OEM Boeing Company CH-47 Chinook Helicopter Weapon System, Sole Source One-Time Buy

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Solicitation number
SPRRA125R0054
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Huntsville, Alabama, United States

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About this opportunity

The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation is conducting market research for a sole source acquisition of a specialized shipping and storage container for the CH-47 Chinook Helicopter Weapon System. The specific item being procured is NSN 8145-01-128-1739, Part Number 114G1017-70, described as a "Shipping and Storage Container, Heli," which is manufactured by Boeing Company as the original equipment manufacturer. This Sources Sought Synopsis is being issued under FAR 6.302-1 because the necessary data for competitive procurement is not physically available, cannot be obtained economically, and adequate specifications cannot be drafted for competitive solicitation. The agency is seeking to identify potential manufacturing and supply sources for future competitive opportunities, with contractors required to meet prequalification requirements and handle all aspects of manufacturing, supply chain management, and delivery. The response deadline for this market research notice is June 27, 2025, with all communications directed to Contract Specialist Lesley Odom at lesley.odom@dla.mil.

This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designations, though the government has expressed interest in responses from all business types including 8(a), small business, small disadvantaged business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, HubZone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. Boeing Company is identified as the current sole source supplier for this helicopter weapon system component. The notice specifies procurement of one NSN (National Stock Number) item, indicating this is a single-item acquisition rather than a bulk purchase. No contract value or budget information is provided in this pre-solicitation notice, and the agency emphasizes this is strictly an informational market research effort with no guarantee of future solicitation or contract award.

Notice text

Class Code: 81
NAICS Code: 332439


Subject: OEM Boeing Company CH-47 Chinook Helicopter Weapon System, Sole
Source One-Time Buy

Solicitation Number: SPRRA1-25-R-0054

Set Aside Code: N/A
Response Date: 06/27/2025 3 days

No telephone requests will be accepted. Direct your requests and communication to Lesley Odom, Contract Specialist, via email at lesley.odom@dla.mil.
THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUEST FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. This Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) is in support of Market Research being conducted by the Defense Logistics Agency to identify potential manufacturing/supply sources, and if future efforts can be competitive or Set Aside for Small Business. The proposed  North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is identified as 332439. This SSS is to notify companies that the Defense Logistics Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is seeking qualified sources for the Sole Source acquisition of one NSN in support of the CH-47 Chinook Helicopter Weapon System. NSN: 8145-01-128-1739 Part Number: 114G1017-70 Noun: Shipping and Storage Container, Heli. The data needed to acquire this part competitively is not physically available, it cannot be obtained economically, nor is it possible to draft adequate specifications or any other adequate, economical description of the materials for a competitive solicitation. As a result, this acquisition is currently being procured under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)  6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The Government is interested in all businesses to include 8(a), small business and small disadvantaged business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. All contractors must meet prequalification requirements in order to be registered as a potential source. Firms that process the ability and can produce the required item(s) described above are  encouraged to identify themselves.

Contractors are encouraged to seek source approval in order to compete for future solicitations by emailing: usarmy.redstone.devcom-avmc.mbx.amr-ss-sar@army.mil. The contractor shall be capable of successfully performing and complying with any and all special requirements in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the solicitation annotated above, at the unit prices established at time of a contract award. The contractor will be responsible for recurring and nonrecurring engineering services associated with becoming a qualified source. The contractor will also be responsible for all aspects of the manufacturing/production process, including but not limited to: supply chain management, logistics, forecasting of parts, long-lead parts procurement, material forecasting, obsolescence issues and final delivery of assets as well as any and all additional costs incurred resulting from contract performance.


DISCLAIMER: THIS SSS IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL AND PLANNING PURPOSES. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION (REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR REQUEST FOR QUOTATION) OR A PROMISE TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION IN THE FUTURE AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF
RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
OEM Boeing Company CH-47 Chinook Helicopter Weapon System, Sole Source One-Time Buy Latest solicitation Solicitation
OEM Boeing Company CH-47 Chinook Helicopter Weapon System, Sole Source One-Time Buy Pre-Solicitation
This notice Original Pre-Solicitation

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