Remanufacture of B52 Air Heat Exchanger

The United States Air Force through Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC), Tinker AFB 73145 is contemplating the Remanufacture of B-52 Air Heat Exchanger.  The contractor shall provide all labor, facilities, equipment and all material to accomplish remanufacturing.  The Remanufacture of B52 Air Heat Exchanger shall meet all requirements defined by the Statement of Work (SOW).  This item has qualification requirements which a prospective vendor must satisfy.  A firm fixed price, Requirements (Best Estimated Quantities (BEQ)) type contract. 5-year, 3-year basic and 1-two-year option is contemplated. 

The requirements set forth in this notice are defined per Purchase Request FD20302400437 as follows:

Written response is required.

Item 0001:  Remanufacture of NSN:  1660-00-856-9302, PN 175282-2

Item 0002 - Over and Above:  To Be Negotiated (TBN)

Item 0003 - Data: Not Separately Priced (NSP)

Function:  The Air Heat Exchanger is the pre-cooler heat exchanger air to air cooling heat exchanger in an environmental system for the B-52 aircraft.

Dimensions:  18.00” h x 9.00” w x 30.00” l and weighs 19.00 lbs.  Material: Stainless Steel. 

Delivery:  Deliver 1 ea. every 30 days ARO.  Early delivery is acceptable

Ship To:  SW3211

Duration of Contract Period: 5-year (3-year basic and 1-two-year option)

Qualification Requirements: QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS APPLY.  Interested vendors that have not been previously qualified for this acquisition must submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) package to the Source Development, Small Business Office at 405-739-7243.  As prescribed in FAR 9.202(e), the contracting officer need not delay a proposed award in order to provide a potential offeror with an opportunity to demonstrate its ability to meet the standards specified for qualification. 

Part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part.  Existing unique design capability, engineering skills, and manufacturing knowledge by the qualified source(s) require acquisition of the part from approved sources. 

In order to receive any technical data related to this acquisition, offerors must send an email request to AFLCMC.LZP.PUBSALES@us.af.mil. Release of any data is subject to applicable data rights. The request shall be on company letterhead and include the applicable solicitation number, the specific data needed (including TO and/or drawing numbers), and a copy of the current, approved DD Form 2345. The form, including instructions for completing the form, is available at: http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/infomgt/forms/forminfo/forminfopage2220.html.

The Government is not responsible for incomplete, misdirected, or untimely requests.**

Some units of items listed in Section B may, upon disassembly and/or inspection, be determined to be beyond repairable limits specified in the Work Specification and/or Technical Orders. Any cost for work performed by the Contractor, prior to determination that such equipment is beyond repairable limits, shall be included in the unit price(s) of the listed item(s). Condemned units will not be counted as production

Export Control:  N/A

This is a sole source follow-on

NAICS: 336413

PSC/FSC: 1660

The Government intends to issue solicitation on or about 15 July 2025 with a closing response date on or about 2  Sep 2025.  This notice does not in itself represent the issuance of a formal request for proposal and is not intended to be taken as such.

Based upon market research, the Government will not be using policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services.  However, interested parties may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice. 

All questions regarding this notice are to be submitted in writing via E-mail.  All questions submitted to this office are subject to be posted in this notice along with the appropriate response(s).  Vendor identities will not be disclosed.  Prospective offerors must comply with all the requirements of the solicitation and any attachments thereto to be considered responsive.  All offerors are to specify in their response whether they are a large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a) concern, women-owned small business, HUBZone small business, veteran-owned small business or service-disabled veteran-owned small business.  Also, offerors must specify whether they are a U.S. or foreign-owned firm.

APPLICABLE TECHNICAL ORDERS

Specific Technical Orders

PART NUMBER       REMANUFACTURE MANUAL/TO NUMBER   TITLE/REVISION AND/OR OTHER                                    DIRECTIVES

(AFTO FORM 252)

175282-2                  15A4-39-12                                       Technical Manual

General Technical Orders

TO NUMBER         DATE                                                       TITLE         

00-5-1                    25 JAN 2021                                         AF TECHNICAL ORDER SYSTEM            

00-5-3                    11 AUG 2021                                        AF TECHNICAL ORDER LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT           

00-35D-54             15 APR 2021                                         USAF DEFICIENCY REPORTING, INVESTIGATION

AND RESOLUTION

OTHER PUBLICATIONS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY

NOTE:  These publications are for information purposes only.

Air Force Manuals

DOCUMENT NUMBER                        DATE                                       TITLE

AFI 23-101                                         12 OCT 2020         AIR FORCE MATERIAL MANAGEMENT

AFMAN 23-122                                  26 OCT 2020         MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES

DoD/Air Force Forms

FORM NUMBER                 TITLE

SF 364                                 REPORT OF DISCREPANCY

SF 368                                 PRODUCT QUALITY DEFICIENCY REPORT

DD250                                 MATERIAL INSPECTION AND RECEIVING REPORT

DD1348-1A                          ISSUE RELEASE/RECEIPT DOCUMENT

DD1574                               SERVICEABLE TAG – MATERIAL

DD1574-1                           SERVICEABLE LABEL – MATERIAL

DD1577-2                            UNSERVICEABLE (REPAIRABLE) TAG – MATERIAL

DD1577-3                            UNSERVICEABLE (REPAIRABLE) LABEL – MATERIAL

DD1577                               UNSERVICEABLE (CONDEMNED) TAG – MATERIAL

DD1577-1                            UNSERVICEABLE (CONDEMNED) LABEL – MATERIAL

DD1575                               SUSPENDED TAG – MATERIAL

DD1575-1                            SUSPENDED LABEL – MATERIAL

DD1694                               REQUEST FOR VARIANCE (RFV)

AFMC FORM 158               PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS

CONTRACTOR DOCUMENTS

PART NUMBER                     DRAWING NUMBER                            TITLE AND DATE

N/A                                                         N/A                                                         N/A

OMBUDSMAN (AUG 2005) (An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition).  The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel.  When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to source of the concern.  The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process.  Interested parties are invited to call the Ombudsman at 405-736-3273.  DO NOT CALL THIS NUMBER FOR SOLICITATION REQUESTS.

Electronic procedures will be used for this solicitation. No telephone requests. Only written or emailed requests received directly from the requestor are acceptable.

Point of Contact: Nonika Allen, Contract Specialist, Nonika.allen.1@us.af.mil

                            Morgan McGarity, Contracting Officer, Morgan.mcgarity@us.af.mil