Engine air starter

The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation is procuring 10 engine air starters through Solicitation SPRTA1-25-R-0439, specifically seeking NSN 2995-00-605-4170 units that provide torque to maintain engine RPM during aircraft engine start operations and are composed of steel alloys, copper, and brass parts. This procurement falls under NAICS code 336412 for Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing with a size standard of 1,500 employees, and includes Foreign Military Sales components for Case CO-D-QBM. The contract will be awarded using a firm fixed-price structure with Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation procedures, where Cost/Price serves as the most important factor and Technical acceptability as the secondary factor, with all other evaluation criteria considered significantly less important than price. Offerors must submit their best terms initially as the government intends to award without discussions, though reserves the right to conduct discussions if necessary. The solicitation was issued on August 7, 2025, with proposals due by September 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM, and offerors are required to hold their pricing firm for 120 days.

This opportunity is set aside for small businesses, with no incumbent contractor information provided in the documentation. While specific contract values are not disclosed, the procurement involves detailed packaging requirements including compliance with MIL-STD-2073-1 and MIL-STD-129 standards, with wooden packaging materials requiring debarking and heat treatment to 56 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes per United Nations wood packaging material restrictions. The packaging specifications indicate 24 units per designated configuration with specific dimensional requirements including 50.00 weight, 25.0 length, 19.0 width, and 16.5 depth measurements. Delivery is required by September 30, 2025, with F.O.B. Origin shipping terms and mandatory coordination with DCMA Transportation prior to shipment through their Shipment Instruction Request eTool System. The government reserves the right to select one contractor or award no contract based on proposal quality and fund availability, and may conduct pre-award surveys as part of the evaluation process.