F-16 Interconnect Assembly

The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation is soliciting proposals for the procurement of 35 units of F-16 interconnect assemblies (NSN 1280-01-087-4370, manufacturer part number 16E1628-5). This firm fixed-price contract requires offerors to comply with comprehensive supply chain traceability documentation, counterfeit detection and avoidance protocols, and strict packaging and marking standards in accordance with MIL-STD-130, MIL-STD-129, and MIL-STD-2073-1E. Potential offerors must satisfy extensive manufacturing qualification requirements, including facility certification, completion of a government-approved qualification test plan with results demonstrating compliance with all performance and quality assurance requirements, and submission of a pre-contract award qualification article for form, fit, and function evaluation at offeror expense, with an estimated qualification cost of $65,000 and completion timeframe of 365 days. Contractors must also submit a Counterfeit Prevention Plan within 30 calendar days of contract award and comply with export control requirements and unique identification standards. The deadline for proposal submission was originally March 9, 2026, but has been extended to June 10, 2026 at 11:59 PM, with offerors required to acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to submission.

This procurement is unrestricted and does not utilize any small business set-aside designations. Two qualified sources have been identified: ElbitAmerica (Cage 0WEC9) and Lockheed Martin (Cage 81755). The estimated award value and total contract price have not been specified in the solicitation documents. The contract requires delivery of all 35 units within 14 months from contract award, with inspection and acceptance occurring at the origin for the main item. Performance will be conducted at the contractor's facility, with the contracting officer April J Blakeley located at DLA Aviation-Ogden, Hill Air Force Base, UT 84056-5820. Payment shall be made via Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) in accordance with applicable contract payment clauses. The applicable NAICS code is 334419 (Other Electronic Component Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 750 employees.