New manufacture duct, turbine, aircraft

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center is soliciting quotations for the new manufacture of F100 turbine aircraft ducts to support Foreign Military Sales customers in Egypt and Taiwan. The procurement involves a one-time, non-commercial, firm-fixed-price contract for various quantities of aircraft turbine ducts across six line items, with the primary requirement being 6 units of NSN 2840-01-504-2791 ducts (Part Number 4086297). Contractors must meet critical safety item designations, ISO 9001-2015 quality standards, Buy American Act compliance, and maintain current NIST SP 800-171 cybersecurity assessments in the Supplier Performance Risk System. The acquisition will be conducted as a price-only competition, with award made to the lowest total evaluated price offeror who meets all solicitation requirements. The solicitation was posted on August 25, 2025, with quotations due by September 24, 2025, and no late proposals will be accepted.

This opportunity is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 336412 for Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing. The contract includes first article testing requirements, with 3 first article units needed (2 as part of production quantity and 1 additional), and an estimated government testing cost of $2,500. Delivery dates range from April to September 2026, with performance taking place in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, though deliveries will be made to multiple international destinations. The procurement supports the F100-220 engine application and requires contractors to use Pratt & Whitney approved sources or obtain proper engineering approval for alternative suppliers. Manufacturing qualification requirements apply to these propulsion critical safety items, with source approval validity periods of three years for Critical Safety Items and seven years for Critical Application Items.