F-35 Landing Gear Support
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- SPRHA1-25-R-F35LG
- Agency
-
Aviation
Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336413 Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- PSC
- 1620 Aircraft Landing Gear Components
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation is conducting market research for potential F-35 Landing Gear Support strategies through a Request for Industry Comments (RFIC). The market research seeks to identify sources and gather industry insights for sustainment support of the F-35 Landing Gear System, including provisioning, cataloging, consumable part support, and repair/remanufacture of repairable items for the global F-35 fleet. Interested parties must submit written responses to specific questions by June 10, 2025, at 16:00 MDT to Contracting Officer Kyle Swaner via email. The government emphasizes that this is not a formal solicitation and does not obligate them to issue a contract or pay for submitted information. Responses will be used for planning purposes and may be incorporated into future acquisition strategies and subsequent Request for Proposals to be released on SAM.gov.
The pre-solicitation notice indicates no specific set-aside designation for this opportunity. The solicitation covers multiple landing gear components including drag braces, retract actuators, shock struts, downlock actuators, and launch bar assemblies for different aircraft landing gear configurations. While no specific award value is mentioned, the scope suggests a potentially significant contract for comprehensive landing gear support across the F-35 fleet. The research aims to explore strategies for reducing sustainment costs, understanding manufacturing and repair capabilities, and developing global support solutions. Respondents will be evaluated on their experience with F-35 Landing Gear systems, technical capabilities, risk management approaches, and potential organizational conflicts of interest.
Notice text
REQUEST FOR INDUSTRY COMMENTS (RFIC), MARKET RESEARCH FOR POTENTIAL F-35 LANDING GEAR SUPPORT STRATEGIES
This RFIC is being performed to conduct market research to identify potential sources and gathering industry insights regarding future sustainment strategies for the F-35 Landing Gear System. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) and does not obligate the government to issue a solicitation or award a contract.
This RFI seeks information related to the potential provision of sustainment support for the F-35 Landing Gear System, including, but not limited to, provisioning, cataloging, consumable part support, and repair/remanufacture of repairable items, in support of global F-35 fleet requirements. Applicable repairable items are identified in Table A (attached). This list is preliminary and subject to change.
Please see Attachments below for RFIC questions and attachments.
Interested parties should submit written responses to the questions in Section 6 to the Contracting Officer, Kyle Swaner, at kyle.swaner@us.af.mil by 16:00 MDT on June 10, 2025. Clearly mark any proprietary information. Proprietary information will be used solely for market research and will not be shared with other vendors or used in developing specifications without the owner's consent.
Disclaimer:
THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS RFIC OR TO OTHERWISE PAY FOR THE INFORMATION SOLICITED. The information will be used for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Quotation (RFQ), or Request for Proposal (RFP), or as obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Your responses to this RFIC will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise because of contractor submission of responses to this request or Government use of such information. The information resulting from this RFIC may be included in one or more acquisition strategies and subsequent RFP's, which may be released via the SAM.gov portal.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| F-35 Landing Gear RFI Final.pdf | ||
| TABLE A.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| TABLE B.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet |
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