SPE4A726R0150 - 1560 – shaft, input, gearbox / wsic t
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- SPE4A726R0150
- Agency
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Aviation
Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336413 Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- PSC
- 1560 Airframe Structural Components
- Place of performance
- Richmond, Virginia 23237, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation is soliciting written quotes for a gearbox input shaft (NSN 1560-000342468), classified as a critical safety item and airframe structural component. This indefinite quantity contract (IQC) will be awarded based on a combination of price, past performance, and delivery capability, with these three factors equally weighted. The solicitation will be issued on or around November 2025, with quotes due by December 22, 2025. Contractors must be capable of meeting government first article test (GFAT) requirements and a total delivery timeline of 635 days, which includes 180 days for GFAT submission, 150 days for government review, and 305 days for production unit delivery. Additional evaluation factors including Small Parts Repair System (SPRS) data and other criteria specified in the full solicitation will also be considered in the award decision.
This procurement is designated as a 100% small business set-aside, limiting competition to small business entities. Six current approved sources exist for this part under part number 3-51232-501: Aerometals Inc., Farwest Aircraft Inc., Applied Mechanical Energy, Thomas Instrument Inc., Derco Aerospace Inc., and Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. The base contract period is five years with no options, featuring an estimated annual quantity of 159 units, with minimum delivery orders of 65 units and maximum delivery orders of 159 units per order. Inspection and acceptance will occur at the contractor's origin, with free on board (FOB) terms at destination. The complete solicitation will be available through the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/rfp, and only electronic submissions in PDF format will be accepted.
Notice text
NSN 1560-000342468; SUPPORT STRUCTURAL; WSIC: T; IQC PR: 1000215305. THE APPROVED SOURCES FOR THIS PARTS ARE: AEROMETALS INC (32664), FARWEST AIRCRAFT, INC (34107), APPLIED MECHANICAL ENERGY (0BNH4), THOMAS INSTRUMENT INC (5H860), DERCO AEROSPACE INC (8X044) and NOTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP (79U29) UNDER PART-NUMBER 3-51232-501.
THIS SOLICITATION WILL RESULT IN AN INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT (IQC) FOR A BASE PERIOD OF 5 YEARS WITH ZERO (0) OPTIONS. THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL QUANITTY IS 159 EACH; THE MINIMUM DELIVERY ORDER QUANTITY IS 65 EACH; THE MAXIMUM DELIVERY ORDER QUANTITY IS 159 EACH. GOVERNMENT FIRST ARTICLE TEST APPLIES. THE TOTAL DELIVERY DATE WILL BE 635 DAYS INCLUDE: 180 DAYS TO DELIVER THE GFAT, 150 DAYS FOR GOVENRMENT TO REVIEW AND 305 DAYS TO DELIVER THE PRODUCTION UNITS TO THE GOVERNMENT. INSPECTION AND ACCPETANCE WILL BE AT ORIGIN, FOB IS AT DESTINATION. THIS IS A DLA DIRECT PROCUREMENT. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AS 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ITEM. PRICE, PAST PERFORMANCE AND DELIVERY WILL BE EQUALLY WEIGHTED. THE FINAL CONTRACT AWARD DECISION MAY BE BASED UPON A COMBINATION OF PRICE, PAST PERFORMANCE, SPRS AND OTHER EVALUATION FACTORS AS DESCRIBED IN THE SOLICITATION. THIS REQUEST IS FOR A WIRTTEN QUOTE. PLEASE SUBMIT OFFERES IN WRITING.
A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA THE DLA INTERNET BID BOARD SYSTEM (DIBBS) AT HTTPS://WWW.DIBBS.BSM.DLA.MIL/RFP ON THE ISSUE DATE CITED IN THE SOLICITATION. FROM THE DIBBS HOMEPAGE, SELECT "REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) / INVITATION FOR BID (IFB)" FROM THE MENU UNDER THE TAB "SOLICITATIONS." THEN SEARCH FOR AND CHOOSE THE RFP YOU WISH TO DOWNLOAD. SOLICITATIONS ARE IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF). TO DOWNLOAD AND VIEW THESE DOCUMENTS YOU WILL NEED THE LATEST VERSION OF ADOBE ACROBAT READER. THIS SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE FREE AT HTTP://WWW.ADOBE.COM. A PAPER COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO REQUESTORS. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ON OR AROUND NOVEMBER 20, 2025.
ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT AN OFFER, WHICH WILL BE CONSIDERED.
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