Sources Sought - KC 135 Main Landing Gear Tire Covers
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W50S925Q0008
- Agency
-
Wisconsin National Guard
Army National Guard, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336413 Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- PSC
- 1730 Aircraft Ground Servicing Equipment
- Place of performance
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53207, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Wisconsin Army National Guard is conducting market research to identify potential sources for KC-135 Main Landing Gear tire covers, which are aircraft ground servicing equipment designed to protect aircraft wheels during washing and de-icing operations. The covers must be manufactured in accordance with specification 1C-135-2-2-2 Para 13.2.2 and will prevent brakes from being soaked during maintenance procedures. This sources sought notice falls under NAICS code 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. The agency is seeking written responses of no more than five pages that address how respondents can meet all minimum requirements listed. Interested parties must submit their responses electronically to mark.tonkinson.2@us.af.mil by July 24, 2025, at 3:00 PM Central Standard Time.
No set-aside designation has been specified for this opportunity, with both large and small businesses invited to participate in the market survey. The notice does not identify any current incumbents or contractors providing these services. No award values, budget ranges, or specific quantities of tire covers have been disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice. The government emphasizes that this is strictly a market research exercise and will not be used to determine vendor qualifications for any future solicitation. Respondents will not receive formal notification or feedback on their submissions, and no costs incurred in responding to this sources sought notice will be reimbursed by the government. The contracting point of contact is Mark Tonkinson at the 128th Air Refueling Wing Mission Support Center, reachable at 414-944-8517.
Notice text
NOTICE: Sources Sought
SOLICITATION #: W50S9G-25-Q-0008
POSTING DATE: 11 July 2025
RESPONSE DATE: 24 July 2025, 15:00 P.M. C.S.T.
NAICS Code: 336413
Manufacturing SB Size Standard: 1,250 Employees
This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Synopsis (market survey). This is not a request for quote (RFQ) or a request for proposal (RFP). This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The Government will not pay for any cost incurred in responding to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this Sources Sought synopsis shall be voluntary.
This Sources Sought Notice is for Market Research purposes only. The information submitted in response to the Sources Sought Notice will not be utilized to determine vendor standing in any future/potential Request for Quote/Request for Proposal, nor will it be utilized to determine if a vendor is qualified to submit a Request for Quote/Request for Proposal for any future/potential requirement. The notice and the information received shall not be used to determine how well respondents can perform a requirement, which can only be evaluated in response to a solicitation. Vendors will not receive formal notification or feedback on any information submitted in this Sources Sought request. All future/proposed submissions/solicitations requirements solicited on a Government Point of Entry will be evaluated independent of any information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice. No vendor will be provided information on solicitations issued on a Government Point of Entry based on this Sources Sought request.
This Sources Sought Notice is relative to the NAICS code 336413. The Small Business size standard for this NAICS code is 1,250 Employees. Large and Small Businesses are invited to answer this market survey to determine market capabilities.
General Mitchell Field, WI is conducting market research to determine the existence of potential sources to provide base telephone services.
The potential requirement will consist of the contractor providing the following services:
This requirement will provide KC-135 Main Landing Gear covers manufactured in accordance with 1C-135-2-2-2 Para 13.2.2. This requirement will provide main landing gear tire covers that will cover entirety of aircraft wheel during aircraft washes and de-icing operations, preventing brakes from being soaked.
This request may not directly lead to a Request for Quotation/Proposal. Deadline for submission is 24 July 2025, 15:00 P.M. C.S.T.
Required Information:
Any interested party who can offer all of the above please submit a written reply of not more than 5 pages, addressing each of the above items and defining how their location is capable of ALL of the minimum requirements listed above.
Response deadline: 24 July 2025, 15:00 P.M. C.S.T.
Where to send responses:
Electronically:
128th ARW/MSC E-mail: mark.tonkinson.2@us.af.mil
ATTN: Mark Tonkinson Phone: 414-944-8517
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