Interface Unit, Data

The Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC) at Tinker Air Force Base, operating under the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, is seeking potential sources to manufacture an Interface Unit/Data component for the KC-46 platform (NSN 7025-01-664-6201, P/N 762-17828-2). This pre-solicitation notice is issued for market research purposes to identify capable manufacturers who can provide new spares production with full responsibility for component procurement, inspection, testing, preservation/packaging, and shipping. The government is interested in all business types, including large businesses, small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses (8a), service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, HUBZone businesses, and women-owned small businesses under NAICS Code 336413 with a size standard of 1,250 employees. Potential sources must submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) package through DoD SAFE and register as interested vendors, providing company business information including CAGE Code, UEI, and applicable business certifications. The response deadline for this pre-solicitation notice is February 17, 2026, though this notice is for informational and planning purposes only, with the actual solicitation timing and terms to be determined at a later date.

This opportunity carries no set-aside designation, and no incumbent contractor has been identified in the market research notice. The estimated spares requirement totals 11 units with a combined value of $940,722.53, though unit prices will be established at the time of contract award. Potential sources may be responsible for nonrecurring engineering costs to become an approved source and may also be tasked with supply chain management, logistics planning, forecasting, long-lead time parts procurement, diminishing manufacturing sources management, and material shortage issue resolution. Since no funds are currently available and this notice is limited to market research, interested parties should not expect immediate contract action but should prepare to respond when the formal solicitation is released based on the information gathered during this pre-solicitation phase.