FINAL RFP - Landing Gear Collaborative Supply Chain Integration II

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation seeks a single contractor to provide end-to-end supply chain management, engineering oversight, quality assurance, and procurement for approximately 2,800 competitive landing gear component National Item Identification Numbers supporting USAF aircraft, with proposals due March 1, 2027. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside under a 10-year single-award IDIQ (5-year base plus one 5-year option) with firm-fixed-price and Evaluation Period Adjustments.

Place of performance is the United States. The contractor must hold current AS9100 certification and achieve 95% on-time delivery for DLA-managed consumables and 90% for USAF-managed Depot Level Reparables within a 90-day ramp-up period following award. The contractor must establish a full-time Program Manager with landing gear manufacturing and supply chain expertise available 40 hours weekly, a Principal Engineer (minimum 10 years related manufacturing experience, 5 years landing gear-specific, ABET-accredited degree), an Engineering Team with materials and processing expertise, a Journeyman Machinist (15 years total, 10 landing gear-specific), and a Quality Assurance Expert (10 years related, 5 landing gear, 5 DoD contract experience). The scope includes complex Depot Level Reparables requiring forgings and long lead times, DMSMS management, and forging die management. Contractors must comply with CMMC cybersecurity requirements, implement robust ERP/SCM systems providing real-time Government access to manufacturing and procurement data, and comply with limitations on subcontracting (50% for services and supplies). First article testing is required for designated items. The contract includes a minimum guarantee of $10 million during the base period, minimum order of $1,000, and maximum order of $10 million per single order. Annual price adjustments use Producer Price Index Series PCU3364--3364-- for aerospace products and parts manufacturing. Evaluation criteria weight Technical (Engineering, Program Management, Order Fulfillment) as most important, followed by Price (Completeness, Reasonableness, Balance, Total Evaluated Price), and Past Performance (recency within five years, relevancy to technical sub-factors). The NAICS code is 336413, PSC 1620. Solicitation number is SPRHA1-26-R-1003.