C-5 Trunnion Bearing, Overhaul
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA8538-25-R-0004_RFP
- Agency
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Air Force Sustainment Center
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center is seeking a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for depot-level overhaul/remanufacture services of C-5 Trunnion Bearings, which are critical components used during the retraction and extension of the C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft's main landing gear. The solicitation (RFP FA8538-25-R-0004) utilizes Delivery Protection Program (DPP) competitive procedures and distinguishes between Qualified Sources (with previous successful overhaul experience) and Unqualified Sources (requiring pre-production unit approval). Offerors must be registered in the Joint Certification Program and approved for Export Control to receive technical data packages. Qualified Sources must propose on all BID B CLINs, while Unqualified Sources must propose on BID A CLINs, with both required to address Beyond Economical Repair (BER) CLINs. The solicitation has undergone multiple amendments, with the current proposal submission deadline set for May 22, 2025, at 5:00 PM EST, and questions to be submitted via email to Phillip Russell and Deborah Manly.
The contract has no specific set-aside designation and is currently open to multiple potential contractors, with RBC Aerospace Bearings Inc. and Sargent Aerospace and Defense, LLC identified as currently qualified sources. The anticipated contract will span five years, including two 12-month ordering periods and three annual option years, with the objective of providing serviceable assets to meet quarterly Air Force Field Level requirements and C-5 Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM). The contract will support C-5 aircraft until 2040 and involves the overhaul of NSN 3120-00-766-2056, Part Number 4F23832-103A Trunnion Bearings. The performance will be conducted at Robins Air Force Base, with the contractor responsible for inspecting, functionally testing, and depot-level repairing eight bearing assemblies per aircraft during the C-5 PDM cycle. Contractors must maintain strict quality requirements, including passing government DCMA final breakaway torque inspections and limiting Product Quality Deficiency Reports to no more than one per contract year.
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Update #4 · Latest ·
Request For Proposal (RFP): C-5 Trunnion Bearing
**SEE BELOW FOR UPDATES AND AMENDMENT INFORMATION
This Request For Proposal (RFP) is full and open competition utilizing Delivery Protection Program (DPP) competitive procedures. The Government owns the technical data package.
This RFP (FA8538-25-R-0004) is for a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract for depot-level overhaul/remanufacture (overhaul) services applicable to the C-5 Trunnion Bearing for use by the USAF in support of the C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft. The contract is anticipated to include two (2) 12-month Ordering Periods and three (3) annual Option Years, and is for the overhaul of the following item:
NSN: 3120-00-766-2056 UC
Noun: Bearing, Trunnion
Part Number: 4F23832-103A
The Trunnion Bearing is the main pivot bearing used during the retraction and extension of the C-5 Main Landing Gear (MLG) and is a safety critical item. The anticipated overhaul service will provide serviceable assets to meet quarterly demand for Air Force Field Level requirements and C-5 Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM). The C-5 MLG Trunnion bearings will support C-5 aircraft until 2040.
The FFP/IDIQ contract is anticipated for 5-years in length utilizing DPP Competitive procedures: The DPP is a contractual vehicle which provides the Contracting Officer a means of competing the maximum practical quantity of a requirement while also mitigating risk. The objective of the DPP is to obtain the best possible price and performance while mitigating risk by allowing new unqualified sources to submit a proposal on complex or critical items requiring pre-production unit approval, ensuring the new source can furnish a product that conforms to all requirements for acceptance.
Qualified Source: Offerors which have previously successfully demonstrated the ability to overhaul the Trunnion Bearing. Qualified Sources shall provide a proposal on all BID B CLINs of the RFP, to include the Beyond Economical Repair (BER) CLINs.
Unqualified Source: Offerors which have the capability to perform the overhaul/remanufacture and will be evaluated through, but not limited to, pre-production units to potentially become a Qualified Source. Unqualified Sources shall provide a proposal on all BID A CLINs of the RFP, to include the Beyond Economical Repair (BER) CLINs.
Interested parties shall be registered in the Joint Certification Program and approved to view Export Control, and shall submit evidence of their certification in order to obtain the associated technical data packages.
To obtain copies of the bidset documents, an interested vendor shall be registered in the Joint Certification Program (JCP). Interested vendors are to request copies of the bidsets by providing their CAGE number to both Phillip Russell (phillip.russell.9@us.af.mil) and Deb Manly (deborah.manly@us.af.mil) to verify registration in JCP. Upon verification, bidset zip files will be sent via the "DOD Safe" website.
