B-52H Component Analysis Sources Sought Synopsis 022326.pdf

B-52H COMPONENT ANALYSIS

See Table 1 LRU listing

Platform: B-52 Weapon System

CAUTION:

This sources sought synopsis is being conducted to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the requirements for the in-depth component analysis of B-52H components listed in Table 1. Contractors/Institutions responding to this market research are placed on notice that participation in this survey may not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards as this sources sought synopsis is for planning purposes and may not result in solicitation or contract. The government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this sources sought synopsis.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Attached in Table 1 are the Line Replaceable Units (LRU) that require an in-depth technical assessment to provide the Government with a way forward to achieving improvements in the form of a set of reports of findings and recommendations.

a. The Government may be able to provide additional technical data upon request.

2. If, after reviewing these LRUs, you desire to participate in the market research, you should provide documentation that supports your company’s capability in meeting these requirements. Failure to provide documentation may result in the government being unable to adequately assess your capabilities. If you lack sufficient experience in a particular area, please provide details explaining how you would overcome the lack of experience/capabilities to perform that portion of the requirement (i.e., teaming, subcontracting, etc.)

a. Identify any areas of work that your organization believes should be broken out exclusively for Small Business.

3. Both large and small businesses are encouraged to participate in this Market Research.

Joint ventures or teaming arrangements are encouraged. All submissions will be reviewed IAW FAR Part 19 procedures.

4. Questions relative to this market survey should be addressed to Jacob Booth, Procuring

Contracting Officer, AFLCMC/WBK, jacob.booth@us.af.mil

PURPOSE/DESCRIPTION:

The Government requires in-depth technical assessments of Line Replaceable Units (LRUs), Table 1, on the B-52H platform to improve supportability, address material availability constraints, and mitigate obsolescence risks. This market research aims to identify potential mailto:jacob.booth@us.af.mil sources capable of providing engineering analysis, failure analysis, testing, and recommendations to ensure the long-term viability of these critical components.

The contractor will develop solutions to address material availability challenges, including Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS) and potential production line impacts, and develop long-term sourcing strategies. They will create data analysis based on the engineering evaluation tasks identified for each LRU. As applicable, the Contractor will address the obsolete components issues/risks and the steps to mitigate these risks for future obsolescence mitigation solutions. The analyses, tests, specific type of equipment to be developed or modified will be provided in a Technical Report-Study. The Technical Report-Study will document the weapon system configuration, present a system overview, summarize findings from the engineering evaluations, and support recommendations for addressing material availability and obsolescence risks for the identified LRUs. These services will define the weapon system configuration, present system overview and a summary to support the recommendation production line shutdowns for the LRUs identified in Table 1 below.

The Contractor shall take a Generator / Constant Speed Drive (CSD), produced to current specifications and current part number configuration, and perform Qualification/Endurance testing on this unit. The goal is to run the Generator / CSD for at least 1,500 hours, with at least 25% of that time being tested in the extreme temperature ranges of the LRU operational specification. After this testing period, the Generator/CSD shall undergo teardown and appropriate analysis of any failure or excessive wear. This unit(s) can be one of the three to be assessed as part of the above task: Failure analysis of failed units. Test plan and test report shall be delivered per DI-MISC-80508B for Government approval

The Government will transfer ownership of a failed unit to Contractor, at no cost to Contractor, for failure analysis and short/long term corrective action recommendations. These assessments shall also provide recommendations to improve the robustness of the existing design and provide recommendations for redesign options. Contractor shall perform the following procedures for the assessments, at a minimum: 1) teardown of the units, 2) measurements of all components, and

3) analysis performed on the component(s) and RCCA of those components and sub-assemblies.

(Include bearing frequencies/vibration at failure and possible assembly frequency signals prior to catastrophic failure in the report.)

