Drag link, landing (26-r-0823)

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation seeks 1,250 aluminum drag links (NSN 1620-00-620-7642, part number 5-36035-3) for B-52 landing gear assemblies, with proposals due August 24 and restricted to a total small business set-aside among seven qualified sources: Machine Specialties Inc., Heroux-Devtek Inc., Arlington Precision Components LLC, Thomas Instrument Inc., HDI Landing Gear USA Inc., The Boeing Company, and one additional source.

Place of performance is the United States. The solicitation is structured as firm fixed-price with two bid options: Bid A requiring first article approval and Bid B as an alternative without first article requirements. Delivery requires one first article within 365 calendar days and 36 production articles within 150 calendar days, followed by 37 additional articles by October 19, 2027.

Contractor personnel must comply with AS9100 quality standards and CMMC Level 2 cybersecurity certification. All work is subject to DPAS (Defense Priorities and Allocations System) rating. Preservation and packaging must meet MIL-STD-2073-1E military standards, including special packaging instructions detailed in the SPI document (Code ID 98747, SPI Number F00-620-7642), with Level A and Level B protection options. Contractors must retain supply chain traceability documentation for ten years and apply military marking per MIL-STD-129 with required serial number identification.

Government acceptance of first articles occurs at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Production articles ship F.O.B. Origin to specified distribution points. Manufacturing qualification requirements apply, including a Source Approval Request and qualification test plan at an estimated cost of $2,600 with a 365-day completion timeframe. The NAICS code is 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing); PSC is 1620 (Aircraft Landing Gear Components).