RFI PEO Coating 09252025.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

AFSC OL:H PZACA

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UTAH

25 SEP 2025

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

PEO Coating of F-16 Accessory Drive Gearbox (ADG) Housing

1.0 Description

1.1 THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes; it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Air Force is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondees are advised that the U.S.

Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the https://sam.gov/ website. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

1.2 The United States Air Force is working a project to coat the F-16 Accessory Drive Gearbox (ADG) housing, NSN 2835012080169RP. The purpose of this project is to increase the reliability and effectiveness of the Mg gearbox by applying PEO coatings to the outside of the parts. The PEO coatings are applied using an electrolyte (similar to Gatorade) and an electrical amperage. This converts the outside to a ceramic like coating. That coating is more resistant to corrosion as proven in salt fog testing.

This is not an approved process now, but we anticipate that it will be approved in approximately 18-24 months.

2.0 Requested Information

We are requesting some feedback from qualified and potentially qualified contractors to address how to best coat these housings in an overhaul-based scenario.

2.1 If we assume that it takes 2 weeks to send to and from the contractor and 3 days to coat, how much time would you estimate it would take you to add to the government’s shop flow days to overhaul the ADG?

2.2 Is batching preferred or sending in assets as they are disassembled?

2.3 What would be an estimated cost to send one ADG round-trip to be coated at the known provider IBC MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (Cage 34TJ3), located at 823 Hendricks DR, Lebanon, Indiana 46052-2972?

2.4 Are there any other insights or considerations that the Government should be aware of concerning this process?

3.0 Responses

Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI with a white paper. White papers in Microsoft Word compatible format are due no later than 13 October 2025, 17:00 MST. Responses shall be limited to 10 pages of text (excluding pictures and graphs) for Section 2 of the white paper and submitted via e-mail only to leslie.trice@us.af.mil and tracy.porter.3@us.af.mil. Proprietary information, if any, should be mailto:leslie.trice@us.af.mil mailto:tracy.porter.3@us.af.mil minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. To aid the Government, please segregate proprietary information. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Results will be reviewed and retained by the government. Solicitation does not obligate the government to issue an RFP or award a contract. Responses must be at responder’s expense.

3.1 Section 1 of the white paper shall provide administrative information, and shall include the following as a minimum:

3.1.1 Name, mailing address, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address), phone number, fax number, and e-mail of designated point of contact.

3.1.2 Recommended contracting strategy.

3.1.3 Business type (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a)-certified small disadvantaged business, HUBZone small business, woman-owned small business, very small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business) based upon North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 488190, Other Support Activities for Air Transportation. “Small business concern” means a concern, including its affiliates, which is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria and size standards in 13 CFR part 121. Please refer to Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR 19 for detailed information on Small Business Size Standards.

3.2 Section 2 of the white paper shall answer the questions posed in Section 3 of this RFI and shall be limited to 10 pages of text (excluding pictures and graphs).

4.0 Industry Discussion

Government representatives may or may not choose to meet with potential offerors. Such discussions would only be intended to get further clarification of potential capability to meet the requirements, especially any development and certification risks.

5.0 Questions

Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted in writing by e-mail to the Contracting Officer, Leslie Trice, leslie.trice@us.af.mil and the Contract Specialist, Tracy Porter, tracy.porter.3@us.af.mil.

Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions will be answered by posting answers to the https://sam.gov/ website; accordingly, questions shall NOT contain proprietary or classified information.

The Government does not guarantee that questions received after 06 October 2025 will be answered.

Interested parties are invited to subscribe to the https://sam.gov/ website to ensure they receive any important information updates connected with this RFI.

6.0 Summary

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. The Air Force has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed, and release of this RFI should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

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