Dampener, flutter / 1650-00-741-2996 / 65-5947-1

The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, specifically the U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is conducting market research for the procurement of flutter dampeners (NSN 1650-00-741-2996, Part Number 65-5947-1) for the E-3/KC-135 aircraft platform. This is a new manufacture requirement classified under NAICS Code 336413 with a size standard of 1,250 employees, and the government is open to 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. Successful vendors must furnish all labor, materials, facilities, and equipment necessary for new manufacture, including component procurement, inspection, testing, preservation, packaging, and shipping, with potential responsibilities extending to supply chain management, logistics planning, production forecasting, and addressing diminishing manufacturing sources. Interested vendors are required to select "Add Me to Interested Vendors" and submit comprehensive business information including company name, address, CAGE code, point of contact details, and business size classification; those seeking approved supplier status must complete a Source Approval Request package and submit it electronically to the designated Air Force contacts. The pre-solicitation notice was posted on January 22, 2026, with a response deadline of January 30, 2026.

This opportunity carries no set-aside designations and is explicitly a market research effort with no current solicitation available, no allocated funds, and no intention to award a contract based on this notice alone. The estimated spares requirement totals 26 units, though no specific award value or budget range is provided at this time, with unit prices to be established at the time of actual contract award. No incumbent contractors or current suppliers are identified in this sources sought notice. Potential sources should note that this is exclusively a new spares buy with no repair requirements, and vendors must be prepared to address the full spectrum of manufacturing and supply chain responsibilities outlined by the Air Force.