To become registered in the JCP, interested vendors can do so at the website:
https://www.dla.mil/HQ/LogisticsOperations/Services/JCP
ATTACHMENTS: Attachments are included and may be downloaded within the attachments section of this solicitation notice on SAM.gov. Unqualified Sources shall download the “Source Pre-Qualification Requirements.pdf” for information and instructions related to pre-qualification - this document does not comprise all of the pre-qualification requirements...please also see the PWS, CDRLs, and bidset documents.
Questions will ONLY be received via E-mail. Phone calls and voice mails will not be accepted. All questions will be compiled and answered via an Adobe .pdf document included within the attachments area of this solicitation notice on SAM.gov and titled "Q and A for FA8538-25-R-0004".
All communication and/or questions MUST be sent via email to BOTH of the individuals listed below:
TO: Phillip Russell: phillip.russell.9@us.af.mil
TO or CC: Deborah Manly: deborah.manly@us.af.mil
Completed Request For Proposal (RFP) is due 5:00 PM EST, 10 March 2025
4 MARCH 2025: Q&A posted in the Attachments/Links. The Q&A is a living document and will be updated as questions are received, and dates will be included as updates are made. The File Name will also include the most recent date as it is updated.
19 MARCH 2025: 1) Solicitation is Amended (0001), attached to this posting, to include the following a) Updated Performance Work Statement (PWS), b) Due date extended and Proposals are due No Later Than (NLT): 16 April 2025. 2) The attached Q&A is updated as of todays date.
22 APR 2025: Solicitation is amended (0002) to extend the due date to 22 MAY 2025, 5:00 PM EST. Amended RFP is FA8538-25-R-0004-0002 _ Amendment 02.pdf in the attachments
Update #3 ·
Request For Proposal (RFP): C-5 Trunnion Bearing
**SEE BELOW FOR UPDATES AND AMENDMENT INFORMATION
This Request For Proposal (RFP) is full and open competition utilizing Delivery Protection Program (DPP) competitive procedures. The Government owns the technical data package.
This RFP (FA8538-25-R-0004) is for a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract for depot-level overhaul/remanufacture (overhaul) services applicable to the C-5 Trunnion Bearing for use by the USAF in support of the C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft. The contract is anticipated to include two (2) 12-month Ordering Periods and three (3) annual Option Years, and is for the overhaul of the following item:
NSN: 3120-00-766-2056 UC
Noun: Bearing, Trunnion
Part Number: 4F23832-103A
The Trunnion Bearing is the main pivot bearing used during the retraction and extension of the C-5 Main Landing Gear (MLG) and is a safety critical item. The anticipated overhaul service will provide serviceable assets to meet quarterly demand for Air Force Field Level requirements and C-5 Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM). The C-5 MLG Trunnion bearings will support C-5 aircraft until 2040.
The FFP/IDIQ contract is anticipated for 5-years in length utilizing DPP Competitive procedures: The DPP is a contractual vehicle which provides the Contracting Officer a means of competing the maximum practical quantity of a requirement while also mitigating risk. The objective of the DPP is to obtain the best possible price and performance while mitigating risk by allowing new unqualified sources to submit a proposal on complex or critical items requiring pre-production unit approval, ensuring the new source can furnish a product that conforms to all requirements for acceptance.
Qualified Source: Offerors which have previously successfully demonstrated the ability to overhaul the Trunnion Bearing. Qualified Sources shall provide a proposal on all BID B CLINs of the RFP, to include the Beyond Economical Repair (BER) CLINs.
Unqualified Source: Offerors which have the capability to perform the overhaul/remanufacture and will be evaluated through, but not limited to, pre-production units to potentially become a Qualified Source. Unqualified Sources shall provide a proposal on all BID A CLINs of the RFP, to include the Beyond Economical Repair (BER) CLINs.
Interested parties shall be registered in the Joint Certification Program and approved to view Export Control, and shall submit evidence of their certification in order to obtain the associated technical data packages.
To obtain copies of the bidset documents, an interested vendor shall be registered in the Joint Certification Program (JCP). Interested vendors are to request copies of the bidsets by providing their CAGE number to both Phillip Russell (phillip.russell.9@us.af.mil) and Deb Manly (deborah.manly@us.af.mil) to verify registration in JCP. Upon verification, bidset zip files will be sent via the "DOD Safe" website.
