B-1B, PTO Ball Socket Housing
Award Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA825226R1975
- Agency
-
Air Force Sustainment Center
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Awarded
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- FA825226CB002
- NAICS code
- 336413 Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Hill Air Force Base, Utah 84056, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center awarded a sole-source contract (FA825226CB002) to Goodrich Corporation on August 31, 2026, for B-1B PTO ball socket housing spares.
The contract value is less than $10 million. Award was made under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) authority, citing only one responsible source and no other supplies or services satisfying agency requirements. The acquisition covers 199 units of ball socket housing (CLIN 0001) plus associated technical data requirements (CLINs 0002–0003). The contracting activity is AFSC OL-H/ZPACB at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Work is a new non-commercial firm fixed-price spare parts contract funded through 4930 CSAG-S Working Capital funds with a 4.0% annual inflation rate applied to estimated costs.
The sole-source justification emphasizes that the B-1 PTO ball socket housing incorporates proprietary technologies owned solely by Goodrich, with specialized design and manufacturing capabilities the Government cannot replicate. The Government lacks proprietary technical data and does not possess rights to develop alternate sources. An attempt to purchase data from Goodrich on May 4, 2026, was unsuccessful. Market research included SAM.gov Sources Sought (March 11–27, 2026), searches of Google, Federal Databases, ESCAPE, and CIDS, and contact with 19 subject-matter experts; only one response was received (from BHPE), which was unable to proceed due to lack of intellectual property rights. Reverse engineering would cost approximately $2.976 million and require a minimum of three years.
Notice text
In accordance with 6.301-1 (b), this contract is awarded on a sole source basis IAW J&A authority 6.301-1 - USC 3204(a)(1). Only one responsible source—no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
Awarded contract FA825226CB002 to GOODRICH CORPORATION for 682592.00 on 2026-08-31.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Ball and Socket JA Redacted.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Award Notice | |
| B-1B Power Take-Off (PTO) Shaft Repair IDIQ | Award Notice | |
| B-1B, PTO Ball Socket Housing | Solicitation | |
| B-1B, PTO Ball Socket Housing | Pre-Solicitation | |
| B-1B Power Take-Off (PTO) Shaft Repair IDIQ | Solicitation |
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