Multi-Award Multi-Platform OTA

The Air Force Lifecycle Management Center (AFLCMC) is soliciting capability statements for a Multi-Award Multi-Platform Other Transaction Agreement focused on aircraft sustainment and parts obsolescence resolution, with responses due November 14, 2026, by 5:00 PM Central Time. This is a standing-pool OTA vehicle structured as a sources sought and RFI, not a formal solicitation; the government will use market research to qualify subsequent agreements under 10 U.S.C. § 4023 at a later date.

Respondents must satisfy at least one of three statutory pathways: significant non-traditional defense contractor (NDC) or small business participation; all significant participants being NDCs or small businesses; or 33 percent non-federal cost share. The OTA spans a ten-year period of performance (2027–2037) with anticipated program launch in Fiscal Year 2027. The B-1 System Program Office (AFLCMC/WBN) at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, serves as the lead administrative entity; AFLCMC divisions, USAF SPOs, and Air Logistics Complexes will issue competitive Prototype Project Orders directly funded through platform lines of accounting.

Scope encompasses ten functional areas: additive and subtractive manufacturing prototyping (including large-envelope additive up to 7 feet by 5 feet by 1 foot); 3D laser scanning, reverse engineering, and Technical Data Package generation; military airworthiness certification support (MIL-HDBK-516C); multi-platform avionics, wiring, and RF assemblies; environmental stress screening and reliability testing; software prototyping and deterministic verification; Model Based Systems Engineering; kitting, provisioning, and logistics; repair, overhaul, and modification; and systems integration verification with electromagnetic environmental effects analysis.

Required certifications include AS9100/AS9120B aerospace quality management, NADCAP accreditations for special processes, NAS 410 Level 3 non-destructive inspection, and DD Form 2345 Joint Certification Program registration. Security mandates include NIST SP 800-171 compliance for Controlled Unclassified Information, personnel capability for Tier 1 background checks (unclassified) or Secret-level clearances (classified tasks), CMMC Level 2 pathway demonstration with SPRS registration, formal ITAR/EAR export control policies, and FedRAMP Moderate baseline compliance for cloud infrastructure. Capability statements are limited to ten pages (excluding title page and table of contents), submitted via DoD SAFE in PDF or DOCX format, and must substantiate all claimed certifications. NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing); small business size standard 1,250 employees.