To become registered in the JCP, interested vendors can do so at the website:
https://www.dla.mil/HQ/LogisticsOperations/Services/JCP
ATTACHMENTS: Attachments are included and may be downloaded within the attachments section of this solicitation notice on SAM.gov. Unqualified Sources shall download the “Source Pre-Qualification Requirements.pdf” for information and instructions related to pre-qualification - this document does not comprise all of the pre-qualification requirements...please also see the PWS, CDRLs, and bidset documents.
Questions will ONLY be received via E-mail. Phone calls and voice mails will not be accepted. All questions will be compiled and answered via an Adobe .pdf document included within the attachments area of this solicitation notice on SAM.gov and titled "Q and A for FA8538-25-R-0004".
All communication and/or questions MUST be sent via email to BOTH of the individuals listed below:
TO: Phillip Russell: phillip.russell.9@us.af.mil
TO or CC: Deborah Manly: deborah.manly@us.af.mil
Completed Request For Proposal (RFP) is due 5:00 PM EST, 10 March 2025
4 MARCH 2025: Q&A posted in the Attachments/Links. The Q&A is a living document and will be updated as questions are received, and dates will be included as updates are made. The File Name will also include the most recent date as it is updated.
19 MARCH 2025: 1) Solicitation is Amended (0001), attached to this posting, to include the following a) Updated Performance Work Statement (PWS), b) Due date extended and Proposals are due No Later Than (NLT): 16 April 2025. 2) The attached Q&A is updated as of todays date.
Update #2 ·
Request For Proposal (RFP): C-5 Trunnion Bearing
**SEE BELOW FOR UPDATES AND AMENDMENT INFORMATION
This Request For Proposal (RFP) is full and open competition utilizing Delivery Protection Program (DPP) competitive procedures. The Government owns the technical data package.
This RFP (FA8538-25-R-0004) is for a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract for depot-level overhaul/remanufacture (overhaul) services applicable to the C-5 Trunnion Bearing for use by the USAF in support of the C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft. The contract is anticipated to include two (2) 12-month Ordering Periods and three (3) annual Option Years, and is for the overhaul of the following item:
NSN: 3120-00-766-2056 UC
Noun: Bearing, Trunnion
Part Number: 4F23832-103A
The Trunnion Bearing is the main pivot bearing used during the retraction and extension of the C-5 Main Landing Gear (MLG) and is a safety critical item. The anticipated overhaul service will provide serviceable assets to meet quarterly demand for Air Force Field Level requirements and C-5 Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM). The C-5 MLG Trunnion bearings will support C-5 aircraft until 2040.
The FFP/IDIQ contract is anticipated for 5-years in length utilizing DPP Competitive procedures: The DPP is a contractual vehicle which provides the Contracting Officer a means of competing the maximum practical quantity of a requirement while also mitigating risk. The objective of the DPP is to obtain the best possible price and performance while mitigating risk by allowing new unqualified sources to submit a proposal on complex or critical items requiring pre-production unit approval, ensuring the new source can furnish a product that conforms to all requirements for acceptance.
Qualified Source: Offerors which have previously successfully demonstrated the ability to overhaul the Trunnion Bearing. Qualified Sources shall provide a proposal on all BID B CLINs of the RFP, to include the Beyond Economical Repair (BER) CLINs.
Unqualified Source: Offerors which have the capability to perform the overhaul/remanufacture and will be evaluated through, but not limited to, pre-production units to potentially become a Qualified Source. Unqualified Sources shall provide a proposal on all BID A CLINs of the RFP, to include the Beyond Economical Repair (BER) CLINs.
Interested parties shall be registered in the Joint Certification Program and approved to view Export Control, and shall submit evidence of their certification in order to obtain the associated technical data packages.
To obtain copies of the bidset documents, an interested vendor shall be registered in the Joint Certification Program (JCP). Interested vendors are to request copies of the bidsets by providing their CAGE number to both Phillip Russell (phillip.russell.9@us.af.mil) and Deb Manly (deborah.manly@us.af.mil) to verify registration in JCP. Upon verification, bidset zip files will be sent via the "DOD Safe" website.
To become registered in the JCP, interested vendors can do so at the website:
https://www.dla.mil/HQ/LogisticsOperations/Services/JCP
ATTACHMENTS: Attachments are included and may be downloaded within the attachments section of this solicitation notice on SAM.gov. Unqualified Sources shall download the “Source Pre-Qualification Requirements.pdf” for information and instructions related to pre-qualification - this document does not comprise all of the pre-qualification requirements...please also see the PWS, CDRLs, and bidset documents.
