SASPO Strategic Sourcing Brochure Royal Blue_v3.pdf

For more information on SASPO, Visit: http://www.tinker.af.mil/Home/429SCMSSASPO.aspx

SASPO Workflow: 429SCMS.SASPO.Workflow@us.af.mil

Updated: Jan 2026

Acquisition Method Suffix Code (AMSC) Repair Method Suffix Code (RMSC) Quick Reference Guide:

Acquisition Method Suffix Code (AMSC)

Repair Method Suffix Code (RMSC)

A Data Right Questionable

B Source Control

C Engineering Source Approval

D GOV Data or Rights not Physically Available

G Full and Open Competition

H No sufficient, accurate, or legible data to pur-chase from other then the current source

I Not Authorized

J Reserved

K Approved Class 1 Castings and Similar Forg-ings SAE- AMS2175 (MIL-STD-2175)

L Low Dollar Buy

M Master Tooling or Coordinated Tooling

N Manufacturing Requires Special Test a/o Ultra- Precision Quality

O No AMSC Code Assigned

P Cannot Purchase Data Rights

Q No Adequate Data or Data Rights or Both

R No Data or Rights for Additional Sources

S Unclassified Military Sensitive Technology

T QPL

U No Projected Life Time Savings

V Formal High Reliability

W Reserved

X Not Authorized

Y Unstable Design

Z Commercial/Non-developmental/off-the-shelf

Supplying Warfighter Dominance

Reference: PGI 217.75

638th Supply Chain Management Group Provides Supply Chain Life Cycle Sustainment for: Communications and Electronics War-fare, Aircraft Structural and Avionics Sys-tems, Vehicles and Automatic Test Equip-ment, and Support Equipment Location: Robins AFB, GA

748th Supply Chain Management Group Provides Supply Chain Life Cycle Sustainment for: Aircraft Structural and Avionics Systems, Landing Gear, Secondary Power Systems, In-tercontinental Ballistic Missile, Space & Com-mand, Control, Communications and Intelli-gence Equipment, Support Equipment Location: Hill AFB, UT

848th Supply Chain Management Group Provide Supply Chain Life Cycle Sustainment for: Propulsion, Accessories, Instruments, and Structures Location: Tinker AFB, OK

948th Supply Chain Management Group Sustains weapon systems worldwide through enterprise planning that provides Supply Chain Management (SCM) life-cycle support.

Location: Tinker AFB, OK http://www.tinker.af.mil/Home/429SCMSSASPO.aspx

The 448 Supply Chain Management Wing (SCMW) manages more than 100,000 National Stock Num-bers (NSNs) and is continuously seeking additional sources of manufacture and repair to increase their competitive acquisition position.

Knowing the Air Force’s data rights position helps companies understand the route to achieve qualifi-cation. Each item is “screened” to determine data availability and what usage rights the Air Force has to the data. Technical Data Package (TDP) availabil-ity and usage rights are captured using the Acquisi-tion Method Suffix Code (AMSC) for manufacturing and Repair Method Suffix Code (RMSC) for repair.

These codes determine whether the item; 1.) Does not require engineering pre-qualification approval, 2.) Requires Air Force engineering pre-qualification approval or, 3.) Requires OEM qualification approval.

Full and Open Competition AMSC/RMSC—G—Items with this code do not re-quire engineering pre-qualification approval. Com-panies interested in these items should watch for opportunities on the (beta.SAM.gov) website.

Qualify with the Air Force AMSC/RMSC—C, K or M—Items require Air Force engineering pre-qualification approval through the Source Approval Request (SAR) process.

Qualify with the OEM AMSC/RMSC—Other—Items codes other than C, G, K or M most likely require qualification from the OEM. These codes denote some data/rights limita-tions that prevent the Air Force pre-qualifying new sources.

Source Approval Request (SAR) Process Overview:

Companies interested in doing business directly with the Air Force should review AFMCI23-113 (http://static.epublishing.af.mil/production/1/afmc /publication/afmci23-113.pdf) as it outlines the pro-cess for building a SAR Package.

Once a company determines the item(s) they would like to pursue, the following steps will assist in the process:

1. Research (SAM.gov) for any available data; Qualifi-cation Requirements (QR), Drawings, Engineering Data List (EDL), Repair Data List (RDL), etc. for the NSN you wish to submit a SAR. If the data is in SAM then you may be able to download it for free of charge.

2. Determine the managing organization. WebFLIS (http://fp.logisticsinformationservice.dls.mil/pub/ pub_search.aspx) is a website that may be used to cross-reference either the NSN or Part Number (PN) to the managing organization. FGZ = Robins AFB, FHZ = Tinker AFB, FLZ = Hill AFB and SMS = Defense Logistics Agency- DLA

3. Request the Qualification Requirements (QR) and Engineering Data List (EDL) or Repair Data List (RDL), as applicable, from the managing organization’s Small Business Offices:

Hill AFB:

http://www.hill.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet .asp?id=5612

Robins AF:

http://www.robins.af.mil/library/smbus.asp

Tinker AFB:

- For ERRC N or P new buy or any repair managed by Tinker AFB, contact the AFSC Small Business Office, http://www.tinker.af.mil/sbo.asp

- For ERRC T new buy items, you may send a request to SASPO, 429SCMS.SASPO.Workflow@us.af.mil

4. For information on procuring draw-ings/manufacturing or repair data contact:

Technical Order Requests:

AFLCMC.LZP.PUBSALES@us.af.mil Data Requests:

AFLCMC.LZP.TINKERPUBLICSALES@us.af.mil

NOTE: If active solicitation utilize the link provided in the solicitation.

5. DO YOUR MARKET RESEARCH. Determine if you have the ability to manufacture/repair the item and if it fits your business case.

6. Build a SAR package in accordance with the Quali-fication Requirement and AFMCI 23-113.

7. Submit your SAR package for evaluation to the item’s managing organization.

8. If you intend to submit more than one NSN in a package, please coordinate with the respective offic-es as identified in #3 above for requesting QRs/EDLs/RDLs before submittal.

9. For items managed by DLA please call

804.279.5114 or http://www.aviation.dla.mil/UserWeb/AviationEnginee ring/Engineering/valueengineering/RPPOB_SAR.asp

More information pertaining to the qualification/ SAR process may be obtained at any of the Small

Business Office websites listed in #3 above or from the SASPO website at: https://www.tinker.af.mil/

Units/429SCMS-SASPO/