Definitive Contract SPRTA125C0117
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- The U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center awarded Thomas Instrument, Incorporated a $21,417 firm fixed-price delivery order for the remanufacture of KC-135 gearbox assemblies. This contract, issued on June 17, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of January 3, 2026, represents work to be performed at the contractor's facility in Brookshire, Texas. The award was made without a set-aside designation, indicating the contract was competed in an unrestricted procurement environment. Thomas...
- Thomas Instrument, Incorporated of Brookshire, Texas has been awarded a $8,112.04 firm fixed price delivery order for the remanufacture of KC-135 flap drive angle gearbox assemblies. The Air Force Sustainment Center of the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command issued the award with a completion date of May 22, 2023. No set-aside designation was used for this solicitation. Thomas Instrument will provide remanufactured gearbox assemblies in support of the KC-135 Stratotanker, a large...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center awarded a $25,496 firm fixed price delivery order contract to Thomas Instrument, Incorporated for the remanufacture of KC-135 gearbox assemblies. As the incumbent provider of precision machined components and complex fabrications to the Department of Defense, Thomas Instrument will deliver the requested gearbox assembly remanufacturing services in Brookshire, Texas by July 2023. No set-aside designation was applied...
- The U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center has awarded a firm-fixed-price delivery order contract to Thomas Instrument, Incorporated, a manufacturing firm based in Brookshire, Texas, to remanufacture the KC-135 Stratotanker's flap gearbox assembly. The contract, valued at $218,610.00, has an ultimate completion date of October 19, 2024. Thomas Instrument provides a range of precision-engineered parts and sustainment services to support various military aircraft platforms, including the KC-135, C-5...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center awarded a $724,898.72 firm fixed price definitive contract to Thomas Instrument, Incorporated for the manufacture of a gearbox assembly for the KC-135 aircraft. The pre-solicitation notice sought the manufacture of 45 gearbox assemblies over a three-year ordering period through a requirements contract, with no set-aside designation specified. Thomas Instrument will deliver the gearbox assembly, identified as National...
- This contract was awarded by the Air Force Sustainment Center, a unit of the U.S. Air Force, to Thomas Instrument, Incorporated, a manufacturer of precision-engineered components for military aircraft. The contract, valued at $40,080.00, is for the remanufacture of KC-135 Stratotanker gearbox assemblies. It is a firm fixed price delivery order contract with a completion date of September 26, 2022. Thomas Instrument is a veteran-owned small business that has received numerous prime contracts...
- This federal contract award to Thomas Instrument, Incorporated, doing business as Thomas Instrument, is for the remanufacture of KC-135 Stratotanker flap drive angle gearbox assemblies. The $28,392.14 firm fixed-price delivery order was awarded by the Air Force Sustainment Center, a component of the U.S. Air Force. Thomas Instrument is an engineering and manufacturing firm based in Brookshire, Texas that specializes in the production of precision-machined components and complex fabrications...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center awarded a $169,184 firm-fixed-price contract to Thomas Instrument, Incorporated, a small business manufacturer, for the remanufacture of a KC-135 Stratotanker gearbox assembly. This contract is a definitive contract, with a completion date of August 31, 2018. Thomas Instrument has previously received prime and subcontract awards from Department of Defense agencies and major defense contractors to provide aircraft...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center awarded Thomas Instrument, Incorporated a $12,054 firm fixed price delivery order to remanufacture KC-135 gearbox assemblies. Performance will occur in Brookshire, Texas with a completion date of June 17, 2021. The award was made on February 18, 2021 under an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract vehicle without a set-aside designation. As the prime contractor, Thomas Instrument will provide...
- This is a firm-fixed-price delivery order awarded by the Air Force Sustainment Center, a defense agency, to Thomas Instrument, Incorporated, a for-profit manufacturing company based in Brookshire, Texas. The $7,596 contract is for the remanufacture of KC-135 Stratotanker gearbox assemblies, with a period of performance through January 3, 2026. Thomas Instrument is an experienced supplier of aerospace components, holding multiple significant indefinite delivery vehicle (IDV) contracts with...
The Air Force Sustainment Center has awarded a $1.19 million definitive firm fixed-price contract to Thomas Instrument, Incorporated for the production of gearbox assemblies for military aircraft. This small business set-aside contract, with an ultimate completion date of March 2, 2027, supports the procurement of hydraulic motor-driven gearbox units for KC-135 Stratotanker wing flap torque tube systems. The components, measuring 13.34 inches by 9.16 inches and fabricated from stainless steel, aluminum, and bronze, represent critical components for maintaining aircraft operational readiness. Thomas Instrument, based in Brookshire, Texas, is a precision-machined aerospace and defense manufacturing specialist registered in SAM.gov since 2002 with extensive experience supplying the Department of Defense across multiple platforms including the KC-135, C-5 Galaxy, B-52 and B-1 bombers, and F-15 fighter jets. Thomas Instrument's selection follows a competitive procurement process that originated as a pre-solicitation notice posted by the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation in January 2025, with responses due by March 2025 and anticipated delivery by February 2026. The contractor's established capabilities in gearbox assembly production and aircraft component remanufacturing, demonstrated through multiple substantial Indefinite Delivery Vehicle contracts with defense agencies, positioned the company effectively to meet the Air Force Sustainment Center's requirements for this critical KC-135 sustainment component. The small business set-aside designation reflects the government's commitment to supporting qualified small defense contractors while maintaining supply chain security for legacy military aircraft systems.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Aircraft Gearbox Assembly | SPRTA1-25-R-0104 | Defense Logistics Agency Aviation | Pre-Solicitation 1/3 | 1/16/25, 10:34 AM | |
Aircraft Gearbox Assembly | SPRTA1-25-R-0104 | Defense Logistics Agency Aviation | Solicitation 2/3 | 1/31/25, 12:09 PM | |
Aircraft Gearbox Assembly | SPRTA1-25-C-0117 | Defense Logistics Agency Aviation | Award Notice 3/3 | 9/17/25, 2:33 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $1.2m | 9/17/25 |