Fairing, aircraft | 04F | b-52
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
This opportunity was awarded. See the award notice from .
- Solicitation number
- SPE4A725R0604
- Agency
- Aviation Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- PSC
- 1560 Airframe Structural Components
- Place of performance
- Richmond, Virginia 23297, United States
- Points of contact
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- Ryan Loeffelholz ryan.loeffelholz@dla.mil (804) 279-1452
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation is seeking to procure aircraft fairings for the B-52 bomber through an indefinite quantity contract. The specific item is identified as NSN 1560-001662423, part number 35-31614-1, which is currently manufactured by Top Flight Aerostructures Inc., Composites Horizons LLC, and The Boeing Company. Contractors must be certified by the Department of Defense to access unclassified restricted data per DOD 5220.22M, requiring submission of DD Form 2345 to the Defense Logistics Information Services. The solicitation will be available through the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/rfp, with no paper copies provided. The solicitation is expected to be issued on or about July 14, 2025, with responses due by August 13, 2025.
This procurement will be issued as a total small business set-aside, establishing a five-year base period indefinite quantity contract with zero options. The government estimates an annual requirement of 12 units, with first article testing required before production begins. The delivery schedule specifies 275 days after receipt of order for the first article, followed by 180 days for government approval or disapproval, and then 275 days for production unit delivery after government approval. The contract terms specify FOB destination with first article inspection at origin and acceptance at destination, while production units will have both inspection and acceptance at origin. The three current manufacturers identified as sources for this aircraft fairing component are Top Flight Aerostructures Inc., Composites Horizons LLC, and The Boeing Company.
Notice text
FAIRING, AIRCRAFT | 04F | B-52
NSN: 1560-001662423, IQC PR: 1000203886, ITEM: FAIRING, AIRCRAFT
THIS PART IS MANUFACTURED BY THE FOLLOWING SOURCES.
TOP FLIGHT AEROSTRUCTURES, INC. 419Y2 P/N 35-31614-1
COMPOSITES HORIZONS, LLC 5M782 P/N 35-31614-1
THE BOEING COMPANY 82918 P/N 35-31614-1
THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. THIS PROCUREMENT IS FOR AN INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT (IQC) FOR A BASE PERIOD OF 5 YEARS WITH ZERO (0) OPTIONS. THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL QUANTITY IS 12 EACH.
GOVERNMENT FIRST ARTICLE TESTING IS REQUIRED. DELIVERY OF THE FIRST ARTICLE WILL BE 275 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF ORDER (DARO). GOVERNMENT APPROVAL/DISAPPROVAL WILL BE 180 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF FIRST ARTICLE. THE DELIVERY OF THE PRODUCTION UNITS WILL BE 275 DAYS AFTER GOVERNMENT APPROVAL. FOB IS AT DESTINATION. FIRST ARTICLE TERMS: INSPECTION AT ORIGIN, ACCEPTANCE AT DESTINATION. PRODUCTION UNIT TERMS: INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE AT ORIGIN.
THIS ITEM CITED REQUIRES DATA WHICH IS RESTRICTED TO CONTRACTORS CERTIFIED BY DOD TO ACCESS UNCLASSIFIED DATA PER DOD 5220.22M. CERTIFICATION IS OBTAINED BY SUBMITTING DD FORM 2345, MILITARY CRITICAL TECHNICAL DATA AGREEMENT, TO THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS INFORMATION SERVICES.
A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA THE DLA INTERNET BID BOARD SYSTEM (DIBBS) AT HTTPS://WWW.DIBBS.BSM.DLA.MIL/RFP ON THE ISSUE DATE CITED IN THE SOLICITATION. FROM THE DIBBS HOMEPAGE, SELECT “REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) / INVITATION FOR BID (IFB)” FROM THE MENU UNDER THE TAB “SOLICITATIONS.” THEN SEARCH FOR AND CHOOSE THE RFP YOU WISH TO DOWNLOAD. SOLICITATIONS ARE IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF). TO DOWNLOAD AND VIEW THESE DOCUMENTS YOU WILL NEED THE LATEST VERSION OF ADOBE ACROBAT READER. THIS SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE FREE AT HTTP://WWW.ADOBE.COM. A PAPER COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO REQUESTORS. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ON OR ABOUT JULY 14, 2025.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Fairing, aircraft | Award Notice | |
| Fairing, aircraft | 04F | b-52 | Pre-Solicitation |
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