Table 1

Item LRU PN NIIN Description Cage Remarks 1 708754A 000792295 Constant Speed Drive

99167 Known USAF usage

2 976J006-10 000041782 Generator, Alternating Current

99167 Westinghouse-LIMA; Known USAF usage

3 907D654-2 007857927 Regulator, Voltage 99167 Westinghouse-LIMA

4 907D653-3 000233661 Panel, Protection, Electrical System

99167 Westinghouse-LIMA

5 907D653-5 012223807 Panel, Protection Electrical System

99167 Westinghouse-LIMA

6 907D666-2 013480298 Transformer, Current 99167 Westinghouse-LIMA

7 907D667-2 013587129 Control Box, Generator Set (transformer)

99167 Westinghouse-LIMA

8 902F074-2 008104729 Circuit Breaker 99167 Westinghouse-LIMA

9 909C441-2 008104729 Transformer, Current 99167 Westinghouse-LIMA

10 776324-1 011680331 Controller, Temperature Zone CTCS

73030

11 782521-1 011680291 Valve, Flow Control 73030

12 783541-1 011678647 Detector, Colling Effect 73030

13 783543-1 011689382 Sector, Zone Temperature 73030

14 784619-2 011680294 Valve, Temperature Control

73030

15 784620-2 011678682 Valve, Modulating-Hot Air 73030

16 784638-2 011680293 Valve, Modulating-Cold Air

73030

17 784639-2 011680292 Valve, Anti-Ice 73030

18 785760-3 N/A Housing and Valve, Fan Inlet

73030

19 785770-3 N/A Heat Exchanger and Header Assy

73030

20 785800-1 N/A Air Cycle Machine (ACM)

CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY SURVEY

LRU analysis

Part I. Business Information

Please provide the following business information for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners:

• Company/Institute Name:

• Address:

• Point of Contact:

• CAGE Code:

• Phone Number:

• E-mail Address:

• Web Page URL:

• Size of business pursuant to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code:

336413 - Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing Based on the above NAICS Code, state whether your company is:

• Small Business (Yes / No)

• Woman Owned Small Business (Yes / No)

• Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes / No)

• 8(a) Certified (Yes / No)

• HUBZone Certified (Yes / No)

• Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes / No)

• Service Disabled Veteran Small Business (Yes / No)

• Central Contractor Registration (CCR). (Yes / No)

• System for Award Management (SAM) (Yes / No)

• A statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership).

Is your company interested in possible subcontracting opportunities? If so, please describe in detail what part or parts of this requirement that your company is capable of or interested in performing.

All responses should be sent via email. Responses must be received no later than close of business of 10 March 2026 Please email to Jacob Booth, Procuring Contracting Officer, AFLCMC/WBK, 405 736 3411, jacob.booth @us.af.mil

Questions relative to this market survey should be addressed to Jacob Booth, Procuring Contracting Officer, AFLCMC/WBK, 405 736 3411, jacob.booth@us.af.mil

Part II. Capability Survey Questions mailto:kurt.mckay@us.af.mil mailto:jacob.booth@us.af.mil

1. (CRITICAL) Describe your knowledge and experience with the LRU listing, Table 1 above.

2. (CRITICAL) Describe your experiences working with the B-52 Weapon System and/or other similar systems.

1. (CRITICAL) Describe your knowledge and experience with the interface between the B-52 components in Table 1 or similar systems. If experience is with a similar system, please specify and describe similarity and relevance in detail.

2. (CRITICAL) Describe your experience with analysis and qualification test requirements for the LRUs contained in the B-52 Weapon System, or other similar and relevant weapon systems.

3. (CRITICAL) Describe your experience in performing an in-depth technical assessment on the B-52H components, as listed and scoped in table 1, Line Replaceable Units (LRU) and providing a way forward to achieve improvements in the form of a set of reports of findings and recommendations.

4. (CRITICAL) Describe your ability to conduct failure investigations, obsolescence studies, feasibility studies, test performance and experience studies, survivability modeling, reliability predictions, impacts and solutions for the components in Table 1, or for other analysis/test efforts with similar function and design.

5. (GENERAL) Describe relevant technical data in your possession that supports the analysis activities for Table 1 LRUs, as previously designed, implemented, and supported by the OEM or other major ALCM subsystems.

6. (CRITICAL) If all necessary technical data is not in possession, state capability/plan to obtain or recreate the full technical data package.

7. (CRITICAL) Describe your quality control programs to ensure the quality of the product.

8. (CRITICAL) List RELEVANT Government and/or commercial contracts with the following information:

a. Contract number and description of services.

b. Contracting officers’ names, addresses, and telephone numbers.

c. Program managers’, project leads’, and/or technical leads’ names, addresses, telephone numbers and lists of tasks performed for these personnel.