Remanufacture of the B-1 Landing Gear Up-lock Assembly

The United States Air Force through Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC), Tinker AFB 73145 is contemplating the Remanufacture of the B-1 Landing Gear Up-lock Assembly. The contractor shall provide all labor, facilities, equipment and all material to accomplish remanufacture.  The work encompasses the disassembly cleaning, inspection, maintenance re-assembly, testing, and finishing actions required to return the item to a like-new condition in accordance with the solicitation requirements and all attachments.  A firm fixed price Requirements type contract is contemplated with a 3-year basic and one 2-year option.

The requirements set forth in this notice are defined per Purchase Request FD20302500856 as follows:

Written response is required.

Item 0001:  Remanufacture of NSN 1620-01-179-1649EK (P/N: L3300033-021) 3-YEAR BASIC WITH ONE 2-YEAR OPTION YEAR TOTALING A 5 YEAR CONTRACT.

3-YEAR BASIC BEQ = 9EA, 2-YEAR OPTION BEQ = 6EA.

Item 0002: Over and Above. To be negotiated.

Item 0003: Data (Not Separately Priced)

NSN: 1620-01-179-1649EK

Function: The Landing Gear Up-lock Assembly  is a hydraulically operated assembly that includes a hook that moves from the locked to unlocked position for the B-1 aircraft

Dimensions: 11.000” h x 8.0000” w x 28.0000” l and weighs 32.80000 lbs.  Material: Aluminum Alloy /  Steel.

Delivery:  The proposed delivery schedule, based on the current need and demands is to deliver 1ea every 30 days ARO and Reps. Early delivery is acceptable.

Ship To:  DLA DISTRIBUTION DEPOT OKLAHOMA

3301 F AVE CEN REC BLDG 506 DR 22

TINKER AFB OK 73145-8000

TINKER AFB OK, OK

73145-8000

USA

Duration of Contract Period: 5 Year Requirements Contract (Basic 3-Year with – One 2-Year Options)

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 approve sources. 

In order to receive any technical data related to this acquisition during the pre-solicitation phase, offerors must send an email request to the Public Sales Office 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

There are Multiple Approved sources.

The RMSC is R2C. 

The Government intends to issue solicitation on or about 30 April 2025 with a closing response date of 30 September 2025 and estimated award date of on or about 30 December 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/         TITLE/REVISION AND/OR
OTHER                         TO NUMBER                                       DIRECTIVES (AFTO FORM 252)

L3300033-021              4A4-36-2                                               Maintenance Instruction with IPB

General Technical Orders

TO NUMBER DATE                                      TITLE   

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

00-5-3              11 Aug 2011                            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                              21 Oct 2020                 AIR FORCE MATERIAL MANAGEMENT

AFMAN 23-215                                   26 Oct 2020                 REPORTING OF SUPPLY DISCREPANCIES

DoD/Air Force Forms

FORM NUMBER                   TITLE

SF 364                                     REPORT OF DISCREPANCY

SF 368                                     QUALITY DEFICIENCY REPORT

DD250                                     MATERIAL INSPECTION AND RECEIVING REPORT

Dd1348-1A                              ISSUE RELEASE/RECIEPT DOCUMENT

DD1574                                   SERVICEABLE TAG – MATERIEL

DD1574-1                                SERVICEABLE LABEL – MATERIEL

DD1577-2                                UNSERVICEABLE (REPAIRABLE) TAG – MATERIEL

DD1577-3                                UNSERVICEABLE (REPAIRABLE) LABEL – MATERIEL

DD1577                                   UNSERVICEABLE (CONDEMNED) TAG – MATERIEL

DD1577-1                                UNSERVICEABLE (CONDEMNED) LABEL – MATERIEL

DD1575                                   SUSPENDED TAG – MATERIEL

DD1575-1                                SUSPENDED LABEL – MATERIEL

DD1694                                   REQUEST FOR VARIANCE

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.