Remanufacturing of the F-16 Air Heat Exchanger

The United States Air Force through Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC), Tinker AFB 73145 is contemplating the Remanufacturing of the F-16 Air Heat Exchanger.  The contractor shall provide all labor, facilities, equipment and all material to accomplish remanufacturing .  Remanufacturing the F-16 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, 5-year Requirements type contract is contemplated, consisting of 1 - three-year basic ordering period and 1 - two-year option period. 

The requirements set forth in this notice are defined per Purchase Request FD20302601976 as follows:

Written response is required.

Item 0001:  Remanufacture of NSN 1660-01-050-5847/ Part Number: 764962-2

3-Year Basic Estimated Quantity 108ea

2-Year Option Estimated Quantity 72ea

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

Item 0004 - Data: Not Separately Priced (NSP)

Function:  RECTANGULAR UNIT PROVIDING ADDITIONAL COOLING OF THE HIGH-PRESSURE BLEED AIR LEAVING THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANGER.

Dimensions:  20.40” l x 6.00” w x 7.00” h and weighs 15 lbs.  Material:  Stainless steel. 

Delivery:  Deliver 4 ea. every 30 days ARO.  Early delivery is not acceptable

Ship To:  SW3211

Duration of Contract Period: 5-yr (1 three-year basic ordering period and 1 two-year option period)

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, offerors must send an email request to Nonika Allen at Nonika.allen.1@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 competitive requirement to approved Small Businesses.

Set-aside: Set-Aside to approved Small Business

NAICS: 336413

PSC/FSC: 1660

The Government intends to issue solicitation on or about 28 May 2026 with a closing response date on or about 30 June 2026.  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       REMAN MANUAL/TO NUMBER      TITLE/REV. AND/OR OTHER DIRECTIVES (AFTO FORM 252)

764962-2                              15A4-84-3                                                             Technical Manual

General Technical Orders

TO NUMBER         DATE                                                       TITLE         

00-5-1                   19 Nov 2024                                         AF TECHNICAL ORDER SYSTEM            

00-5-3                   23 Apr 2025                                         AF TECHNICAL ORDER LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT           

00-25-260             10 May 2022                                       METHODS AND PROCEDURES MANUAL—UNIQUE                     

                                                                                          IDENTIFICATION ASSET MARKING AND TRACKING

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_AFMCSUP                       10 DEC 2021         MATERIAL MANAGEMENT POLICY

AFMAN 23-122_AFMCSUP                25 JUN 2025         MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES

DoD/Air Force Forms

FORM NUMBER                   TITLE

SF 328                                    CERTIFICATE PERTAINING TO FOREIGN INTERESTS

SF 364                                    REPORT OF DISCREPANCY

SF 368                                    PRODUCT QUALITY DEFICIENCY REPORT (PQDR)

DD250                                    MATERIAL INSPECTION AND RECEIVING REPORT

DD254                                    DOD CONTRACT SECURITY CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION

DD1348-1A                            ISSUE RELEASE/RECEIPT DOCUMENT

DD1423                                 CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS LIST (CDRL)

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

Other Government Publications

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MIL-STD-130                            IDENTIFICATION MARKING OF U.S. MILITARY PROPERTY

NIST SP 800-53 REV. 5.2.0     SECURITY AND PRIVACY CONTROLS FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND   

                                                   ORGANIZATIONS

NIST SP 800-61 REV. 3           INCIDENT RESPONSE REECOMMENDATIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR

                                                   CYBERSECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT

NIST SP 800-161 REV. 1,        CYBERSECURITY SUPPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR SYSTEMS AND

UPDATE 1                                 ORGANIZATIONS

NIST SP 800-171 REV. 3         PROTECTING CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION IN NONFEDERAL SYSTEMS

                                                   AND ORGANIZATIONS

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

                            Shannon Reed, Contracting Officer, Shannon.Reed.8@us.af.mil