Remanufacture F16 Heat Exchange, 1660-01-046-0943, 1660-01-331-0068

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center is seeking remanufacturing services for F-16 heat exchangers (NSNs 1660-01-046-0943 and 1660-01-331-0068) through a 5-year requirements-type contract. The contractor must return heat exchanger units to like-new condition through disassembly, cleaning, inspection, maintenance, core manufacture, reassembly, testing, and finishing in accordance with Technical Order 15A4-85-3. All core manufacture work must be performed in-house with no subcontracting permitted, and the contractor must complete an Initial Production Evaluation within 60 calendar days of the first delivery order on three sample units. Critical requirements include meeting 100% delivery schedules, sourcing parts exclusively from OEM, OEM-authorized distributors, or DLA sources with documented justification for alternatives, maintaining comprehensive supply chain risk management and cybersecurity plans, and achieving quality acceptance by DCMA at the remanufacture site. The pre-solicitation notice was posted on April 13, 2026, with a deadline of May 13, 2026, for interested parties to submit business information and a Source Approval Request package via DoD SAFE.

This opportunity is not restricted to any small business set-aside. The contract structure consists of a 3-year basic period with a 2-year option, with an estimated requirement of 80 units per fiscal year, though no specific award value or budget range has been disclosed in the pre-solicitation materials. Contractors must be capable of performing work under NAICS Code 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing) and should have the capability to maintain detailed records for five years, including maintenance data sheets, test data, quality acceptance reviews, and parts replacement records. No technical data is currently available from the government; interested parties must independently acquire necessary technical documentation and engineering drawings by contacting Tinker Air Force Base's Public Sales Office and Engineering Drawings Public Sales Desk. This is a market research notice only, and no contract award will be made based on responses to this pre-solicitation announcement.