Central controller
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- SPRRA1-25-R-0068
- Agency
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Aviation
Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336413 Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- PSC
- 1560 Airframe Structural Components
- Place of performance
- Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is conducting market research through this Sources Sought Synopsis to identify potential manufacturing and supply sources for a Central Controller (Part Number: 724VS203-2, NSN: 1560-01-722-3028) used in the CH-47 CHINOOK weapon system. This pre-solicitation notice seeks qualified contractors under NAICS code 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1250 employees who can manufacture this airframe structural component. The government currently procures this item under FAR 6.302-1(a)(1) due to limited responsible sources, as the rights to use the necessary technical data are not government-owned and cannot be purchased, developed, or obtained economically through reverse engineering. All contractors must meet prequalification requirements and be registered as potential sources, with interested firms encouraged to seek source approval through the Army Aviation and Missile Command's public website. The deadline for this sources sought notice is September 2, 2025, and the government explicitly states that no solicitation is currently available and requests for solicitations will not receive responses.
This opportunity does not utilize any set-aside designations, though the government has expressed interest in participation from all business types including 8(a), small business, small disadvantaged business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, HUBZone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. No incumbent contractors or current suppliers are specifically identified in the notice. The document does not specify award values, budget ranges, or quantities of the central controllers needed for the CH-47 CHINOOK weapon system. The notice indicates this is part of the agency's market research efforts to determine if future procurements can be conducted competitively or set aside for small businesses, suggesting the current acquisition strategy may evolve based on the responses received. Contractors must demonstrate the capability to successfully perform and comply with all special requirements that will be established in future solicitation terms and conditions.
Notice text
THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUEST FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A
RESPONSE. This Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) is in support of Market Research being conducted by the Defense Logistics
Agency to identify potential manufacturing/supply sources, and if future efforts can be competitive or Set Aside for Small
Business. The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 336413 which has a corresponding
Size Standard of 1250 employees. This SSS is to notify companies that the Defense Logistics Agency, Redstone Arsenal,
Alabama, is seeking qualified sources for the acquisition of a CENTRAL CONTROLLER, NSN: 1560-01-722-3028, Part Number:
724VS203-2 in support of the CH-47 CHINOOK weapon system. The rights to use the data needed to purchase this part from
additional source(s) are not owned by the Government and cannot be purchased, developed, or otherwise obtained. It is
uneconomical to reverse engineer this part. As a result, this acquisition is currently being procured under Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(1) having only a limited number of responsible sources. The Government is interested in all
businesses to include 8(a), small business and small disadvantaged business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Hubzone, and
Women-Owned small business concerns. All contractors must meet prequalification requirements in order to be registered as a
potential source. Firms that possess the ability and can produce the required item(s) described above are encouraged to
identify themselves. Contractors are encouraged to seek source approval in order to compete for future solicitations by visiting
AvMC's public website:
https://www.avmc.army.mil/Directorates/SRD/TechDataMgmt
The contractor shall be capable of successfully performing and complying with any and all special requirements in accordance
with the terms and conditions set forth in the solicitation annotated above, at the unit prices established at time of a contract
award. The contractor will be responsible for recurring and nonrecurring engineering services associated with becoming a
qualified source. The contractor will also be responsible for all aspects of the manufacturing/production process, including but
not limited to: supply chain management, logistics, forecasting of parts, long-lead parts procurement, material forecasting,
obsolescence issues and final delivery of assets as well as any and all additional costs incurred resulting from contract
performance.
DISCLAIMER: THIS SSS IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL AND PLANNING PURPOSES. IT DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION (REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR REQUEST FOR QUOTATION) OR A PROMISE TO
ISSUE A SOLICITATION IN THE FUTURE AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE
GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION
TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR
PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO
THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Central controller | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| Central controller | Award Notice | |
| Central controller | Solicitation | |
| Central controller | Pre-Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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