Cover, Access

The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation is soliciting quotations for an F-16 Engine access cover RH 4302, an aluminum alloy component (NSN 1560-01-436-2907, Part Number 16B6507-819) required for Foreign Military Sales purposes. This Request for Quotation (SPRHA4-26-Q-0222) was posted on December 30, 2025, with quotations due by January 30, 2026. The procurement requires manufacturers to meet extensive manufacturing qualification requirements, including negotiating a Master Tooling Agreement with Lockheed Martin, submitting a comprehensive qualification test plan, and providing a pre-contract award qualification article for evaluation at an estimated cost of $10,000 with a 365-day completion timeline. The government will evaluate offers primarily on price, with pricing based on quantity ranges (1-2, 3-4, 5-10, 11-15, and 16+ units). Three manufacturers—Lockheed Martin Corporation, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, and Nordam Group LLC—are pre-approved and not required to submit a qualification package, indicating they are already qualified suppliers.

This is not a small business set-aside, and the procurement falls under NAICS code 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing) with a 1,250-employee size standard. The immediate requirement is for one unit of the access cover, classified as an airframe structural component under PSC 1560. The contract delivery schedule includes a test report due with the first article submission, a first article delivery to Hill Air Force Base in Utah within 365 calendar days from contract award, and production article delivery by September 30, 2027 to DJO002. The estimated testing and qualification cost is $10,000, with the ultimate contract value dependent on the manufacturer's quoted price and any potential follow-on orders. The place of performance involves coordination with facilities in Fort Worth, Texas, and Hill Air Force Base, Utah, with manufacturing activities supporting the F-16 platform for Foreign Military Sales customers.