Sources Sought: F-16 Transparencies
Open Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FD20202700027
- Agency
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Air Force Sustainment Center
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 3364 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing
- PSC
- 1560 Airframe Structural Components
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About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center is conducting a sources sought notice to identify qualified manufacturers of F-16 canopy transparencies (six National Stock Numbers: 1560-01-462-2040, 1560-01-462-4551, 1560-01-497-5078, 1560-01-497-5956, 1560-01-497-5959, 1560-01-497-6599) with a response deadline of February 16, 2027. PPG Aerospace currently is the sole qualified manufacturing source; the Air Force seeks to expand the qualified industrial base by identifying and qualifying additional sources.
Prospective manufacturers must meet requirements specified in the attached Manufacturing Qualification Requirements document and Engineering Data List. The government owns all specifications. New sources interested in qualification must provide advance notice, demonstrate certified manufacturing and testing facilities, supply a complete technical data package, comply with government requirements and Unique Identification standards per MIL-STD-130, manage Critical Safety Items, submit an approved qualification test plan with results, and furnish a pre-contract award qualification article for government evaluation. The estimated cost to achieve qualification is $329,000 with an estimated 365-day completion timeline. The Air Force retains the right to witness and inspect all testing and requires at least 30 days' advance notice before testing begins. Seven Source Qualification Waiver Criteria may permit waiver of certain requirements based on prior supply history, mirror image articles, qualified assembly sources, previous dash-number qualifications, similar items, corporate transitions, or Master Tool agreements with Lockheed Martin.
The anticipated follow-on contract is a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity vehicle with anticipated award in September 2027, supporting a 5-year ordering period for United States Air Force and Foreign Military Sales requirements, with an estimated total ceiling of $85 million. The acquisition will include on-ramping provisions to add newly qualified contractors post-award upon satisfaction of qualification requirements. Technical data requests must include a copy of the requester's JCP printout or DD 2345.
Notice text
SOURCES SOUGHT
NOTICE: This is not a solicitation but rather a Sources Sought to seek new qualified and responsible manufacturers to produce spare F-16 parts in support of the United States Air Force (USAF). This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) and does not construe as a commitment by the Government.
Subject: F-16 Transparencies, NSN: 1560-01-462-2040, NSN: 1560-01-462-4551, NSN: 1560-01-497-5078, NSN: 1560-01-497-5956, NSN: 1560-01-497-5959, NSN: 1560-01-497-6599
The USAF is seeking out additional manufacturing sources capable of producing F-16 transparencies and interested in becoming qualified to do so. Currently PPG Aerospace is the sole qualified manufacturing source. The Government owns the specifications. New sources interested in becoming qualified must meet the requirements in the MQR and EDL that are attached. The EDL and Engineering Instructions are the same for all 6 NSNs. The Government's objective is to expand the qualified industrial manufacturing base by identifying and qualifiing additional sources.
Anticipated Acquistion Strategy for the Follow-on Contract:
The Government anticipates a follow-on Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with an anticipated award timeframe of September 2027. The effort is planned for a 5-year ordering period supporting both USAF and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirements, with an estimated total ceiling of $85M. The acquistion is anticipated to include on-ramping provisions to allow newly qualified Contractors to be added to the multiple-award vehicle post-award once qualification requirements are satisfied. Keep in mind, this is subject to change...
See the attached attachments attached to this Sources Sought for additional information concerning this Sources Sought.
Requests for technical data must be requested through the points of contact below. Requests must include a copy of your JCP printout or DD 2345. If the POC requesting access is not identified on the DD 2345 or the JCP printout, it will be rejected. The requestor must be identified on the DD 2345 in order to be granted access.
All interested foreign parties shall let the Contracting Officers (CO) know that they are a foreign party so that the COs can clear them access to the drawings through the foreign disclosure office (FDO).
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