FD20302500817 - Repair of Thermostat, Flow, NSN: 6685-01-168-2426TP

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center seeks a contractor to repair B-52 Flow Control Sensor Venturi Valves (NSN 6685-01-168-2426TP, Part Number 784618-5), which are thermostat flow control components used to modulate bleed air flow to the aircraft's air conditioning pack. The contract is structured as a five-year firm fixed-price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) agreement with a minimum quantity of 10 units and a maximum of 40 units. Key requirements include comprehensive repair processes involving disassembly, cleaning, inspection, component replacement, reassembly, and testing, with 100% replacement of specific consumable parts such as preformed packings and diaphragms. The procurement mandates strict compliance with cybersecurity protocols, quality standards, supply chain risk management, Commercial Asset Visibility (CAV) reporting, and maintenance of a summary level score of 110 or higher in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS). Award will be made on a price-only basis to the lowest total evaluated price from a technically acceptable offeror. The original proposal deadline was December 26, 2025, but Amendment P00001 extended the offer due date to January 30, 2026, at 1:00 P.M. CST.

This procurement is designated as a small business set-aside under NAICS code 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,250 employees, and no incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documents. The contract involves an estimated award value based on 40 thermostat units at a unit acquisition cost of $17,897.33 each, totaling approximately $715,893.20 for maximum quantity, with a 60 calendar day delivery timeline for awarded quantities. Performance will take place at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where the contractor must establish daily CAV reporting, submit monthly production reports, provide annual government property inventory reports, and complete a 30-day post-award Production Surge Plan demonstrating maximum sustainable delivery rates. Government-furnished property includes the 40 B-52 thermostat units to be repaired, and the contractor must comply with detailed packaging requirements per MIL-STD 129 and MIL-STD 2073-1, including heat-treated debarked wood packaging materials certified by the American Lumber Standards Committee.