. Interested parties should review the opportunity through the provided SAM.gov link and prepare to demonstrate their capacity to fulfill subcontracting requirements under the prime contract.