Body assembly, machine

The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, through the United States Air Force Supply Chain Management Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, is conducting market research to identify potential manufacturers for a Body Assembly, Machine (part number 4011-3, NSN 1680-01-054-4843RK) for the F-16 aircraft platform. This is a Sources Sought Synopsis issued for the purpose of determining which sources are capable of manufacturing this component and whether the requirement can be competed or designated as a Small Business Set-Aside. Interested contractors must be capable of furnishing all labor, materials, facilities, and equipment required for new manufacture, including component procurement, inspection, testing, preservation, packaging, and shipping, and may also need to manage supply chain logistics, forecasting, long-lead time procurement, and address diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortage issues. While no formal evaluation criteria have been established at this pre-solicitation stage, responses will inform the government's market assessment and source qualification decisions. Responses must be submitted electronically via DoD SAFE to the designated email addresses by the February 18, 2026 deadline, with all times referenced in Central Standard Time.

This pre-solicitation notice does not include any set-aside designations, though the government welcomes responses from all business types including small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, 8(a) certified firms, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, HUBZone businesses, and Women-Owned Small Businesses. No incumbent contractor is identified in this market research notice. The estimated requirement is for 12 units of the body assembly, with unit prices to be established at contract award; interested sources should note that they may be responsible for nonrecurring engineering costs. Potential sources must complete a Source Approval Request (SAR) package and search www.sam.gov for applicable Manufacturing Qualification Requirements (MQR-PSD-1) prior to submitting their response. The performance location is specified as Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma 73145, and contractors should be aware that this is a market research effort with no existing solicitation and no contractual commitment or funding currently available.