Overhaul of KC-135/E-3 Horizontal Stabilizer Trim Actuator

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center at Tinker Air Force Base is soliciting for overhaul services of KC-135 and E-3 Horizontal Stabilizer Trim Actuators under an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) firm fixed-price contract. The procured services encompass functional testing, disassembly, cleaning, inspection, component replacement, reassembly, and testing to return actuators to serviceable condition, along with check and test services and no-fault-found services. Key contract requirements include meeting a 100% delivery schedule with defect-free deliveries, sourcing replacement parts exclusively from original equipment manufacturers (OEM), OEM-authorized distributors, or Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), maintaining surge capacity of up to 20% above contractual quantities, and complying with supply chain risk management requirements addressing continuity of operations, foreign influence, and cybersecurity per NIST standards. Contractors must demonstrate pre-award survey capability and undergo initial production evaluation within 60 days of the first delivery order, with quality acceptance performed by the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) at the overhaul site. The pre-solicitation notice was posted on January 28, 2026, with a response deadline of February 12, 2026, and the formal solicitation is expected to be issued on or about March 12, 2026, with a closing response date of June 15, 2026.

This procurement is not set aside for any specific business category. The contract covers overhaul of KC-135 actuators with a minimum of 20 units and maximum of 300 units at 8 units per order with 45-day delivery, check and test services for 200 KC-135 units, and overhaul of E-3 actuators with a minimum of 2 units and maximum of 9 units requiring 90-day delivery. The actuators are steel and aluminum components weighing 127–155 pounds and measuring approximately 17 x 15 x 51 inches, with delivery to DLA Distribution Depot Oklahoma at Tinker Air Force Base. The contract will be awarded for a 5-year period, though specific award values and pricing are not disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice. Design source approval is required, and interested parties should contact the Source Development Office at OC-ALC/SB (405) 739-7243 for qualification information. All offerors must identify their business size and ownership status and may direct contractor concerns to the appointed Ombudsman at 405-736-3273 during the proposal development phase.