Questions will ONLY be received via E-mail. Phone calls and voice mails will not be accepted. All questions will be compiled and answered via an Adobe .pdf document included within the attachments area of this solicitation notice on SAM.gov and titled "Q and A for FA8538-25-R-0004".
All communication and/or questions MUST be sent via email to BOTH of the individuals listed below:
TO: Phillip Russell: phillip.russell.9@us.af.mil
TO or CC: Deborah Manly: deborah.manly@us.af.mil
Completed Request For Proposal (RFP) is due 5:00 PM EST, 10 March 2025
4 MARCH 2025: Q&A posted in the Attachments/Links. The Q&A is a living document and will be updated as questions are received, and dates will be included as updates are made. The File Name will also include the most recent date as it is updated.
Update #1 ·
Request For Proposal (RFP): C-5 Trunnion Bearing
This Request For Proposal (RFP) is full and open competition utilizing Delivery Protection Program (DPP) competitive procedures. The Government owns the technical data package.
This RFP (FA8538-25-R-0004) is for a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract for depot-level overhaul/remanufacture (overhaul) services applicable to the C-5 Trunnion Bearing for use by the USAF in support of the C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft. The contract is anticipated to include two (2) 12-month Ordering Periods and three (3) annual Option Years, and is for the overhaul of the following item:
NSN: 3120-00-766-2056 UC
Noun: Bearing, Trunnion
Part Number: 4F23832-103A
The Trunnion Bearing is the main pivot bearing used during the retraction and extension of the C-5 Main Landing Gear (MLG) and is a safety critical item. The anticipated overhaul service will provide serviceable assets to meet quarterly demand for Air Force Field Level requirements and C-5 Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM). The C-5 MLG Trunnion bearings will support C-5 aircraft until 2040.
The FFP/IDIQ contract is anticipated for 5-years in length utilizing DPP Competitive procedures: The DPP is a contractual vehicle which provides the Contracting Officer a means of competing the maximum practical quantity of a requirement while also mitigating risk. The objective of the DPP is to obtain the best possible price and performance while mitigating risk by allowing new unqualified sources to submit a proposal on complex or critical items requiring pre-production unit approval, ensuring the new source can furnish a product that conforms to all requirements for acceptance.
Qualified Source: Offerors which have previously successfully demonstrated the ability to overhaul the Trunnion Bearing. Qualified Sources shall provide a proposal on all BID B CLINs of the RFP, to include the Beyond Economical Repair (BER) CLINs.
Unqualified Source: Offerors which have the capability to perform the overhaul/remanufacture and will be evaluated through, but not limited to, pre-production units to potentially become a Qualified Source. Unqualified Sources shall provide a proposal on all BID A CLINs of the RFP, to include the Beyond Economical Repair (BER) CLINs.
Interested parties shall be registered in the Joint Certification Program and approved to view Export Control, and shall submit evidence of their certification in order to obtain the associated technical data packages.
To obtain copies of the bidset documents, an interested vendor shall be registered in the Joint Certification Program (JCP). Interested vendors are to request copies of the bidsets by providing their CAGE number to both Phillip Russell (phillip.russell.9@us.af.mil) and Deb Manly (deborah.manly@us.af.mil) to verify registration in JCP. Upon verification, bidset zip files will be sent via the "DOD Safe" website.
To become registered in the JCP, interested vendors can do so at the website:
https://www.dla.mil/HQ/LogisticsOperations/Services/JCP
ATTACHMENTS: Attachments are included and may be downloaded within the attachments section of this solicitation notice on SAM.gov. Unqualified Sources shall download the “Source Pre-Qualification Requirements.pdf” for information and instructions related to pre-qualification - this document does not comprise all of the pre-qualification requirements...please also see the PWS, CDRLs, and bidset documents.
Questions will ONLY be received via E-mail. Phone calls and voice mails will not be accepted. All questions will be compiled and answered via an Adobe .pdf document included within the attachments area of this solicitation notice on SAM.gov and titled "Q and A for FA8538-25-R-0004".
All communication and/or questions MUST be sent via email to BOTH of the individuals listed below:
TO: Phillip Russell: phillip.russell.9@us.af.mil
TO or CC: Deborah Manly: deborah.manly@us.af.mil
Completed Request For Proposal (RFP) is due 5:00 PM EST, 10 March 2025
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| Notice | Type | Posted |
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| This notice | Solicitation | |
| C-5 Trunnion Bearing, Overhaul | Pre-Solicitation |
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