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Sources Sought: F-16 Transparencies

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FD20202700027Federal

Response Deadline02/16/2027, 05:00:00 PM UTC

Contract Overview

Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.

AI Contract Overview

The United States Air Force is conducting a Sources Sought effort to identify and qualify additional manufacturers for F-16 polycarbonate canopy transparencies across six specific National Stock Numbers. The primary objective is to expand the industrial manufacturing base, as PPG Aerospace is currently the sole qualified source. Interested manufacturers must meet strict Manufacturing Qualification Requirements and Engineering Data List specifications, which include providing a qualification article at their own expense for form, fit, and function evaluation. The government may grant waivers for these requirements based on prior supply history or mirror-image part qualification. The anticipated follow-on acquisition strategy is a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract with an estimated total ceiling of 85 million dollars and a five-year ordering period. This contract is expected to be awarded around September 2027 and will support both USAF and Foreign Military Sales requirements, featuring on-ramping provisions for newly qualified contractors. Technical requirements emphasize strict adherence to MIL-STD-130 and DFARS 211.274 for permanent, machine-readable Unique Identification marking. Access to technical data requires a DD 2345 or JCP printout, and foreign parties must be cleared through the Foreign Disclosure Office.

General Info

USAF seeks additional manufacturers for F-16 polycarbonate canopies via a multi-award contract.

Agency

Department Of Defense → FA8212 Afsc Olh Pzaba

NAICS

3364 - Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing

Place of Performance

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NONE

Documents

Engineering Data List - Transparency, Canopy (NSN 1560014622040WF)

specifications

High

Engineering Data Requirements - Canopy Transparency F-16

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High

Item Description - NSN 1560-01-462-2040 (Transparency, Canopy)

specifications

High

Item Description - NSN 1560-01-462-4551 (Transparency, Canopy)

specifications

High

Item Description - NSN 1560-01-497-5078 (Canopy Transparency)

specifications

High

Item Description - NSN 1560-01-497-5956 (Canopy Transparency)

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High

Item Description - NSN 1560-01-497-5959 (Canopy Transparency)

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High

Item Description - NSN 1560-01-497-6599 (Canopy Transparency)

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High

Manufacturing Qualification Requirements - Transparency Canopy (F-16 Aircraft)

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High

AI Contract Breakdown

Uniform Contract Format

Timeline

1 update

PhaseSources Sought

PostedOct 20

Sources Sought

Deadline changedOct 21

Response deadline changed from Feb 16, 2026 to Feb 16, 2027.

Response DeadlineFeb 16

Submission deadline

Response Deadline

02/16/2027, 05:00:00 PM UTCin 4 months

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA8212 Afsc Olh Pzaba

Contacts2 people available

OfficeHILL AFB, UT, 84056, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA8212 Afsc Olh Pzaba

Office AddressHILL AFB, UT, 84056, USA

Contacts

Avery Irwin

Arron Riffle

Full Description

SOURCES SOUGHT

NOTICE: This is not a solicitation but rather a Sources Sought to seek new qualified and responsible manufacturers to produce spare F-16 parts in support of the United States Air Force (USAF). This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) and does not construe as a commitment by the Government.

Subject: F-16 Transparencies, NSN: 1560-01-462-2040, NSN: 1560-01-462-4551, NSN: 1560-01-497-5078, NSN: 1560-01-497-5956, NSN: 1560-01-497-5959, NSN: 1560-01-497-6599

The USAF is seeking out additional manufacturing sources capable of producing F-16 transparencies and interested in becoming qualified to do so. Currently PPG Aerospace is the sole qualified manufacturing source. The Government owns the specifications. New sources interested in becoming qualified must meet the requirements in the MQR and EDL that are attached. The EDL and Engineering Instructions are the same for all 6 NSNs. The Government's objective is to expand the qualified industrial manufacturing base by identifying and qualifiing additional sources.

Anticipated Acquistion Strategy for the Follow-on Contract:

The Government anticipates a follow-on Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with an anticipated award timeframe of September 2027. The effort is planned for a 5-year ordering period supporting both USAF and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirements, with an estimated total ceiling of $85M. The acquistion is anticipated to include on-ramping provisions to allow newly qualified Contractors to be added to the multiple-award vehicle post-award once qualification requirements are satisfied. Keep in mind, this is subject to change...

See the attached attachments attached to this Sources Sought for additional information concerning this Sources Sought.

Requests for technical data must be requested through the points of contact below. Requests must include a copy of your JCP printout or DD 2345. If the POC requesting access is not identified on the DD 2345 or the JCP printout, it will be rejected. The requestor must be identified on the DD 2345 in order to be granted access.

All interested foreign parties shall let the Contracting Officers (CO) know that they are a foreign party so that the COs can clear them access to the drawings through the foreign disclosure office (FDO).