F-35 Tools

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Lakehurst in support of the F-35 Program is seeking sources that can provide tools to support the Joint Strike Fighter Program.

Potential sources shall be required to provide the tools on the attached list ordered off an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract. The F-35 Program anticipates over 4,718 toolboxes which will contain 1,423 different types of commercial tools. The total quantity of over 517,161 unique tools will support the F-35 aircraft over a five (5) year period. The necessary tools and their placement in each specifically designed F-35 toolbox have been configured by the F-35 Tool Control Program to accomplish unique F-35 maintenance tasks at the squadron level. This procurement will also include the tools required to populate toolboxes already purchased and are in place at the various F-35 squadrons.  The purchase of these tools will allow the fleet to ensure that all devices are available to accomplish the F-35 maintenance and accounted for upon completion of the maintenance tasks. 

DFARS 252.225-7015 will apply to this action, thus all "Hand or measuring tools delivered under this contract shall be produced in the United States or its outlying areas."

Potential sources must supply tools with their complete warranty from the OEM flowed down to the Government.

Responses to this RFI shall be sent by email to Shara Ruth at shara.j.ruth.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 11:00 A.M. EDT, 01 November 2021.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Navy is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party's expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the SAM.gov website. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement.