IFR RH - door assy

The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, through the Air Force Sustainment Center's 424th Supply Chain Management Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, is seeking manufacturers capable of producing 14 units of an IFR right-hand door assembly (part number 4-3904-177, NSN 1560005756322FG) for the B-52 platform. This is a new spares procurement requiring potential sources to furnish all labor, materials, facilities, and equipment for manufacture, including component procurement, inspection, testing, preservation, packaging, and shipping. Qualified vendors must be capable of supply chain management, logistics planning, production forecasting, long-lead-time parts procurement, and managing diminishing manufacturing sources, with potential nonrecurring engineering costs for qualification. The evaluation will consider vendor capability to meet these comprehensive manufacturing and supply chain requirements, with unit prices to be established at contract award. Interested vendors must submit business information and select "Add Me to Interested Vendors" by March 13, 2026, and Source Approval Request packages should be submitted electronically through DoD SAFE to the designated Air Force contacts.

This procurement carries no set-aside designation and welcomes responses from all business types, including large businesses, small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, 8(a) certified entities, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, HUBZone businesses, and women-owned small businesses. No incumbent contractor or current contract holder is identified in this pre-solicitation notice. The specific award value or budget range has not been disclosed at this stage of the procurement process. The solicitation applies NAICS Code 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. This Sources Sought Synopsis is issued for informational and market research purposes only, with no funds currently available and no contractual commitment implied, though interested parties should note the March 20, 2026 due date for the formal solicitation.