05F | c/KC-135 | skin, aircraft
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
This opportunity was awarded. See the award notice from .
- Solicitation number
- SPE4A726R0283
- Agency
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Aviation
Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- PSC
- 1560 Airframe Structural Components
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation is procuring aircraft skin components for the C/KC-135 aircraft platform under part number 5-86308-18 (NSN 1560-006518174). This indefinite quantity contract (IQC) will be structured as a total small business set-aside and will include a five-year base period with zero options. Interested contractors must be certified by the Department of Defense to access unclassified restricted data in accordance with DOD 5220.22M, which requires submission of DD Form 2345 (Military Critical Technical Data Agreement) to the Defense Logistics Information Services. The solicitation will be available on the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) beginning on or about February 10, 2026, and the proposal due date is March 11, 2026. Contractors should note that the specific evaluation criteria, technical requirements, and detailed specifications will be contained in the formal solicitation documents.
This procurement is designated as a total small business set-aside with no other set-aside classifications applied. Multiple current manufacturers have been identified as potential sources, including Aerometals Inc., Aero Components LLC, The Boeing Company, Infinity Fabrication Inc., D-J Engineering Inc., Camnetics Manufacturing Corporation, Volumatic Inc., FMW Inc., Malones CNC Machining Inc., Aero Metal Forms Inc., and Northrop Grumman Technical Services. The estimated annual quantity is 40 units, with deliveries required within 300 days after government approval and FOB at origin. Specific award values or budget ranges are not disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice, but interested small businesses should prepare proposals with technical and pricing information that demonstrates their capability to meet the five-year contract requirements and annual production volumes.
Notice text
05F | C/KC-135 | SKIN, AIRCRAFT
NSN: 1560-006518174, IQC PR: 1000218254, ITEM: SKIN, AIRCRAFT
THIS PART IS MANUFACTURED BY THE FOLLOWING SOURCES:
AEROMETALS, INC. 32664 P/N 5-86308-18
AERO COMPONENTS, LLC 59213 P/N 5-86308-18
THE BOEING COMPANY 81205 P/N 5-86308-18
INFINITY FABRICATION, INC. 06DM5 P/N 5-86308-18
D-J ENGINEERING INC 0C7H8 P/N 5-86308-18
CAMNETICS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 0P657 P/N 5-86308-18
VOLUMATIC INC 1P642 P/N 5-86308-18
FMW, INC. 1QJK4 P/N 5-86308-18
MALONES CNC MACHINING INC 2V045 P/N 5-86308-18
AERO METAL FORMS INC 3T761 P/N 5-86308-18
NORTHROP GRUMMAN TECHNICAL SERVICES, 6AUZ3 P/N 5-86308-18
THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AS TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. THIS PROCUREMENT IS FOR AN INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT (IQC) FOR A BASE PERIOD OF 5 YEARS WITH ZERO (0) OPTIONS. THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL QUANTITY IS 40 EACH. THE DELIVERY OF THE PRODUCTION UNITS WILL BE 300 DAYS AFTER GOVERNMENT APPROVAL. FOB IS AT ORIGIN. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE AT ORIGIN.
THIS ITEM CITED REQUIRES DATA WHICH IS RESTRICTED TO CONTRACTORS CERTIFIED BY DOD TO ACCESS UNCLASSIFIED DATA PER DOD 5220.22M. CERTIFICATION IS OBTAINED BY SUBMITTING DD FORM 2345, MILITARY CRITICAL TECHNICAL DATA AGREEMENT, TO THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS INFORMATION SERVICES.
A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA THE DLA INTERNET BID BOARD SYSTEM (DIBBS) AT HTTPS://WWW.DIBBS.BSM.DLA.MIL/RFP ON THE ISSUE DATE CITED IN THE SOLICITATION. FROM THE DIBBS HOMEPAGE, SELECT “REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) / INVITATION FOR BID (IFB)” FROM THE MENU UNDER THE TAB “SOLICITATIONS.” THEN SEARCH FOR AND CHOOSE THE RFP YOU WISH TO DOWNLOAD. SOLICITATIONS ARE IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF). TO DOWNLOAD AND VIEW THESE DOCUMENTS YOU WILL NEED THE LATEST VERSION OF ADOBE ACROBAT READER. THIS SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE FREE AT HTTP://WWW.ADOBE.COM. A PAPER COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO REQUESTORS. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ON OR ABOUT FEBRUARY 10, 2026.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Skin, aircraft | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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