Opportunity Details

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center is soliciting offers for the repair of KC-135 and C-130 Vertical Indicators, specifically Traffic Collision Avoidance System/Vertical Speed Indicator (TCAS/VSI) equipment. The contractor must provide comprehensive repair services including disassembly, cleaning, inspection, maintenance, reassembly, testing, and restoration of equipment to serviceable condition in accordance with original equipment manufacturer specifications and technical orders. Key requirements include maintaining a quality management system compliant with ISO 9001:2015, implementing a counterfeit prevention plan, performing environmental stress screening, and ensuring electrostatic discharge control for electronic components. The solicitation was originally due on October 10, 2025, but has been amended to extend the response deadline to October 27, 2025, at 3:00 PM. Contractors must acknowledge receipt of the amendment prior to submission, either through completed amendment forms, notation on their offer, or separate written acknowledgment referencing the solicitation and amendment numbers.

This procurement has no set-aside designation and is unrestricted, though small businesses may qualify including HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and 8(a) businesses, with a NAICS size standard of 1,350 employees. The contract involves multiple line items with quantities ranging from 1 to 75 units across various vertical indicator types, with the proposed contract period extending from September 20, 2026, through September 19, 2033. Contractors must comply with stringent packaging requirements per MIL-STD-129 and MIL-STD-2073-1, including wood packaging material specifications with heat treatment certification, and must submit multiple deliverables including annual property inventory reports, production surge plans, counterfeit prevention plans, and monthly maintenance production reports. The place of performance is Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with shipments to be delivered F.O.B. Origin to the DLA Distribution Depot Oklahoma. The contract is rated A1 under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System, indicating critical defense priority status.