Gearbox Assembly, AI

The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation seeks new manufacture of one Gearbox Assembly, AI (NSN 1680-01-008-2558, Part Number 65-20846-10), with quotations due August 21. This is not a small business set-aside. The solicitation is issued under synopsis waiver exception, valued at or below the simplified acquisition threshold, and permits electronic response.

Place of performance and delivery is DSR004, a foreign military sales destination, with delivery required by June 2, 2027. The item is an inboard and fillet flap drive power unit assembly consisting of multistage speed reducers and feedback sensing controls mounted in a magnesium alloy housing with rubber seals and steel gears and shafts. NAICS code is 336413, Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. PSC code is 1680, Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components.

Quoters must demonstrate that data rights to the item are not owned by the Government and provide valid evidence from the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) granting specific expressed permission to provide the item to the U.S. Government. The item qualifies under FAR 9.206-1(a)(2), requiring only actual manufacturers that have successfully completed all testing required by the original design company or manufacturers with similar complexity and criticality testing. All contractor information systems processing Federal contract information or controlled unclassified information must meet Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 1 (Self) minimum. Quoters must comply with ISO 9001-2015 and AS9100 standards, prohibition of hexavalent chromium and fluorinated aqueous film-forming foams, elimination of Class I ozone-depleting substances, restrictions on foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems, and buy American provisions. Pricing is firm fixed-price with offered prices held for 120 days. Early or partial delivery is acceptable at no additional cost. Packaging must comply with MIL-STD-129 and MIL-STD-2073-1 using heat-treated, debarked wood. Inspection and acceptance occur at origin with receiving reports required via Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF). Contact: Howard Heflin, (385) 591-3149.